''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'' (or simply known as ''A Fairly Odd Movie'') is a 2011 live-action/animated

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based on the

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The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him ...

''. It first aired on

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in the

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on July 9, 2011, to celebrate the series's tenth anniversary. Unlike the previous animated films of the series, this film is live-action with

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. The television film was viewed by 5.8 million viewers during its original airing. The television film is set in the city of Dimmsdale and centers on Timmy Turner, his fairy godparents Cosmo and Wanda, and his fairy godbrother Poof. The events of the film take place at the end of the series. Timmy is now 23 years old but is still in fifth grade, with his fairy-obsessed teacher, Mr. Crocker. Timmy finds a loophole in the fairy rulebook: if he continues to act like a child, he will get to keep his fairies. A dilemma arises when Tootie, who was an awkward girl when she was 8 years old, returns to Dimmsdale as an attractive woman. Timmy falls in love with her, a sign that he is becoming an adult, which means that he is closer to losing his fairies. Meanwhile, an oil tycoon, named Hugh J. Magnate, Jr., teams up with Mr. Crocker and plans to use Timmy's fairies' magic to promote his oil business. The television film was released on Region 1

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on July 11, 2011. The television film was released on

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on December 4, 2015. On March 14, 2012, Nickelodeon announced a sequel to the film, ''

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'', which premiered during 2012's holiday season, while a third film, '' A Fairly Odd Summer'', premiered on August 2, 2014.

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, and other cast members reprised their roles in both.

Plot

Thirteen years after the original series, Timmy Turner (

) has grown into a 23-year-old adult, but maintains a lifestyle of a 10-year-old to keep his fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, and his godbrother, Poof. Timmy's refusal to mature greatly irritates his parents (who desperately encourage him to move out) and Jorgen von Strangle (

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), who is constantly scheming to entice Timmy into giving up his fairies. One day, Timmy reunites with a girl from his childhood named Tootie (

), who had an obsessive crush on him for years. She has grown into a beautiful activist and Timmy falls for her instantly. Cosmo and Wanda scheme to repel Tootie, afraid that he is finally growing up and may no longer need them. Timmy is torn between his love for Tootie and his desire to keep his fairies. Meanwhile, Timmy's schoolteacher, Denzel Crocker, teams up with an oil tycoon by the name of Hugh Magnate in order to kidnap Timmy's fairies and use their magic for their own purposes. Magnate deceives and kidnaps Tootie while Crocker captures Cosmo, Wanda and Poof, imprisoning them in a device programmed to use their magic to grant anybody's wishes. However, Magnate betrays Crocker, wishes he falls into a bottomless

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, and tortures the fairies by adjusting the wish-granting machine to electrocute them each time a wish is made. Timmy comes to the rescue of both the fairies and Tootie and battles with both his enemy and a toy robot that Magnate brought to life with the fairies' magic. Timmy successfully frees everyone but is forced to give up his fairies, who vanish the moment he kisses Tootie. Although Timmy is saddened deeply by the departure of Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof, he is happy to be free to finally pursue more mature endeavors, as he had longed to do. However, he learns from Jorgen that because of his courage, a new law was passed in Fairy World that will now permit him to keep his fairy godparents as long as he makes unselfish wishes. Tootie and Timmy then plan to start a charity organization in which they will make wishes that will mend all of the world's problems or travesties, flying away in a magical van, which turns around and flies towards the camera (in a direct parody of ''

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''). Magnate is sent to a mental hospital after claiming that fairies exist, and his secretary becomes CEO of the company, turning it into an environmentally-friendly enterprise. The film ends with Crocker finally falling out of the ball pit, landing in front of the Turners' house, and walking away, foreshadowing his return in ''

''.

Cast

Timmy Turner This article features an extensive cast of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Fairly OddParents'', created by Butch Hartman. Main Timmy Turner Timothy Tiberius Turner is a 10-year-old boy who was given fairy godparents to gran ...

as Tootie *

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as Hugh J. Magnate, Jr. * Jason Alexander as Live Action Cosmo *

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as Live Action Wanda *

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as Animated Cosmo and Mr. Turner *

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as Animated Wanda *

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* Randy Jackson as

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as Mrs. Turner *

as Jorgen Von Strangle * David Lewis as Denzel Crocker * Jesse Reid as A.J. * Chris Anderson as Chester McBadbat * Devon Weigel as Vicky * Christie Laing as Janice * Olivia Steele-Falconer as Katie * Darien Provost as Howie * Qayam Devji as Ravi * Diego Martinez as Mouse *

Butch Hartman Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV (born January 10, 1965) is an American animator, director, producer, writer, and voice actor. He is most known for creating the Nickelodeon series ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''Danny Phantom'', '' T.U.F.F. Puppy'', ...

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as the Mayor of Dimmsdale *

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as Hall Monitor * Nicola Anderson as

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* Keith Blackman Dallas as Bulldozer Operator * Lee Tichon as Magnate Goon #1 * Osmond L. Bramble as Magnate Goon #2 * Judith Maxie as Fairy Council Member #1 * John Innes as Fairy Council Member #2 *

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as Asian Waiter

Ratings

The film attracted 5.8 million viewers on its premiere night. It was also the top-rated broadcast on

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s for the week ending on July 10, 2011. The film's ratings were the highest for ''The Fairly OddParents'' films since its preceding special, '' Wishology'', a trilogy film which attained 4.0 million, 3.6 million, and 4.1 million viewers for its three parts, "The Big Beginning", "The Exciting Middle Part", and "The Final Ending", respectively, during its premiere broadcast on May 1–3, 2009.

Sequels

Twenty days after the film's premiere on

, ''

'' creator and film writer

tweeted that he was working on ideas for a sequel to ''Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'' On March 14, 2012, during

's 2012-2013 Upfront, a sequel to 2011's first live-action TV film was announced. The sequel, titled ''

'', aired on November 29, 2012, and, in 2013, it was announced that there would be a third and final installment, titled '' A Fairly Odd Summer'', which aired on August 2, 2014; Drake Bell and Daniella Monet reprised their roles in both.

References

External links

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Official FOP Movie website
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Nick.com
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