A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

"A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner" is unfaithful to the original "Fairly OddParents" show for the most part, which I believe is much better than this film. Both the opening and closing credits state that it was directed and written by Butch Hartman, the show's creator, and co-written by Scott Fellows, who also worked on the show. However, I feel that I'm being misled. They broke "da rules" of their own creation, which doesn't make sense. As a result, this movie is likely non-canon to the show.

According to the source material, kids with fairy godparents get their fairies taken away when they turn 18, but in this movie, Timmy Turner is now 23 years old and still has his fairies. In the movie, kids don't lose their fairies until they receive their first kiss, regardless of age. Even when Timmy and Toodee share their first kiss at the end, Timmy is allowed to keep Cosmo and Wanda for some reason. Throughout most of the movie, Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof attempt to prevent Timmy from "growing up" and developing feelings for Toodee.

In the original show, it says in Da Rules that magic cannot be used to create or interfere with true love, and Cosmo and Wanda are aware of this; however, here they violate this rule by using magic to meddle with true love, making them hypocrites. Additionally, there are instances when the fairies do not disguise themselves while in public, and somebody could see them. The show clearly states that revealing the existence of fairy godparents causes them to get taken away forever. Despite this, Timmy still possesses his fairies and has developed an affection for Toodee, although he dislikes her in the show. He is also still in fifth grade, and Mr. Crocker remains his teacher for some reason.

Jorgen and Vicky barely resemble their cartoon versions. For some reason, Jorgen is portrayed by a live actor and has a realistic design, while Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof are in CGI, even though the former is also a fairy. The animated fairies look accurate to the cartoon, but they don't blend well with the live-action elements, and the special effects look fake.

In a flashback, Toodee appears in her child form and is played by the same actress, Daniella Monet, who portrays her adult counterpart. It would have made more sense to cast a child actress to play young Toodee, similar to how a kid actor was used for Timmy in his childhood photos. Additionally, the voices of Human Cosmo (Jason Alexander) and Human Wanda (Cheryl Hines) do not closely resemble their fairy forms' voices.

Unfortunately, several characters from the original show, such as Trixie, Sanjay, Elmer, and the Pixies, are absent, and there's no explanation as to what happened to them.

Overall, "The Fairly OddParents" does not translate well to live-action. I wish an animated theatrical movie for the series had been released instead, as it is surprisingly one of the few long-running Nicktoons without an animated movie adaptation. While the film is somewhat faithful to the source material-most characters maintain their likable personalities, and Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee, and Tara Strong reprise their roles as the voices of Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof respectively, with sets resembling the show's locations-I would rate it a 3 out of 10 because of these items.

Additionally, I found Toodee to be more likable in the movie than in the show, where I was not a fan of her character. The film gives her more depth, making her interactions feel genuinely appealing. It's interesting to see how adaptations can change our perspective of characters. While it's not one of the worst live-action adaptations of a cartoon, it certainly isn't one of the best either. I recommend watching "The Fairly OddParents" instead of "A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner."

This is a joke! Absolute bullshit! The acting is pretty bad, I mean what's the point of making a crappy film if you know people are gonna hate it! The cartoon i like but this... no. I'm sorry but this is a joke. And the actors were annoying as hell... especially Cheryle Hines and Jason Alexander as Cosmo and Wanda. And some characters were disturbing and crappy and weren't meant for this utter file that you call a film. When the movie started, I sighed and yawned, and at the ending I wanted to shoot myself. And when Tootie came in I was like, "What the hell happened to Trixie?" And Jorgan was weird... so was a lot of charac-let me refrase that... ALL of the characters sucked! Utter crap. Don't watch it.

The 10-year-old Timmy Turner that we all know and grew up with is now 23! And surprise, surprise, he still has Cosmo, Wanda (and surprisingly!) and Poof, by his side. Timmy is still in 5th grade and spends his free time making fun wishes for himself. Life couldn't be happier. But what happens when Timmy starts falling in love? Could that mean saying goodbye to his fairy godparents?

I grew up watching "The Fairly Odd Parents" and I was fairly excited when I heard a movie was going to be released! However, I was disappointed. I should have expected it, though. When has a cartoon-made-live-action ever worked?

This TV movie was a TV movie. The quality of the plot was very very subpar. Drake Bell was just average (or even below) as he played Timmy Turner. I was really saddened. I wish I could get my 57 minutes back. I also wish they made the movie animated.

I feel that as a once avid fan of the show and as a living breathing human being that this was the worst thing I've ever had the misfortune of sitting through. Even if the creators had attempted to make this watchable (which they did not), it would not have mattered in the slightest, because the very premise of Grow Up Timmy Turner is wrong. The Fairly Oddparents was NEVER meant to be live action, and anyone who saw The Last Airbender can attest to that.

And this is without even mentioning the dialogue (which is atrocious even by kid TV standards), the characters (whose attributes in no way reflected those of the actual cartoon characters), and the complete miscasting of Drake Bell, Jason (George Costanza) Alexander, and Cheryl Hines.

Even the defense that "it's just for kids" would be invalid because Nickelodeon has created some of television's best shows, shows that to this day I still remember fondly (Rugrats, SpongeBob, Rocket Power, Doug, Hey Arnold, and EVEN Fairly Oddparents!). Every person involved with this production should be ashamed of themselves for not only creating such dreck but for insulting the intelligence of every viewer ages 0 and up!

Never knew this existed until July 1st 2020. I'm 26 years old. Used to watch the show from 2001-2004ish. This movie, for being a Nick production, is surprisingly very charming and wacky akin to the original show. Sure there's some dumb kid things, but it's made for kids.

Every shot looks like it's in a wacky cartoon world. The video editing, sound mixing/editing, cgi, costume design, and reprise of some of the original actors are all very impressive. I wish this was a longer film.

The story feels like an opposite of The Santa Clause 2 (2002).

Oh and Jason Alexander??? Heck yeah.