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The Best Episodes of The Fairly OddParents Season 1

Every episode of The Fairly OddParents Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fairly OddParents Season 1!

The zany, fast-paced adventures of a 10-year-old boy and his fairy godparents, who inadvertently create havoc as they grant wishes for their pint-sized charge.

Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyKids
Network:Nickelodeon

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Fairly OddParents" season 1 is "The Big Problem", rated 7.8/10 from 431 user votes. It was directed by Butch Hartman, Jaime Diaz and written by Steve Marmel. "The Big Problem" aired on 3/30/2001 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Power Mad".

  • The Big Problem
    7.8/10 431 votes

    #1 - The Big Problem

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2001

    Tired of being a kid, Timmy wishes he could be older in order to go adult things, but his wish backfires when "Da Rules" states that now that he is an adult, Cosmo and Wanda can't grant him any wishes or turn him back into a kid until he is a kid or acts like a kid.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Jaime Diaz

    Writer: Steve Marmel

  • Power Mad
    7.7/10 313 votes

    #2 - Power Mad

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/2001

    After wishing for a challenging virtual reality game, Timmy goes to the bathroom and leaves it unattended, and Chester and AJ decide to play. Realizing what has happened, Timmy must go into the game and play to save them.

    Director: Butch Hartman

    Writer: Steve Marmel

  • Spaced Out
    7.2/10 255 votes

    #3 - Spaced Out

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/6/2001

    While watching Crash Nebula, Timmy wishes for an alien to play with. So, Cosmo and Wanda take a real alien prince - Mark. His parents are furious and travel to Earth to blow it up. In the meantime, Mark has fallen in love with Vicky, and Timmy can't wish him away because GodParents can't interfere with true love. Timmy goes to Mark's parents and asks them to convince their son to forget about Vicky, but Timmy must first pass their toughest tests. Will he be able to fix this mess and save the Earth from destruction?

    Director: Butch Hartman

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel, Mike Bell

  • TransParents
    7.5/10 265 votes

    #4 - TransParents

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2001

    After Timmy brings an extinct dinosaur to school, his crazy teacher suspects that he has Fairy GodParents, so he tells Timmy he wants to have a conference with his "parents." Since he has aspirations of "a new world order," he thinks that if he catches fairies, he can harness their power and rule the Earth. Timmy knows he can't explain to his real parents how he managed to come across an extinct dinosaur, so Cosmo and Wanda pose as his parents.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Larry Leichliter

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel

  • A Wish Too Far
    7.4/10 287 votes

    #5 - A Wish Too Far

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2001

    Timmy has a giant crush on Trixie Tang, the most popular girl in school, but she doesn't even know he exists. In order to get Trixie to notice him, Timmy wishes for a long list of superficial things to make him popular.

    Director: Butch Hartman

    Writer: Steve Marmel

  • Tiny Timmy
    7.5/10 261 votes

    #6 - Tiny Timmy

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/2001

    Cosmo and Wanda shrink Timmy so he can complete his assignment on the microscopic universe but problems ensue when Cosmo and Wanda, who have also shrunk themselves, get eaten by Vicky. Timmy must now go inside Vicky to save his godparents but stirs up a lot of trouble in the process. To make matters worse, Vicky plans on tearing apart the house and blaming it all on Timmy to his parents.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Larry Leichliter

    Writer: Steve Marmel

  • Father Time!
    7.9/10 335 votes

    #7 - Father Time!

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/20/2001

    When Timmy breaks his dad's sentimental, grade school trophy and gets punished, he wishes himself back in time to stop his dad (as a kid) from ever winning the dumb thing in the first place.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Jaime Diaz

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel

  • Apartnership
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #8 - Apartnership

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/2001

    After Wanda gets mad at Cosmo on their umpteenth anniversary, Cosmo visits Fairy World. There, his mom, who has always hated Wanda, announces that she has found him two new girlfriends, Twinkle and Star. In order to get Cosmo back, Wanda must compete against Twinkle and Star in a game show hosted by Cupid, but Cosmo's mom will do anything to ensure that he doesn't go home with Wanda.

    Director: Butch Hartman

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel

  • Chin Up
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #9 - Chin Up

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2001

    Timmy meets his favorite superhero, The Crimson Chin, but the discovery that he is fictional sends the hero into a deep depression. Timmy must now reverse this situation, and as a result, he gains the superhero alter-ego of Cleft the Boy Chin Wonder.

    Director: Butch Hartman

    Writer: Steve Marmel

  • Dog's Day Afternoon
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #10 - Dog's Day Afternoon

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/27/2001

    Timmy switches lives with Vicky's dog, but swiftly discovers that the dog actually has it just as badly as he does.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Larry Leichliter

    Writer: Steve Marmel

  • Dream Goat
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #11 - Dream Goat

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/4/2001

    When Timmy feels sorry for the town's caged, prize goat, Chompy, and wishes he could be free, the goat disappears and Vicky gets blamed for goat-napping.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Larry Leichliter

    Writer: Steve Marmel

  • The Same Game
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #12 - The Same Game

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/4/2001

    Timmy wishes for everyone in the world to be the same when an evil dentist won't give him his ball back. Problems inevitably ensue, and Timmy can't wish things back to normal as Cosmo and Wanda aren't able figure out who he is.

    Director: Butch Hartman

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel