04x15, 04x16, 04x17 - Channel Chasers

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Fairly OddParents". Aired: March 30, 2001 – July 26, 2017.*
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Series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him wishes to solve his everyday problems.
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04x15, 04x16, 04x17 - Channel Chasers

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- ♪ Timmy is an average kid ♪

♪ That no one understands ♪

♪ Mom and Dad and Vicky

always giving him commands ♪

- Bed, twerp!

- ♪ The doom and gloom

up in his room ♪

♪ Is broken instantly ♪

♪ By his magic little fish

who grant his every wish ♪


♪ 'Cause in reality,

they are his… ♪


♪ OddParents,

Fairly OddParents ♪

- ♪ Wands and wings!

- ♪ Floaty, crowny things! ♪

- ♪ OddParents,

Fairly OddParents ♪


♪ Really mod, pea pod,

buff bod, hot rod ♪


♪ Obtuse, rubber goose,

green moose, guava juice ♪


♪ Giant snake, birthday cake,

large fries, chocolate shake! ♪


♪ OddParents,

Fairly OddParents ♪


♪ It flips your lid

when you're the kid with ♪

♪ Fairly OddParents! ♪

- Yeah, right!

[soft dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[dramatic electronic music]

♪ ♪

- He's gaining on us.

- Chester, A.J., surrender!

♪ ♪

- Whoa. That's it

on the Mexican brunches.

♪ ♪

- Hurry. We've got to get

this component to my house.

- Almost there!

♪ ♪

[both screaming]

♪ ♪

- Hello!

Genius with the last hope for

humanity dangling for his life!

♪ ♪
- A.J., go!

I'll stay here

and hold him off.


- But--

- Go!

Before it's too late!

♪ ♪

[shouts]

[beep]

♪ ♪

[metallic clang]

Now I know why I never

got these things taken off.

♪ ♪

Ha!

You'll never stop us!

Hey, he stopped me.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[glass shatters]

[beep]

- Now I can go

back to the past


and make sure none

of this ever happens.

♪ ♪

- You thought you were going

to use your time travel belt


to return Dimmsdale

to its former glory,


didn't you?

[laughs]

Think again.

Last two apprehended,

Your Majesty.

[dramatic music]
♪ ♪

- No.

There's still one more,


but now that I have

the time travel belt,


I know exactly where

to find him in the past.

And once I find him,

there will be

no one left to stop me!


Me, Vicky,

supreme ruler of the Earth!

[laughs]

[laughing]

I'm so happy!

I can't wait

to babysit Timmy today.


Let's see if I have

everything I need


to ensure the proper amount

of quality child supervision.


Ear cleaner,

nostril scrubber…


And painful,

high-speed clothes dryer.

[soft upbeat music]

♪ ♪

And that's

everything I need


to make his life terrible

and my life fun!


I just hope in my heart

that someday,


I'll be able to make

the whole world miserable.


But for now,

my hate belongs to Timmy.


Me, Vicky,

supreme ruler of hating Timmy!

[laughs]

[coughing]

- Hello, Dimmsdale.

I'm Chet Ubetcha

with today's Editorial,


which technically makes it

a Chet-i-torial.


Television--it can help,

and it can hurt.

But can it help hurt?

Is it causing kids to do

stupid and violent things?


Take, for example,

the wildly popular


animated kung fu monster

training card series,

"Maho Mushi."

Is it causing kids to do

stupid and violent things?

[both scream]

- My legs!

- My arms!


- ♪ Maho Mushi,

Maho Mushi, Maho Mushi ♪

[quirky dramatic music]

- [shouts]

My neck!

- Maho Mushi!

[all scream]

[heavy metal music]

- My gosh!

This is a cool show!


- Let me answer my own

rhetorical question

with a nonrhetorical yes!

But on the bright side,

we can all take solace

that the day will never come


that a child

could imitate this.

[all screaming]

- [laughing]

- [laughing]


I can't believe

the day has come

that we can imitate this!

Whoo-hoo!

And I would never

be able to do it

without you guys.

- Yeah, but are you sure

you know what you're doing?

- Of course.

I know "Maho Mushi" better than

any show on television.


- I can't believe

you never thought to wish


for the "Maho Mushi"

kid crusher before.

[dramatic music]

[screaming]

- Timmy, I don't know.

Watching dangerous stunts

on TV is one thing,


but performing them

in real life

feels really dangerous.

- What makes you say that?

[screaming]

Wanda, I wish for

the banzai bubble!

♪ ♪

- Finally! I'm a shoe-in

to win cleanest office,

the one trophy I'll have

that my archenemy

Dinkleberg won't.

- [screaming]

[glass shattering]

- Congratulations, Turner.

You win the cleanest off--

good heavens!


Dinkleberg, quick.

Take this.


And the raise

that goes with it.

- Neat!

- [growls]

Dinkleberg.


- This is the hardest home

I've ever had to sell,


but here you go,

Mr. Joel.


Here are the keys

to your new glass house.


- Thanks. You know,

I didn't want to buy this,


but you really

wore me down.


- Just don't throw any stones.

[chuckles]


Once I hand you

the keys,

it's not my problem anymore.

- [screaming]

- I'll get a broom.

♪ ♪

- Honey, our son just bounced

wildly through my office,

destroying everything!

Have you seen him?

- Yes, and he just destroyed

the house I was about to sell.

- [screaming]

Uh, ta-da?

[cats yowling]

[ominous music]

- You wouldn't be able

to do this


if I had the "Maho Mushi"

parent puncher!


- Excellent.

Mine for the taking.

[siren wailing]

[suspenseful music]

- So, you want to have

our coffee here?


- Sure. I brought

a whole bunch of donuts.

We can sit on the dumpster

for hours and hours

and talk about life.


Mom and Dad:

You could have k*lled yourself!


