57-876: Squirrel Scouts may refer to: Squirrel Scouts (The Scout Association) , the youngest, and newest, age section of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom, for children four to six years old Northern Ireland Squirrel Association a predecessor to the UK-wide Squirrel Scout section Squirrel Scouts, an environmental education program at Nature Center at Shaker Lakes , Ohio Individual members of squirrel colonies who seek out new habitats Squirrel / Scout helicopters, interchangeable terms for small helicopters Fictional youth organizations The Squirrel Club, an analog of Scouts from Hey Duggee Squirrel Scouts, an analog for Girl Scouts, based in
114-458: A Squirrels launch event made "their own campfires using recyclable cups and tissue paper, a scout activity for small people." The core age range for Squirrels is between four and six years of age, which can be flexible in order to meet inclusion requirements. Squirrels are attached to local Scout groups , led by a Squirrel leader often supplemented by basically trained assistants, and regular helpers, such as 14 – 18 year old Young Leaders if
171-404: A boy version of Cinderella . [...] I wanted to do a show with magic so I wouldn't have to worry about coming up with ideas, and sometimes that's the problem, The show just sort of writes itself, and there's often too much to choose from and too many opportunities." — Butch Hartman Hartman started developing his own series by drawing a picture of a little boy who would become Timmy Turner. Hartman
228-517: A civilization like that of humans, but with their primary source of power being magic, which also keeps their world afloat. A large rainbow acts as the bridge between Fairy World and the Earth, although the bridge seems to exist only for decoration since fairies teleport via magic to and from Earth. Fairy World is not actually a part of Earth but is depicted as a separate world in outer space located near Earth's orbit that can only be accessed by magic. Among
285-483: A focus on children "having outdoor adventures, making friends and learning". The programme's founders emphasise the importance of experiences in child development to the age of five years. Squirrels can earn badges. Squirrels meetings may "start with a welcome ceremony, then... storytime and activities linked to that" and "lots of craft, music, singing and there’s a real push to have community involvement, getting them involved in projects helping others". Children at
342-437: A live-action television film titled A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! premiered on July 9, 2011. The film is set 13 years after the animated series and stars Drake Bell as a 23-year-old Timmy Turner, who is trying his hardest not to grow up in order to prevent losing his fairy godparents, and Daniella Monet as Tootie, who has grown into a mature and beautiful activist with whom Timmy falls in love. The premiere of
399-483: A magic friend. He drew Venus (later renamed Wanda) first and then decided that, because he had never heard of a fairy godfather before, to draw Cosmo. After coming up with the entire premise for the cartoon in about fifteen minutes, Hartman first pitched the idea to Hanna-Barbera and then to Cartoon Network, both of whom turned it down. Hartman then went back to Seibert at Nickelodeon and successfully pitched it to them for Oh Yeah! Cartoons . While in early development,
456-417: A one-year hiatus, Nickelodeon announced that they would begin the sixth season , which would consist of twelve episodes alongside the broadcast of a television film called Fairly OddBaby , which introduced a new character, a baby fairy named Poof, to the main cast of characters. A huge hit, Fairly OddBaby aired on February 18, 2008, and garnered 8.89 million viewers for its premiere; the rebroadcast of
513-546: A parody of Darth Vader , who wants to destroy Timmy and the Earth; the Pixies, who are known to wield as much power as fairies, but they treat their magical powers like a business. The Pixies' primary goal is to take control of Fairy World and the Earth; the Anti-fairies, who are similar to the actual fairies, but with polar opposite personalities and character traits. Anti-fairies are also known for causing bad luck; and Norm
570-553: A parody of scouts called the Squirrel Scouts, which first appeared in its 8th short, over 21 years before The Scout Association introduced its programme under the same name. The name, Squirrels, was also influenced by the children's TV show Hey Duggee , aired since 2014, which has a Squirrel Club, resembling scouts, in which the members are called squirrels. In 2019, the Scout Association launched its pilot of
627-508: A red jumper and a neckerchief in group colours. This style is based on the appeal of primary colours to young children as well as being designed to help keep track of participants. The Squirrels logo consists of the word 'Squirrels' in red, with the initial 'S' forming a tail of a squirrel. The logo and other branding were modelled on the wildlife (mainly the abundance of red squirrels ) of Brownsea Island where Robert Baden-Powell held his 1907 Brownsea Island camp . The branding
