The Fairly OddParents (TV series)

The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series chronicles the everyday misadventures and endeavors of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda. He is constantly at odds with his 16-year-old babysitter Vicky, with whom his parents are oblivious to her malevolent doings against their son. It was produced by Frederator Studios (2001–2017), Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Billionfold Inc. (2008–2017).

The series originated from shorts on Nick's animation showcase, ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'', that aired from 1998 to 2001. It was later picked up as a series on March 30, 2001 due to its popularity. Originally, it ended on November 25, 2006 totaling five seasons, but resumed production in 2008. Production of the show ceased again after Hartman left Nickelodeon in February 2018, putting the show on indefinite hiatus, as no new episodes have aired since July 26, 2017.[3][4]

Premise
Set in the fictional town of Dimmsdale, California, The Fairly OddParents tells the story of a 10-year-old boy named Timmy Turner who is neglected by his parents and tortured by his babysitter, Vicky. One day, he is granted two fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, who grant his every wish to improve his miserable life. However, these wishes usually backfire or cause a series of problems that Timmy must fix. Earlier episodes of the series tend to revolve around Timmy trying to navigate his everyday life at home, at school or elsewhere in town with his best friends, Chester and A.J. or occasionally his parents, while also trying to fix a wish gone awry and ultimately, learning a lesson in the end. Later in the series, Timmy wishes that Cosmo and Wanda would have a baby, whom they named Poof. Much later in the series, Timmy gets a pet fairy dog named Sparky. Even later in the series, Timmy is informed that due to a shortage of available fairies, he must now share Cosmo and Wanda with his new neighbor, Chloe Carmichael, who is essentially his polar opposite. Chloe loves sharing, animals, and everything that is ecologically friendly.

At the beginning of the series, Vicky was the main antagonist, but as the series progressed, many more villains were introduced, including: The school bully, Francis; Remy Buxaplenty, a young billionaire child with a fairy godparent who is set on getting rid of Timmy's fairy godparents due to his immense jealousy towards him for having two fairy godparents compared to his one; Dark Laser, a parody of Darth Vader, who wants to destroy Timmy and the Earth; The Pixies, who are known to wield as much power as fairies, but they treat their magical powers like a business. The Pixie’s primary goal is to take control of Fairy World and the Earth; The Anti-fairies, who are similar to the actual fairies, but with polar opposite personalities and character traits. Anti-fairies are also known for causing bad luck; Norm the Genie, who hatches plans to gain freedom from his lamp and get revenge on Timmy. And Timmy’s teacher, Mr. Crocker, who is obsessed with proving the existence of fairies and capturing a fairy godparent to use for his own personal gains. Crocker is especially dangerous to Timmy because, according to Da Rules, a large rulebook that defines what children can and cannot wish for and how fairy godparents must behave, no one else can know about fairy godparents except for the children who have them and they will be taken away forever and the child’s memory of them will be erased should anyone else find out about them.

Setting
The Fairly OddParents is set in the fictional city of Dimmsdale, California. Dimmsdale has a sign on some mountains near the city that is a parody of the Hollywood Sign. In the episode, "Vicky Loses Her Icky", the Mayor of Dimmsdale unveils the "Welcome to Dimmsdale - Nicest Town on Earth!" sign. However, at the end of the episode, the President of the United States changes the word “Nicest” to “Meanest”. Dimmsdale appears to be average-sized, with a downtown containing large buildings, skyscrapers and a city hall, but also containing uptown areas with suburban residences (including the neighborhood where Timmy, his parents and his friends live) and businesses, such as Timmy's school; a hospital; a jail; a sports complex called, “The Dimmadome”, which is named after its founder and owner; a local TV channel and various restaurants and stores, as well as a park in the center of the city. Dimmsdale also appears to have rural farmland located outside of the city. The adults who live in Dimmsdale are notably moronic and often settle situations with things like angry mobs, but they do still manage to form a working and functioning society. In the episode, "Which Witch is Which?", it was revealed that Dimmsdale was founded in the 1630s and named after a man called Dale Dimm.

When the show needs to, it switches its location to Fairy World, the home of the fairies, which is a floating world located on top of some clouds and colored with an abundance of pink and purple. Fairy World is depicted as a large metropolis with houses, streets, different kinds of buildings and skyscrapers. Most buildings in Fairy World have crowns or stars above their roofs. The fairies have a civilization like that of humans, but with their primary source of power being magic, which also keeps their world afloat. A large rainbow acts as the bridge between Fairy World and the Earth, although the bridge seems to exist only for decoration since fairies teleport via magic to and from Earth. Fairy World is not actually a part of Earth but is depicted as a separate world in outer space located near Earth’s orbit that can only be accessed by magic. Among the most notable landmarks in Fairy World is the glowing entrance sign on the other side of the rainbow bridge and the giant wand located in the center of Fairy World that powers the fairies’ magic. Jorgen Von Strangle, who acts as the leader of the fairies and Fairy World is an enormous and tough fairy with an Austrian accent, similar to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jorgen personally dislikes Timmy at the beginning of the series but warms up to him over time.

Another location seen in the show is the city of Chincinatti, the home town of Timmy's favorite comic book superhero, the Crimson Chin. Other locations include the dark and twisted Anti-Fairy World, the dark counterpart of Fairy World where the Anti-fairies reside; the dull and gray metropolis of Pixies Inc., home of the Pixies; and Yugopotamia, another planet where Timmy’s alien friend, Mark Chang, lived until the episode “New Squid in Town!” when Timmy invites Mark to live in the Dimmsdale junkyard in order to escape his evil fiancée, Princess Mandie.