- "Maho Mushi," "Maho Mushi,"

"Maho Mushi," "Maho Mushi,"


"Maho Mushi," "Maho Mushi,"

"Maho Mushi," "Maho Mushi,"

- [roaring]

- Ew. Is this

what you were imitating?


- It's dictator week

on the Biographical Channel,


Channel

on Dimmadelphia Cable.


See if you have what

it takes to be a dictator.

- [shouts]

Must…watch…"Maho Mushi."

- Honestly, Timmy,

someday you're going

to have to grow up.


You're not a baby anymore,

you know.

- You dented a ,

destroyed Mr. Joel's

glass house,


and worse,

Dinkleberg won my plaque!


- Fetch, Dinkledog!

[dog barking excitedly]


Hi, Turner!

Better luck next month.


- [growls]

Dinkleberg.

[quirky dramatic notes]

- [shouts]

I was watching that!


- Timmy, if we can't trust you

not to imitate television,


maybe you can't be trusted

to even watch television.

- You're grounded, mister.

And that means no TV,

either!


- What?

You can't do that to me!


- Ha!

Not without help.


- That's why we had

Vicky come over,


to make sure you don't

watch any television

while we go out.
- [hisses]

- Yeah.

Because we're not grounded!


- Hi, Mr. And Mrs. Turner.

Don't worry.


The only thing Timmy's

gonna watch while I'm here

is his mouth.
- [screams]

No!

Don't leave me with her!

She's evil!
both: Evil?
- Uh…uh…that's silly.

Would an evil person

bring gifts?

Wow!

A glass house that reminds me

of how furious I am at Timmy!

- Mm!

And this plaque is

twice as good as Dinkleberg's.

I should go gloat!

Bye!

- Now, then.

Did somebody say evil?

- [screams]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪

[pants]

Whew.

Oh, gee.

Mom and Dad have grounded me

from watching TV.


Whatever is a boy

with fairies to do?

[pleasant music]
♪ ♪

- Uh, Timmy,

your parents said no TV.

And they left Vicky here

to make sure

you don't watch it.


- So? They didn't listen

to me about Vicky.


Why should I listen to them

about anything?

[cat yowls]
- Because they're your parents,

and you have to start

listening to them.


They only want

what's best for you,


and we're not always gonna

be around, you know.

- You're right, Wanda.
You're gonna stay right here

and make sure Vicky

doesn't see what I'm doing


while I wish for a magic remote

that works video and TV.


That way, technically

I'm not disobeying them.

Oh, nice loophole.

Who do you think you are,

Fairy Mason?

[wondrous music]

- You know, there are

easier ways to get on TV.


Have you considered

a slow-speed chase?

- Let's get televised.
♪ ♪

- I've got a bad feeling

about this.


- Quiet!

I'm watching Timmy.


- Cool!

I'm in the TV universe!

[upbeat rock music]

Wow! So many choices,

I don't know where to start.

♪ ♪

But since this thing

only has a channel up

and channel down button,

I guess we'll start

at channel one.

[fanfare]
♪ ♪
[upbeat jazz music]

Sweet!

I'm in "The Futurellis,"


the show about a futuristic

Italian American family.


The cool thing

about this show


is that all the characters

are robots.


The parents left their kids

with robots all the time.


Those robots try

to boss me around,

I'll just reprogram them.
- Hey, nice ship.

Be a shame

if something happened to it.


- Hey,

that cat owes me money!

- I'm good for it!

I only have three more lives!

I need two more days!


- Maria!

Stop this crazy thing!


- But why should I be

in just one show…


when I can be

in all of them?

♪ ♪
[simple upbeat music]
♪ ♪
I'm in "Carpet Critters."

I can't walk, talk,

eat solid foods,


or take care of myself

in any way.


I'm gonna have

baby adventures!

- [babbling]
- [gurgling]
- [sucking loudly]
- [shouting]

- Hey, what am I supposed to do

for the rest of the show?

Boy, this stuff writes itself.
- Where's he going?
- Ah, he's a baby.
He's going in his diapers.

And now he's going

number three.

[upbeat funky music]

- Cool.

Channel three.


This must be the home

of the show


where parents

are rarely seen.

Hey, Heavy Hal,

can I jam

with the band?


- Yo, yo, yo.

Join in the show.

♪ ♪

- Ha! You're playing

a pooper scooper!


- Ew.

I hope Timmy washes his hands.

- And those filthy kids.
[banging on door]
- Hey, squirt, open up!
- Cosmo, it's Vicky.

- Don't worry.

I have a plan.

Ok.
[fanfare]
[wondrous music]
♪ ♪
- What's going on in here?
- Leave me alone.

Can't you see

I'm watching television


in blatant disregard of

my parents' direct orders?


I mean, don't come in.

I'm naked!


- Ha!

You are so dead.

[laughs]
[strains]
- Nice.
- Well, she's gone, isn't she?

At least it can't

get any worse.

[dramatic music]

- You're mine now,

you reckless punk.

- Open up, Dinkleberg.
Eat that, Sheldon!

And look how shiny

my plaque is.

- [yelping]
- You're right.

That's one shiny plaque,

Turner.


Almost as shiny

as this one Vicky gave me.


- [screams]

My eyes!

[phone ringing]
- Hello?
Timmy did what?

- Turned on your TV

as soon as you left.

And that's not all.
He broke your vase…
precious family portrait…
torched your piano…
and wrote "My parents stink"

and "Dinkleberg rules"

on your living room wall!

[laughs]

Hello?

Can you hear me?

Hello.
both: Timmy!

- That twerp is gonna be

in so much trouble.


I should get my camera.

[laughs]


- Jonny Hunt,

we are in so much trouble.

♪ ♪
- [screams]

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

I'm on your side, Jonny Hunt.


My name's Timmy,

and I'm--

- Look out!
[all screaming]
We're doomed!

