A Fairly Odd Christmas

A Fairly Odd Christmas
Movie poster
GenreComedy
Fantasy
Christmas films
Based onThe Fairly OddParents
by Butch Hartman
Screenplay byButch Hartman
Savage Steve Holland
Story byButch Hartman
Ray DeLaurentis
Will Schifrin
Directed bySavage Steve Holland
StarringDrake Bell
Daniella Monet
Tara Strong
Tony Cox
Daran Norris
Teryl Rothery
Travis Turner
Devyn Dalton
Donavon Stinson
Theme music composerGuy Moon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersScott McAboy
Fred Seibert
Marjorn Cohn
Lauren Levine
Butch Hartman
CinematographyGordon Verheul
EditorAnita Brandt-Burgoyne
Running time66 minutes
Production companiesBillionfold Inc.
Frederator Studios
Pacific Bay Entertainment
Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseNovember 29, 2012 (2012-11-29)[1]
Related
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
A Fairly Odd Summer

A Fairly Odd Christmas (also known as A Fairly Odd Movie 2) is a 2012 American live-action/animated Christmas comedy television film. It is the sequel to the 2011 live-action TV film A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! and the second live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon animated television series The Fairly OddParents.[2]

The film was first announced on March 14, 2012.[3] The film premiered on Nickelodeon on November 29, 2012,[1] to 4.473 million viewers.[4][5]

The film was released on Region 1 DVD on December 17, 2013,[6] and was released on Blu-ray on December 4, 2015.[7]

Plot

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Timmy Turner (Drake Bell), his fairies (Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof), and Tootie (Daniella Monet) have been traveling around the world granting wishes for others.[8]

A few days before Christmas, Santa Claus and the elves check who is naughty and who is nice, only to discover that people's names are being removed from the nice list as a result of Timmy granting them wishes. A pair of elves, Christmas Carol and Dingle Dave, escort Timmy, his fairies, and Tootie to a meeting with Santa at his workshop, who explains that Timmy should stop granting wishes. Just then, an elf tells him that the gift wrapping machine is broken. When Santa wishes for it to be fixed, Timmy decides to grant it. However, since fairy magic does not work in "an elf-made building", the magic instead turns into a blast that causes Santa to fall into the machine and hit his head, giving him amnesia. As a result of a lack of Christmas spirit, the workshop malfunctions and shuts down.

Jorgen Von Strangle arrives and tells Timmy that he must take on the role of Santa, since the rules state a godchild must take over the role of a holiday icon if the godchild has harmed them to the extent that they cannot do their job. However, an elf explains that Timmy cannot be Santa since he is on the naughty list for granting wishes that messed up Santa’s nice list, and Cosmo, Wanda, Poof, and Jorgen cannot change that since Earth's magnetic polarity at the North Pole nullifies fairy magic. The elves explain that to get his name off the naughty list, he must speak to Elmer the Elder Elf. They explain that it is a very dangerous path and that he may not make it out alive. Timmy insists going alone, since this is his problem, however, Tootie, the fairies, two elves, and even Mr. Crocker (who came to get his name off the naughty list) decide to tag along.

The journey proves to be difficult, especially when the elves lose the path to Elmer. Timmy and Crocker are separated from the others by a snowstorm. Tootie, the fairies and the elves come across a penguin, who guides them to a bridge leading them to Elmer. Meanwhile, Timmy and Crocker come across a group of gingerbread men named GingerFred, GingerEd, GingerNed and GingerJed, who are willing to help them. Just then, a starving Crocker bites off GingerJed's head, enraging the gingerbread men who chase them instead. The two eventually reach the other five and they escape and camp for the night. The following day, they come across the bridge, which is heavily damaged. The fairies help the others over, however, the still vengeful gingerbread men come, and in an attempt to get Crocker over, Timmy falls down, but manages to escape unscathed using candy canes given to him earlier by Santa.

Upon arriving at Elmer's house, Timmy asks Elmer why he is on the naughty list when he has been granting wishes for others. Elmer explains that with his fairies granting wishes for others, the wishes are causing more bad than good. Having proven his point, Elmer refuses to take Timmy's name off the naughty list, leaving Timmy and the others upset that they could not fix Christmas. Crocker opens up to Timmy and explains that he respects him for having the courage to risk his life for Christmas. Overhearing this, and surprised that Timmy was able to even warm Crocker's heart, Elmer changes his mind and takes Timmy's name off the naughty list.

