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A Fairly Odd Christmas is a live-action made-for-TV Christmas movie based on the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents, which premiered on November 29, 2012.[1] It is the third and last Fairly OddParents Christmas production, and also the second of three live-action films spun off from the series, between 2011's A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! and 2014's A Fairly Odd Summer.

Synopsis

SPOILER: Plot details or story follow.

The film begins a few days before Christmas at the North Pole, where Santa Claus is looking over his Nice and Naughty Lists, the latter of which he receives from the Keeper of the Naughty List, Elmer the Elder Elf. Just then, he sees children's names and their wishes starting to disappear from his Nice List, because those children's wishes are already being fulfilled. Santa demands to know who is causing this.

Timmy driving the Wishful Thinking van

Timmy, Tootie, Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof traveling in the Wishful Thinking van.

At that moment, it is revealed that the cause of Santa's problem is coming from the now-grown-up Timmy Turner, who is traveling around the world with his girlfriend, Tootie, and his fairies, Cosmo, Wanda and Poof, granting wishes for unfortunate people everywhere as part of the Wishful Thinking business that they started at the end of the first film. As the group stops off back in Timmy and Tootie's old hometown of Dimmsdale, they catch the attention of Timmy's deranged former schoolteacher, Denzel Crocker, who is still determined to capture Timmy's fairies. However, while following the group, Crocker runs into some of his students and shows them some of his typical hostility, saying that he does not like Christmas because his mother always gave him handbags ("she always knew I'd give them back to her"), and he always got coal from Santa. The kids mention that Crocker is obviously on the Naughty List, and when he asks them where he can find it, they tell him that it is kept at the North Pole, but Crocker refuses to believe the place (or polar bears) really exists.

Timmy and company meet Dave and Carol

Timmy, Tootie, and the Cosmas meet Dingle Dave and Christmas Carol.

Timmy and Tootie briefly cross paths with Timmy's parents, who are working downtown as a Salvation Army Santa and his assistant. After Timmy makes it clear to them that he is not moving back in with them, his mother tells the young couple that she has asked Santa for a new computer, and his father says he wants a magic pony. Right after Timmy's parents leave, though, a pair of elves named Dingle Dave and Christmas Carol show up, demanding to speak with Timmy. When Cosmo and Wanda see them, they start trading insults with them, after which Dave and Carol tell Timmy that Santa Claus wants to see him personally, because he is in big trouble. Using their own flying minivan, the elves bring Timmy, Tootie, and the Cosmas to Santa's workshop at the North Pole, where they are greeted by another elf named Jingle Jill, who acts just as hostile towards the fairies. Tootie becomes curious to know why the fairies and elves are feuding as Jill brings them inside the workshop.

Unbeknownst to them, Crocker stowed away on the bottom of the elves' minivan and is astonished to see that the North Pole exists (as well as polar bears, one of which briefly chases after him). He then sneaks into the workshop though an open window and tries to disguise himself as an elf by snatching one of the real elves' hats. However, the foreman elf catches Crocker and, figuring that he must be a new employee here, assigns him to cleaning out the reindeer stalls (but not before putting his ears through an ear-sharpener). After he finishes cleaning out the reindeer pen ("Who knew reindeer poop was so sparkly?"), though, Crocker makes the mistake of leaving the gates open, allowing the reindeer to run loose.

Timmy and Tootie meet Santa

Santa greets Timmy and Tootie.

As Jill is giving the group a tour of the workshop, Santa shows up and greets Timmy and Tootie. Santa explains to Timmy that because he has been using Cosmo and Wanda's magic to grant the Christmas wishes of all the children in the world, it's causing them to give up on Santa. He tells the pink-hatted adult that "with great power, and that includes magical fairies, comes great responsibility," and after Timmy apologizes, Santa gives him two candy canes, saying there isn't any bad spot a candy cane can't get him out of. Just then, one elf tells Santa the gift-making machine has gotten jammed again, and when Santa goes to look at it, saying "I wish this thing would stop breaking down," Timmy decides to have Cosmo and Wanda grant that request. However, as a result of trying to use fairy magic inside an elf-made building, the magic instead turns into a blast that causes Santa to fall into the gift-making machine. When he emerges from the machine, it is revealed that he has gotten amnesia and starts thinking he is certain other beings, such as the Easter Bunny. To make matters worse, the whole workshop then starts shutting down because Santa is out of commission.