- Oh, no, we're not.

I wonder…

pause.
♪ ♪
And erase.

- Amazing!

Well done, son.


We could use a boy like you

on our adventure team.

- But I'm only ten.

You mean you'd let

an unsupervised minor

go on dangerous missions

without worrying

about his safety?


- Not without

a really dangerous w*apon.

- Cool!

I can't wait to show

this to Cosmo and Wanda.

[upbeat music]
[dramatic music]
[fanfare]
- Oh, man!

The TV universe

is great!


Did you see all that

great stuff I did?


Except for the part

with the pooper scooper,

it was awesome!
And check this puppy out.

- Timmy, be careful.

You're in the real world now.


That's a dangerous

adult w*apon.


- So what? Bazookas,

floating att*ck vehicles,

bouncing off airplanes.

As long as I have

you guys around,

nothing can hurt me.

- Right.

At least until you're older.

- Cosmo, shush.

- Older?

What's that supposed to mean?

- Uh…uh…

pay no attention

to the very muscular fairy

behind the shower curtain.

[screams]

Hot, hot, hot, hot!

[sighs]
- What do you mean, older?

What happens

when I'm older?


- Ah, Timmy, it's time

for a little talk


about something

we fairies like to call

the wands and the wings.

You see, when a mommy fairy

and a daddy fairy

love each other very much--

- Cosmo, no!

Not that speech!


- Oh, but I already

have the puppets out.


- Timmy, you know

that fairy godparents


are assigned to boys and girls

who need them most, right?

- Right.

Kids like me,

because my parents are busy


and my babysitter is,

well, evil.


- And because you're ten


and still young enough

to believe in fairies.

[upbeat music]
♪ ♪

But there comes a point

when that little kid

becomes so grown-up…

[horn honks]

[rock music]

♪ ♪

They don't need magic anymore,

and their fairies are

called back to fairy world.

[bittersweet music]

♪ ♪

Once the fairies leave,

the child forgets

all about them


and all the remnants

of their magic

disappear forever

and the child grows up

just like everybody else.


- Bitter and angry

at the world.

- What?

You mean when I get older,

I lose you guys forever

and I forget I ever had you?

What else can go wrong?

[banging on door]

[Vicky laughing aggressively]

Uh, this isn't what

it looks like?

[ominous music]
- [screams]

- Turner, I decided to

give you a second chance and--

good heavens!

Dinkleberg,

catch this nicest house plaque


and the raise

that goes with it!


- Sweet. Fetch, Dinkledog!

[dog barks]

[dramatic music]

- [teeth chattering

and growling]

[bellows]

- Here, Vicky.

Take this.


We're going to have a word

with our irresponsible son.

- Have a nice violent talk.

I'll see you tomorrow.

[laughs]

- Hey, wait!

That's my remote!


- Which you deliberately used

to disobey us,


and then you

busted up the house


and wrote that lie

on the wall!

What is wrong with you?

- But it's not my fault.

It's Vicky's. She's evil.


She's always

being mean to me


and always getting me

into trouble.


- Oh?

Did she turn on your TV?

Did she give you this bazooka?

- Which I can't fire

at the Dinklebergs' house

because it's out of a*mo.
- Well, no.

- Then why should we believe

anything you say?


When I get back

from the a*mo store,


you are in a lot of trouble,

young man!


- Wow! I've never seen you

so miserable.

I should take another picture.

One for you…

and one for the internet.

[sheep bleats]

- They didn't believe me

about Vicky--again!

I am so sick of it!

- Aw, Timmy,

they're just trying


to raise you to be a mature,

responsible adult.


Everybody has

to grow up sometime.

- Not the Futurellis.

Not Heavy Hal.

Not Jonny Hunt.


They've all been

the same age forever.


And if I was

a kid forever,


I'd never have

to lose you guys!


- Oh, I don't like

where this is going.

- Neither do the puppets.

- I do.

It's going into television…


where nobody ever grows up

ever.


I wish I had another

magic remote.

I'm running away,

and I'm running away

into television!

[dramatic music]

- [grunts]

Uh, how long have I been out?

♪ ♪

The remote.

There's still time.

- Don't bother looking for me

because you'll never,

ever, ever find me.

- Evur!

What?

It helps with the drama.

- Goodbye forever!
♪ ♪

- Stop.

Wait!

♪ ♪
- Well, we got the a*mo.
[both gasp]
- "Goodbye forever"?

He's gone!

- [gasps]

And he misspelled "ever."

Oh, but he can spell

Dinkleberg just fine!

♪ ♪
- [screams]
[pleasant music]
[birds singing]
Where am I?
- ♪ La la la la la ♪
♪ La la la la ♪
[birds singing]
- Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee!

- Hi. I'm Paula Poundcake,

and this is Pup Tart.

- [barks cheerfully]
[barks in terror]
- And I'm Donnie Donut,
and even though I'm a boy,

I still think

this place is swell.

all: Our icing is nicing!
- Are you made of licorice?

- Get back,

you frosted freaks!

Back!
all: Ooh!

- If my parents don't care

what I have to say,


I'm going where nobody cares

about what adults have to say.

- Kentucky?
- Nope!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪

The kid from

"The World of Walnuts."


This will be

a perfect place to live.

- Yeah.

They don't even show adults

on this cartoon.

- Oh, and look.

We landed right in the middle

of their Hanukkah special.

[playing "Havah Nagilah"]
♪ ♪

- It's the great menorah,

Chuckie Black.

Oh.

- Blah blah blah

blah blah blah.


- What?

No, I didn't hurt him.


- Blah blah blah

blah blah.


- No, really.

He fainted.

- Blah blah.

- Do we have

to involve the police?


[siren wailing]

- Apparently, that's a yes.

- I should have known

parents would ruin this place,

too.

