Does anyone know when they will be showing new episoids. randomly.... they dont tell you......... just watch out for them ! ! Origins
A postcard for The Fairly OddParents segment on Nickelodeon's Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)The Fairly OddParents first aired as a short film on Oh Yeah! Cartoons in 1998, which aired ten episodes of the original show. Oh Yeah! Cartoons was cancelled in 2001, but Nickelodeon offered to pick up the franchise. This offer was accepted by creator Butch Hartman. The show began airing its own full-length episodes as its own series on March 30, 2001, alongside Invader Zim. On April 11, 2006, Nickelodeon UK aired nine Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts in three episodes. These stories include "Where's the Wand", in which Vicky uses Wanda's wand, and "Too Many Timmys", in which Timmy makes copies of himself. Each pilot episode lasts for about seven minutes. Unlike the half-hour series, the animation in the shorts is not as smooth, and the designs are notably different, including Timmy's parents Mr. and Mrs. Turner, whose faces are unseen. Other notable differences include voices. Timmy Turner, who was voiced by another actor (Mary Kay Bergman), instead of Tara Strong (Timmy's voice was dubbed by Tara for re-running of the shorts on the show), and Cosmo, who sounds incredibly different even though he was still voiced by Daran Norris. Also Cosmo and Wanda had different personalities. Both Godparents were originally dimwitted, but in the half-hour episodes Cosmo has gotten even dumber and Wanda has become the much smarter spouse.
[edit] Popularity
Although The Fairly OddParents was not very popular in its first year, it began to catch on later, attracting both a child and adult fan base. Other than SpongeBob SquarePants, it was later Nickelodeon's most highly rated show.
Early 2002 and 2003 was the peak of popularity for The Fairly OddParents. Its ratings were extremely high, and it very briefly passed SpongeBob SquarePants. The show saw its very quick rise to the top and fall in Australia and United States in summer of 2002 and 2003 when the show's first TV special, Abra-Catastrophe!, was aired. The film was a success and many products were merchandised.
After Abra-Catastrophe!, creator Butch Hartman created a new project for Nickelodeon called Danny Phantom.
A second Fairly OddParents TV special was made, titled Channel Chasers. Since then, there have been other specials, like The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker, The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour, Crash Nebula, The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide, School's Out: The Musical, Fairy Idol, and The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators.
[edit] End and resume of production
Nickelodeon ceased the production of the show late in 2005, with The Jerkinators as the True Finale of the Season 6, though in the U.S the episode "Timmy the Barbarian/No Substitute for Crazy" was shown after The Jerkinators as the 6th Season finale. Butch Hartman made the official announcement on his forum [1] on January 24, 2006. However, Butch announced on February 2, 2007 on his forum [2] that Nick has granted Fairly OddParents twenty more episode slots and that the show has resumed production.
A theatrical movie was planned for release by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, but was eventually dropped due to a regime change by Paramount, though the script was written. Hartman stated on his website that he would like to release the movie to DVD one day, but did not have any definitive plans to do so.[1] The Fairly OddParents have appeared in a $50 Best Western travel card over the 2006 summer period and again over the 2007 summer period.
The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series aimed at children about the adventures of a boy who has two fairy godparents. It is produced by Frederator Studios for the cable network Nickelodeon, where it is currently one of the most popular shows (second only to SpongeBob SquarePants). The series is also distributed in Africa and Arabic-speaking countries by the Canadian animation company Nelvana. The show makes heavy use of satire and slapstick, and is full of pop culture references. It is created by Butch Hartman who also created Danny Phantom and wrote and directed Doogal, the United States cut of the British film The Magic Roundabout. The 7th season is aimed to begin in early 2008 |
