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* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish some dangerous things.\\

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* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish sleep-wish some dangerous things.\\

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* In the special ''WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers'', Timmy wishes up a TV and goes inside, leaving Cosmo and Wanda to guard his room. While Timmy is having fun in the TV, Vicky comes along to make sure he isn't watching it.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Either Cosmo or Wanda to poof away the TV and create a decoy to avoid arousing suspicion.\\
'''Instead:''' Cosmo imitates Timmy and ''explicitly tells Vicky that he's watching TV''. Of course, [[TheDitz this is]] ''[[TheDitz Cosmo]]'' [[TheDitz we're talking about here]], but even ''he'' should know better.
** In the same episode, Timmy gets grounded for performing stunts on Television. Timmy isn't happy with this.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish for his parents' memories to be wiped, so he can avoid grounding.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't, and he stays grounded until he runs away.

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* In the special ''WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers'', early episode ''Father Time!'', Timmy wishes up a TV is stuck in the house doing chores while his parents are outside exercising, and goes inside, leaving he'd rather be outside, saying he'd be done with his chores if there were less to do. Cosmo and Wanda each have a suggestion to guard his room. While Timmy is having fun in the TV, Vicky comes along to make sure problem; Wanda's is that he isn't watching it.could wish that the chores were done, and Cosmo's is that he could melt everything with heat vision.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Either Cosmo or Wanda Timmy to poof away the TV go with Wanda's suggestion and create a decoy to avoid arousing suspicion.wish that his chores were done.\\
'''Instead:''' Cosmo imitates Timmy Finding having a superpower much more exciting, he goes with Cosmo's suggestion and ''explicitly tells Vicky wishes that he's watching TV''. Of course, [[TheDitz this is]] ''[[TheDitz Cosmo]]'' [[TheDitz we're talking about here]], but even ''he'' should know better.
** In the same episode, Timmy gets grounded
he had heat vision. He then starts zapping everything in sight, leading to him accidentally melting his father's prized racing trophy from his childhood. When his father finds out, he is mad at him and grounds him for performing stunts on Television. Timmy isn't happy with this.his actions.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' That Timmy to would simply wish for that his parents' memories father's trophy were un-melted, or get Cosmo & Wanda to be wiped, so he can avoid grounding.poof up a replacement, or any number of similar things. He's not ''that'' stupid, after all.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't, Under Cosmo's next suggestion, he wishes for a time-traveling bike so he can go back to when his dad first won the trophy and [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight sabotage his father's victory]]. Wanda even points out that traveling in time is a bad idea.
* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish some dangerous things.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish
he stays grounded until couldn't talk in his sleep, or that any wish he runs away.made while asleep wouldn't be granted.\\
'''Instead:''' Timmy decides to try and stay awake indefinitely. He falls asleep again and makes things worse.



* In ''Shelf Life'', Timmy wishes Tom Sawyer would come out of his book and help Timmy write his book report, despite Wanda warning him that doing this would be a bad idea.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Wanda, being well aware that Tom is a master of manipulation, to realize that leaving people like Timmy and Cosmo alone with him wouldn't be a good idea.\\
'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand.
* In ''Vicky Loses Her Icky'', Timmy has successfully wished that Vicky is a NiceGirl, with the only reason that she went back to her cruel self is that she let the bug that made people cruel come to her rather than the mayor.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That Timmy could wish that her bullying tendencies were toned down so that she's more strict and overbearing than downright cruel, which would let him keep his fairies and make his life a bit more bearable.\\
'''Alternatively:''' he could at least wish that Vicky is nice to Tootie so the latter would no longer cling to Timmy because she'd have a big sister who truly cares for her, which will make him more focused on trying to win Trixie over without Tootie's StalkerWithACrush tendencies getting in the way.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't think about doing either of these options and is more focused on doing some overtly complicated things to get Vicky out of his way.
* In "Class Clown", despite Timmy managing to save Trixie from a seemingly harmless man-eating plant, [[SkewedPriorities she's more focused]] on the fact that Timmy has just killed her favorite plant than [[UngratefulBastard saving her life, which makes her immediately dump him]].\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Him to realize that, since not even saving Trixie would impress her, he has absolutely no chance of dating her and should just move on from her, with him deciding to either remain single until he's older or start looking for girls who aren't as mean as Trixie, like Veronica or Tootie (once the latter has her StalkerWithACrush tendencies sorted out).\\
'''Or:''' He could just simply wish that Trixie's nice to him[[note]]He successfully did it with Vicky and, as long as the latter's around, can still keep his fairies.[[/note]] so that she can naturally fall in love with him and win each other's hearts.\\
'''Instead:''' [[DoggedNiceGuy He still continues to pine for her in spite of all this]].
* In the special ''WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers'', Timmy wishes up a TV and goes inside, leaving Cosmo and Wanda to guard his room. While Timmy is having fun in the TV, Vicky comes along to make sure he isn't watching it.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Either Cosmo or Wanda to poof away the TV and create a decoy to avoid arousing suspicion.\\
'''Instead:''' Cosmo imitates Timmy and ''explicitly tells Vicky that he's watching TV''. Of course, [[TheDitz this is]] ''[[TheDitz Cosmo]]'' [[TheDitz we're talking about here]], but even ''he'' should know better.
** In the same episode, Timmy gets grounded for performing stunts on Television. Timmy isn't happy with this.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish for his parents' memories to be wiped, so he can avoid grounding.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't, and he stays grounded until he runs away.



