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The first season of The Fairly OddParents premiered on March 30, 2001 and ended on May 4 of the same year. The season was produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
| The Fairly OddParents | |
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| Season 1 | |
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| No. of episodes | 6 (12 segments) |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | March 30 – May 4, 2001 |
| Season chronology | |
Production edit
Writing for episodes this season began in February 2000,[1] and concluded in July 2000.[2]
Episodes edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code [3][4] | Viewers (millions) | |||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "The Big Problem!" | Butch Hartman & Jaime Diaz | Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman & Bernie Petterson | March 30, 2001 | FOP−101 | 3.59[5] 2.30[6] (HH)[a] | |||||||
| "Power Mad!" | Butch Hartman | Story by : Mike Bell & Steve Marmel Teleplay by : Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman | FOP−104 | |||||||||||
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Tired of the disadvantages of being a child, Timmy 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. 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Spaced Out" | Butch Hartman | Mike Bell, Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman & Barry Bunce | April 6, 2001 | FOP−102 | 2.64[7] | |||||||
| "TransParents!" | Butch Hartman & Larry Leichliter | Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman & Joe Daniello | FOP−105 | |||||||||||
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After watching an episode of Crash Nebula, Timmy and friends want to stage a 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. 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Chin Up!" | Butch Hartman | Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy & Butch Hartman | April 27, 2001 | FOP−106 | 2.17[8] | |||||||
| "Dog's Day Afternoon" | Butch Hartman & Larry Leichliter | FOP−103 | |||||||||||||
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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 ChinTimmy 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." | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Wish Too Far!" | Butch Hartman | Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman & Erik Wiese | April 13, 2001 | FOP−109 | 2.93[9] | |||||||
| "Tiny Timmy!" | Butch Hartman and Larry Leichliter | Story by : Butch Hartman, Mike Bell & Steve Marmel Teleplay by : Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy | FOP−108 | |||||||||||
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Timmy wants to get the attention of popular girl Trixie Tang, but she rejects him for not being as popular as her. To get her attention, Timmy wishes for material possessions to make him look popular, but the more stuff he wishes for to become popular, the more rude and ungrateful he becomes towards his godparents. In order to study the human body, Cosmo and Wanda shrink Timmy so that he can explore Vicky's body, but chaos soon ensues. | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Father Time!" | Butch Hartman & Jaime Diaz | Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | John Fountain & Butch Hartman | April 20, 2001 | FOP−107 | 2.37[10] | |||||||
| "Apartnership!" | Butch Hartman | FOP−112 | |||||||||||||
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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. 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Dream Goat!" | Butch Hartman & Larry Leichliter | Story by : Butch Hartman, Mike Bell & Steve Marmel Teleplay by : Steve Marmel | John Fountain | May 4, 2001 | FOP−110 | 2.41[11] | |||||||
| "The Same Game" | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman & Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy & Butch Hartman | FOP−111 | |||||||||||
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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. However, once guilt catches up to Timmy, he later realizes that he must get Chompy back. 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 unrecognizable dust. Guest star: Gilbert Gottfried as Dr. Bender and Wendell Bender | |||||||||||||||
DVD releases edit
| Season | Episodes | Release dates | ||
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| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
| 1 | 6 | Superhero Spectacle: February 3, 2004 (Episodes: "Chin Up!") Channel Chasers: October 5, 2004 (Episodes: "Spaced Out") Volume 1: June 2, 2009 (Episodes: Entire season included) |
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") 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") |
Notes edit
- ^ (HH) indicates the amount of households an episode was viewed in when it premiered.
References edit
- ^ Fred Seibert. "101 The Big Problem". Scribd. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Fred Seibert. "112 Apartnership". Scribd. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Seibert, Fred (December 23, 2007). "Title Cards: The Fairly OddParents". Flickr. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Fred Seibert. "Documents by Fred Seibert". Scribd. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "New Shows, NCAA Hoops Deliver for ABC, CBS". Los Angeles Times. April 4, 2001. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "CableWatch: March 26−April 1, 2001 − Cable's Top 20 (p. 30)" (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable Magazine. April 1, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 2−8, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ^ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 23−29, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ^ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 9−15, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ^ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 16−22, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ^ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 30−May 6, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.