The Fairly OddParents
Series, 2001, The 2000s, Set in Dimmsdale
The Fairly OddParents is #13 of 21 in release order and #13 of 21 in chronological order in the Nickelodeon Classics.
The story
The zany, fast-paced adventures of a 10-year-old boy and his fairy godparents, who inadvertently create havoc as they grant wishes for their pint-sized charge.
The Fairly OddParents recap
Timmy Turner is a ten-year-old in Dimmsdale whose busy parents leave him with Vicky, a cruel babysitter. His fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, disguised as goldfish, grant his wishes, which almost always backfire and must be undone, all under rules set by the muscle-bound fairy enforcer Jorgen Von Strangle. Mr. Crocker, his teacher, is convinced fairies exist and tries to prove it; Timmy loves Trixie Tang and hangs out with Chester and A.J.; and the Anti-Fairies and Pixies cause trouble in Fairy World. The show grew out of Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts and runs from 2001. It is revived in 2008, when Cosmo and Wanda have a baby, Poof. Live-action TV movies follow from 2011, a fairy dog called Sparky joins in season 9, and in season 10 Timmy has to share his godparents with an overachieving new neighbour, Chloe Carmichael.
The Fairly OddParents ending explained
The original series ends without a finale; the last episodes of season 10 air quietly on Nicktoons in July 2017 after production stopped. Two follow-ups continue the story. The live-action Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (2022) sends Cosmo and Wanda to Timmy's cousin Viv while Timmy is away at college, and the animated The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (2024) gives them a new godchild, Hazel Wells, in Dimmsdale.
Where to watch The Fairly OddParents
The Fairly OddParents is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after As Told by Ginger, before Invader Zim.
- Chronological order: after As Told by Ginger, before Invader Zim.
Cast
- Tara Strong as Timmy Turner (voice)
- Susanne Blakeslee as Wanda / Mrs. Turner (voice)
- Daran Norris as Cosmo / Mr. Turner (voice)
- Carlos Alazraqui as Denzel Q. Crocker (voice)
- Jim Ward as Chet Ubetcha (voice)
- Gary LeRoi Gray as A.J. (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Vicky (voice)
- Maddie Taylor as Sparky (voice)
- Kari Wahlgren as Chloe Carmichael (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Remy Buxaplenty / Phone Voice / Dale Dimmadome (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Nerd #3 / Mark Chang (voice)
- Jay Leno as The Crimson Chin / Self (voice)
Created by Butch Hartman.