* In ''Playdate of Doom'', Foop tricks Wanda into thinking he's reformed and should have a playdate with Poof. As soon as Foop arrives, he bullies himself and blames Poof so Wanda would put him in a playpen that would teleport him to a pocket dimension.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Wanda to get suspicious of Poof's sudden bad behavior and suspect that Foop is up to something.\\
'''Instead:''' Wanda falls for Foop's tricks, not once thinking that Foop is blaming Poof for the things he did and is still out to get him, and almost puts him in the playpen (remember, Wanda's supposed to be the ''smart'' one in the show).

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* In ''Playdate of Doom'', Foop tricks Wanda into thinking he's reformed and should have "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS5E10ItsAWishfulLife It's a playdate with Poof. As soon as Foop arrives, Wishful Life]]", after Timmy wishes that he bullies himself and blames Poof so Wanda never existed, Jorgen gives him a test to point out somebody whose life would put be worse without him, but he keeps finding people who have better lives without him in a playpen that would teleport him to a pocket dimension.existing.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Wanda Timmy to get suspicious remember how Tootie kept pursuing him due to being twice as miserable as he is (as a result of Poof's sudden bad behavior living in the same house as [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]]) and suspect that Foop is up not having any fairies. Without Timmy in her life, she would undeniably be even ''more'' miserable. Timmy could point this out to something.Jorgen, visit her, and win the test.\\
'''Alternatively:''' Timmy could cite Mark Chang as someone who would be miserable if he didn't exist, since Yugopotamia would have been overrun by the Gigglepies if Timmy hadn't helped the Yugopotamians defeat them, and Mark would have been forcibly wed to Mandie if Timmy hadn't let him live at the Dimmsdale Dump.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (never mind that [[BrokenAesop all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).
* In ''Fairy Idol'', Norm has Timmy replaced with a {{Jerkass}} clone that proceeds to drive Cosmo and
Wanda falls for Foop's tricks, not once thinking up the wall with his overbearing wishes and demands.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That, knowing
that Foop is blaming Poof for there aren't any rules against using magic to alter people's behavior (outside of falling in love) or creating clones, they'd find Timmy's drastic change in behavior suspicious.\\
'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on
the things he did and is still out to get him, and almost puts him in clone (and the playpen (remember, Wanda's supposed to be the ''smart'' one in the show).real Timmy) as a result.



