The Fairly OddParents shorts
The Fairly OddParents originally aired as a mini-series of 7-minute shorts on the Oh Yeah! Cartoons showcase. Now these shorts are collectively known as Season 0. The series ran from September 4, 1998 to March 23, 2001. The last short aired a week before the official series premiere. Each short is available on DVD. The episode "The Fairly Odd Parents!" is the pilot of the series which showcase the debut appearances of Timmy Turner, Cosmo, Wanda and Vicky. It is also the shortest season in terms of episode time and season time total, with each short being around 7 minutes long.
The Fairly OddParents shorts | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Production company(s) | Frederator Studios Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon (1998–2001; reruns 2001–2004) Nicktoons (Reruns 2002–2004; 2017–2019) |
Original release | September 4, 1998 – March 23, 2001 |
Chronology | |
Followed by | The Fairly OddParents |
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Fairly OddParents!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman | TBA | September 4, 1998 | |
10-year-old Timmy Turner is left alone by his parents with a cruel babysitter, Vicky. After being sent to his room early, beaten and miserable from Vicky's treatment, Timmy throws his Magic 9-Ball against the wall in frustration. The 9-ball breaks, and from it emerge two Fairy Godparents named Cosmo and Wanda, a fairy couple who can grant nearly anything Timmy wishes for, and they help Timmy retaliate against Vicky. First appearance: Timmy Turner, Vicky the Babysitter, Wanda, Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Turner, and Da Rules book | ||||||
2 | "Too Many Timmys!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman & Zac Moncrief | September 25, 1998 | |
Having been left alone with a demanding, "injured" Vicky babysitting him and using him as a servant, Timmy wishes up a bunch of clones to do his chores for him. However, when they scare Vicky out of her mind and chaos ensues, Timmy must recover them and wish them away. | ||||||
3 | "Where's the Wand?" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman Story by: Butch Hartman, Zac Moncrief & Bob Boyle | TBA | October 2, 1998 | |
While Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda are playing Greenbeard, Wanda's wand accidentally ends up with Vicky. She uses Wanda's wand as a prop for her fairy costume at her costume party, and Timmy needs to get back the wand since it is granting Vicky's wishes. | ||||||
4 | "Party of Three!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman | Bob Boyle & Butch Hartman | January 2, 1999 | |
Vicky tries to get proof of Timmy having a party while Mom and Dad are out, but fails miserably. | ||||||
5 | "The Fairy Flu!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman Story by: Mike Bell | Sean Bishop & Butch Hartman | May 1, 1999 | |
Timmy has been invited to Tootie's birthday party, but has to take Cosmo and Wanda along because the former has the fairy flu and he cannot leave them unattended at his house. Unfortunately, Cosmo's constant sneezing wreaks havoc upon Tootie, Vicky, the party guests and Timmy himself. Things appear to be at their worst when Wanda becomes sick and begins sneezing as well—until Timmy and Tootie manage to feed them sauerkraut. First appearance: Tootie Note: This episode premiered the same day the SpongeBob SquarePants pilot episode "Help Wanted" premiered. | ||||||
6 | "The Temp!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman Story by: Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman | July 24, 1999 | |
Timmy Turner gets a substitute godparent while Cosmo and Wanda are at boot camp, but the substitute, Jeff, can only make toys; it turns out that Jeff is a runaway elf from the North Pole. First appearance: Jeff, other elves, Jorgen von Strangle Note: This was the last episode to air before Mary Kay Bergman's death on November 11, 1999; the last four episodes in which she voiced Timmy were released posthumously. | ||||||
7 | "The Zappys!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman Story by: Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | TBA | December 31, 1999 | |
Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda are nominated for a fairy award show, but Jorgen Von Strangle, the toughest fairy in the universe, uses his power to "persuade" the judges not to let the fairies win; Timmy's left buck tooth is loose. Note: This episode has an error. Three episodes before in Where's the Wand, Cosmo and Wanda win the High School costume dance. However, in this episode, they claim they never won anything. What happened to their high school trophy? Unless they meant in Fairyworld, this was an error. | ||||||
8 | "Scout's Honor" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman Story by: Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | TBA | January 17, 2000 | |
Timmy tries to earn his "Capturing a Mythical Creature" Squirrelly Scout badge; Vicky tortures her scout group. | ||||||
9 | "The Really Bad Day!" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman Story by: Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | TBA | December 8, 2000 | |
For one day in a certain number of years, a fairy godparent has to be "bad," and it is Cosmo's turn to do so. However, the only problem is that he fails constantly at being "bad." Timmy and Wanda try to help him and enlist in the help of the conqueror Genghis Khan to teach him how to be bad, but soon, Cosmo has a plan to blow up the earth. Note: This episode was released in theatres in the UK before Rugrats in Paris: The Movie in 2001. | ||||||
10 | "Super Humor" | Butch Hartman | Story by: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel & Mike Bell | Butch Hartman | March 23, 2001 | |
Wanting to be a superhero, Timmy tests out superpowers on himself. First appearance: The Crimson Chin |
Other shorts
Nickelodeon showed the first three Crimson Chin webisodes compiled with all of the Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts as well with "Where's the Wand?". When the Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts were rerun, Mary Kay Bergman's Timmy voice was redubbed by Tara Strong (out of respect for Mary Kay Bergman, who had committed suicide prior to the show being greenlit and so as not to confuse viewers who were used to hearing Tara Strong as Timmy Turner). However, these shorts have stopped airing after the television special US premiere of The Big Superhero Wish in February 2004. The original shorts with Mary Kay Bergman as Timmy Turner are available on DVD release.
Home release
- "The Fairly OddParents!" and "Where's the Wand?" on the School's Out! The Musical DVD.
- "Too Many Timmys!," "The Fairy Flu," and "The Temp" on The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide DVD.
- "Scout's Honor," "The Really Bad Day!" and "Super Humor" on the Fairy Idol DVD.
- "Party of Three" and "The Zappys" on The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators DVD.