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** "Poof's Playdate" has Timmy's parents watch a Dr. Phil parody who warns parents about kids taking toilet paper up to their room and saying not to bother them, which Timmy does right at that moment. In context, it's because Timmy is making makeshift diapers for the fairies he turned into babies, and it's likely just meant to be an extreme coincidence, but it comes across like a [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation joke]].

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** "Poof's Playdate" has Timmy's parents watch a Dr. Phil parody who warns parents about kids taking toilet paper up to their room and saying not to bother them, which Timmy does right at that moment. In context, it's because Timmy is making makeshift diapers for the fairies he turned into babies, and it's likely just meant to be an extreme coincidence, but it comes across like a [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation joke]].joke.
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** Anti-Cosmo, the sharply dressed, charismatic, witty, British-accented version of the already cute Cosmo, has a few fans.

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* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/{{FamilyGuy}}'' due to both shows' creators being good friends with each other.

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** A lot of ''The Fairly OddParents'' fans also tend to be fans of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' due to both show being about brown-haired boys who get into all sorts of crazy situations. For bonus points, there was even a crossover episode between the two shows.
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** Another slowly growing pairing is between Timmy and [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron]].
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** There are a number of fans who tend to portray Vicky as a JerkassWoobie and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who deep down, cares about the twerp and her young sister Tootie, often ignoring that she is a greedy, AxCrazy, abusive and sociopathic monster who is a BigSisterBully to Tootie and actively enjoys hurting children ForTheEvulz, with ''Channel Chasers'' showing her as being an evil tyrant in the special's BadFuture. To be fair to fans though, Vicky was initially depicted to be more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in the earlier seasons until she became {{Flanderized}} to a full blown villain later on.

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** There are a number of fans who tend to portray Vicky as a JerkassWoobie and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who deep down, cares about the twerp and her young sister Tootie, often ignoring that she is a greedy, AxCrazy, abusive and sociopathic monster who is a BigSisterBully to Tootie and actively enjoys hurting children ForTheEvulz, with ''Channel Chasers'' showing her as being an evil tyrant in the special's BadFuture. To be fair to fans though, Vicky was initially depicted to be more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in the earlier seasons until she became {{Flanderized}} {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed to a full blown villain later on.


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** The show really likes to stereotype British people and make fun of UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}.
** There's also an ongoing theory that Butch Hartman, or someone else on the writing staff, ''really'' hates rich people, seeing as they're almost never depicted positively (with the occasional exception of Trixie Tang pre-Main/{{Flanderization}}).
** Smart people are often targeted as well, being portrayed as {{Insufferable|Genius}} and {{Smug|Snake}} if not portrayed as {{Mad Scientist}}s. In one episode, [[StrawVulcan they’re so focused on logic]], that they don't [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove even understand the concept of love]].
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Trixie in "Just the Two of Us!", while it's undeniably true she went off the deep end and tried to kill Timmy, it's not surprising how she got to that point: In addition to being the only person in the ''universe'' besides Timmy and his fairies, she was rendered unable to ask about how anything had happened. Any person would have [[GoMadFromTheIsolation gone mad from the isolation]], let alone someone who thrived in social situations.

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* {{Wangst}}: "Not on the List" from ''Merry Wishmas''. While a lot of the gifts the kids received are pretty lame, some of them complain that they didn't get very expensive or rare things (a robotic fire-breathing dragon, a trip to Aruba, a ride to a space station) despite getting pretty decent toys. Mr. Turner in particular complains that he got a talking horse instead of eggnog, though given this is Mr. Turner, he's not exactly meant to be taken seriously.