* In the early episode ''Father Time!'', Timmy is stuck in the house doing chores while his parents are outside exercising, and he'd rather be outside, saying he'd be done with his chores if there were less to do. Cosmo and Wanda each have a suggestion to the problem; Wanda's is that he could wish that the chores were done, and Cosmo's is that he could melt everything with heat vision.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to go with Wanda's suggestion and wish that his chores were done.\\
'''Instead:''' Finding having a superpower much more exciting, he goes with Cosmo's suggestion and wishes that he had heat vision. He then starts zapping everything in sight, leading to him accidentally melting his father's prized racing trophy from his childhood. When his father finds out, he is mad at him and grounds him for his actions.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' That Timmy would simply wish that his father's trophy were un-melted, or get Cosmo & Wanda to poof up a replacement, or any number of similar things. He's not ''that'' stupid, after all.\\
'''Instead:''' Under Cosmo's next suggestion, he wishes for a time-traveling bike so he can go back to when his dad first won the trophy and [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight sabotage his father's victory]]. Wanda even points out that traveling in time is a bad idea.
* In "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS5E10ItsAWishfulLife It's a Wishful Life]]", after Timmy wishes that he never existed, Jorgen gives him a test to point out somebody whose life would be worse without him, but he keeps finding people who have better lives without him existing.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to remember how Tootie kept pursuing him due to being twice as miserable as he is (as a result of living in the same house as [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]]) and not having any fairies. Without Timmy in her life, she would undeniably be even ''more'' miserable. Timmy could point this out to Jorgen, visit her, and win the test.\\
'''Alternatively:''' Timmy could cite Mark Chang as someone who would be miserable if he didn't exist, since Yugopotamia would have been overrun by the Gigglepies if Timmy hadn't helped the Yugopotamians defeat them, and Mark would have been forcibly wed to Mandie if Timmy hadn't let him live at the Dimmsdale Dump.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (never mind that [[BrokenAesop all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).
* In "Class Clown", despite Timmy managing to save Trixie from a seemingly harmless man-eating plant, [[SkewedPriorities she's more focused]] on the fact that Timmy has just killed her favorite plant than [[UngratefulBastard saving her life, which makes her immediately dump him]].\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Him to realize that, since not even saving Trixie would impress her, he has absolutely no chance of dating her and should just move on from her, with him deciding to either remain single until he's older or start looking for girls who aren't as mean as Trixie, like Veronica or Tootie (once the latter has her StalkerWithACrush tendencies sorted out).\\
'''Or:''' He could just simply wish that Trixie's nice to him[[note]]He successfully did it with Vicky and, as long as the latter's around, can still keep his fairies.[[/note]] so that she can naturally fall in love with him and win each other's hearts.\\
'''Instead:''' [[DoggedNiceGuy He still continues to pine for her in spite of all this]].
* In ''Fairy Idol'', Norm has Timmy replaced with a {{Jerkass}} clone that proceeds to drive Cosmo and Wanda up the wall with his overbearing wishes and demands.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That, knowing that there aren't any rules against using magic to alter people's behavior (outside of falling in love) or creating clones, they'd find Timmy's drastic change in behavior suspicious.\\
'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result.
* In ''Vicky Loses Her Icky'', Timmy has successfully wished that Vicky is a NiceGirl, with the only reason that she went back to her cruel self is that she let the bug that made people cruel come to her rather than the mayor.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That Timmy could wish that her bullying tendencies were toned down so that she's more strict and overbearing than downright cruel, which would let him keep his fairies and make his life a bit more bearable.\\
'''Alternatively:''' he could at least wish that Vicky is nice to Tootie so the latter would no longer cling to Timmy because she'd have a big sister who truly cares for her, which will make him more focused on trying to win Trixie over without Tootie's StalkerWithACrush tendencies getting in the way.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't think about doing either of these options and is more focused on doing some overtly complicated things to get Vicky out of his way.
* In ''Shelf Life'', Timmy wishes Tom Sawyer would come out of his book and help Timmy write his book report, despite Wanda warning him that doing this would be a bad idea.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Wanda, being well aware that Tom is a master of manipulation, to realize that leaving people like Timmy and Cosmo alone with him wouldn't be a good idea.\\
'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand.
* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish some dangerous things.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish he couldn't talk in his sleep, or that any wish he made while asleep wouldn't be granted.\\
'''Instead:''' Timmy decides to try and stay awake indefinitely. He falls asleep again and makes things worse.

