The Big Fairy Share Scare

There are several shows that you could argue need to end, or at the very least get canceled. The Simpsons is a dominant example; going strong for 20+ seasons, it's currently one of the longest running animated series. Another example is Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, pretty much the only cartoon on the channel. They show the show nearly 8 hours a day, because it's really the only content that they have.

The Fairy OddParents is another such show. The series originally ended around 2006, but it was brought back by Nickelodeon. The series was pretty good in its earlier seasons; the humor was witty, the plots for the episodes were fantastical, the characters were well-developed, etc. The sixth season was opened with the TV special, "Fairly OddBaby," which introduced Poof, the fairy baby of Cosmo and Wanda. Apparently, Cosmo was the last fairy baby in existence, because he was extremely dangerous as an infant, though it's not too surprising. Timmy wishes for his godparents to have a baby, and it ends up with Cosmo getting pregnant, apparently male fairies gave birth to fairies, ala seahorse style. Poof wasn't a well-received character at first. He didn't have a character; rather, he was only there to creature chaos, albeit unintentionally. If Poof wasn't enough for an addition into the main cast, then surely Sparky should've been enough when they introduced him a few seasons later. Sparky is a fairy dog who is reckless, idiotic, chaotic, etc. His debut episode has him unknowingly destroy Dimmsdale due to his stupidity/irresponsibility, but we're supposed to feel sorry for him, because his original owners always sent him back to the pet store. If you changed the wording of his name, then it spells out "Skrapy," a possible nod to Scrappy-Doo, arguably the most despised character from the Scooby-Doo franchise.

The series was originally supposed to end at 9 seasons, but it, of course, got a 10th. It introduces a new character by the name of Chloe Carmichael, who is to share Cosmo and Wanda with Timmy, apparently in part of there being a shortage of fairies. Fairies are immortal creatures, so what gives, right? Apparently several fairies decided to take other jobs, with little to no explanation. Seriously, they don't really gloss over this problem. What's worse is that it completely violates Da Rules in that a kid's fairy godparents had to be kept a secret; therefore, no sharing.

What's worse is that Chloe herself is a Mary Sue. For those that don't know, a Mary Sue is a seemingly perfect character either of low-rank or young, who saves the day through unrealistic means. Usually, a Mary Sue character is a poor attempt at the creator trying to insert themselves into their works. A Mary Sue isn't a realistic character, because they're "perfect." They hardly make any mistakes whatsoever, and even if they do, it's not enough to completely blot out their successes. It's hard to relate to a character who hardly makes any mistakes. They come off as being inhuman. Chloe is so perfect, in fact, that she's somehow friends with the President of the United States (face palm). She figures out that today was Parents-Teachers Conference, somehow suggesting that they shouldn't be in school for today. What makes it weird is that Crocker is happy, despite the fact that he's a teacher, meaning that he would have to talk to the parents. In addition to this, she hands out certificates to the kids, she saved her town from a giant monster, she cured cancer. Okay, that last part didn't happen, but you see what I mean? The only time that she does make a mistake, ironically regards her saving her town from the monster. She takes a thorn out of its foot, but he goes on to destroy the town anyway. This doesn't work, because it completely contradicts what was conveyed earlier through a video, and it doesn't cover all the other times that she did nearly perfect things. There also isn't an explanation as to why she needs fairies; actually, there is, but it's poor in its execution. Apparently, she helps other people to the point that she ends up annoying them, thereby meaning that she has no friends. However, she doesn't have a miserable life. The reason as to why Timmy got fairy godparents in the first place was because he had a babysitter who relentlessly tortured him each and every day, so of course, he would need fairies. There's nothing in Chloe's life to suggest that she was miserable. Heck, some people have very successful lives even if they have a few or no friends. What I'm trying to say is that Chloe was better off than what the episode was trying to suggest.

It's honestly a bad episode. This episode only exists as a poor attempt on Nick's part to boost ratings by introducing a third main character for the show. Chloe herself is a horrible character, because she never makes any mistakes, and when she does, they're eclipsed by her perfect deeds. She comes off as annoying, energetic, and is only there to rake in more money. The show really needs to die at this point.