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"Not on the List" from ''Merry Wishmas''. While a lot of the gifts the kids received are pretty lame, some of them complain that they didn't get very expensive or rare things (a robotic fire-breathing dragon, a trip to Aruba, a ride to a space station) despite getting pretty decent toys. Mr. Turner in particular complains that he got a talking horse instead of eggnog, though given this is Mr. Turner, he's not exactly meant to be taken seriously.
** "Clark Laser" has a dramatic subplot of the LOSERS breaking up because Dark Laser turned to the good side and blames Crocker for running over his toy dog, Flipsie. It's played way too seriously, and it fails at being either sad or interesting.
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* FranchiseOriginalSin: Season 6 began by introducing a mainstay in Poof. While Poof isn't exactly beloved, he's not hated either. Seasons 9 and 10 would also start by introducing main characters, both of whom received largely negative reception; Sparky was essentially a canine Cosmo, and Chloe was a ParodySue with little self-awareness. Reception toward Chloe improved since her perfection was toned down, while Sparky was removed in response to how poorly he was received.

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* FranchiseOriginalSin: At the time of his introduction in Season 6 began 6, Poof [[BaseBreakingCharacter proved neither 100% beloved, nor 100% hated by introducing a the fanbase]]. But despite his divisive status in the fandom, even those who didn't necessarily like him were at least able to tolerate him since he was the only brand new mainstay in Poof. While Poof isn't exactly beloved, he's not hated either. Seasons 9 and 10 would also start by introducing amongst the cast at the time to go alongside the previously established main characters, both his in-universe reason for existing (Cosmo and Wanda wanting to have a child of whom received largely negative reception; their own) made reasonable sense, and the writers actually put in effort at exploring what Poof would bring to the table. The same could not be said, however, for the introduction of Sparky was essentially a canine Cosmo, the talking fairy dog in season 9 and Chloe Carmichael in season 10. For not only did neither character prove particularly popular on their own merits (with Sparky being a complete idiot that often proved more trouble than he was worth and Chloe being a ParodySue with little self-awareness. Reception toward self-awareness who was explicitly labeled as 'even more miserable than Timmy' despite several other existing characters from before her introduction having been shown in confirmed conditions considerably more misery inducing than Chloe's and STILL not ever been given fairy godparents of their own), but the way the writers handled them made them seem heavily indicative of the show (which was already undergoing severe SeasonalRot at the time) to look even more strongly as if it had gone well past its expiration date (with Sparky essentially being rather lazily written as a canine copy Cosmo with even higher stupidity than Cosmo himself, and Chloe improved since her perfection was toned down, being written to have to share Cosmo and Wanda with Timmy with an explanation that required a massive amount of retconning). And while Sparky was eventually [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome inexplicably removed from the show without explanation]] and Chloe eventually had her perfection toned down in response to how poorly he was received.subsequent episodes after her introduction, the damage had already been done. And with the show at this point all too clearly running on fumes at that point, it would ultimately be not too much longer before the show got cancelled entirely.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In "The Terrible Twosome", Foop wants a name for his and Poof's [[EnemyMine team-up]]. After initially coming up with "[[AtrociousAlias Poop]]", he suggests "Brangelina". The episode came out in 2013, with Creator/BradPitt and Creator/AngelinaJolie filing for divorce in 2016.
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* CondemnedByHistory: Formerly loved, this show was ScrewedByTheNetwork after SeasonalRot so severe that everyone stopped caring about it by the first episode of Season 10 and it was QuietlyCancelled. Even worse, ''Series/TheFairlyOddParentsFairlyOdder'' further ruined FOP's legacy.
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* CondemnedByHistory: Formerly loved, this show was ScrewedByTheNetwork after SeasonalRot so severe that everyone stopped caring about it by the first episode of Season 10 and it was QuietlyCancelled. Even worse, ''Series/TheFairlyOddParentsFairlyOdder'' further ruined FOP's legacy.
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* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/{{FamilyGuy}}'' due to both shows' creators being good friends with each other.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moments]] and ideas that either [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]] or are even decent.

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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moments]] and ideas that either are decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]] or are even decent.better]].
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moments]] and ideas that are either [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]] or even decent.

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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moments]] and ideas that are either [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]] or are even decent.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moments]] and ideas that are either decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]].