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* In the early episode ''Father Time!'', Timmy is stuck in the house doing chores while his parents are outside exercising, and he'd rather be outside, saying he'd be done with his chores if there were less to do. Cosmo and ''Playdate of Doom'', Foop tricks Wanda each into thinking he's reformed and should have a suggestion to the problem; Wanda's is playdate with Poof. As soon as Foop arrives, he bullies himself and blames Poof so Wanda would put him in a playpen that he could wish that the chores were done, and Cosmo's is that he could melt everything with heat vision.would teleport him to a pocket dimension.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy Wanda to go with Wanda's suggestion get suspicious of Poof's sudden bad behavior and wish suspect that his chores were done.Foop is up to something.\\
'''Instead:''' Finding having a superpower much more exciting, he goes with Cosmo's suggestion and wishes that he had heat vision. He then starts zapping everything in sight, leading to him accidentally melting his father's prized racing trophy from his childhood. When his father finds out, he is mad at him and grounds him for his actions.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' That Timmy would simply wish that his father's trophy were un-melted, or get Cosmo &
Wanda to poof up a replacement, or any number of similar things. He's falls for Foop's tricks, not ''that'' stupid, after all.\\
'''Instead:''' Under Cosmo's next suggestion, he wishes for a time-traveling bike so he can go back to when his dad first won the trophy and [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight sabotage his father's victory]]. Wanda even points out
once thinking that traveling in time Foop is a bad idea.
* In "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS5E10ItsAWishfulLife It's a Wishful Life]]", after Timmy wishes that
blaming Poof for the things he never existed, Jorgen gives him a test to point did and is still out somebody whose life would be worse without to get him, but he keeps finding people who have better lives without and almost puts him existing.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to remember how Tootie kept pursuing him due to being twice as miserable as he is (as a result of living
in the same house as [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]]) and not having any fairies. Without Timmy in her life, she would undeniably playpen (remember, Wanda's supposed to be even ''more'' miserable. Timmy could point this out to Jorgen, visit her, and win the test.\\
'''Alternatively:''' Timmy could cite Mark Chang as someone who would be miserable if he didn't exist, since Yugopotamia would have been overrun by the Gigglepies if Timmy hadn't helped the Yugopotamians defeat them, and Mark would have been forcibly wed to Mandie if Timmy hadn't let him live at the Dimmsdale Dump.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (never mind that [[BrokenAesop all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).
* In "Class Clown", despite Timmy managing to save Trixie from a seemingly harmless man-eating plant, [[SkewedPriorities she's more focused]] on the fact that Timmy has just killed her favorite plant than [[UngratefulBastard saving her life, which makes her immediately dump him]].\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Him to realize that, since not even saving Trixie would impress her, he has absolutely no chance of dating her and should just move on from her, with him deciding to either remain single until he's older or start looking for girls who aren't as mean as Trixie, like Veronica or Tootie (once the latter has her StalkerWithACrush tendencies sorted out).\\
'''Or:''' He could just simply wish that Trixie's nice to him[[note]]He successfully did it with Vicky and, as long as the latter's around, can still keep his fairies.[[/note]] so that she can naturally fall in love with him and win each other's hearts.\\
'''Instead:''' [[DoggedNiceGuy He still continues to pine for her in spite of all this]].
* In ''Fairy Idol'', Norm has Timmy replaced with a {{Jerkass}} clone that proceeds to drive Cosmo and Wanda up the wall with his overbearing wishes and demands.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That, knowing that there aren't any rules against using magic to alter people's behavior (outside of falling in love) or creating clones, they'd find Timmy's drastic change in behavior suspicious.\\
'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result.
* In ''Vicky Loses Her Icky'', Timmy has successfully wished that Vicky is a NiceGirl, with the only reason that she went back to her cruel self is that she let the bug that made people cruel come to her rather than the mayor.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That Timmy could wish that her bullying tendencies were toned down so that she's more strict and overbearing than downright cruel, which would let him keep his fairies and make his life a bit more bearable.\\
'''Alternatively:''' he could at least wish that Vicky is nice to Tootie so the latter would no longer cling to Timmy because she'd have a big sister who truly cares for her, which will make him more focused on trying to win Trixie over without Tootie's StalkerWithACrush tendencies getting
''smart'' one in the way.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't think about doing either of these options and is more focused on doing some overtly complicated things to get Vicky out of his way.
* In ''Shelf Life'', Timmy wishes Tom Sawyer would come out of his book and help Timmy write his book report, despite Wanda warning him that doing this would be a bad idea.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Wanda, being well aware that Tom is a master of manipulation, to realize that leaving people like Timmy and Cosmo alone with him wouldn't be a good idea.\\
'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand.
* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish some dangerous things.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish he couldn't talk in his sleep, or that any wish he made while asleep wouldn't be granted.\\
'''Instead:''' Timmy decides to try and stay awake indefinitely. He falls asleep again and makes things worse.
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'''You'd Then Expect:''' That Timmy would simply wish that his father's trophy was unmelted, or get Cosmo & Wanda to poof up a replacement, or any number of similar things. He's not ''that'' stupid, after all.\\