Timmy Turner
Voiced by: Portrayed by: Timothy Tiberius "Timmy" Turner was given fairy godparents to grant his every wish. His wishes often have unpredictable and problematic side effects, and are often reverted upon Timmy's request by the end of the episode. His interests include comic books (particularly those centered around his favorite superhero, the Crimson Chin), video games, cartoons, and sports. Timmy's middle name is Tiberius, as revealed in "Manic Mom Day". During a time travel trip, Timmy accidentally arrives the day his parents moved into their house; unseen, he learns that they were expecting a girl, hence his pink hat. Series creator Butch Hartman stated on his Twitter that Timmy's hat would be originally blue, but because he ran out of blue ink, it became a pink one.
 * Tara Strong
 * Alec Baldwin – Adult Timmy in Channel Chasers episode
 * Mary Kay Bergman – Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts
 * Drake Bell – Live-action movies

Cosmo
Voiced by: Portrayed by: Cosmo and Wanda Cosma are fairy godparents assigned to grant Timmy and Chloe's wishes. They were previously the godparents of Denzel Crocker, Billy Gates, Tina Turner, and other historical and modern day figures; such as Benjamin Franklin. To avoid being seen by humans other than Timmy, they often disguise themselves as goldfish, green and pink inanimate objects, or other animals.
 * Daran Norris
 * Jason Alexander (in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!)[1]

Cosmo Julius Cosma is Wanda's husband, Poof's father, and Timmy and Chloe's godfather. He is known for his stupidity and has been responsible for inadvertently causing disasters (examples from various episodes include the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius on the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, the repeated sinking of Atlantis and the destruction of Pluto) since he was born. As explained in "Fairly Oddbaby" Cosmo's ability for destruction is such that when he was born, all fairies were henceforth no longer allowed to have children out of the fear that another potential fairy baby would be as bad as or worse than Cosmo. Although he is very laid back and dim, Cosmo is prone to fits of jealousy and becomes defensive when he sees others flirting with his wife Wanda. He was the youngest fairy until Poof was born and, though he was considered an only child in earlier episodes, has a brother named Schnozmo that debuts later. His mother, Mama Cosma, despises Wanda but actually appreciates their marriage at times. Cosmo has green hair and typically wears a white shirt, black pants, and a black necktie. Running gags in the show have Cosmo being tortured by objects and having crushes on other women (This is more often seen in more recent seasons.). In a later episode, his family name is revealed to be Fairywinkle-Cosma.

Wanda
Voiced by: Portrayed by: Wanda Venus Cosma (née Fairywinkle) is Cosmo's wife, Poof's mother, and Timmy and Chloe's godmother. She is depicted as being smart and caring. Unlike Cosmo, she tries to prevent Timmy from wishing for things which can be disastrous, though her attempts often fail. However, she is responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs, 65 million years ago. She has a sister, who is a popular actress, named Blonda whom she fights with a lot, as Wanda believes her sister's life as a Soap Star is easier than hers as a housewife. Wanda also has a father named Big Daddy, who also despised Cosmo similar to how Mama Cosma dislikes Wanda but to a much lesser extent. She has pink hair styled with a swirl in front and is usually shown wearing a yellow T-shirt and black pants. A running gag in the show is her constant nagging and tormenting of her own husband's stupidity. In a later episode, her family name is revealed to be Fairy-Winkle Cosma. Originally, she was going to be called Venus, but "Venus" ended up being her middle name. Wanda has an obsession with chocolate, and it is one of the only things that can distract her from her top priorities.
 * Susanne Blakeslee
 * Cheryl Hines (in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner![1])

Vicky
Vicky (voiced by Grey DeLisle, portrayed by Devon Weigel in the live-action movies), is Timmy's mean, selfish, malicious, and tyrannical 16-year-old babysitter. She has but a few friends and enjoys torturing children, watching television and making the world miserable, especially for Timmy. She lives with her mother, her father, and her younger sister Tootie. She has encountered Cosmo & Wanda on numerous occasions, but does not believe in them.

Also, she has encountered Mark Chang in his natural form but dismisses it as a Halloween costume. It is a plot point in the episode "Frenemy Mine" involved her belonging to a dark society known as B.R.A.T. (Babysitters Raging Against Twerps). She has been shown to be accepting of her own cruelty, and that the only reason she is mean is because she was mistreated as a child by her own babysitter.

Poof
Poof Cosma (voiced by Tara Strong, Jeff Bennett in Certifiable Super Sitter) is Cosmo and Wanda's only child and son, Timmy and Chloe's younger fairy godbrother and was introduced into the series in the 2008 special Fairly OddBaby. He was the first fairy baby born in over one thousand years, with his own father being the second to last. His gradually underdeveloped, untapped magical abilities are channeled and controlled through his magic rattle. His first word is "poof" and his second "Timmy", as pointed out in the episode "Mission Responsible".

In "Fairy Old Parent", Poof is assigned to his very first person as a fairy godparent as his own, for miserable old people; such as Mrs. Crocker. He grants her wishes but became overworked and exhausted, returning to Cosmo and Wanda via Timmy's plan. At the end of "School of Crock", he is heard speaking fluent English, which further develops and strengthens his innate fairy magic to slightly higher power-levels. Since his first appearance, he inherent magical abilities are tied to his feelings and emotions. When happy, good things happen, but when he cries, bad things happen. He is shaped like an orb and wears a light purple jumpsuit. He also uses a toy rattle (which babies do) the way other fairies use magic wands.

In the Season 10 episode "Certifiable Super Sitter", Poof returned from Spellementary Boarding School for spring break. His voice has recently gotten deeper and more comical as part of his formal training to be a great fairy. Chloe goes completely crazy over him, as she loves babies.

Sparky
Sparky (voiced by Matthew Taylor) is Timmy's talking fairy dog, who was a character in season 9, as he was dropped from the show before season 10 due to negative reception. Sparky has orange fur, a wand for a tail, a blue nose, and fairy wings. He wears a fairy crown and a blue collar. Sparky's magic tail doesn't work when he is wet. He has magic fleas that will turn people into dogs if bitten. He is highly allergic to pasta, and is capable of performing human acts, such as driving. Unlike Timmy's fairy godparents, it is okay for other people to know about Sparky, but they cannot know that he can talk.