Come on!
♪ ♪
- But--but--but

I want to see

the Great Menorah


appear in

the bagel patch.

[upbeat music]
- Now, this is more like it.

Fighting alongside

the Space Vector


and his army of intergalactic

kid crime-fighters.

- What's perfect about this?
I'm a monkey in a mask!

Why does a monkey

need a secret identity?


So nobody knows

I'm a monkey?


Should my tail

have a mask?

- Wait.

Is this another show where

kids get dangerous weapons?

- Just this ghost gauntlet.

But don't worry.

It's perfectly safe.

♪ ♪
all: Oops.
[all scream]

- Oh, no! We're in

the airless vacuum of space

without helmets!

- Wanda and I

don't have to breathe


because we're magic,

but you're doomed.

[laughs]
- No, I'm not.

In this show, the laws

of nature don't apply.

Watch.

See? There's nothing

to worry about.

[clang]
- Timmy Turner, don't move.
[beep]
[dramatic music]
- Who is that guy,

and how does he even

know who I am?


- It's because your mask

isn't very good.


- "Space Vector"?

That's such a dumb show.


I totally know

that's a monkey.

What else is on?
[beep]

- Tonight, we'll discuss

the rising debt ceiling,


the trade deficit,

and a bunch of other stuff

you don't care about.
- "Politically Inaccurate"?

There's no v*olence

on that show.

Done!
- Let me explain this
in the most boring way I can.
[bell rings]
- [grunts]

- Wrestling!

Now, that's violent.

[giggles]
- Welcome back to…
♪ ♪

"Politically Inaccurate

Smashdown!"

[energetic music]
Let's prepare to debate!
[bell rings]
[cheers]
- Taxes are too high!
- Eat my right wing, punk!
[bell rings]

- Hey, this remote

changes things in there


and makes them

become real out here.

I wonder…
[angelic choir sings]

- Today,

we're giving away $ million!

[drumroll]
[fanfare]
Congratulations, Jerry.
You've won…
$ million!
- Awesome!

I'm gonna give it all

to charity.


- What?

Why can't that be me?

[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Wha--huh?

- And here's your money,

Jerry.

What's that?

Whoa, Jerry.

Bad news.

You're only .
You have to be to play.
- Darn it!
♪ ♪

- Huh?

Okey dokey.


Happy two additional birthdays,

Jerry.

- Huh?

I accidentally

hit fast-forward,

and this thing made me older.
Oh, my gosh.

This remote

can do anything!

- You are right!

And now that you're

and have your million dollars,


what are you going

to do next?

- "Dictator Week"?

I'll tell you

what I'm gonna do next--


Get to the Biographical Channel

and change history


so that I can

take over the world!

[laughs evilly]
- Jerry seems really happy.
And on fire!
- Can't…reach…wand.

- Can't…stop thinking…

about ham.

- Can't…stand speaking…

in short bursts…

of dialogue.


- Surrender the remote,

and I'll send you back home.

- Never!
[straining]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[laugh track laughter]
- Where are we?
- Flint, bones, meat.

Oh, my gosh.

We're in "The Meatflints."

- Exactly.

Hey,

since outer space was lame,


maybe we can trying being

a modern stone-age family.

- [squawks]
- Oh, all right!

It's a bird

and a remote control!

[cat snoring]

I wonder what

this gadget does.

[cat roars]

[yelps]

It eats!

♪ ♪
- [screams]
[energetic music]

- Hey, didn't we already

run past that couch,

chair, and lamp?
[laugh track laughter]
- Eh, it's a cycle.
[laugh track laughter]
♪ ♪
[cat growls]
- I don't understand.

If the cars are

powered by feet,

shouldn't we just keep running?

- Aren't feet also

powered by feet?

- This place is lame!

I don't want to live

in a world


where your household

appliances can eat you


and they have to use

the same background

over and over again!
[dragon shrieks]
[all screaming]
♪ ♪

- Surrender,

Timmy Turnstone!


- He's gaining on us!

We have to move faster!


We'll have to get

to the next channel,

where everything is fast.

- Uh, we're gonna

need more feet!

♪ ♪
[engine revving]
♪ ♪
- Absolutely not.

You cannot race

in this race.

It's much too dangerous.
- But, Pop, I must.

I must race in this race.

I am a racer.

I race with speed,

and racing with speed

is what I must do.

Ah! Ooh! Ah!
♪ ♪

- This is a very

dangerous race.


Many of you will not

make it out of this race alive.


And that is why we are

broadcasting it live

around the world.
♪ ♪

- Huh?

[yelps]

- Go, racers, go!
Ah! Ooh! Ah!
[tires screeching]
♪ ♪
- [screaming]
♪ ♪

- You!

Get away from me.

Ooh! Ah! Ooh!
[engine revving]
[yelps]
♪ ♪

- Stop.

I just want to talk to you.


- Yeah, sure.

Why should I believe you?


You're an adult,

which means you're not a child,


and if you're not a child,

you're an adult.

And if you're an adult,

that means I shouldn't

listen to you.

Ooh! Ah! Ooh!
[screams]
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪

- Oh, great.

I'm a monkey again.

Where's my mask?

The world will know

who I am!

♪ ♪
- Timmy, look out!
Ah! Ooh! Ah!
♪ ♪
- [screams]
♪ ♪
[cheers]
all: Ooh!
all: Ah!

- [chuckles]

Yeah!

Now, this is more like it.

- How could you

race in this race?


You're too young to race

in this very dangerous race.


You could have

gotten yourself k*lled!

You need to grow up!
Ooh! Ah! Ooh!

- Bah. If I wanted

to get screamed at by an adult,


I could have

stayed at home.

♪ ♪
[bats screeching]
Sweet.

This will be a perfect

place to live.


Our ride should be here

right about now.


It's Snooper Gog

and the Clue Crew!


- Are those kids

even old enough to drive?