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'''You'd Then Expect:''' That Timmy would simply wish that his father's trophy was unmelted, were un-melted, or get Cosmo & Wanda to poof up a replacement, or any number of similar things. He's not ''that'' stupid, after all.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' Him to realize that, since not even saving Trixie would impress her, he has absolutely no chance of dating her and should just move on from her, with him deciding to either remain single until he's older or start looking for girls that aren't as mean as Trixie, like Veronica or Tootie (once the latter has her StalkerWithACrush tendencies sorted out).\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' Him to realize that, since not even saving Trixie would impress her, he has absolutely no chance of dating her and should just move on from her, with him deciding to either remain single until he's older or start looking for girls that who aren't as mean as Trixie, like Veronica or Tootie (once the latter has her StalkerWithACrush tendencies sorted out).\\
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* In "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS5E10ItsAWishfulLife It's a Wishful Life]]", after Timmy wishes that he never existed, Jorgen gave him a test to point out somebody whose life would be worse without him, but he kept finding people who have better lives without him existing.\\

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* In "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS5E10ItsAWishfulLife It's a Wishful Life]]", after Timmy wishes that he never existed, Jorgen gave gives him a test to point out somebody whose life would be worse without him, but he kept keeps finding people who have better lives without him existing.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to remember how Tootie kept pursuing him due to being twice as miserable as he is (as a result of living in the same house as [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]]) and not having any fairies. Without Timmy in her life, she would have undeniably be even ''more'' miserable. Timmy could point this out to Jorgen, visit her, and win the test.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to remember how Tootie kept pursuing him due to being twice as miserable as he is (as a result of living in the same house as [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]]) and not having any fairies. Without Timmy in her life, she would have undeniably be even ''more'' miserable. Timmy could point this out to Jorgen, visit her, and win the test.\\
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* In ''It's A Wishful Life'', after Timmy wishes that he never existed, Jorgen gave him a test to point out somebody whose life would be worse without him, but he kept finding people who have better lives without him existing.\\

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* In ''It's A "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS5E10ItsAWishfulLife It's a Wishful Life'', Life]]", after Timmy wishes that he never existed, Jorgen gave him a test to point out somebody whose life would be worse without him, but he kept finding people who have better lives without him existing.\\
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'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (nevermind that [[BrokenAesop all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).

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'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (nevermind (never mind that [[BrokenAesop all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).
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* In ''It's A Wishful Life'', after Timmy wishes that he never existed, Jorgen gave him a test to point out somebody whose life would be worse without him, but he kept finding people that have better lives without him existing.\\

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* In ''It's A Wishful Life'', after Timmy wishes that he never existed, Jorgen gave him a test to point out somebody whose life would be worse without him, but he kept finding people that who have better lives without him existing.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' For Timmy to remember how Tootie kept pursuing him due to being twice as miserable as he is (as a result of living in the same house as [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]]) and not having any fairies. Without Timmy in her life, she would have undeniably be even ''more'' miserable. Timmy could point this out to Jorgen, visit her, and win the test.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For Timmy to remember how Tootie kept pursuing him due to being twice as miserable as he is (as a result of living in the same house as [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]]) and not having any fairies. Without Timmy in her life, she would have undeniably be even ''more'' miserable. Timmy could point this out to Jorgen, visit her, and win the test.\\
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'''You’d Expect:''' That he would keep his mouth shut and lay low for the duration of the day in order to fool Francis.\\

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'''You’d Expect:''' That he would keep his mouth shut and lay lie low for the duration of the day in order to fool Francis.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' For Timmy to wish for his parents' memories to be wiped, so he can avoid grounding.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For Timmy to wish for his parents' memories to be wiped, so he can avoid grounding.\\
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Sure, [[IdiotPlot they can lead to the plot of an episode]], but [[DarthWiki/WhatAnIdiot these moments]] need a second thought before being [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents wished upon]].

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Sure, [[IdiotPlot they can lead to the plot of an episode]], episode, but [[DarthWiki/WhatAnIdiot these moments]] need a second thought before being [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents wished upon]].



'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result. [[IdiotPlot This sets the rest of the special's plot in motion as Norm continues to scheme to replace them as Fairy Godparents]].

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'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result. [[IdiotPlot This sets the rest of the special's plot in motion as Norm continues to scheme to replace them as Fairy Godparents]].



'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot leads to the entire conflict of the story]].

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'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot leads to the entire conflict of the story]].wand.
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* In the early episode ''Father Time!'', Timmy accidentally ruins his father's prized racing trophy from his childhood due to [[ItMakesSenseInContext melting it with heat vision]].\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That Timmy would simply wish that his father's trophy was unmelted, or get Cosmo & Wanda to poof up a replacement, or any number of similar things. He's not ''that'' stupid, after all.\\
'''Instead:''' He wishes for a time-traveling bike so he can go back to when his dad first won the trophy and [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight sabotage his father's victory]]. Wanda even points out that traveling in time is a bad idea.