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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moments]] and ideas that are either decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]].better]] or even decent.
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* ValuesDissonance:
** ''The Switch Glitch'' has a scene where Vicky sets it up so people can pay to take pictures of Timmy in his underwear. Even back when this aired it could be seen as a creepy with the rising issue of child pornography and exploitation.
** ''Love Struck!'' Even back when it aired met scorn from people for the simple fact that the wish to separate the males and females does not factor in LGBT as a form of love in any sense. Implying that all men are slovenly, sports and violence-obsessed maniacs and all women are prissy and materialistic.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[FunnyMoment funny moments]] and ideas that are either decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]].

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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[FunnyMoment [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moments]] and ideas that are either decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]].
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[FunnyMoment funny moments]] and ideas that are either decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectGoodPlot could have been executed better]].

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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[FunnyMoment funny moments]] and ideas that are either decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectGoodPlot [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot could have been executed better]].
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* SoOkayItsAverage: Among the more forgiving part of the fanbase, this is the general opinion toward seasons 6-10, particularly the last four ones. While they suffer from number of issues and are [[ToughActToFollow nowhere as strong as the earlier seasons]], they still have their share of [[FunnyMoment funny moments]] and ideas that are either decent or [[TheyWastedAPerfectGoodPlot could have been executed better]].
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** Timmy is popularly headcanoned as trans. In one episode depicting past events, Timmy's parents act with absolute certainty that their child will be a girl, Cosmo even noting that this explains all the pictures of Timmy in a dress. Another episode has Timmy [[ItsAWonderfulPlot wishing he never was born]], and in the ensuing alternate timeline, Timmy's parents have a daughter who seems to be Timmy's exact age and of a similar appearance. Plus, there’s the fact that he was angry the one time when Wanda [[TwistingTheWords deliberately misinterpreted]] one of his statements into him wishing he were a girl and spent most of the episode wanting to change back.

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** Timmy is popularly headcanoned as trans.a trans boy. In one episode depicting past events, Timmy's parents act with absolute certainty that their child will be a girl, Cosmo even noting that this explains all the pictures of Timmy in a dress. Another episode has Timmy [[ItsAWonderfulPlot wishing he never was born]], and in the ensuing alternate timeline, Timmy's parents have a daughter who seems to be Timmy's exact age and of a similar appearance. Plus, there’s there's the fact that he was angry the one time when Wanda [[TwistingTheWords deliberately misinterpreted]] one of his statements into him wishing he were a girl and spent most of the episode wanting to change back.
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* TheScrappy: Sparky, Timmy's fairy dog from season 9. After his first episode, he became immediately despised for his reckless, irresponsible, clueless, selfish, and downright obnoxious behavior. His addition also violated basic continuity (his previous owners were adults) and was considered superfluous as the show already had Cosmo as the {{Lethally Stupid}} ditz. The fact that he was a smart-mouthed, talking dog added to the character roster in an attempt to keep the show fresh, meant viewers making direct comparisons to [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Poochie]], a famous parody of an obnoxious, newly-added character, where as immediate as they were predictable. He was so unpopular that he suddenly vanished after Season 9 and has not been seen since.

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* TheScrappy: Sparky, Timmy's fairy dog from season 9. After his first episode, he became immediately despised for his reckless, irresponsible, clueless, selfish, and downright obnoxious behavior. His addition also violated basic continuity (his previous owners were adults) and was considered superfluous as the show already had Cosmo as the {{Lethally Stupid}} ditz. The fact that he was a smart-mouthed, talking dog added to the character roster in an attempt to keep the show fresh, meant viewers making direct comparisons to [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Poochie]], a famous parody of an obnoxious, newly-added character, where were as immediate as they were predictable. He was so unpopular that he suddenly vanished after Season 9 and has not been seen since.

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* [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/TheFairlyOddParents Alternative Character Interpretation]]
* [[BaseBreakingCharacter/TheFairlyOddParents Base-Breaking Character]]
* [[EnsembleDarkhorse/TheFairlyOddParents Ensemble Dark Horse]]
* [[HilariousInHindsight/TheFairlyOddParents Hilarious In Hindsight]]
* [[Memes/TheFairlyOddParents Memetic Mutation]]
* [[SeasonalRot/TheFairlyOddParents Seasonal Rot]]
* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter/TheFairlyOddParents They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character]]
* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/TheFairlyOddParents They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]
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* AluminumChristmasTrees:
** "Catman" isn't just a [[BatmanParody parody of Batman]]: he was an [[http://www.heromachine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/bad-catman.jpg actual supervillain]]. Who was a villainous version of a now-obscure Golden Age superhero by the same name.
** Chester's heroic alter-ego in ''The Big Superhero Wish'' -- Matter Muncher Lad -- is not just yet another gag related to his BracesOfOrthodonticOverkill. It's a reference to an actual DC Comics superhero with the same powers: Matter-Eater Lad.