Jorgen informs Timmy

Jorgen informs Timmy that he must fill in for the amnesiac Santa.

Jorgen Von Strangle suddenly arrives and points out to Timmy that he now has to assume Santa's responsibilities, for it is written in Da Rules that 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. Carol brings Santa's hat to Timmy, and when he puts it on, it seems to work, as the workshop starts repowering, but only for a short while before it crashes again. An elf named Tinsel Ted explains that Timmy actually cannot be Santa because he has gotten himself on the Naughty List. Timmy figures maybe he can just have Cosmo and Wanda zap his name off of the Naughty List, but it turns out they are unable do anything about it because, with the Christmas spirit being depowered, the North Pole's magnetic polarity is now nullifying the fairy magic. Dave and Carol explain that the only way Timmy can get his name off the Naughty List is to find Elmer the Elder Elf, the only one who has the power to do so, but they tell him that this will be a very difficult and likely deadly task. Despite the warning, Timmy is willing to accept the challenge, and Tootie volunteers to come with him, along with the fairies (though Cosmo really doesn't want to go). Crocker then reveals himself and tells Timmy that he is also coming along, since he also wants his own name removed from the Naughty List as well.

Timmy and company begin their journey

Timmy and his friends (and Crocker) begin their journey.

Timmy and the others begin their journey, bringing along Dave and Carol as guides, though it becomes apparent that the two elves do not actually know the way to Elmer's realm, and they keep bickering with Cosmo and Wanda. The group comes to the Cracked Candy Cane Chasm (a chasm full of razor-sharp candy canes spikes) and manage to get over it using the zip-line above it. However, as soon as they make it past the chasm, the ground cracks underneath them, and Timmy and Crocker are separated from the others. Timmy's fairies, the elves, and Tootie come across a penguin who has somehow ended up at the North Pole, and Tootie starts communicating with it in the penguin language, asking if it can help them find Timmy and Crocker. The penguin does not know where Timmy is, but it is able to help them find their way out of the forest they have gotten lost in.

In the meantime, Timmy and Crocker come upon a quartet of large sentient gingerbread men - Ginger-Ted, Ginger-Ed, Ginger-Ned, and Ginger-Jed. The four gingerbread men are very friendly to Timmy at first, but then the starving Crocker starts eating Ginger-Jed, which angers the other three enough to want to kill the two humans. While running from the angry gingerbread men, Timmy and Crocker reunite with the others just as they have made it out of the forest. Dave and Carol manage to fend off the gingerbread men by throwing snowballs at them, forcing them to retreat.

Timmy and company have a campfire

Timmy's group sitting around their campfire.

That night, the group sets up camp and Timmy tries to start a fire, but has trouble keeping it going because the leaves are too wet to burn. Crocker, showing some kindness for once, lends the coal he has always received from Santa and allows Timmy to use it in the fire. After Timmy gets the fire going, Cosmo and Dave briefly start bonding over eating marshmallows, and Tootie congratulates her boyfriend on granting her wish to make a campfire even without magic. Back at Santa's workshop, the elves and Jorgen notice that the Christmas spirit is getting weak, and as a result, Christmas gloom is starting to take over. The gloom is shown taking its effects on the citizens of Dimmsdale, including Timmy's parents, making them all too depressed to enjoy Christmas (though it has the opposite effect on Vicky, Tootie's evil older sister).