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* In the early episode ''Father Time!'', Timmy accidentally ruins is stuck in the house doing chores while his father's prized racing trophy from parents are outside exercising, and he'd rather be outside, saying he'd be done with his childhood due chores if there were less to [[ItMakesSenseInContext melting it do. Cosmo and Wanda each have a suggestion to the problem; Wanda's is that he could wish that the chores were done, and Cosmo's is that he could melt everything with heat vision]].vision.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to go with Wanda's suggestion and wish that his chores were done.\\
'''Instead:''' Finding having a superpower much more exciting, he goes with Cosmo's suggestion and wishes that he had heat vision. He then starts zapping everything in sight, leading to him accidentally melting his father's prized racing trophy from his childhood. When his father finds out, he is mad at him and grounds him for his actions.\\
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Expect:''' That Timmy would simply wish that his father's trophy was unmelted, or get Cosmo & Wanda to poof up a replacement, or any number of similar things. He's not ''that'' stupid, after all.\\
'''Instead:''' He Under Cosmo's next suggestion, he wishes for a time-traveling bike so he can go back to when his dad first won the trophy and [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight sabotage his father's victory]]. Wanda even points out that traveling in time is a bad idea.

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'''You'd Expect:''' That Timmy could wish that her bullying tendencies were toned down so that she's more strict and overbearing than downright cruel, which would let him keep his fairies and make his life a bit more bearable.\\ '''Alternatively:''' he could at least wish that Vicky is nice to Tootie so the latter would no longer cling to Timmy because she'd have a big sister who truly cares for her, which will make him more focused on trying to win Trixie over without Tootie's StalkerWithACrush tendencies getting in the way.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' That Timmy could wish that her bullying tendencies were toned down so that she's more strict and overbearing than downright cruel, which would let him keep his fairies and make his life a bit more bearable.\\ \\
'''Alternatively:''' he could at least wish that Vicky is nice to Tootie so the latter would no longer cling to Timmy because she'd have a big sister who truly cares for her, which will make him more focused on trying to win Trixie over without Tootie's StalkerWithACrush tendencies getting in the way.\\
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* The episode ''Nega-Timmy'' involves [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Timmy turning evil]]. How does this happen? Well, it starts when Timmy's parents become the latest subjects of a TV program called ''The Bad Parents Hunter''. [[note]]essentially ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' (complete with a Steve Irwin CaptainErsatz), but it focuses on hunting...well, bad parents.[[/note]] Upset about being humiliated on National Television, they decide to be GoodParents...[[SubvertedTrope however]], ''[[DramaticallyMissingThePoint their]]'' definition of this trope is being super strict and overbearing. Timmy quickly gets fed up with this.\\

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* The episode ''Nega-Timmy'' involves [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Timmy turning evil]]. How does this happen? Well, it starts when Timmy's parents become the latest subjects of a TV program called ''The Bad Parents Parent Hunter''. [[note]]essentially ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' (complete with a Steve Irwin CaptainErsatz), but it focuses on hunting...well, bad parents.[[/note]] Upset about being humiliated on National Television, they decide to be GoodParents...[[SubvertedTrope however]], ''[[DramaticallyMissingThePoint their]]'' definition of this trope is being super strict and overbearing. Timmy quickly gets fed up with this.\\



* In ''Vicky Gets Fired'', Timmy finally had enough of Vicky tormenting him and shows his parents their reality show contest entry tape, which recorded Vicky torturing Timmy, to get them to fire her.\\

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* In ''Vicky Gets Fired'', Timmy has finally had enough of Vicky tormenting him and shows his parents their reality show contest entry tape, which recorded Vicky torturing Timmy, to get them to fire her.\\
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'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (nevermind that [[BrokenAesop/TheFairlyOddParents all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).

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'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (nevermind that [[BrokenAesop/TheFairlyOddParents [[BrokenAesop all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).



'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result. [[IdiotPlot/TheFairlyOddParents This sets the rest of the special's plot in motion as Norm continues to scheme to replace them as Fairy Godparents]].

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'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result. [[IdiotPlot/TheFairlyOddParents [[IdiotPlot This sets the rest of the special's plot in motion as Norm continues to scheme to replace them as Fairy Godparents]].