Chloe Carmichael
Chloe Mother Theresa Neil Armstrong Carmichael (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is Timmy's new neighbor who debuts in the season 10 premiere episode, "The Big Fairy Share Scare." Due to there not being enough fairies available for kids, she and Timmy are forced to share Cosmo and Wanda. Although in the beginning they do not get along (being polar opposites), they end up becoming best friends. Chloe is seen by Timmy as an annoying, goody goody, and boastful, little girl and she has the tendency to cause chaos with her wishes.

Mr. and Mrs. Turner
Dad (voiced by Daran Norris) and Mom (Susanne Blakeslee) are Timmy's parents. They have the same voice actors as Timmy's fairy godparents. Their faces were unseen in early episodes, but became fully seen by the end of the first season. Their first names are never revealed. Mom is a real estate agent and home dealer; and Dad works as an employee of a pencil factory called Pencil Nexus and troop leader for Timmy's Squirrelly Scouts Troop, though both have had several other jobs, usually only for the duration of a single episode. Mom is shown to be a horrible gardener and cook, as anything she tries to grow dies and her meals usually come alive and try to attack her family. Dad is often shown hating the Dinklebergs, the next door neighbors, which can be compared to Homer Simpson's hatred for Ned Flanders in The Simpsons. The Dinklebergs actually play along with the belief that Mr. Turner thinks they are evil as a way of keeping him happy, even going as far to rent out an evil lair and giving Timmy a bike and cash in exchange for keeping the secret. Both are completely oblivious to the magic in their home, and despite their obvious love for Timmy, tend to be somewhat neglectful. They leave Timmy with Vicky, his babysitter, and are oblivious to obvious signs she is evil; even going as far as believing that the song "Icky Vicky" was about pumpkins. They often forget his birthday and punish him for situations that are beyond his control. Because of all this, they are often rivaled by Cosmo as some of the dumbest characters in the show.

Timmy's mom was played by Teryl Rothery in the live-action movies, while Norris reprised his role as Timmy's dad.

Chester McBadbat
Chester McBadbat (voiced by Frankie Muniz in 2001–2003; Jason Marsden in 2003–2017) is one of Timmy's best friends. He lives in a trailer with his father in an impoverished community with few amenities. Although his mother was mentioned in the episode "Teeth for Two", she has not been shown in the show. He is generous and cares more for others than himself, as every time he has obtained magic, he has used his wishes to try to improve the lives of others, even though it usually leads to disaster. He becomes the only classmate of Timmy to know about his godparents' existence in Fairy Idol, but it is not mentioned again in later episodes (it is presumed he loses his knowledge of this after wishing everything back to normal). He often wears worn-in, oversized clothes. He has freckles, green eyes, dental braces, and blonde shaggy hair and eyebrows. Jason Marsden also voiced Imaginary Gary Ricky and Winston Dunsworth throughout the series Marsden was the first and so far the only Voice Actor to play a live action character named Jeff from Channel Chasers.

He was played by Chris Anderson in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!.

A.J.
A.J. (voiced by Ibrahim Haneef Muhammad (2001–2003), Gary LeRoi Gray(2003–2017)) is the resident genius in Timmy's class, and one of his best friends. He comes from an upper-middle-class family, and is a straight "A" student in school, a quality both his parents have achieved as well. He has constructed an older brother who defends him from bullies, fulfilling his need for a real one. He plays with video games and reads comic books like his other friends, in spite of his superior intellect. He has a secret laboratory that he conceals with a "cloak" button on his bedroom wall which, when pressed, it converts his lab into a typical bedroom.

He was played by Jesse Reid in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!.

Jorgen Von Strangle
Jorgen Von Strangle (voiced by Daran Norris (2001–2017), played by Mark Gibbon in the live-action movies) is the toughest fairy in the universe who speaks with an Austrian accent and is a high-ranking official in Fairy World. He uses an oversized wand, is the tallest fairy, and is one of the very few fairies who does not levitate in the series. Unlike other fairies who "poof" from place to place, Jorgen appears and disappears in the form of an atomic explosion and has a jet pack instead of wings, stating in the episode "The Temp" that normal fairy wands and wings are too wimpy and girly for him. In "The Zappies", he mentioned he has had only one godchild, Winston; the reason for this, as revealed in "Temporary Fairy", is that his extreme wish-granting and daredevil stunts unnecessarily endanger the lives of godchildren. He is a big supporter of "Da Rules". He is sadistic and enjoys the idea of others cowering in fear of him, which affects his ability to have friends besides Cosmo and Wanda. Although Jorgen is known as the toughest fairy in Fairy World, he is seen multiple times crying in front of Cosmo and Wanda. Jorgen has a smaller wand hidden in his boot, as seen in Wishology. Over the course of the series, his relationship with Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda has changed. In the start of the series he was characterized as rougher and meaner, but as the series went on he became much softer and nicer to them. In one episode, it is revealed that he is or was once married to the Tooth Fairy. It is revealed in "Cosmo Rules" that Cosmo is his distant (and possibly long-lost) cousin. Based on his voice and mannerisms, he appears to be a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Tootie
Tootie (voiced by Grey DeLisle in the TV series, Amber Hood in episode "The Fairy Flu", and portrayed in the live-action movies by Daniella Monet) is Vicky's younger sister. She is a bespectacled girl who has an obsessive crush on Timmy, often going to the extreme of spying on and stalking him. While Timmy rejects her regularly, he does have a soft spot for her and does nice things for her in several episodes, including sending Cosmo and Wanda out on loan for her birthday after Vicky ruins it. When Vicky isn't torturing the children she babysits, she regularly tortures Tootie at home in substitution. There is some debate amongst fans of the show between whom Timmy will end up with due to the end of "Channel Chasers", where his children (especially daughter Tammy) have physical similarities of both Trixie and Tootie.