The next day, Timmy and company reach the Bridge of Badness, a heavily damaged bridge over a boiling river of eggnog that is the last obstacle standing between them and Elmer's lair. Timmy starts crossing the bridge and almost loses his footing, but Poof manages to give him a boost. The rest of the group is then forced to follow Timmy across the bridge immediately when they see the vengeful gingerbread men coming after them again. Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof manage to take down Ginger-Ed and Ginger-Ned with snowballs, but Ginger-Ted starts sawing the rope holding up one end of the bridge. Crocker just barely makes it across right as the bridge falls entirely, but in attempting to pull his old nemesis up to the other side, Timmy falls off the cliff. The others, especially Tootie and the fairies and even Crocker, are all saddened that Timmy appears to have died, but it turns out that he actually survived, having climbed back up the cliff using the two candy canes Santa gave him earlier.

Timmy meets Elmer the Elder Elf

Timmy confronts Elmer the Elder Elf.

The group finally makes it into Elmer's house and come face-to-face with the Elder Elf himself. Timmy asks Elmer why he is on the naughty list when he has been granting wishes for others. Elmer explains that it is technically Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof who have been granting the wishes, but while Timmy no longer makes wishes for himself, he still doesn't think of the consequences of the wishes he has been having the fairies grant for other people. The Elder Elf then proves his point by playing video clips showing things that have happened as a result of several reckless wishes Timmy used his fairies to grant at the beginning of the film, including his attempt to help Santa that has now resulted in endangering Christmas, and for that, he refuses to take Timmy's name off the naughty list. Timmy apologizes to the others for his failure to save Christmas, though Tootie is still proud of him for doing his best. But Crocker reveals that, after years of battling him, he has finally come to respect Timmy for having the courage to risk his life to save theirs. Elmer, having overheard that speech, is impressed that Timmy's kindness was able to change Crocker's shriveled heart and officially takes Timmy's name off the Naughty List. He then allows the group to use his own vehicle to get back to Santa's workshop.

Timmy as Santa (live-action)

Timmy is ready to fill in for Santa.

After they make it back, Timmy quickly puts on Santa's suit, bringing the workshop back to full power. However, the elves explain that Timmy has a very small chance of saving Christmas now that gloom is starting to block the path out of the North Pole. Since they only have an hour left to get things ready, Timmy tells everyone that they need to work together, and even Jorgen, having had to deal with the amnesiac Santa while they were gone, is more than willing to help them. They manage to get the sleigh filled on time, but the reindeer are still gone due to Crocker accidentally letting them loose earlier. Fortunately, Cosmo, Wanda and Poof manage to bring in the Wishful Thinking van to use as a substitute. With Jorgen and the Cosmas driving the van, Timmy, Tootie, and Crocker take off in Santa's sleigh, just barely making it through the gloom in the sky. With that, Timmy and the others manage to successfully deliver all of Santa's presents to everyone (including the computer and magic pony that Timmy's mom and dad wanted).

Timmy and Tootie kissing under the mistletoe

Timmy and Tootie kissing under the mistletoe.

On Christmas morning, Santa, now having recovered from his amnesia, is surprised to see that all his work has been taken care of for him, and he joins everyone for the Christmas party they are now throwing. Dave and Carol present Crocker with a new tie, which he is happy to receive because it is the first real present anyone has ever given him. Dave and Carol also finally make amends with Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof, thanking them for helping save Christmas. They also reveal to Tootie that the reason the fairies and the elves were feuding in the first place was because the fairies never returned a power drill they borrowed from the elves two thousand years ago; in actuality, though, the fairies did return the drill, leaving it on the elves' back porch. Timmy and Tootie then say "Merry Christmas" to each other and share a kiss under the mistletoe. Poof then flies up to the screen and says, "God bless us, everyone!" while Wanda assures the viewers that no fairies were harmed in the making of the film (though Cosmo cries that he has a paper cut).

Spoilers end here.

Songs

The movie features the following songs:

Rachel Crow's performance of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" from the movie was included on the album Merry Nickmas. She also appeared to sing it in the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Trivia

CWnP in A Fairly Odd Christmas

"No fairies were harmed in the making of this movie!"

