The Fairly OddParents (season 1)

The first season of The Fairly OddParents is the first installment of the series. It first aired on March 30, 2001 with the first episode "The Big Problem / Power Mad!".

The Fairly OddParents
Season 1
DVD cover
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	March 30 (2001-03-30) – December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)
Season chronology

Episodes

Main article: List of The Fairly OddParents episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date
1a	1a	"The Big Problem"	Butch Hartman and Jaime Diaz	Steve Marmel	Butch Hartman and Bernie Petterson	March 30, 2001 (2001-03-30)
Timmy gets a quick lesson in “be careful what you wish for” when he wishes to be a grown-up. Rather than becoming the strapping, muscular, older Timmy of his dreams, he turns into a short, bald, hairy-backed, middle-aged man! Note: Mr. and Mrs. Turner's faces are finally revealed in this episode.
1b	1b	"Power Mad!"	Butch Hartman	Steve Marmel Story by: Mike Bell and Steve Marmel	Butch Hartman	March 30, 2001 (2001-03-30)
Timmy is sick and tired of his games being too childish, so he wishes for the most challenging video game ever. When Chester and A.J. come over unexpectedly, they end up transporting themselves into the game. Now Timmy must enter the game and survive various levels of difficulty in order to reach his friends, or else Vicky's appliances could cause a power surge and shut down the game forever.
2a	2a	"Spaced Out"	Butch Hartman	Mike Bell, Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel	Butch Hartman and Barry Bunce	April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06)
After watching an episode of Crash Nebula, Timmy and friends want to stage an reenactment, and Timmy wants an authentic alien creature for it. To fulfill this want, Cosmo and Wanda conjure up Mark Chang, prince of the planet Yugopotamia. Mark then captures Chester and A.J. and develops an affection for Vicky. Since magic cannot interfere with true love, Timmy, Cosmo and Wanda blast off to Yugopotamia to find Mark's parents so they can set things straight and bring Mark home.
2b	2b	"TransParents!"	Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter	Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel	Butch Hartman and Joe Daniello	April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06)
Timmy's teacher, Mr. Denzel Crocker, calls for a conference with Timmy's parents for a suspicious show-and-tell project. Not wanting to let his real parents find out, Timmy asks Cosmo and Wanda to pose as his parents. Crocker, who knows that Cosmo and Wanda are fairies, sets up traps for them to prove their existence.
3a	3a	"A Wish Too Far!"	Butch Hartman	Steve Marmel	Butch Hartman and Erik Wiese	April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13)
Timmy wants to fit in and fall in love with popular girl Trixie Tang, but the more popular he wishes to become, the more selfish he becomes about his wishes.
3b	3b	"Tiny Timmy!"	Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter	Steve Marmel Story by: Butch Hartman, Mike Bell, and Steve Marmel	Paul McEvoy	April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13)
In order to study the human body, Cosmo and Wanda shrink Timmy so that he can explore Vicky's human body, but chaos soon ensues.
4a	4a	"Father Time!"	Butch Hartman and Jaime Diaz	Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel	John Fountain and Butch Hartman	April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)
After getting in trouble for melting his father's trophy with heat vision, Timmy wishes for a time-travelling scooter so he can stop Dad from ever winning it. Unfortunately, Timmy's actions have changed the course of history when he returns to the present: Dad rules all of Dimmsdale, and Cosmo and Wanda never met Timmy. Now, Timmy must return to the past to correct the damage he did to the timeline.
4b	4b	"Apartnership!"	Butch Hartman	Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel	John Fountain and Butch Hartman	April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)
While celebrating the wedding anniversary of both his parents and godparents, Timmy is forced to travel to Fairy World when Cosmo leaves Wanda due to a misunderstanding.
5a	5a	"Chin Up!"	Butch Hartman	Steve Marmel	Paul McEvoy and Butch Hartman	April 27, 2001 (2001-04-27)
Timmy meets his favorite superhero, The Crimson Chin, but the discovery that he is fictional sends the hero into a deep depression. Timmy must now reverse this situation, and as a result, he gains the superhero alter-ego of Cleft the Boy Chin Wonder. Guest star: Jay Leno as the Crimson Chin
5b	5b	"Dog's Day Afternoon"	Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter	Steve Marmel	Paul McEvoy and Butch Hartman	April 27, 2001 (2001-04-27)
Timmy wishes to switch brains with Vicky's dog Doidle, but swiftly discovers that the dog actually has it just as badly as he does, in that Vicky wants to have him "get fixed."
6a	6a	"Dream Goat!"	Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter	Butch Hartman Story by: Butch Hartman, Mike Bell, and Steve Marmel	John Fountain	May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)
Feeling that Chompy the Goat needs freedom, Timmy wishes him free. However, when Vicky is spotted near Chompy's pen, she is accused of setting Chompy free and is arrested. Timmy later realizes that he must get Chompy back.
6b	6b	"The Same Game"	Butch Hartman	Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel	Paul McEvoy and Butch Hartman	May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)
Timmy gets bullied for his large buck teeth, so he wishes for everyone to look the same. This turns everyone into gray, unrecognizable blobs. Now Cosmo and Wanda must find Timmy before they explode and turn into dust. Guest star: Gilbert Gottfried as Dr. Bender & Wendell Bender
7	7	"Christmas Everyday!"	Butch Hartman	Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel Story by: Butch Hartman, Tracy Berna, and Steve Marmel	Butch Hartman and Bob Boyle	December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)[1]
Timmy has a wonderful Christmas, so he wishes it was Christmas every day, but then the other holiday spirits become jealous and force Timmy to race to the North Pole in an attempt to save Santa. Guest stars: Tom Arnold as Corporate Santa and Brian Dunkleman as the April Fool

DVD releases

Season	Episodes	Release dates
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
1	7	Superhero Spectacle: February 3, 2004 (Episodes: "Chin Up!") Channel Chasers: October 5, 2004 (Episodes: "Spaced Out") Nick Picks Holiday: September 26, 2006 (Episodes: "Christmas Everyday!") Volume 1: June 2, 2009 (Episodes: "The Big Problem!" – "The Same Game") Volume 2: June 2, 2009 (Episodes: "Christmas Every Day")	The Big Problem: February 23, 2004 (Episodes: "The Big Problem" – "Tiny Timmy" • "Chin Up!" / "Dog's Day Afternoon") Boys in the Band: September 13, 2004 (Episodes: "Father Time" / "Apartnership" • "Dream Goat" / "The Same Game") Timvisible: September 5, 2005 (Episodes: "Christmas Every Day") The Complete First Series: October 17, 2005 (Entire season included)	Wish One: September 8, 2004 (Episodes: "The Big Problem" – "Tiny Timmy" • "Chin Up!" / "Dog's Day Afternoon") Wish Two: September 8, 2004 (Episodes: "Father Time" / "Apartnership" • "Dream Goat" / "The Same Game") Wish Three: November 9, 2004 (Episodes: "Christmas Every Day")

References

1. http://www.nickandmore.com/2001/11/28/nickelodeon-announces-december-2001-holiday-programming-schedule/