- Nope!

And even though

they're teenagers,


their parents let them

drive around solving mysteries

with a talking dog.

- Put the shizzle

in the fuzznizzle, y'all.


- I'm sorry.

What?

[all scream]

- Subwhizzle.

Fuwizzle.

Snuthizzle.

- Does anybody understand

what that dog is saying?

- He's saying, "Like, run!"

- [roaring]

[all scream]

[energetic music]
♪ ♪

- [screams]

- [roars]

[all scream]

- ♪ Kooky spooky,

kooky spooky haunted house ♪


♪ Oogie boogie mooky pookie

haunted house ♪


♪ Boogie, boogie, boogie,

boogie, bah ♪

- Yeah, it's a chase scene.
[both grunt]

- ♪ Kooky spooky,

ookey tooky haunted house ♪

♪ Smookie sukie… ♪

- [yelps]

Can't see! Can't see!

[screams]

- ♪ Spooky moogie

toogie boogie bah ♪

- I knew if I came here,

you'd help me solve the mystery

of who's been chasing me.


- Now let's see who

this monster really is.


- Although

I already have an idea.

all: A guy in a mask?
- [straining]
Uh!
all: Aah!

- Like, what the heck

was that, Snoop?


- Yo, man. I don't have

all the answers, y'all.


A.J.: I'm sorry,

Mr. And Mrs. Turner,

but Timmy's not here.

We haven't seen him

since school.

- Why'd he run away, anyway?

- Well, we told him he couldn't

watch television anymore.


- You fiends! He should

have gotten rid of you

when he had the chance!

- And then he was trying

to tell us


a ridiculous story about Vicky

being an evil babysitter.

- Chester, A.J.,

is there something

you want to tell us?


- Do you think

Vicky's evil?

- Nope. No way.

She's the greatest

babysitter ever,


and I'm not just

saying that


because she has

hidden cameras everywhere.

Ha ha!

- No! No!

This is our chance!


We can finally tell

the world about Vicky!


Listen to me, you.

Vicky is--

Aah!
Vicky is--[screams]
Vick--[screams]
Oh, never mind.
Oh, boy! Cheese!

- Our little boy is

out there somewhere.

We have to find him.
- And we will, honey.
We will, but first…
Mine!
- Hey! Aah!
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
- Awesome!
This is gonna be great!

- What's so great

about this show?


- Are you kidding?

I'm in the world


of Blackbird

and Sparrow.

[exciting music]
In this world,

I can put on this supercool

crime-fighting suit…


- Neat!

- Hyah!

- Aah!

- That gives my tiny



enhanced strength and agility.

And best of all,

with my secret identity,


nobody will know

who I am.

This place rocks!

I should have thought about

living here a long time ago.

both: Aah!
- You!

- Your channel surfing

days are over.

[exciting music]
♪ ♪
- Ugh! Aah!
Unh! Unh!

Aah!

[both grunt]

Cool. The birdcage--

Blackbird's secret,

paper-lined headquarters.

Unh!
Nice try, pal.

I'm not afraid

of you here.


On this show,

the good guy always wins.


- You young fool,

don't you understand?

I am the good guy!

- What?

An older version of me?

That's impossible!
You can't be me!
I'm not supposed to get older!
Get away from me!
Pause!
[fanfare]
I don't get it.

If I'm the good guy,

and he's me,

who's the bad guy?
- The twerp is here, too?
Not for long.
[suspenseful music]
- What? Huh?
Where am I?
- That's a good question.

If you're supposed

to be me,


why don't you know

where you are?


- I--

- Pause!


- Timmy, he's you

as a grownup.


He doesn't remember

anything to do


with the fact

that he had fairies.


He probably doesn't

even remember


he wished

for the remote.

- Stop that.

You've got to

listen to me.

We've got to stop her.

- Who her?

And where are you from?


It's time you told me

what's going on.

- Time.
Time is the key word.

My world is ruled by an evil

dictator who can't be stopped.

[martial music]
♪ ♪

I was part

of the resistance.

I had secretly inserted myself

amongst the ranks

of her security forces

to gain her trust.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪

When word leaked to her

about a resistance attempt


to travel back in time

and change history,

I knew I…

had to be the one

to go back.

[dramatic music]

I knew in my heart

that that remote


is what gave her the power

to take over the world.


We have to destroy it

before she finds it.


- We? Ha ha!

I'm not leaving.

I'm not going anywhere.
- You have to.

Without us,

the future will remain

a desolate wasteland.

- Whatever.

I'm never gonna grow up,


and I'm gonna

stay here forever,


so it's not

my problem.

[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [laughs]
- There's two remotes?

- Check out the fun,

destructive things


you find lying around

a stately mansion.


- For the record, I could

have done that at any time.

Now…run!
[all screaming]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪

- In retrospect,

maybe hanging


a gigantic headquarters

by a small metal ring


wasn't such

a cool idea.

- You think?

Timmy: No!

She's ruining everything!

- So long, suckers!
I'm off to dictator week

and then to take over

the world!

[laughs]
- Thanks for the save.

- Hey. You're a hero now.

That's what heroes do.


You ready to stop Vicky

and save the world?

[triumphant music]
- I am now!
Let's go.
[exciting music]
- My stuff.
Curse you, Quizzner!

Dad: And then he

just ran away.


- He was so upset

about your daughter, Vicky,


we thought maybe you two would

be able to tell us something.

- Like if she's evil?
[ominous music]
♪ ♪

- "Vicky is the kindest,

sweetest,

"and most thoughtful daughter
a parent could ask for."

If you see her,

could you tell her we said that

exactly the way she wrote it?
Please?

- Wow. Is it

that late already?


It's a shame

you have to leave


and--and never

come back.


- Timmy's missing?

He's gone?


- We're never going

to find him.


Why didn't we listen

to him?