Other Fairies

 * Binky Abdul (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a meek yet optimistic fairy who is always getting hurt or beaten up by Jorgen.
 * Juandissimo Magnifico (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is Remy Buxaplenty's sexy (self-proclaimed), beefcake fairy godparent who speaks with a Spanish accent. He is often a villain in the episodes in which he appears alongside his godchild, but is actually a kind fairy whom Timmy considers a friend. He is Wanda's ex-boyfriend and is still infatuated over her, much to Cosmo's chagrin. A running gag has him magically tearing off his white T-shirt to show off his muscles and then making it reappear shortly thereafter.
 * Cupid (voiced by Tom Kenny) is a fairy who promotes love across the universe, yet his arrogance contrasts his love-themed abilities.
 * Tooth Fairy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is one of the few adult-sized fairies, which is dedicated to changing the teeth that children leave under the pillows for coins, and the wife of Jorgen Von Strangle.
 * Mama Cosma (voiced by Jane Carr), Cosmo and Schnozmo's mother, loathes Wanda and repeatedly attempts to get rid of her because of the over-protective bond she has with her son.
 * Blonda Fairywinkle (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her first appearance and Tara Strong in all subsequent appearances) is the twin sister of Wanda. She is far more self-centered and vain compared to Wanda. She is the star of the soap opera "All My Biceps" which is Jorgen's favorite show.
 * Dr. Rip Studwell (voiced by Jim Ward in the first appearance, Butch Hartmanin later appearances) is a fairy doctor who insists on being referred to by his full name.
 * Big Daddy Fairywinkle (voiced by Tony Sirico) is the father of Wanda and Blonda. He is the boss of a mafia that has even scared Jorgen before and also has a business that is responsible for cleaning up all of the garbage in Fairy World.
 * Santa Claus (voiced by Tom Arnold in his normal form and Kevin Michael Richardson in his other form) is the figure of holiday folklore. Outside of Christmas time he is a thin businessman that wears a suit and has neatly trimmed hair. Near Christmas he is lent magic by all the fairies of the world which transforms him into the most commonly recognized form.
 * Baby New Year is the figure of holiday folklore. He is a giant baby that only speak with a giant "goo" and always carries a rattle.
 * The Easter Bunny (voiced by Robert Costanzo) is the figure of holiday folklore. He talks with a Brooklyn mob accent.
 * The April Fool (voiced by Daran Norris) is the "embodiment of comedy" who is Fairy World's chief comedian and tells jokes very frequently at Uncle Knuckle's Chuckle Bunker.

Other Kids

 * Elmer (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a nerdy kid with a large boil on his face, whom he named Bob, and one of Timmy's friends.
 * Sanjay (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a boy of Indian-American descent who is one of Timmy's friends. He speaks with a high pitched voice, which is accompanied by a strong accent. He often has to put up with his stepfather's military ways of life as if he were in boot camp he also has a dream about Timmy and his white horse saving him.
 * Trixie Tang (voiced by Dionne Quan) is the object of Timmy's affection, no matter how many times she turns him down. In season 7 became friend of Timmy She is one of the wealthiest children in the city.
 * Veronica (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Trixie Tang's obsessive best friend who wants to be Trixie. She may also have a secret crush of Timmy.
 * Tad and Chad (voiced by Tara Strong and Grey DeLisle) are two of Timmy's wealthy, popular classmates. They often make fun of Timmy and other unpopular kids, and also frequently turn Trixie away from Timmy by embarrassing him or impressing her with their money.

Superheroes

 * Crimson Chin (voiced by Jay Leno, Daran Norris in episodes "Super Humor" and "Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary") is a comic book superhero whose comics Timmy and many other children in the series enjoy reading. Though he has many standard superhero abilities such as flight, superior strength, and heat vision, his main weapon is his enormous chin, a reference to that of his voice actor. Sometimes, Timmy joins him in his comic book adventures as "Cleft the Boy Chin Wonder," and at other times, the Chin comes to the real world via fairy magic. He lives in "Chincinnati", and his alter ego is Charles Hampton "Chuck" Indigo, news writer for the Daily Blabbity. His origin story is like that of Spider-Man in that he gained his powers when a radioactive actor bit him on the chin.
 * Catman (voiced by Adam West in Season 4-6, Jeff Bennett in Season 9-10) is Adam West's alter ego, and a good friend of Timmy's. He is considered insane by most people since he thinks he is part cat because of a TV show he was part 30 years ago.
 * Crash Nebula (voiced by Daran Norris, James Arnold Taylor in the Crash Nebula special) is a fictional space hero whose television show is watched by Timmy and his friends.

Other Dimmsdaleians

 * The Mayor of Dimmsdale (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui, portrayed by Serge Houde in the first live action film) is the city's unnamed mayor for life who was first introduced in "Dream Goat!", where he is very protective (and somewhat jealous) of the city's famous mascot, Chompy the Goat, who in later episodes seems to become a very good friend of the Mayor, and is sometimes a literal "scapegoat" for when the Mayor needs to blame something on someone.
 * Principal Geraldine Waxelplax (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is the principal of Dimmsdale Elementary. She is often desperate with Crocker's obsession with fairies.
 * The Dinklebergs are the Turners' next-door neighbors. Mr. Turner believes Sheldon Dinkleberg (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) to be his arch nemesis and blames him for numerous misfortunes. Nevertheless, Sheldon is a well-meaning and friendly neighbor and puts up with Mr. Turner's hatred of him, and he even humors the theories Mr. Turner makes about himself. He and his wife, Mrs. Dinkleberg (voiced by Susan Blakeslee) do not have any children and so can afford many luxuries that the Turners cannot.
 * Bucky McBadbat (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is Chester's father and former baseball player who was kicked out of the MLB for being, per Timmy's words, "the worst baseball player ever". He wears a paper bag on his head because of the shame of being a failure as a baseball player.
 * Mrs. Dolores Crocker (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is Mr. Crocker's mother, who lives with her son. Mr. Crocker does not support her.
 * Mr. Bickles (voiced by Jim Ward) is Timmy's drama teacher. A running gag is that he always has a "new dream". That consistently fail, usually as the result of something Timmy has done.
 * Mr. Birkenbake (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is another teacher at Timmy's school and the chief editor of the school newspaper. He is a hippy that lives in a trailer and collects items made of "smoof" which he calls "the greatest natural occurring substance in the world". His name is a reference to Birkenstocksandals which are commonly associated with hippies.
 * Chet Ubetcha (voiced by Jim Ward) is a vertically challenged newscaster, known for his trademark line "I'm Chet Ubetcha".
 * Chip Skylark III (voiced by Chris Kirkpatrick) is a widely popular and attractive teen singing sensation, and friend of Timmy Turner's after Timmy wishes that the worst possible non-lethal thing would happen to Chip, which turned out to being stuck with Vicky.
 * Flappy Bob (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) is a clown that was separated from his parents as a baby and raised by the Pixies to be a boring businessman. He was the founder and original owner of Flappy Bob's Camp Learn-A-Torium.
 * Happy Peppy Gary & Betty (voiced respectively by Rob Paulsen and Grey Griffin) are two of the workers at Flappy Bob's Camp Learn-A-Torium who are very overprotective of the children in their care.
 * Doug Dimmadome (voiced by Jim Ward) is the owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome and several other buildings and companies in Dimmsdale, and the richest and most powerful man in the city. Based on his mannerisms and Western attire, he is most likely a parody of American businessman William Randolph Hearst.
 * Mr. Ed Leadly (voiced by Rob Paulsen, portrayed by Tony Alcantar in A Fairly Odd Summer) is the president and CEO of Pencil Nexus, and boss of Timmy's Dad. His design resembles a small #2 pencil.

