"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.
The Fairly OddParents
(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Tara Strong, Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee, Where to watch: Nickelodeon, DVD, Online)
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Creative and fun, with occasional mature humor.
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for Ages 6 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Fairly OddParents was written by Betsy Wallace
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.
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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.
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
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- Good role models
Once good, now only so-so!
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I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
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- Negative role models
insulting.
the reason I give it a 1 star is because the makers make adults extremely stupid. in one episode, the main character's dad is crying and trying to put a square block into a round hole and the dad knowing far less than the son.
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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not so great
this show is not sooooo great. The content is age apropreat for 7 and up: some vilonce and peril charecters are injured. And some people kiss start to have crushes. and there is qut a few mentions of the word sexy.
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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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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More Wishes Than Goals
I'm kind of in the middle with this one. Though teaching children to do better from their mistakes, it shows instead of trying to set goals, you have to WISH for things.
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| 67% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 67% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 33% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 33% | of parents say it's too violent |
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