- No, now, honey,

don't give up,


even though this is

all your fault.


You never know

when a clue


might come crashing

through the windshield.


- "If you want more

information about Vicky

"and why Timmy ran away,

"meet me at

the following address


in minutes.

Signed"…

both: "Deep Toot"?
- Heh heh heh!

What? Deep Toot.

Come on.

That's hilarious!
[upbeat rock music]
[laid-back music]
- [laughs]
- Hi, kids. I'm Jeff!

Ignore the shaving cut

and the five o'clock shadow.


I'm really a kid

just like you.


Hey. Let's go find

some hints…

Some Clint's hints!
Come on!

- Why are those pink

and green characters

following us everywhere?

- Oh.

They're my goldfish.


They accidentally fell

into the TV with me,


and they change

just like we do?


- Makes as much sense

as anything else here.


- Wow! I'm as gullible as any

other adult when I grow up.


I mean, oh, no!

A Vicky print.

You know what that means.

- A footprint.

That's a hint!

A Clint hint!

Now we have a clue

as to where Vicky might be!

[laughing]

- Ok. We're on channel

right now.

- Right, and she's heading
for the Biographical Channel,
which is .
- And "Maho Mushi" is on .
- Now, that I remember--
Stupid, violent,

which is why I watched it

every day.


Come on. We have

to focus on the mission.

We have to stop Vicky.
[violin music]

She's already been

through here.

[mischievous music]
- What makes you say that?
- Be careful.

With that remote,

she could be anywhere

or anything.
[suspenseful music]

- Wow! A walking lamp

with a hammer!


You don't see many

of those anymore.

[playful music]
♪ ♪
[clicks]
[all screaming]
[dramatic fanfare]
[exciting music]
♪ ♪

- Wow! You don't see cartoon

v*olence like that anymore.

- k*ller ironing boards, too.

Those things

are really rare.

[exciting music]
[playful music]
Hey! That's violent, too.

Didn't they have

censors back then?

- Aah!
[whistle blows]
[exciting music]
- Aah!
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Aah!
[ominous music]

- It's amazing

how much imitatable v*olence


they showed

back in the s.


- I know. Everyone knows

how dangerous mousetraps are.

Oh! Oh, boy! Cheese!
♪ ♪
[all scream]
[all scream]
[all scream]
[all screaming]
And furniture made from dogs!
This place has got everything!
[sneaky music]
♪ ♪

Eh…

What's up, dork?

- She went that way.
[festive music]
♪ ♪
[dismal music]
♪ ♪
- She's already been here,
and she's destroyed Christmas.
- Eww! We're elves?
- We've been demoted.
- My name is Comet.

What do you two elves

think you're doing?

Clean up this mess

while I go and make fun

of that freak

with the glowing red nose.

- Wow.

On this show,


even the adult

animals mess things up.

[blows whistle]
[reindeer cheering]

- You know, I remember

this show being a lot nicer.

[farting noises]
- Ah! And a lot cleaner.
Watch where you step.
- Oh, boy! Chocolate!

- I wouldn't

if I were you.

[festive music]
♪ ♪
- Hey! I'm alive!
Happy birthday!
[screaming]
[dogs barking]
- I remember this.

This is that

Christmas special


that I used to watch

every year with my parents.


- You remember doing stuff

with Mom and Dad?


- Yeah. I remember opening

presents on Christmas morning.


I also remember

coloring Easter eggs


and the time I broke

the Dinklebergs' window

with my baseball.
both: And dad was so proud.
Man, our parents.
- Yeah. I--

I wonder if they even

know I'm gone.

[exciting music]
♪ ♪

- It's :.

Where's Deep Toot?

- [chuckling]
[whistling]
[ominous music]
- Are you Deep Toot?
- [chuckles]
- Yes, I am.
Your babysitter, Vicky,
she's meaner than you know.

The vase, the picture,

the piano.


Vicky ruined them all

and blamed Timmy.


- Guh! Hey!

She's key-scratching

"Vicky was here" on my car!

I punished Timmy

for key-scratching

"Vicky was here" on my car.
Why would she do that?

- Some say it's to make parents

think their kids are horrible

so they'll hire her more often.

- Guh!

Leaping leg holes!


She's using my underwear

to clean the toilets.


- And I punished

Timmy for that


by making him

eat chocolate,


which, in retrospect, isn't a

very good punishment after all.


- Unless it's that

reindeer chocolate.

- Some say she's insane.

Me, I think it's

because she's evil.

I think she's icky--
Icky with a V.
- Guh! Wait a minute.

Chip Skylark's

hit song, "Icky Vicky,"

suddenly makes sense.
- Oh, my gosh!
Timmy was right.
Vicky is terrible.

Oh, Deep Toot,

how can we ever thank--

- She's gone!

- We should have

listened to Timmy.


- You have to tell him

you're sorry,


and wherever he is,

wherever he's hiding,

we know one thing for sure…
both: He's watching television.

- Deep Toot.

Ha ha! Oh, man!

Oh, that kills me.

Who was that girl

anyway?


- I don't know,

but she left this.

"I am not Vicky's sister."
both: Hmm.
[upbeat rock music]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- I don't understand.
Why would Vicky run in here?

- This is the longest running

animated show on television!


Vicky could be in any

of these episodes.

- The nuclear plant.
- [laughing]

- Oh, no!

I can't stop her myself.


As much as it kills me

to say this,

I need adult help.
- [guffawing]

- Hey!

Daddily daddily


diddily diddily diddily

diddily diddily daddily.

- [burps and farts]
- Aw, come on!

Is every adult

in this show a moron?

- [laughing]
[buzzing]
[metal creaking]
[dramatic music]
- Aah!
♪ ♪
[triumphant fanfare]
- Come on!
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[cheery music]
[fanfare]
- Nice moves.

- Thanks. I learned those

at your age.