Denzel Crocker
Denzel Quincy Crocker, a.k.a. Mr. Crocker (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui, portrayed by David Lewis in the live-action movies), is a gray-skinned, hunchbacked man and Timmy's fairy-obsessed teacher and the main villain of the series. He correctly suspects that Timmy has fairy godparents of his own, and he is often able to tell what Timmy has wished for by the smallest, most irrelevant clues. His unshakable belief in fairy godparents leads to other adults perceiving him as mentally ill.

Crocker has been shown to go to great extents to prove his theory that Timmy has fairy godparents, sinking vast quantities of money into expensive equipment and conducting elaborate experiments. He is also willing to do highly dangerous and immoral things to confirm the belief. For example, in his debut episode, "Transparents!", he attempts to test whether Cosmo and Wanda (posing as Timmy's human parents) are fairies by trying to get them to sit in an electric chair. He states that, "If they survive, they're fairies!" but "If they don't, I have tenure!"

Surprisingly, Crocker is the previous godchild of Cosmo and Wanda. Though he lost them and the memories of their time with him, his belief in fairies remains. Timmy tries to alter this event via time travel in the episode "The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker!", but he paradoxically fails and becomes the reason Crocker lost Cosmo and Wanda and made him remember his belief in fairies.

Although being a middle-aged man, he still lives with his mother, Dolores Crocker. His father has never been seen or mentioned in the series.

In an ironic twist, Crocker served for many decades as the main power source for all of the fairy magic; his belief is so strong that it was used to power the Big Wand, the source of all the magic in Fairy World. In one episode, this leads to the Big Wand losing all its power after he is hypnotized by his psychiatrist into believing fairies do not exist. To remedy this, Timmy, Cosmo, Wanda, Poof, and Jorgen make it so that everyone as equally crazy about fairies as Crocker is used as a source of power for the Big Wand.

Due to his insanity, a running gag on the show features the "Super F", his made-up grade. Another gag has him spasm uncontrollably when he shouts, "Fairy godparents!".

Francis
Francis (voiced by Faith Abrahams) is the school bully and another of Timmy's enemies. He has grey skin and a low pitched voice, and his clothes and underwear are ragged. In the season 5 episode "It's a Wishful Life" it is revealed that if Timmy did not exist, Francis would funnel all of the aggression he expends bullying into football. As the show progressed, he has made fewer appearances. In the episode "Manic Mom Day", he is voiced by Butch Hartman. It's possible that Francis might be dropped from the series, given he serves as a poor catalyst for Timmy's backfiring wishes.

Anti-Fairies
The Anti-Fairies, as their name suggests, are the evil opposite of fairies. The anti-fairies are responsible for all the bad luck on earth and, according to Cosmo, Friday the 13th is their "Christmas". Each fairy has an anti-fairy counterpart, who is their exact opposite in both personality and morality.

Anti-Cosmo (Daran Norris) is portrayed as a cynical, evil, smart anti-fairy with a British accent, and is hinted to be the leader of the Anti-Fairies, while Anti-Wanda (Susanne Blakeslee), is portrayed as a dumb, hillbilly fairy who eats with her feet.

The Anti-Fairies reside in Anti-Fairy World, an enclosed environment within Fairy World, first shown as a chamber with a gate guarded by Jorgen. After Timmy accidentally set them free on Earth, Anti-Fairy World was turned into a prison-styled containment facility, where residents live in cells and wear suits preventing them from using magic. The high levels of security were still deemed penetrable, due in part to a specific group effort to get Anti-Cosmo out of Anti-Fairy World to be used as a donor for an operation. The Anti-Fairies serve as the main villains of The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide, Fairly OddBaby, and Fairylympics. They are fairly important villains early in the series, but have made few appearances after Poof is introduced.

Anti Sparky is the evil version of Sparky who appeared in the episode "Man's Worst Friend". Unlike Sparky who is stupid yet very loyal and friendly, Anti Sparky is smart and takes advice from nobody.

Foop
Foop ("Poof" spelled backwards) (voiced by Eric Bauza, portrayed by Scott Baioin A Fairly Odd Summer) is the Anti-double of Poof and the son of Anti-Cosmo and Anti-Wanda. He is supposedly the first Anti-Fairy baby born in 9,000 years. Because the character of Poof is so nice and attracts so much positive attention, Foop is portrayed as evil and extremely jealous of his counterpart. Foop wants nothing but to destroy Poof, and he cares not for anyone who gets in his way, including his fellow Anti-Fairies. Unlike Poof, who causes bad things to happen when he cries, Foop's cause good things to happen. Foop is the only known Anti-fairy for not having its name starting with "anti".