!!YMMV tropes with their own pages:

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* [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/TheFairlyOddParents Alternative Character Interpretation]]
* [[BaseBreakingCharacter/TheFairlyOddParents Base-Breaking Character]]
* [[EnsembleDarkhorse/TheFairlyOddParents Ensemble Dark Horse]]
* [[HilariousInHindsight/TheFairlyOddParents Hilarious In Hindsight]]
* [[Memes/TheFairlyOddParents Memetic Mutation]]
* [[SeasonalRot/TheFairlyOddParents Seasonal Rot]]
* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter/TheFairlyOddParents They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character]]
* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/TheFairlyOddParents They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]
* [[WarpThatAesop/TheFairlyOddParents Warp That Aesop]]
* [[WhatAnIdiot/TheFairlyOddParents What an Idiot!]]
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* [[HoYay/TheFairlyOddParents Ho Yay]]
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* AmericansHateTingle: During the 2000's the series was really hated in Latin America not for its quality but because children's channel Jetix was so obsessed with it that they removed various series that people liked (Sonic X, Kirby Right Back At Ya, Shaman King, Beyblade, Mega Man NT Warrior, Digimon, The Transformers Unicron Trilogy, Ultimate Muscle, TMNT 2003, Medabots, Code Lyoko and Shinzo just to name a few) just to put more episodes on the schedule, which naturally didn't go well with. This has died down considerably since then (Jetix was closed on 2009 and it's successor Disney XD only aired the series for a few more years at the late hours of the rings until the licesne ran out in 2018) and now the show is remembered much more fondly with many people have admited that it was really good speaclly the early seasons but the over exposure on Jetix really ruined the reputation of the show for a long time.

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* AmericansHateTingle: During the 2000's the series was really hated in Latin America not for its quality but because children's channel Jetix was so obsessed with it that they removed various series that people liked (Sonic X, Kirby Right Back At Ya, Shaman King, Beyblade, Mega Man NT Warrior, Digimon, The Transformers Unicron Trilogy, Ultimate Muscle, TMNT 2003, Medabots, Code Lyoko and Shinzo just to name a few) just to put more episodes on the schedule, which naturally didn't go well with. This has died down considerably since then (Jetix was closed on 2009 and it's successor Disney XD only aired the series for a few more years at the late hours of the rings until the licesne ran out in 2018) and now the show is remembered much more fondly with many people have admited that it was really good speaclly espeacially the early seasons but the over exposure on Jetix really ruined the reputation of the show for a long time.
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* AmericansHateTingle: During the 2000's the series was really hated in Latin America not for its quality but because children's channel Jetix was so obsessed with it that they removed various series that people liked (Sonic X, Kirby Right Back At Ya, Shaman King, Beyblade, Mega Man NT Warrior, Digimon, The Transformers Unicron Trilogy, Ultimate Muscle, TMNT 2003, Medabots, Code Lyoko and Shinzo just to name a few) just to put more episodes on the schedule, which naturally didn't go well with. This has died down considerably since then (Jetix was closed on 2009 and it's successor Disney XD only aired the series for a few more years at the late hours of the rings until the licesne ran out in 2018) and now the show is remembered much more fondly with many people have admited that it was really good speaclly the early seasons but the over exposure on Jetix really ruined the reputation of the show for a long time.
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* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: Chip Skylark singing. Helps that he's voiced by a guy who's from an actual boy band.

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* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: Chip Skylark singing. Helps that he's voiced by a guy who's from [[Music/{{NSYNC}} an actual boy band.band]].

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