Ugh!
Agh!
Ugh!
- What's wrong with him?
- It's this channel.

It makes all the adults

even stupider.

Come on!
[bubbling]
[playful music]
[upbeat rock music]
♪ ♪
[laid-back music]

- Today's show has been brought

to you by the letter "V."

[laughs]
Aah! Aah!
[sneaky music]
♪ ♪
- This way. Quick!

- I've never felt

more alive.

Get it? Felt. Felt!
- Aah! Unh!
- Unh! Unh!
- Ohh!
- Wee! Aah!
[upbeat rock music]
♪ ♪
[hard rock music]
♪ ♪
- Now where are we?

- Channel .

We're on the end credits


for "Adolescent Genetically

Altered Karate Cows."


The next program

is "Maho Mushi."

Hang on to the credits.

They'll pull us

right into the show.


- Wow!

These credits are moving fast.

- They're animation credits.

They go really fast because

nobody cares about them.

[dramatic fanfare]
[ominous music]
- Say "the end," twerp!
[beeps]
- Aah!
- Timmy!
- Yaah!
[triumphant music]
♪ ♪
Thanks.
Man, I'm a lot less selfish
in the future, aren't I?

It's all part

of growing up, kid.

[swelling tender music]
Unh!
[dramatic music]
- Wait! What's going on?

- She's damaged

my time travel belt.


It's the only thing keeping me

tethered to the present.

♪ ♪

- We interrupt this program

for a sudden cancellation!

- No!
[beeps]
- Aah!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- It's up to you now.

You can stop her

in "Maho Mushi,"

You can change the future.
- But if I change my future,
then you won't exist.
- Sure I will,

and I'll exist

in a future worth getting to.

You can do it, Timmy.
You're a great kid.
I know.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- No. Come back. Please.
Please!
Aah!

Every time there's

something cool in my life,

every time,
Vicky ruins it!

And I'm not gonna let her

ruin anything else.

There it is,
"Maho Mushi."

- Uh, but you're not

in that show.

[triumphant fanfare]
- I am now!
Oh, wait.
Top billing. Much better.
[triumphant music]
[harp flourish]
[twangy country music]

- Welcome to the offices

of Dimmadelphia Cable.


I'm Doug Dimmadome,

owner and president.


What can I do

for you two


while I'm waiting

for security


to show up

and throw you out?

- Oh, please, Mr. Dimmadome.
Our son, Timmy, ran away

because we didn't

believe him


when he said that

Vicky was evil.


- What? Haven't you ever heard

of that Chip Skylark song--

"Icky Vicky"?

- ♪ Hey, Vicky,

you're so, so icky ♪


♪ Just the thought

of being around you ♪

♪ Makes me oh, so sicky ♪

- What'd you think

that song was about anyway--

Pumpkins?
- Yes.

- We have to get

a message to Timmy


and let him know

we're sorry.

- Timmy, eh?

Well, he did help me

find my long-lost son,


but then again,

he tried to thwart


my attempt

to bulldoze Dimmsdale Flats.


He also got in the way

of me getting

the Striker-Z race car.

Then again, it was

a screaming metal deathtrap.

On the other hand…
- Oh. Come on.

While he's babbling

incoherently


in that odd

Southern drawl,


let's get a televised message

to Timmy!


What do you think

he's watching?


Well, whatever it is,

it's smartly written,


well thought out,

and highly educational.

[buzzes]
[martial music]
♪ ♪
[cheers]

- Here we are--

the super violent world

of "Maho Mushi."

- How can anything

this small and adorable

be that super and violent?

You should start

listening to me more.

- Okay. This is it--

the last channel

before channel .


We have to stop

Vicky right here,


or she's gonna get

to the next channel

and take over the world.
- Ladies and gentlemen,

time for the super

violent action-danger

of "Maho Mushi"!
[upbeat electronic music]
- Ha-yee!
- Vicky?
Mishaka!
- Banzai bubble!
[exciting music]
You think you can stop me here?

Ha! This is the kind

of super violent


Japanese action show

where I learn all


of my evil

babysitting techniques.

- Forget it, Vicky.

The only way you're

getting out of here

is over my cold, unmoving,
limited-animation body.
♪ ♪
Miyazaki!
- Kurosawa!
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
[laughs]
[growls]
[exciting music]
♪ ♪
Aah!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[growls]
[growls]
Aah!
- Aah!
[exciting music]
♪ ♪
- Man, this show is great.
I wish we were watching it.

- Sushi!

Maho sushi!

- I'll take one.
- [grunts]

- I had to pick the one show

she knows as well as I do.


- As long as she has

access to our magic,


she's just as powerful

as you are.


- But if neither of us

had access to your magic,

I could b*at her
and b*at her for good.
- [screams]
- Look out!

- Cosmo and Wanda said,

when I get older

their magic goes away,

and my adult self couldn't

remember them at all.


I don't know exactly

when I'll start to forget them,


so I'll have to figure it out

one year at a time.


First, I'll have

to get back to normal.

Okay. Fast forward one year.
Age !

No good.

I still recognize them.

- Yaah!
- Aah!
"Maho Mushi" wall run!
One more year. Age !

I still recognize them.

Cool!


I'll still have Cosmo and Wanda

for a few more years.

- Aah!
[beeps]
- Cool. I'm .
Oh, no! An armpit hair!
Rats! I still recognize them.
- [shrieks]
[beeps]
- Focus. Driver's license.
You're not grown-up yet.
[beeps]
Who do I ask to the prom?
Not grown-up yet.
They're still there.
[beeps]
[beeping]
Wow. I can't remember anything.
So why am I running?
Aah!
- [laughs]
Say goodbye, twerp…
forever!
all: Aah!
both: Ooh!
- Aah!
[beeping]
- Hey, what's going on?

Why won't this

stupid thing work?