  • Santa mentions that he brought Tootie a Professor Noggin chemistry set and ballerina shoes when she was eight. This is probably a reference to the series' second Christmas episode, "Merry Wishmas", where Tootie did indeed receive a chemistry set from Santa.
  • Poof saying "God bless us, everyone!" at the end is an obvious nod to Tiny Tim saying this same phrase in A Christmas Carol.

Ratings

The movie attracted 4.473 million watchers on its premiere night[2] and posted impressive triple-digit gains over last year. The premiere also bested its closest competitor (the Disney Channel) by triple-digits, with Kids 2-11 (7.2/2.4 million, +140%), Kids 6-11 (8.3/1.7 million, +152%) and Tweens 9-14 (5.7/1.2 million, +119%) and total viewers (4.5 million, +164%).[3] It became the 5th most watched program on Nickelodeon in 2012.[4]

Availability

The movie was made available on Google Play Movies & TV, iTunes, and Amazon Instant Video on December 6, 2012. It was later released as a manufacture-on-demand DVD, sold exclusively on Amazon.com, on December 13, 2013. It was released on DVD again the following November, this time as part of the A Fairly Odd Movie Trilogy manufacture-on-demand DVD, which also included the other two live-action Fairly OddParents movies. The movie, along with the other two films, was later released on manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray on December 4, 2015. Unfortunately, the physical releases were all discontinued on June 4, 2021.

Cast

A Fairly Odd Christmas promotional photo

A promotional photo featuring Timmy, Tootie, Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof.

Actor Character
Drake Bell Timmy Turner
Daniella Monet Tootie
Daran Norris Cosmo Cosma
Mr. Turner
Susanne Blakeslee Wanda Fairywinkle-Cosma
Tara Strong Poof Cosma
David Lewis Denzel Crocker
Mark Gibbon Jorgen Von Strangle
Teryl Rothery Mrs. Turner
Devon Weigel Vicky
Donavon Stinson Santa Claus
Travis Turner Dingle Dave
Devyn Dalton Christmas Carol
Tony Cox Elmer the Elder Elf
Dalila Bela Jingle Jill
Bjorn Yearwood Tinsel Ted
Trevor Lim Foreman elf
Sean Michael Kyer Glasses-wearing elf
Olivia Steele-Falconer Katie
Qayam Devji Ravi
Diego Martinez-Tau Mouse
Brandon Nomuro Yoshi
Taya Clyne Edwina
Erika Forest Chloe
Keith Dallas Crook #1
Jesse Haddock Crook #2
Michael Q. Adams Gloomy guy
Nicola Anderson Choir #1
Chris Cochrane Choir #2
J. Cameron Barnett Choir #3
Butch Hartman Caroler
Ginger-Ted
Ginger-Ed
Ginger-Ned
Ginger-Jed
Choir #4
Matt Brady Polar bear

