"What could possibly go wrong?"
"In the beginning there was a boy, and the boy was average. But Timmy was still happy, because he had Fairly OddParents. Wanda and Cosmo granted Timmy Turner his every wish, even when it was a terrible idea, but he had a few good ones too. Together they got him through junior high and even through high school. Today, Timmy is like super-buff and handsome."
— Opening narration from the first episode
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder is a live-action/animated Nickelodeon Kid Com. It's a Sequel Series to the Nicktoon The Fairly OddParents!, set eight years after the events of that show.
When Ty Turner (Ryan-James Hatanaka) becomes enamored with his old high school sweetheart, Rachel Raskin (Laura Bell Bundy), he relocates his teenage daughter, Vivian ("Viv" for short) (Audrey Grace Marshall), to the town of Dimmsdale. While she doesn't acclimate to the changes in her life well at first, things change when her older cousin, Timmy (Caleb Pierce), passes down "the two best things that have ever happened to [him]" - Cosmo and Wanda, now her fairy godparents. Alongside Rachel's son, Roy (Tyler Wladis) (who effectively shares the two fairies with his stepsister because he witnessed Timmy give them to her), Viv is quick to reap the benefits of being able to wish for practically anything she wants... as well as the unintended side effects.
The series was released on Paramount+ on March 31st, 2022, and subsequently aired on Nickelodeon. On January 31st, 2023, the show was removed from streaming services.
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The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder contains examples of:
- Abhorrent Admirer: Zina Zacarias, to Roy. She isn't ugly or even particularly unpleasant, but her Stalker with a Crush traits and her absolute refusal to take no for an answer make her incredibly off-putting.
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: At most, Vicky was just indifferent to Mr. Crocker in the cartoon. That's not the case in this show, where she's portrayed with a madly-obsessive crush on the guy.
- Alliterative Name:
- Vivian's father, Ty Turner.
- Roy Raskin, and his mother, Rachel Raskin.
- Roy's #1 fan, Zina Zacarias.
- Alternate Tooniverse: Fairy World is still animated. Humans who go there become animated but fairies don't turn live-action on Earth.
- Ambiguously Gay: Bernard the Sassy Owl"Honey, you put the 'dumb' in 'wis-dumb.'"
- As You Know: The first half of the first episode consists mainly of exposition, usually by having characters tell each other stuff they already know. It reaches unparalleled heights in Viv and Ty's introduction scene, which consists of nothing but the two of them telling each other things they both already know.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: A running theme imported from the previous series. For example, after Cosmo & Wanda grant Viv's wish that her dad would "stop ballroom dancing all the time," he does indeed stop... right in the middle of a dance. His partner, Rachel, falls face-first onto the floor.
- Bland-Name Product:
- ClikClok is a stand-in for TikTok.
- In "The Most Popular Person", Cosmo and Wanda mention Ama-Wand Prime and Fairy-Mount+.
- Butt Biter: "The Most Popular Person" has Roy wish for a dog named Buddy, that has a bad habit of biting everyone on their behinds.
- Call-Back: When Cosmo and Wanda introduce themselves to Viv, they're accompanied by a pair of searchlights and text reading "FAIRY GODPARENTS!" This recreates their introduction to Timmy (as seen in the pilot and Abra-Catastrophe!).
- Changing of the Guard: The series depicts an older Timmy Turner (the original series' main character) personally passing Cosmo and Wanda down to his cousin, Viv, thereby cementing that she's the new protagonist.
- Circling Birdies: Cosmo hears chirping birds (and sees them as well) after Wanda drops an anvil on his head. That'll teach him to get sassy.
- Continuity Nod:
- Two posters referencing side characters from the original series can be seen in Viv's bedroom: a campaign ad for Tad & Chad (before Cosmo & Wanda magically upgrade it) and a drawing of the Crimson Chin (afterward).
- Cosmo's explanation of what wishes he and Wanda can grant is lifted from the original show's theme song: "guava juice, birthday cake, large fries, chocolate shake..."
- Composite Character: In the ending of Channel Chasers, Timmy had two children named Tommy and Tammy, and Cosmo and Wanda were passed down to them; in this show though, they were absent and replaced with Timmy's cousin Viv. Either that or Timmy wasn't old enough to get married yet.
- Evil Teacher: Vicky grew up to become one at Dimmsdale Junior High, effectively becoming a successor to the now-incarcerated Mr. Crocker.
- Forgot About the Mind Reader: Played for Laughs where Crocker's inner thoughts are unexpectedly heard by Jorgen Von Strangle, much to the latter's annoyance.
- Exposition Dump: Ty does this in the first episode to his daughter Viv that explains the whole reason for the show to begin.Ty: Okay, do you expect me to apologize for reconnecting with my high-school sweetheart last week, marrying her on a whim, quitting my job, selling our house in Oldsburg, and moving to Dimmsdale to live with them? Because now that I say it out loud I realize that was nuts, so I will.
