"The Temp" is the sixth of the Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts for The Fairly OddParents that aired on July, 24, 1999.
Cosmo and Wanda go back to Fairy World to have their licenses renewed. They call in a temporary fairy for Timmy so he wouldn't be fairy-less. However, Jeff the "fairy" could only make toys and eventually causes a fire. Sensing Timmy was in danger, Cosmo and Wanda rushed back to Timmy despite Jorgen von Strangle trying to stop them. Them Santa arrives and reveals Jeff was an Elf that poses as a Fairy.
Tropes that apply to this one include
- Accidental Misnaming: Jeff can't get Timmy's name right.
- Aerith and Bob: When Timmy's temp arrives, Timmy guesses all kinds of magical names for them. His real name? Jeff.
- Big "NO!": Jeff upon leaving in Santa's Sleigh.
- Christmas Elves: Jeff the Elf.
- Continuity Drift:
- This short implies that Cosmo and Wanda are meeting Jorgen for the first time. The series proper establishes that they've known each other long before hand, and Jorgen's a prominent figure, making this first interaction strange.
- Santa shows up in this short as his standard fat, jolly self with a red suit and long, white beard. The series' first Christmas special explains that Santa only looks like that when the fairies all give him their magic on Christmas Eve, spending the rest of the year looking like a normal, svelte businessman.
- Crippling Overspecialization: Jeff can make toys... and only toys.
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: Jorgen Von Strangle makes his debut.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: This short has another animated title card.
- Foreshadowing: Jeff says his specialty is toys.
- Individuality Is Illegal: Jeff the Elf is dragged back to the North Pole by Santa, who has several elves mindlessly telling him to "Be one of us!", heavily implying this applies to elves.
- "Join Us" Drone: Once Jeff is thrown into the sleigh, more elves pop up, telling him in a monotone voice, "Come, Jeff. Be one of us."
- Mama Bear: Wanda stands up to Jorgen when she realizes Timmy is in danger.
- Oh, Crap!: Jeff upon seeing Santa.
- Papa Wolf: Cosmo stops obeying Jorgen when he realizes Timmy's in trouble.
- Santa Claus: Makes his debut appearance.
- Shout-Out: When Timmy tries to guess Jeff's name, the first guess is "Voltron."
