The Fairly OddParents (franchise)

The Fairly OddParents
Created byButch Hartman
Original workThe Fairly OddParents shorts from Oh Yeah! Cartoons
OwnerNickelodeon
Years1998–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Television seriesThe Fairly OddParents (2001–2017)
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (2022)
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (2024–present)
Games
Video game(s)The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)Fairly Odd Coaster

The Fairly OddParents is a media franchise created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It officially began as a series, in 2001 after releasing shorts on Oh Yeah! Cartoons from 1998. As a result of the series, by-products were launched, including video games, theme park attractions, figurines, and toys.

Video games

Four video games have been released based on the series. The first video game, The Fairly OddParents: Enter the Cleft! was released exclusively for the Game Boy Advance on November 6, 2002,[1] in North America.[citation needed] The second video game, The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules was released for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows exclusively in North America on November 3, 2003. The third video game, The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown was released for Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance on September 8, 2004, in North America. The fourth video game, Fairly Odd Parents: Clash with the Anti-World was released exclusively for the Game Boy Advance on October 17, 2005.[2]

The show was featured in most Nicktoons crossover video games, including Nicktoons Basketball released for Windows PCs on September 11, 2004, Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy was released for the Game Boy Advance on September 20, 2004, Nicktoons Movin' was released for the PlayStation 2 on October 21, 2004, the 2005 video game Nicktoons Unite was released for the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Nintendo DS, Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing was released for Windows PCs on February 15, 2006, Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island was released for the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Nintendo DS on October 24, 2006, and Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots was released for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Wii, and Nintendo DS on October 23, 2007. The show was also featured in an arcade racing game, Nicktoons Nitro, released on November 10, 2009.[3]

Timmy Turner and his alter ego, Cleft the Boy Chin Wonder, are playable characters in the official mobile game Nickelodeon Super Brawl Universe.

Theme park attractions

Main article: Fairly Odd Coaster
Photograph of the Fairly Odd Coaster ride at the Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America

There are 3 attraction rides based on the show at Nickelodeon Universe in American Dream and Mall of America. Fairly Odd Coaster, located in Mall of America and formerly known as Timberland Twister in 2004, is a spinning roller coaster themed to the show that opened in 2007. In American Dream, there are 2 attraction rides themed to the show titled Fairly Odd Airways, designed for toddlers, and Timmy's Half-Pipe Havoc, a half-pipe roller coaster suitable for all ages, opened on October 25, 2019.

Broadcast and streaming

The original show aired on the main Nickelodeon channel before moving to Nicktoons after September 16, 2016. From then until July 26, 2017, new episodes premiered on the Nicktoons channel. After it ended, reruns are sometimes shown on Nicktoons until 2023.

In June 2019, The Fairly OddParents was added to Pluto TV alongside other Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. shows.[4]

As of July 30, 2020, all seasons are available on Paramount+.[5] Seasons four and five of the show are currently streaming on Netflix in the United States, as of May 2024.[6]

Home media

The first eight seasons have been released on DVD-R format exclusively through Amazon, starting with the first season in 2009. The TV movie Wishology has its own release on the format, separate from the sixth season’s set.

The complete series will be released by Paramount Pictures in a 35-disc set on December 10, 2024 (originally scheduled for November 26, 2024).[7] Seasons 9 and 10 will also receive separate sets to compliment the already-existing Amazon releases.[8]

Figurines and toys

In 2004, Palisades Toys released a line of collectible Fairly OddParents figures.[9]

In 2012, Jazwares released several Fairly OddParents figures and plushies as part of the Nicktoons toy line.[10][11]

American rapper Desiigner premiered a track titled "Tiimmy Turner" on July 21, 2016, based on the character Timmy Turner.

References

  1. ^ "Fairly OddParents: Enter the Cleft". IGN. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  2. ^ "Fairly OddParents: Clash with the Anti-World". IGN.
  3. ^ "Nicktoons Nitro Racing". Raw Thrills. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Bouma, Luke (2019-04-29). "Pluto TV Is Adding 14 Free Viacom Channels This Week Including Nick, Nick Jr., MTV, Comedy Central, and Spike". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. ^ "The Fairly OddParents". Paramount+. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nickelodeon's 'The Fairly OddParents' Arrives on Netflix US". What's On Netflix. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Fairly OddParents: The Complete Series". MovieZyng. October 16, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Fairly OddParents: Season 9". MovieZyng. October 16, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  9. ^ DeMott, Rick (7 July 2004). "Palisades Toys Launched 1st Fairly OddParents Line". Animation World Network. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Nicktoons Classic Character Plush Case". Entertainment Earth. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Nicktoons (Jazwares) Action Figure Checklist". FigureRealm. Retrieved 11 January 2020.