'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot/TheFairlyOddParents leads to the entire conflict of the story]].

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'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot/TheFairlyOddParents [[IdiotPlot leads to the entire conflict of the story]].
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* The episode ''Nega-Timmy'' involves [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Timmy turning evil.]] How does this happen? Well, it starts when Timmy's parents become the latest subjects of a TV program called ''The Bad Parents Hunter''. [[note]]essentially ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' (complete with a Steve Irwin CaptainErsatz), but it focuses on hunting...well, bad parents.[[/note]] Upset about being humiliated on National Television, they decide to be GoodParents...[[SubvertedTrope however]], ''[[DramaticallyMissingThePoint their]]'' definition of this trope is being super strict and overbearing. Timmy quickly gets fed up with this.\\

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* The episode ''Nega-Timmy'' involves [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Timmy turning evil.]] evil]]. How does this happen? Well, it starts when Timmy's parents become the latest subjects of a TV program called ''The Bad Parents Hunter''. [[note]]essentially ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' (complete with a Steve Irwin CaptainErsatz), but it focuses on hunting...well, bad parents.[[/note]] Upset about being humiliated on National Television, they decide to be GoodParents...[[SubvertedTrope however]], ''[[DramaticallyMissingThePoint their]]'' definition of this trope is being super strict and overbearing. Timmy quickly gets fed up with this.\\



'''Instead:''' She decides to overthrow the Dimmsdale Government, which ultimately causes [[StatusQuoIsGod Timmy to be forced to wish Vicky her job back,]] which, while depriving him of his own happiness, allows the rest of the universe to remain Vicky-free.

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'''Instead:''' She decides to overthrow the Dimmsdale Government, which ultimately causes [[StatusQuoIsGod Timmy to be forced to wish Vicky her job back,]] back]], which, while depriving him of his own happiness, allows the rest of the universe to remain Vicky-free.



'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (nevermind that [[BrokenAesop all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).

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'''Instead:''' He doesn't point either of these people out and really thinks that the world would be better off without him and prepares to go to what's essentially Hell, only for Jorgen to reveal that he "passed" and tells him to do good deeds regardless of whether the person you serve expresses gratitude (nevermind that [[BrokenAesop [[BrokenAesop/TheFairlyOddParents all Timmy wanted was a simple "thank you" for his actions]]).
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'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result. [[IdiotPlot This sets the rest of the special's plot in motion as Norm continues to scheme to replace them as Fairy Godparents]].

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'''Instead:''' They don't suspect a thing and eventually quit on the clone (and the real Timmy) as a result. [[IdiotPlot [[IdiotPlot/TheFairlyOddParents This sets the rest of the special's plot in motion as Norm continues to scheme to replace them as Fairy Godparents]].



'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot leads to the entire conflict of the story]].

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'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot [[IdiotPlot/TheFairlyOddParents leads to the entire conflict of the story]].
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-->'''Timmy:''' [[{{Catchphrase}} Cosmo, you]] ''[[{{Catchphrase}} idiot!]]''

Sure, [[IdiotPlot they can lead to the plot of an episode]], but [[WhatAnIdiot these moments]] need a second thought before being [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents wished upon]].

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-->'''Timmy:''' ->'''Timmy:''' [[{{Catchphrase}} Cosmo, you]] ''[[{{Catchphrase}} idiot!]]''

Sure, [[IdiotPlot they can lead to the plot of an episode]], but [[WhatAnIdiot [[DarthWiki/WhatAnIdiot these moments]] need a second thought before being [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents wished upon]].
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'''Instead:''' She decides to overthrow the Dimmsdale Government, which ultimately causes [[StatusQuoIsGod Timmy to be forced to wish Vicky her job back,]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop which, while depriving him of his own happiness, allows the rest of the universe to remain Vicky-free.]]

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'''Instead:''' She decides to overthrow the Dimmsdale Government, which ultimately causes [[StatusQuoIsGod Timmy to be forced to wish Vicky her job back,]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop which, while depriving him of his own happiness, allows the rest of the universe to remain Vicky-free.]]
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* In ''Tim Visible'', Timmy finds out on the last day of school that Francis gets to beat up all the boys in school and must try to find a way to avoid Francis and Mr. Crocker (who suspects that he has fairy godparents).\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish that Francis was nice.\\
'''Instead:''' Timmy wishes that he was invisible (hence the episode title) to avoid Francis. This allows Mr. Crocker to realize that Timmy is, well, ''invisible'', since being beaten by a floating frog is impossible in real life.