Timmy and the others then take Elmer's vehicle to get back to the workshop, but realize that without Christmas spirit, the evil Winter Warlock (negativity and depression) has covered the whole planet. The elves explain that Timmy has a very small chance of saving Christmas now that Winter Warlock has blocked the path out of the North Pole. Timmy quickly puts on Santa's clothing, restoring power to the workshop, and gives orders to everyone else to prepare all the gifts. When they are ready, they find that all of the reindeer are missing (as Crocker unintentionally released them in an attempt to stay hidden). Using the magic van as a substitute, they manage to make it through Winter Warlock's Wrath and give presents to everyone.

On Christmas Day, Santa regains his memory and realizes that Timmy has saved Christmas. Despite not getting off the naughty list, Crocker gets his first-ever Christmas present (a new tie that looks exactly like the one he already has, which he loves) and Timmy and Tootie kiss under the mistletoe. Poof flies up to the screen and says "God bless us, everyone." Wanda assures the audience that no fairies were harmed in the making of this movie, but Cosmo says he got a paper cut. The film ends with Mr. Turner finally getting a pony who poops ice cream.

Cast

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Main article: List of The Fairly OddParents characters

Production

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Twenty days after the premiere of A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! on Nickelodeon, The Fairly OddParents creator and film writer Butch Hartman tweeted that he was working on ideas for a sequel to Grow Up, Timmy Turner![9] On March 14, 2012, during Nickelodeon's 2012-2013 Upfront, the aforementioned sequel film was announced.

A Fairly Odd Christmas was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from March 23 to April 18, 2012.[10] On November 8, Columbia Records and Nickelodeon announced the release of the holiday album Merry Nickmas; the album includes a recording of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", by Rachel Crow, which would be featured in A Fairly Odd Christmas.[11] On November 9, TV Guide officially announced that the film would premiere on November 30 and released its first trailer.[12] However, on November 16, Nickelodeon changed the premiere date to November 29, and Nickelodeon's official website for the film released a trailer announcing the new airdate.[8] On November 16, Nickelodeon stated, via Twitter, that they would air the film again on November 30.[13]

Reception

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On November 29, 2012, A Fairly Odd Christmas received 4.47 million and a 0.9 rating on 18–49.[4][5]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Supporting Young Actress Dalila Bela Nominated [14]
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Supporting Young Actress Olivia Steele-Falconer Nominated

Sequel

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In 2013, it was announced there would be a third and final installment, titled A Fairly Odd Summer, with Drake Bell and Daniella Monet reprising their roles. The film aired on August 2, 2014.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Robyn Ross (2012-11-09). "Exclusive: Nickelodeon to Premiere A Fairly Odd Christmas". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  2. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 100. ISBN 9781476672939.
  3. ^ "Nickelodeon Upfront 2012". Nickelodeon Press. 2012-03-14. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  4. ^ a b "Thursday's Cable Ratings: NFL Network Tops Competition with "Thursday Night Football"". The Futon Critic. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  5. ^ a b "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Thursday Night Football' Wins Night, 'Jersey Shore', 'Burn Notice', 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' 'Project Runway All Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2It. 2012-11-30. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  6. ^ "Amazon.com: Fairly OddParents: A Fairly Odd Christmas: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  7. ^ "Fairly OddParents: A Fairly Odd Christmas". Amazon.
  8. ^ a b "Official Website on Nick.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  9. ^ @realhartman (2011-07-29). "Working on ideas for a sequel to 'GROW UP TIMMY TURNER!'" (Tweet). Retrieved 2012-03-18 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "BC Film Commission: Film List of March 2012" (PDF). BC Film Commission. 2012-03-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  11. ^ "Columbia Records And Nickelodeon Announce The Release Of Merry Nickmas, Available Nov. 20". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  12. ^ TV Guide: Exclusive: Nickelodeon to Premiere A Fairly Odd Christmas
  13. ^ Nickelodeon via Twitter
  14. ^ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
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