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#1732798111682684-536: A shortage of available fairies. At the beginning of the series, Vicky was the main antagonist, but as the series progressed, many more villains were introduced, including Denzel Crocker, Timmy's crazed teacher who wishes to prove to the world that fairies exist; Francis, the school bully; Remy Buxaplenty, a young billionaire child, who is set on getting rid of Timmy's fairy godparents due to his immense jealousy towards him for having two fairy godparents compared to his one, named Juandissimo Magnifico, Wanda's ex; Dark Laser,
741-422: A simple promise to suit members' young ages, wear neckerchiefs in group colours, have award badges, have short meetings with early finishing times and are taught moral lessons (The Scout Law ) through games and stories. A group of Squirrels is called a " drey ". Dreys form part of a local scout group . After reaching the age of six, a Squirrel can move on to Beavers . The Northern Ireland Squirrel Association
798-545: A sports complex called the Dimmadome, which is named after its founder and owner, Doug Dimmadome, a man who owns a local TV channel and various restaurants and stores, as well as a park in the center of the city. Dimmsdale also appears to have rural farmland located outside of the city. The adults who live in Dimmsdale are notably moronic and often settle situations with things like angry mobs, but they do still manage to form
855-435: A wish gone awry and ultimately, learning a lesson in the end. Later in the series, Timmy wishes that Cosmo and Wanda would have a baby, whom they named Poof, and much later, Timmy gets a pet fairy dog named Sparky. Even later in the series, a new girl called Chloe Carmichael, who loves sharing, animals, and everything that is ecologically friendly, moves into the neighborhood, and Timmy has to share Cosmo and Wanda with her due to
912-627: A working and functioning society. In the episode "Which Witch is Which?" it was revealed that Dimmsdale was founded in the 1660s and named after a man called Dale Dimm. When the show needs to, it switches its location to Fairy World, the home of the fairies, which is a floating world located on top of some clouds, colored with an abundance of pink and purple. Fairy World is depicted as a large metropolis with houses, streets, different kinds of buildings, and skyscrapers. Most buildings in Fairy World have crowns and stars above their roofs. The fairies have
969-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Squirrel Scouts (The Scout Association) Squirrels is a programme for four to six-year-old infant children, which is operated by The Scout Association in the United Kingdom . The programme was launched in September 2021. Squirrels is a programme with aspects imitating Scouts for much younger, infant children (aged 4-6). Squirrels make
1026-574: Is excited for Sprig's origin story, with Cosmo and Wanda making wild guesses. On February 24, 2021, it was announced that a live-action sequel series was in development and debut on Paramount+ . Hartman and Seibert return as producers, while Christopher J. Nowak serve as both executive producer and showrunner. The series started production in July 2021 and premiered on March 31, 2022, with one season. In 2023, Nickelodeon & Paramount Global applied to register " The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish" with
1083-489: Is forced to share Cosmo and Wanda with due to a fairy shortage. The tenth season aired from January 15, 2016, to July 26, 2017, on both Nickelodeon and Nicktoons . The visuals and lyrics for the theme song were changed for season ten in order to include Chloe; however, it still contained the same rhythm and melody as the original theme song. Also in season 10, the show's animation made the transition from traditional animation to Flash animation . The animation for season ten
1140-431: Is granted two fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, who grant his every wish to improve his miserable life. However, these wishes usually backfire badly and cause a series of problems that Timmy must fix. Earlier episodes of the series tend to revolve around Timmy trying to navigate his everyday life at home, at school and elsewhere in town with his friends, Chester and A.J., and occasionally his parents, while also trying to fix
1197-480: Is not mentioned in the Squirrel promise. The Squirrel promise used for Christians and Jews is: Muslims can replace the word God with Allah. Buddhists and Hindus can make no mention of a deity while those of no faith can substitute the word God with 'our world'. Squirrels normally make their promise in a ceremony in front of family members. The programme aims to begin teaching participants ideals of
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#17327981116821254-533: The USPTO under several NICE classes . A screenwriter from Season 9 of the original series confirmed a new project was in development. On February 23, 2024, further details about the series were revealed, including an impending Netflix debut, the return of Daran Norris and Susanne Blakeslee as Cosmo and Wanda respectively, and the focus on a new main character, Hazel Wells. It premiered on May 20, 2024 on Nickelodeon . Betsy Wallace from Common Sense Media gave
1311-532: The Acorn Flats summer camp in the Camp Lazlo tv show Squirrel Scouts, a youth group featured in an episode of Little Lulu Squirrel Scouts and Seaweed Masks , a season 2 episode of Tyler Perry's Young Dylan Squirrelly Scouts, a youth group that Fairly OddParents ' Timmy Turner is a member of Squirrel Camp and Squirrel Scouts, from The Kids from Room 402 Topics referred to by
