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The Fairly OddParents
- Nickelodeon
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
Creative and fun, with occasional mature humor.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that there's a lot of cartoon roughhousing and physical comedy -- characters get injured but recover instantly. There's also some fleeting innuendo and mature humor. Timmy often learns a thing or two from his misguided wishes, but the focus here is on cartoon zaniness more than education. Timmy's biggest enemy is his cruel babysitter Vicki -- the youngest viewers may need reassurance/reminding that their real-life babysitters are friendly.
What's the story?
Grade-school viewers love watching Timmy (voiced by Tara Strong) -- a normal little boy trying to grow up and figure out the world -- wish for crazy things that he imagines will make his life more bearable. Timmy's fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda (Daran Norris and Susanne Blakeslee), grant his wishes, but Timmy inevitably wants life back to normal again. Timmy usually thinks he's wishing for something useful or helpful, such as a world without sleep or a cool job for his dad. The results of his wishes help Timmy make discoveries such as why kids need sleep or why just being Timmy's dad is a cool enough job.
Is it any good?
Nickelodeon airs some of the most creative and expertly animated cartoons on television, and it has another winner with THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS. Much like SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents can be fast-paced, raucous, and contain mature humor. Violence played for laughs -- characters squashed, clobbered, blown up, etc. -- isn't unusual, though no one is ever hurt permanently.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about Timmy's wishes. What does he learn from making them?
What would you wish for? How would your life change if these wishes came true?
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Teen, 14 years old
January 18, 2011
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not as good as it used to be
I really wish I could put +2 and "positive messages", but the show has changed too much.
I've watched this show for a long time, once even claiming it was my favorite, but now it's really changed. They still have the lessons at the end, but to get to the lesson you have to go through a bunch of bad stuff. In "Bad Heir Day" Timmy is babysitting baby fairy Poof and loses him. After risking his life searching for him, Wanda and Cosmo (his parents) find him before Timmy does. They get mad at Timmy and send him back to the Rabid Animal Zoo, a place he had gone to look for Poof, and Timmy was once again eaten by rabid alligators. If you buy the old "Season 1" and "Season 2" dvds though, the show was actually pretty good back then. But now it lost it's "magical" feeling and became more of an "action show". The characters talk really fast so things can happen all in one episode, but I have to watch the same episode three times to eventually understand what they're saying (not a problem, since Nickelodeon chooses to put reruns up anyway) I would say if you want your kid to watch this, first let them watch the old episodes than they can decide if it's worth their time watching the current seasons. The only reason i watch it anymore is to see how the characters are doing.
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Teen, 13 years old
April 9, 2008
AGE
Good show, Bad for youg kids under 8...
This is a great TV show for kids a little bit older, It does have the word sexy alot, Sexy is used often in some episodes.I think this TV show is for children 8 and up...But it is a great show.
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Parent
July 9, 2011
AGE
Parents relax stop smuggling your kids
I think parents Are over reacting, yes it doesn't always have the best messages and a mean babysitter but at the end of every episode there always is a message that shows Timmy his selfish back-talking ways are wrong and teach him a lesson. it may not have as much moral values as a pbs kids program but its nothing that kids aren't already exposed to in school. i know many kids that are obsessed with wrestling shows which and whose parents buy them the action figures but i dont understand how we dont see any issues with that. Any words that are considered bad are mild words like "butt head" you'd be suprise what your 5 year olds say and learn in school.this show shows some moral values with the entertaining factor thats no worse than power rangers. please be open minded because your kids cant watch ni hao kai lan, or max and ruby forever they're getting older. while i do admit that it has gotten milder since poof came along well all the more reason for you le your kis watch it
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Parent of 7, 8, and 11 year old
October 10, 2009
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Not worth it at any age.
Hate it! The parents are downright negligent, leaving Timmy with a really mean babysitter. They are so negligent, they don't even know the babysitter is mean. They don't ever listen to Timmy - leaving him to require the fairy godparents instead. This show, while it might be entertaining to kids, doesn't really give any positive messages. I don't like any of my kids watching it, even though it might be age appropriate.
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Adult
April 9, 2008
AGE
This show has gone downhill in quality
"The Fairly Oddparents" was once a funny and charming show. Timmy Turner, the main character, was a good-hearted, put-upon kid who badly needed the intervention of fairy godparents. Those godparents, Wanda and Cosmo, were originally a loving and lovable couple - but alas, due to an appalling and incomprehensible decision by the show's producers, Cosmo has been recently been turned into a jerk, especially to his long-suffering wife, Wanda; he insults her, and treats her badly (in one cartoon he thinks she's been murdered, and his only reaction is to regret not taking out an insurance policy on her. When he learns she's alive, he reacts like this: "Well, there go my dating plans.") Wanda, who is the only voice of reason on the show, is labeled a "nag" and victimized on a regular basis. As if this weren't bad enough, both godparents - who are married, mind you - are frequently shown flirting with other people. All this is an apparent (I'm guessing here) attempt on the part of the show's producers to give their show more of an edge; what it's actually done is to rob it of all its worth. I would not let ANY child watch this show's more recent episodes. What a pity to see a once-enjoyable show for all ages take such a steep dive in quality.
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Teen, 14 years old
April 15, 2011
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It was a funny and cute, then Poof came and ruined the show.
I liked this show and thought it was funny. The Poof came, and the comedy stopped. On of the dumb jokes; Wanda: "and I'm Cosmo! Look a frying pan! *hits self* aahhhh.. *faints*" Same-old same-old. On the newer episodes I say to myself on the jokes, "Like I haven't heard that one before". Well would you look at that, just like Spongebob.
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Teen, 13 years old
February 3, 2010
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Once good, now only so-so!
"The Fairly OddParents" is a show started by Butch Hartman In 2006.It features Timmy, a lonely 10 year old who is granted Fairly OddParents that grant his every wish, but have to abide by a book of rules called Da' Rules.The show started off strong but became lackluster. It features potty humor, rare clever humor(Almost exclusive to the earlier seasons)and innuendo.Timmy tends to be very silly and irresponsible in his wishing but almost always is corrected by his OddParents,Wanda(The stereotypical female nag) and Cosmo(The stereotypical male dufus).Timmy as of late,however, has been becoming quite the little brat.I wouldn't think anyone under the age of 8 should be watching this.
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Kid, 11 years old
October 25, 2009
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Off 4- Iffy 5-7 On 8+
Terrible role models, Wishology was NOT aproppriate for younger viewers, & I heard somewhere that once, Cosmo said a really bad word.
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Teen, 14 years old
August 14, 2011
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Stop being so over protective!!
I think most people are just being ridiculous! This show was invented for kids! So the joke are sometimes downright stupid but it's comedy! Stupid pointless comedy! The violence is usually blurred out by "BAM" AND "ZAP". I think the small African is child is smart and a good role model! I think its nice how in the end Timmy learn from the poor choices he's made in his wishes
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Kid, 11 years old
December 2, 2009
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A show that would be more understood by older kids but entertaining for younger kids
The show is very entertaining but has some slight violence but isn't very bad. The only sexual words are sexy but used as in pretty.
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| Topics: | adventures |
| TV rating: | TV-Y7 |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
| Cast: | Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee, Tara Strong |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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