References

See also

External links

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Nicktoons "The Santa Experience" • "Son of Stimpy" • "Doug's Christmas Story" • "Rocko's Modern Christmas!" • "Gone Shopp'n" • "A Scooter For Yaksmas" • "Arnold's Christmas" • "Gift Hoarse" • "Let It Snow" • "Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas" • "A Very CatDog Christmas" • "Christmas Who?" • "Christmas Every Day!" • "An 'Even Steven' Holiday Special" • "Babies in Toyland" • Merry Nickmas shorts • "The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever" • "A Rocket X-Mas" • "Holly Jolly Jimmy" • "The Finster Who Stole Christmas" • "A Robot for All Seasons" • "When Santas Collide" • "The Fright Before Christmas!" • "Merry Wishmas" • "It's an Udderful Life" • "The All Nighter Before Christmas" • "A Doomed Christmas" • "A Very Brrr-y Icemas" • It's a SpongeBob Christmas!A Fairly Odd Christmas • "Baconmas" • "A Magix Christmas" • "Huggle Day" • "Happy Chalawunga!" • "A Crustmas Story" • "11 Louds a Leapin'" • Albert • "It's Christmas, You Dorks!" • "Bunsen Saves Christmas" • "Bramley Holiday" • "A Very Casagrandes Christmas" • "Season's Cheatings" / "A Flipmas Carol" • "The Ho! Ho! Horror!" • A Loud House Christmas • "Traditions" • "Just in Time for Christmas" • "Parker Saves Christmas" • "SpongeBob's Road to Christmas" • "Nightmare Nightmore" • "Snow Escape" • Twas the Night Before SpongemasA Very Patchy Holiday Stream Special • "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" • "The Holiday Picture" • "Sandy's Country Christmas" • "Merry Diss-mass" • "Squidina's Holidaze Special"
Live-action shows and movies "X-Mas Eve" • "Ride, She Said" • "Christmas" (Roundhouse) • "The Gift" (The Secret World of Alex Mack) • All That Episode 225 • "O' Christmas Pete" • "Merry Christmas, Kenan" • "Starwalk" • "Miracle on 32nd Skeet" • "The Mystery of the Mice That Roared" • "A Very Canine Christmas" • The Nick at Nite Holiday Special • "A Little So'em So'em for Christmas" • Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh • "iChristmas" • "The Naked Brothers Band Christmas Special" • "Telling Amanda" • "The Good, the Bad and the Ickie Doll" • "Big Time Christmas" • "A Christmas Tori" • "Epic Christmas" • "How to Rock Christmas" • "See Dad Run Christmas Into the Ground" • "The Gift of the Maggies" • Santa Hunters • "Santa's Little Harpers" • "Winter Thunderland" • "The Thank You Mask" • "Christmas Danger" • "A Reggae Potato Christmas" • Nickelodeon's Ho-Ho Holiday Special • "The Gift" (Make It Pop) • "Jingle Bell Rock" (School of Rock) • Tiny Christmas • "Holiday Punch" • The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular • "Down Goes Santa" • "Friendiversary" • All That Episode 1134 • "Krampapalooza" • "A Mouth Noise Christmas" • "Fa-La-La-La-La-La-La-Lay Lay" • "Waiting for Santa" • Nickelodeon's Treasure TruckThe Great Nickmas Tree Sliming • "A Very Delivery Van Christmas" • "All I Want for Christmas is Lay Lay"
Nick Jr. Christmas at Eureeka's Castle • "Waiting for Grandma" • "Mr. Cook's Christmas" • "A Gullah Gullah Christmas" • "Blue's Big Holiday" • "Merry Christmas, Little Bill" • "A Present for Santa" • "Blue's First Holiday" • "Blue's Holiday Wishes" • "Christmas Wishes" • "Diego Saves Christmas!" • "Christmas" (Yo Gabba Gabba!) • "Save the Reindeer!" • Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure • "Great and Grumpy Holiday" • "The Super-Special Gift" • "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve" • "Santa's Little Fixers" • "Christmas" (Hi-5) • "Happy Holidays, Mr. Grumpfish!" • "A Very Awesome Christmas" • Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale • "Pups Save Christmas" • "Wally Saves the Trollidays" • "A Very Guppy Christmas" • "Monster Machine Christmas" • "Have a Very Mutty Christmas" • "Santa's Little Genies" • "Christmas 2.0" • "Best Christmas Ever" (Sunny Day) • "The Knight Before Christmas" (Nella the Princess Knight) • "Rusty Saves Christmas" • "The Sugar Plum Fairy!" • "Merry Woodsmas" • "Ryan's Merry Playdate" • "A Top Wing Christmas" • "A Pirate Christmas" • "Pups Save a Bah-Humdinger" • "Blue's Night Before Christmas" • "The Guppies Save Christmas!" • "Ryan's Christmas Time Special!" • "All I Want for Fishmas" • "Christmas is Coming!" • "The Present" • "Charger's Christmas Adventure" • "The Crew Builds a Christmas Show" • "Tiny Chef’s Marvelous Mish Mesh Special" • "Face's Holiday Countdown Party"
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