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* In ''Tim Visible'', Timmy finds out on the last day of school that Francis gets to beat up all the boys in school and must try to find a way to avoid Francis and Mr. Crocker (who suspects that he has fairy godparents).narrowly escapes TheBully himself once the bell rings.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish for anything that would allow the last day of school go off without a hitch; that Francis was nice.nice, that he was under surveillance or at least protection.\\
'''Instead:''' Timmy wishes that he was invisible (hence the episode title) to avoid Francis. This allows Mr. Crocker to realize that Timmy is, well, ''invisible'', since being beaten by a floating frog is impossible in real life. Now Timmy has to avoid Francis ''and'' Mr. Crocker, who seeks to capture him to prove that fairy godparents exist.



'''Instead:''' He goes around ranting that he can’t be beaten up because he’s a girl, which leads Francis into realizing that said boy's really in disguise as a girl and proceeds to beat him up.

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'''Instead:''' He goes around ranting that he can’t be beaten up because he’s a girl, which leads Francis into realizing that said boy's really in disguise as a girl girl, and the former proceeds to beat him up.
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* The episode ''Nega-Timmy'' involves [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Timmy turning evil.]] How does this happen? Well it starts when Timmy's parents become the latest subjects of a TV program called ''The Bad Parents Hunter'', [[note]]essentially ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' (complete with a Steve Irwin CaptainErsatz), but it focuses on hunting...well, bad parents.[[/note]] Upset about being humiliated on National Television, they decide to be GoodParents...[[SubvertedTrope however]], ''[[DramaticallyMissingThePoint their]]'' definition of this trope is being super strict and overbearing. Timmy quickly gets fed up with this.\\

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* The episode ''Nega-Timmy'' involves [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Timmy turning evil.]] How does this happen? Well Well, it starts when Timmy's parents become the latest subjects of a TV program called ''The Bad Parents Hunter'', Hunter''. [[note]]essentially ''Series/CrocodileHunter'' (complete with a Steve Irwin CaptainErsatz), but it focuses on hunting...well, bad parents.[[/note]] Upset about being humiliated on National Television, they decide to be GoodParents...[[SubvertedTrope however]], ''[[DramaticallyMissingThePoint their]]'' definition of this trope is being super strict and overbearing. Timmy quickly gets fed up with this.\\
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'''Instead:''' He goes around ranting that he can’t he beaten up because he’s a girl, which leads Francis into realizing that said boy's really in disguise as a girl and proceeds to beat him up.

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'''Instead:''' He goes around ranting that he can’t he be beaten up because he’s a girl, which leads Francis into realizing that said boy's really in disguise as a girl and proceeds to beat him up.
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Sure, [[IdiotPlot they can lead to the plot of an episode]], but these moments need a second thought before being wished upon.

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Sure, [[IdiotPlot they can lead to the plot of an episode]], but [[WhatAnIdiot these moments moments]] need a second thought before being [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents wished upon.upon]].
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* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish some dangerous things.
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish he couldn't talk in his sleep, or that any wish he made while asleep wouldn't be granted.

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* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish some dangerous things.
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'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish he couldn't talk in his sleep, or that any wish he made while asleep wouldn't be granted.\\
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* In "Dream Goat!", Timmy inadvertently gets Vicky arrested and himself hailed as a hero. He enjoys it at first, but his guilt gets him to sleep wish some dangerous things.
'''You'd Expect:''' Timmy to wish he couldn't talk in his sleep, or that any wish he made while asleep wouldn't be granted.
'''Instead:''' Timmy decides to try and stay awake indefinitely. He falls asleep again and makes things worse.
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* In ''Shelf Life'' Timmy wishes Tom Sawyer would come out of his book and help Timmy write his book report, despite Wanda warning him that doing this would be a bad idea.\\

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* In ''Shelf Life'' Life'', Timmy wishes Tom Sawyer would come out of his book and help Timmy write his book report, despite Wanda warning him that doing this would be a bad idea.\\



'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot leads to the entire conflict of the story]].\\

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'''Instead:''' She decides that she doesn't want to take part in this and immediately leaves Timmy and Cosmo alone with Tom. As a result, he tricks Timmy into spending a day at a carnival and uses his powers of manipulation to get Cosmo's wand, which [[IdiotPlot leads to the entire conflict of the story]].\\

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