- Involuntary Dance: While under the influence of Crocker's mind control devices, Viv and Roy's parents are forced into backup singer mode to compliment the former and Crocker's Villain Song.
- Kubrick Stare: Doubling as a Shout-Out to Psycho, the jailed Crocker is shown pulling it off after claiming he "couldn't hurt a fairy fly."
- Laugh Track: Featured prominently in what some fans presume is an attempt to evoke the feel of old-school Nick fantasy/comedies such as Taina and Clarissa Explains It All. Ironic that another Butch Hartman cartoon, Zoo Mates, used one, but that was created by Seth MacFarlane.
- Literal Genie:
- The first reveal trailer opens with a brief gag where Wanda asks Cosmo to show "our new trailer" to the audience. Cosmo immediately obliges, only to reveal a horse trailer with the show's logo on it instead.
- When Viv wishes to be taller, Cosmo & Wanda end up making her so tall that she ends up pressed against the ceiling.Viv: Not what I was hoping for!
- Medium Blending: The show is primarily in live action. However, Cosmo, Wanda, Jorgen, and their associated "poof!" effects are still animated in 2D, like the original series.
- Midas Touch: In 'King Roydas', Roy wishes that everything he touches would turn to gold. This backfires when he attempts to high-five his mom and turns her into a gold statue.
- Multi-Part Episode: The Season 1 finale, 'Fairies Away!' Where Cosmo and Wanda get captured by Vicky and Mr. Crocker, is split into two parts.
- Not So Above It All: Wanda in "Cheater Cheater Cookie Eater", grants Viv's wish to think of something, by making her think of the word "something", with her laughing about it. Viv lampshades this.Viv: You know, I'd expect this kind of thing from Cosmo, not you.
- Number of the Beast: Vicky's password for unlocking her phone is 666.
- Remember the New Guy?:
- Timmy never mentioned having a Cousin Viv nor an Uncle Ty in the original series, plus his dad was implied to be an only child. Regardless, he, Cosmo, and Wanda still act as if they had always existed.
- In Roynocchio, Cosmo is established to have an ex-girlfriend before he met Wanda named Brandy-Lynn, which is at odds with the original series giving no indication that Cosmo ever fell for anyone else before he met Wanda.
- Ridiculously Successful Future Self: Timmy the "straight-F student" got into PRINCETON UNIVERSITY of all places. Justified as during his middle school and high school years, Timmy has improved academically since Crocker is not present in those interim years to give him F's.
- Roger Rabbit Effect: The series is primarily live-action. However, fairies like Cosmo and Wanda and their associated "poof!" effects are still animated in 2D like the original series.
- Running Gag: "I fell in a bush!" amongst many others.
- Sequel Series: Fairly Odder takes place eight years after The Fairly OddParents. The first episode shows Timmy (now a grown man) passing on his fairy godparents to his younger cousin, Viv, and accidentally, her stepbrother, Roy.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: When Mr. Crocker first appears, he's concealed in shadow while his glasses shine in the darkness, giving him an eerie presence.
- Strange Minds Think Alike: If a strange phrase is said, someone unaware WILL use it.
- Strictly Formula: The show Roy and Wanda like Action High uses this according to Viv.
- Viv: Ugh, every episode is the same. They defuse a bomb, the villain captures someone, a random side character reveals they have amazing fighting skills, and at the end, someone says, "How about some nachos?", and and everyone laughs like it's funny!
- That Poor Cat: A stock cat yowling sound effect heard from off-screen whenever they are harmed by the characters' actions is a running gag sometimes used quite a few times in the second half of the series.
- Time Skip: Set eight years after the original series, Timmy is now an adult (age 18 to be exact) and finally at the point where he must give up his fairies. He decides to pass them down to his younger cousin, Vivian.
- Toilet Humor: One of the main jokes in 'Vicky's Best Friend' is that people farted, though no sound is heard, and that Viv stepped in dog poop. The dog poop is referenced a good four times.
- Unsound Effect: Some of the Written Sound Effects seen in the show are regular words, like "CHOCOLATE!", "TALLER!", and "MONTAGE!"
- Villain Song: The Season Finale has "Master Plan" for Mr. Crocker and Vicky. Crocker invokes it himself.Mr. Crocker: Why should I tell you my secret plan, when I can sing it for you?! (Jazz hands)
- Written Sound Effect: Much like the original series, Cosmo and Wanda's magic is frequently accompanied by comic book-style sound effects.
- You Could Have Used Your Powers for Good!: Viv laments that Crocker could've used his inventions to improve the world rather than indulge in his fairy obsession.