Foop resembles Poof, but he is shaped like a cube rather than a ball. He also was born with a black mustache and goatee on his face, the kind typically seen on stereotypical villains. Foop has bat wings and a black crown like all Anti-Fairies, and his wand is a baby bottle with bat wings on the side, as opposed to Poof's rattle. He also speaks with a stereotypical British gentleman accent. Foop has a second personality thanks to being in Abracatraz too long. It supports Poof, causing him to argue with himself. Since he is the anti-fairy counterpart of Poof, Foop's name is actually Poof's name backwards (Anti-Cosmo noting after he named him that the name sounded far more evil in his head than it turned out in reality). Foop may be based on Family Guy character Stewie Griffin, as the two characters both have the same personalities and speak in British accents.

Pixies, Inc.
Pixies, Inc. is an organization of magical pixies (all voiced by Ben Stein) who are similar to fairies but portrayed as monotonous, nearly identical businessmen who do not like anything amusing or fun. The pixies utilize mobile phonesinstead of wands, dress in predominantly greyscale outfits, and require that wishes be submitted as multiple written copies and be subject to approval. When they warp from place to place, they use "ping" clouds instead of the fairies' traditional "poof" clouds. The Head Pixie (H.P.) and Sanderson, the former of whom is a caricature of the pixies' voice actor, are the two leaders of Pixies, Inc. On numerous occasions, they have attempted to take over Fairy World and replace all fairies with pixies using elaborate business schemes. The Pixies serve as the main villains of ''School's Out! The Musical, Fairly OddBaby, and Fairylympics''. They appear to be parodies of the Agents from The Matrix, as they all dress in suits and speak in a monotonous tone very similar to that of the Agents from the film.

Doctor Bender
Doctor Bender (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried in "The Same Game", "Scary GodParents", and "Shiny Teeth"; Butch Hartman onwards) is an evil dentist. He has an obsession with perfect teeth, wears dentures that keep his mouth in a perpetual smile, and is intolerant toward anyone who does not have quality teeth. He even steals Chips Skylarks teeth. He hates Timmy for his overbite. His son, Wendell (also voiced by Gilbert Gottfried and later Butch Hartman), is almost identical to his father in appearance and is also tooth-hygienic, but hates it when his father scares off other kids. Doctor Bender enjoys performing pointless procedures on children's teeth and encourages children to eat refined sugar to boost his business.

Dark Laser
Dark Laser (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a science fiction character who is first seen as an image of a catalog toy before Timmy brings him to life in "Hard Copy". In "Escape from Unwish Island," Dark Laser is among the Unwished characters that work for Imaginary Gary. He became a recurrent villain in season six, appearing in "Mission: Responsible", "The End of Universe-ity", "Dread 'n' Breakfast", "Please Don't Feed The Turners" and "Momnipresent". He parodies Darth Vader of the Star Wars film series. He is often seen carrying his mechanical toy dog Flipsy, whose backflipping function always makes him giggle.

Norm the Genie
Norm (voiced by Norm Macdonald in the series and by Robert Cait in "Fairy Idol") is a genie tired of being bound to his lava lamp, into which he must return after being released and granting three wishes to his releaser. While there are no rules as to what wishes he can grant, he is deceptive and can find clever ways to subvert his master's expectations.After he outsmarts Timmy with his wishes he trapped Cosmos and Wanda in his lava lamp as when the third wish is made his lamp sucks up any source of magic nearby freeing him afterwards he was planning to destroy the nation of Canada (per his words, "They’ve had it too good for too long.") after wishing for a lawyer Cosmo and Wanda was freed from the lamp while Norm was sealed back inside telling Timmy that he may have won this round but swears he will get revenge on him and Canada. After Timmy outsmarts him in his first appearance, he colludes with Crocker in his second appearance to get revenge on Timmy. In the special episode "Fairy Idol", he formulates a scheme to become a fairy godparent so he can escape his lamp and sabotages a "Fairy Idol" contest (parodying American Idol) to reach this goal.

Princess Mandie
Princess Mandie a.k.a. Man-DIE (voiced by Tara Strong) is Mark Chang's terrifying though beautiful former fianceé, a barbaric extraterrestrial princess who can be described as psychotically violent. Antagonized by Mark's intimidation about her and his refusal to marry her, Mandie constantly plots revengeful, bloodthirsty murder against him. It was later revealed Mandie never loved Mark and only wanted to marry him as a way of seizing power. Mandie was eventually defeated by Vicky when Timmy and Mark tricked Vicky into attacking her.

Remy Buxaplenty
Remy Buxaplenty (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is an archetypical privileged wealthy child, and one of Timmy's rivals. Despite being very rich, Remy is usually unhappy due to his neglectful, wealth-distracted parents, which is the reason why he has a fairy godparent, Wanda's ex-boyfriend Juandissimo. Both Remy and Timmy are aware of each other's fairy godparents, and Remy continuously tries to remove Timmy's fairies, primarily out of jealousy of not having both fairy and human parents who love him. Other than Timmy, and later, Chloe, he is the only known child in the series with a fairy godparent, though many episodes have featured a cameo of at least one unknown child with their fairy godparent. His last name is a pun of "Bucks aplenty."

Crimson Chin Villains
The enemies of Crimson Chin that threaten Chincinnati.
 * The Bronze Kneecap (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is the archenemy of the Crimson Chin and the founder of the Body of Evil. His origin story is explained in the episode "The Masked Magician": he was born Ron Hambone, a jai alaiplayer famous for his numerous third-place wins. At one point, he was about to claim a first-place win for the first time, only to trip over the Crimson Chin's eponymous chin. This led him to melt his trophies into a bronze cast suit of armor, inspiring his villain name. His particular ability involves shooting various weapons out of the kneecap pieces of his suit.


 * Nega Chin (voiced by Jay Leno) is the evil twin of the Crimson Chin, who possesses the same powers. He wears a dark gray costume instead of red, has pointed teeth and red eyes.


