* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The game show scene is this due to Vicky and her [[HartmanHips rapid aging sequence]].
* FanonDiscontinuity: Not for the special itself, but rather everything ''after'' it. When ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' should have ended is a point of contention among the fanbase, but "Channel Chasers" is often held up as one of the best (if not ''the'' best) ending points for the series thanks to bringing a close to the very plot point that kick-started the entire series: Timmy's parents realize that they've been neglectful parents and aim to better show love to their son, and also learn that Vicky is a terrible babysitter and decide to fire her (though Timmy hits the ResetButton on that revelation). And while the DistantFinale scene shows Timmy becoming just like his parents in their absent-mindedness (due to the fact that when he becomes an adult, he'll forget that he had fairies), his kids thankfully also have Cosmo and Wanda to watch over them, ending things on a positive note.
* HarsherInHindsight: Timmy learning that he shouldn't worry about growing up and losing his fairies and enjoy his childhood while it lasts becomes more depressing to watch after a later special, ''[[WesternAnimation/TimmysSecretWish Timmy's Secret Wish!]]'', revealed that [[spoiler:Timmy secretly wished for everyone to [[FloatingTimeline never age]] so that he doesn't lose his fairies]].
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Apparently, Creator/ButchHartman has a thing for creating specials of his shows that feature an apocalyptic future that's trying to be avoided that also includes the main protagonist encountering a [[FutureMeScaresMe future version of himself]], [[spoiler:though unlike [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny]], Timmy was fortunate enough to encounter a heroic version of himself]]. It also leads one to wonder who created the more horrible future: [[spoiler:Vicky or [[WesternAnimation/TheUltimateEnemy Dark Danny]]]].
** Hartman also seems to have a thing for making [[WesternAnimation/RealityTrip specials where the parents realize]] they have been [[ParentalObliviousness oblivious to their son's struggles]], only for StatusQuoIsGod to kick back in in the series proper.
** Creator/AlecBaldwin as every child's dream companion that must be kept a secret lest he be taken away by his corporate bosses, and the child in question is named Tim…my? A [[DistantFinale distant epilogue]] showing the children as adults, having moved on from their childhood adventures? [[WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby Huh?]]
* MoralEventHorizon: Vicky crosses this ''twice'' in this movie:
** The first time, when she wrecks the Turners’ house and frames Timmy for it just to see him get punished.
** Then later on, when she plans to take over the world by going to [[Creator/TheHistoryChannel the Dictator Channel]] with Timmy’s magical remote.
* OneSceneWonder: Despite only appearing in the final scene of the special, Tommy and Tammy Turner, Timmy's future children, became pretty popular characters among fans.
* ShallowParody: Of most {{anime}} with ''Maho Mushi'', though ''Franchise/DragonBall'', primarily, since it's the one Maho Mushi's animation and art style is based on. However, the title sounds like a reference to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' (short for "Pocket Monsters"), considering Pokémon was inspired by insect collecting as a hobby, and "Maho Mushi" means "Magic Bug" in Japanese.
* ToughActToFollow: This is the special that fans agree that is the best one after the first one, and the rest of the specials afterwards don't have the same punch. This is mainly due to the high stakes Timmy deals with in this story.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Many of the shows Timmy travels through would eventually no longer be airing on TV within years, or even months in a few cases, after the TV movie was produced and aired (and some, like the parodies of ''WesternAnimation/FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' were already over years before the show was made). Then there's the portrayal of Creator/TheHistoryChannel, as a channel that airs dictators, as [[TakeThat a jab]] for a time in the early 2000s where the History Channel was ''[[AdoredByTheNetwork obsessed]]'' with UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, to the point where it was even nicknamed "The Hitler Channel." That being said, there are some shows that are still around that were mentioned either on the actual show or on the "If I Lived in TV" deleted scene (such as ''Series/SesameStreet'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', and ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'', to name a few examples).
** [[spoiler:The DistantFinale features futuristic-looking buildings and flying cars in the background. Given that it takes place 20 years later, the movie was produced in 2003, and now we are in TheNewTwenties, it's safe to say that we aren't even ''close'' from having flying cars any time soon.]]
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