- Because Timmy is

too old for fairies.

[car horn honking]

- I got a call to pick up

a couple of fairies.


- Oh, no!

It's the fairy cab!

- But we can't leave Timmy.
- But the meter is running.

- "Maho Mushi"

kick-toss att*ck.

- Aah!

I should start listening

to her more.

- Uh!
- Whoa. Nice arena.
We playing the cougars again?
Hey, nice big head.

Are you the mascot?

[car horn honking]

- Cosmo, poof Timmy younger

before we have to get

in the cab and leave forever.

- [sighs]

Guess we got to do

this the hard way.

- Aah!
[farts]
- Too much.
- Sweet! I'm me again.
Why do my pants smell bad?
[dramatic music]

- I hope you enjoyed going

through puberty once,


'cause you're not

gonna do it again!

[dramatic music]
[beeping]
- Pause!
Erase!
- Hmm?
What?
Why can't I remember anything?
- And delete!
[triumphant music]
- Aaaaaaah!
Aah!
What happened?
I had the greatest dream.

I almost took over the world

and destroyed everybody.

Ow!
"Call the Turners"?
"You're dead"?
"I am not your sister"?
Who are you, Deep Toot?
[ominous music]
both: Help!
both: Aah!

This is Adam West saying

remember to buckle up.


- "Maho Mushi"

remote control fairy cab

door-close maneuver!
[exciting music]
♪ ♪
[triumphant fanfare]

- I got a call that

said a kid grew up

and don't need fairies no more.
- Do I look grown-up to you?
- Nah, but what do I know?

All you humans

look alike to me.

[crowd cheering]
all: Ahh!
Ooh!
Ahh!
[beeps]
[exciting music]
♪ ♪

- Hey, what's the matter,

Timmy?


You just b*at Vicky

and stopped her


before she could

take over the world.

- You should be happy.

- You'd think I would be,

right?

I'm even okay with growing up.

I mean, did you see what

a cool adult I'm gonna be?


But I only got that way because

my parents raised me right.


I mean,

in every show I visited,


the parents were

either complete idiots

or never around.

- Yeah. Your parents are

either one or the other,

never both.
- I know.
My parents are so mad at me,

they're gonna k*ll me

before I even get that old.

- Uh, hello?
- Huh? Mom?
Dad?

- We're desperately

trying to reach

our only son, Timmy.

- Timmy, we're sorry

we didn't believe you.

We were wrong.

- You had every right

to be angry with your mother,


but please, we just

want you to come home…

[echoing] because…
[swelling dramatic music]
♪ ♪
both: We love you!
- But I love you more.
[tender music]

- But he did ruin my chances of

moving the Ball Hogs to Alaska,


and I'd already bought

them blubber nuggets,

but they were chewy.

- Do you think

he heard the message?

[swelling dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- You bet, I did.
both: Timmy!
- Neat!
Our son has forgiven you,

and our family

is back together.


- Oh, how can we

ever thank you?


- By getting the heck

out of my office.

That kid's nothing but trouble.

But then again,

he did teach me


the greatest love of all

is inside of me.

Dad: So, Vicky,

what do you have

to say for yourself…


- In the face of this

overwhelming evidence


that you are

and have always been


an evil, lying,

troublemaking shrew?

- I'm sorry!
I blame television!
- Nice try.

What do you

take us for, idiots?

- Um…yes?
- Vicky, you're fired!
both: Yay!

- Those gleeful fish

are right to cheer.


You should've been

kinder to Timmy.


- You should've been

less violent to Timmy.

- And I've seen enough.
Pause!

- Uh, Timmy,

what are you doing?


- The only reason I got

you guys in the first place


is because I had

a mean babysitter.


I know I'll lose you

when I'm older,


so I'm not taking

any chances until then.


If that means

a few more years

of putting up with Vicky,
then it's totally worth it!

- Aw.

- Wow.


He loves us more

than he hates her,

and that's saying something.

- I wish these remote controls

never existed


and everybody forgot

that all of this ever happened.

[triumphant music]
- Ah!

Was I doing something

Timmy-related?


- How much cheese is

in that bracelet anyway?


- Were we doing

something Timmy-related?

Oh, boy! Cheese!
Mm.
- At last! I'm cured!
No more fairies!

For the first time

in my life,


I'm able to focus

on other things!


I figured out

cold fusion!


There's no limit to the good

I can do for humanity!

What the heck is this junk?
Was I about to help people?

That can only be

the work of…

fairies!
[laughing]
[serene music]
♪ ♪
- What are you doing, Timmy?

- Vicky got you digging

your own grave again?


- Nope. I'm just burying

a time capsule.


Everybody else may have

forgotten what happened,


but that doesn't mean

I have to.

I'm gonna grow up someday,

and I just want to make sure

I remember the things


that really meant

something to me.


And most importantly

when I grow up,


I want to make sure I don't

make the same mistakes

my parents made!

- Well, that's a long,

long time from now.


Come on.

It's a beautiful, sunny day,

the birds are singing,

and the future looks bright.

- Want to go inside

and watch TV?

- Duh!

- [sighs]

- Hey, daddy.

What's this?

- Hey. I remember this.

It's my time capsule.

Ah, well.

Time to go to work.

And time for your babysitter.
- Hi, Mr. Turner.

I'm here to babysit

the little targets--


I mean, the precious

gifts from above.

Ha ha! Ha ha! Ha ha!
- Hmm.

There's something about this

that's familiar,


but I--

[beeping]


Whoops. Got to go.

I'm gonna be late.


Bye, Tammy.

Bye, Tommy.


- Have a memorable day,

Mr. Turner.

[ominous music]

both: No! Don't leave.

Take us with you!

- Like father, like son.

Tell me about it.

Well,

th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th--


- Cosmo, what's

the matter with you?


- Nothing.

It's just really cold in here.
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