 * H2Olga (voiced by Susanne Blakeslee) is a water-based villain in the Crimson Chin comics. In "The Crime Wave", it is revealed she becomes more powerful when she absorbs more water. She speaks with a Russian accent.


 * The Gilded Arches (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is a former child film actor who crushes theaters with his gigantic, golden legs and feet, his only body parts that grew during puberty . He is very fond of disco and has a golden tooth. He appears in both the Crimson Chin webcomics and the video game Breakin' da Rules, in which he steals the Chin's speed.


 * The Titanium Toenail is a villain in the Crimson Chin comics. He has the ability to shoot from his helmet sharp projectiles shaped like toenail clippings, which can cut through metal.


 * The Iron Lung is a metal-based villain in the Crimson Chin comics. He is a robotic enemy that uses the power of wind, which he uses to blow heavy gusts at his enemies as well as vacuum anything in his path.


 * The Golden Gut is a villain in the Crimson Chin comics. His stomach is made of weighted metal, which extends from his body and rams into his adversaries.


 * The Copper Cranium is a villain in the Crimson Chin comics. He made his first, and so far only, appearance in the Crimson Chin webtoons, where he tried to use his giant spring-loaded extra skull to break into the First National Bank of Chincinnati.


 * Brass Knuckles (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) a.k.a. Coslo Puncholowski, is a hand-to-hand combat villain who has attempted to defeat the Crimson Chin in battle. As his name indicates, he has thick brass knuckles which enable him to punch through walls.


 * Spatula Woman (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a woman who uses a giant red spatula to squish her enemies. She made her first appearance in the segment "Chin Up!", where she first encounters Cleft. She returned in the video game Breakin' Da Rules as the villain who stole the Crimson Chin's charisma.


 * Short-Fuse is a short-statured, bomb-themed villain in the Crimson Chin comics. As his name suggests, he is distinguished by his short temper, which lights the fuse on the hat he wears; and he literally explodes when others call him "small", "short" and "tiny".

The Darkness
The Darkness is an ancient being that has existed for tens of thousands of years. He was the main antagonist in the first half of the Wishology trilogy. It was first encountered by the Ancient Fairy Warriors. Only when the fairies combined their powers to neutralize the Darkness by using its natural enemy, light, did they manage to stop the Darkness completely. Thousands of years later, the Darkness returned, seeking out the Chosen One prophesied to stop it. The ancient fairies in the stars were unable to halt it, and the Big Dipper disappeared when all the fairies in that sector were consumed by the Darkness.

Origins (1998–2001)
Prior to the creation of The Fairly OddParents, Butch Hartman was working at Cartoon Network on Johnny Bravo. In 1997, Fred Seibert contacted Hartman about pitching ideas for his ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' series which he was developing for Nickelodeon, Hartman initially declined the offer. Several months later, Johnny Bravo finished and Hartman decided to create his own series instead of going back to working for other people.[6]

“I wanted initially to do a boy version of Cinderella. [...] I wanted to do a show with magic so I wouldn't have to worry about coming up with ideas, and sometimes that's the problem, The show just sort of writes itself, and there's often too much to choose from and too many opportunities.” — Butch Hartman[7]

Hartman started developing his own series by drawing a picture of a little boy who would become Timmy Turner. Hartman was originally going to name him Mike, after his brother Mike Hartman, but they had a fight that day so Hartman named him after his other brother Timmy Hartman instead.[6] Hartman wanted Timmy to be able to go anywhere because he never wanted to be stuck for a story transition.[8] Hartman was originally going to give Timmy science powers, but decided against it because Dexter’s Laboratory had recently come out. Instead, he decided to give Timmy a magic friend. He drew Wanda first and then decided that she needs someone to talk to other than Timmy, and that was when he drew Cosmo.[6] After coming up with the entire premise for The Fairy OddParents in about fifteen minutes, Hartman first pitched the idea to Hanna-Barbera and then to Cartoon Network, both of whom turned it down. Hartman then went back to Seibert at Nickelodeon and pitched it to them for ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons''; they bought it.[6]

While in early development, the series was titled The Fairy GodParents and then it was briefly changed to Oh My GodParents.[9] Bill Burnett came up with the title The Fairly OddParents, which they ended up sticking with.[10] Hartman originally created The Fairly OddParents as a seven-minute short film, which was one of the thirty-nine short cartoons created for ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons''. Hartman then made ten seven-minute short films of The Fairly OddParents in total for ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons, which aired on Nickeodeon from September 4, 1998 to March 23, 2001.[10] Due to the success of the shorts, Nickelodeon decided to pick up The Fairly OddParents for a full-length series along with fellow Oh Yeah! Cartoons: ChalkZone and My Life as a Teenage Robot''. Nickelodeon ordered seven twenty-three-minute episodes for the series’ first season, which premiered on March 30, 2001[10] in the half-hour before fellow Nicktoon Invader Zim made its debut.[7]

Unlike the later series, the animation in the shorts is not as smooth, and the designs are notably different (including Timmy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turner, who are only seen from the neck down with their faces hidden in the pilot episodes and appear to be more intelligent than they appeared to be in the proceeding series, yet still easily duped by Vicky's abhorrent actions). Other notable differences include the voices like Timmy Turner, who was voiced by Mary Kay Bergman instead of Tara Strong. Cosmo is significantly more intelligent than he appears to be in the proceeding series. Wanda is shown to be less intelligent and less of a nag. Vicky is much less evil than in the current series. She also calls Timmy by his name as opposed to the more often used "twerp".

Initially, Hartman wanted Timmy to wear a blue hat, but he changed it to pink after his blue marker ran out of ink.[11] Additionally, Wanda was originally going to have blue hair, but it was also changed to pink so that it would not clash with Timmy’s bedroom walls.[9] Wanda was originally going to be named "Venus", but her name was changed to Wanda after her magic wand[9][12] while Cosmo was named after Cosmo Ancelotti, an animator from Hanna-Barbera and Hartman’s former coworker.[6][9]

Original run (2001–2006)
The Fairly OddParents was immediately popular and quickly became the second-highest-rated children’s program among kids ages 2-11 on both network and cable television, behind Nick's own SpongeBob SquarePants.[13][14] The series managed to briefly steal SpongeBob’s spot as the number one highest rated children’s television program in mid-2003.[13][14] The Fairly OddParents also attracted a wide audience, appealing to kids as well as teenagers and adults.[14]

On January 24, 2006, Hartman announced on his forum that Nickelodeon had ceased production of the show. "The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators" is the fifth-season finale in production order and was intended to be the series finale, airing on July 21, 2006. However, Nickelodeon broadcast the episode "Timmy the Barbarian/No Substitute for Crazy" after "The Jerkinators" as the fifth-season finale in airing order, on November 25 of that year.

Revival (2007–2011)
On February 2, 2007, Hartman announced on his forum that Nick granted The Fairly OddParents twenty more episode slots, making sure the show resumed production. Later on July 7, 2007, "77 Secrets of the Fairly OddParents Revealed" hinted that a new character would join the series.[15]

“The addition of baby Poof is something I always wanted to do. I wanted Cosmo and Wanda to have their own kid as opposed to just Timmy. So we came up with the episode Fairly OddBaby and it was one of the highest rated episodes we ever did and we were really thrilled about that.” — Butch Hartman[12]

After a one-year hiatus, Nickelodeon announced that they would begin the sixth season, which would consist of twelve episodes with the broadcast of a television film called Fairly OddBaby, which introduced a new character, a fairy baby named Poof, to the main cast of characters.[16] A huge hit, Fairly OddBaby aired on February 18, 2008 and garnered 8.89 million viewers for its premiere; the re-airing of the film the following day garnered 4.82 million viewers, making it the number one and ninth most viewed cable broadcast respectively for the week of February 18-24, 2008.[17]

Live-action films and end of the series (2011–2017)
See also: The Fairly OddParents (film series)

“I wanted to take the series in an unexpected direction by introducing live-action characters while keeping the integrity of the series’ trademark magic through CG animation.” — Butch Hartman[18]

To honor the tenth anniversary of The Fairly OddParents, a live-action television film titled, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, premiered on July 9, 2011.[18]The film, which is set 13 years after the animated series, stars Drake Bell as 23-year old Timmy Turner, who is trying his hardest not to grow up in order to prevent losing his fairy godparents, and Daniella Monet as Tootie, who has since grown into a mature and beautiful activist who Timmy falls in love with.[19] The premiere of the movie attracted 5.8 million viewers and it was the top-rated television broadcast on cable networks for the week of July 10-16, 2011 and ranked as “2011’s Top Original TV Movie on Basic Cable with Kids and Total Viewers”.[20]

The success of A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! spawned two sequels: A Fairly Odd Christmas and A Fairly Odd Summer, which premiered on November 29, 2012[21] and August 2, 2014[22] respectively. Drake Bell and Daniella Monet reprised their respective roles in both of the sequels.[22][23]

The ninth season of The Fairly OddParents began with a television special titled “Fairly OddPet”, which premiered on March 23, 2013 and attracted 3.8 million viewers.[24] The ninth season’s official run began on May 4, 2013.[25] Season nine introduced a new character, Timmy's pet fairy dog Sparky, to the show’s main cast.[25] Season nine contained twenty-six episodes, making it the longest season in the series. It is also the first season to be formatted in high definitionand widescreen.

“When you make a show like [The] Fairly OddParentsfor many, many years, you really have to begin to add things to the show to keep the show fresh. I’ve had a lot of people send me angry emails asking me why did you add Chloe to the show? Or why did you add Sparky? Or why did you add Poof? And as much as I would love to not upset these people, we have to keep the show fresh. Mainly because sometimes the network, Nickelodeon, wants us to add things and so we add things, but we try to add things in a way that makes the show better, not worse.” — Butch Hartman[12]

The tenth season of The Fairly OddParents began with a special called The Big Fairy Share Scare!, which introduced another new main character named Chloe Carmichael, Timmy's new neighbor who he is forced to share Cosmo and Wanda with due to a fairy shortage.[26] The tenth and final season aired from January 15, 2016 to July 26, 2017 on both Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. The visuals and lyrics for the theme song were changed for season ten to include Chloe; however, it still contained the same rhythm and melody as the original theme song.[12] Also in season 10, the show's animation made the transition from traditional animationto Flash animation. The animation for season ten was done by Elliot Animation Studios in Canada, whereas all of the prior seasons were animated by Yeson Animation Studios in South Korea.[12] Sparky was completely absent from season ten, most likely due to unfavorable reception from viewers, with no in-universe explanation for his disappearance.

Episodes
Main article: List of The Fairly OddParents episodes

Failed spin-off series and film
In 2004, Hartman revealed his intentions to make a Crash Nebula spin-off series. The pilot episode "Crash Nebula" was aired as part of the show's fourth season. Despite this, Nickelodeon decided not to pick up the episode as a series.[27]However in 2006, Hartman stated that he was still confident and would try to get the spin-off greenlighted in the future. He also wrote a script entitled Crash Nebula: The Movie for Paramount Pictures, but the film was cancelled due to its similarities with Disney's Sky High.[28]

In 2005 or 2006, Hartman had also considered making a theatrical film adaptation of the series after its initial cancellation in 2006, which was to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was to be animated much like the series as well as previous Nickelodeon fare such as the Rugrats film series, The Wild Thornberrys Movie, ''Hey Arnold! The Movie and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'', but the film was scrapped due to a management change at Paramount despite the script already written. Despite this, Hartman expressed interest in releasing the film direct-to-videosomeday and that the script could also serve for another television film of the show. However, since no new episodes have been aired since July 26, 2017 and production of the show was halted after Hartman left Nickelodeon in early 2018,[3][4] this seemingly ended any chances of the film happening.[29]

Home media
Main article: List of The Fairly OddParents home video releases