1368-567: The Genie, who hatches a plan to gain freedom from his lamp and get revenge on Timmy. The Fairly OddParents is set in the fictional city of Dimmsdale, California. Dimmsdale has a sign on some mountains near the city that is a parody of the Hollywood Sign . In the episode "Vicky Loses Her Icky", the Mayor of Dimmsdale unveils the "Welcome to Dimmsdale – Nicest Town on Earth!" sign. However, at
1425-466: The Scout Association itself. The trials were considered successful in reaching parts of the population previously underserved by the Scout Association and 60% of participants had no previous involvement with the Scout Association before the pilot. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom on wellbeing and development of young children, particularly in more deprived communities, influenced
1482-458: The Scout Association through informal means such as games and stories. Squirrels can gain awards and badges. These include twelve activity badges for specific skills and experiences, four challenge awards and a top award, the Chief Scout 's Acorn Award. Squirrels can also earn staged activity badges which chart the development of specific skills. Squirrels have a uniform consisting of
1539-639: The Scout group has any available, as well occasional volunteer helpers who may be parents assisting as part of a rota. A group of Squirrels, referred to as a drey, usually meets early in the evening for 45 minutes to an hour. Squirrels make a promise when they join the programme. Squirrels are not Scouts as they do not make the Scout Promise or promise to obey or keep the Scout Law and the Scout Law
1596-534: The beginning of the series but warms up to him over time. Another location seen in the show is the city of Chincinnati, the home town of Timmy's favorite comic book superhero, the Crimson Chin. Other locations include the dark and twisted Anti-Fairy World, the dark counterpart of Fairy World where the Anti-fairies reside; the dull and gray metropolis of Pixies Inc., home of the Pixies; and Yugopotamia, another planet where Timmy's alien friend Mark Chang lived until
1653-564: The creation of The Fairly OddParents , Butch Hartman was working at Cartoon Network on Dexter's Laboratory and Johnny Bravo . In 1997, Fred Seibert contacted Hartman about pitching ideas for Seibert's new company, Frederator Incorporated , as a part of their Oh Yeah! Cartoons series which the studio was developing for Nickelodeon . Hartman initially declined the offer. Several months later, Johnny Bravo finished and Hartman decided to create his own series instead of going back to working for other studios. "I wanted initially to do
1710-795: The decision to launch the programme. The Squirrels programme was launched on 9 September 2021. The choice of name was also influenced by the site of Robert Baden-Powell 's 1907 Brownsea Island camp having a thriving colony of red squirrels . At launch, in September 2021, there were 200 Squirrel dreys across the United Kingdom and by the end of November 2021, there were more than 350 registered. The Scout Association piloted its first weekend camp for squirrels in October 2021. Squirrels participated in services for Remembrance Day in November. The Squirrels programme includes activities, games, exploring nature, visits and residential experiences with
1767-523: The end of the episode, the President of the United States changes the word "Nicest" to "Meanest". Dimmsdale appears to be average-sized, with a downtown containing large buildings, skyscrapers and a city hall, but also containing uptown areas with suburban residences (including the neighborhood where Timmy, his parents and his friends live) and businesses, such as Timmy's school; a hospital; a jail;
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1824-956: The episode "New Squid in Town!" when Timmy invites Mark to live in the Dimmsdale junkyard in order to escape his evil fiancée, Princess Mandie. Recurring voice actors include Jim Ward , Rob Paulsen , Dee Bradley Baker , Tom Kenny , Eric Bauza , Jason Marsden , Jeff Bennett , Dionne Quan , Gary LeRoi Gray , Kevin Michael Richardson , Frankie Muniz , and Ibrahim Haneef Muhammad. Throughout its run, celebrities who have guest starred on The Fairly OddParents include Adam West , Jay Leno , Norm Macdonald , Mary Hart , Chris Kirkpatrick , Alec Baldwin , Ben Stein , Jackie Mason , Jason Bateman , Laraine Newman , Gilbert Gottfried , Michael Clarke Duncan , Brendan Fraser , Patrick Warburton , Julie Chen , Gene Simmons , Paul Stanley , Tom Arnold , Dana Carvey , and Scott Hamilton . Prior to
1881-428: The film the following day garnered 4.82 million viewers, making it the number one and ninth most viewed cable broadcast respectively for the week of February 18–24, 2008. “I wanted to take the series in an unexpected direction by introducing live-action characters while keeping the integrity of the series' trademark magic through CG animation.” — Butch Hartman To honor the tenth anniversary of The Fairly OddParents ,
1938-565: The future. He also wrote a script entitled Crash Nebula: The Movie for Paramount Pictures , but the film was canceled due to its similarities to Disney 's Sky High . However, no other news for the Crash Nebula IP has been announced since then, with it remaining as a fictitious television series in The Fairly OddParents that Timmy Turner is a fan of. The episode in the fifth season adds an introduction where Timmy
1995-434: The later series, the animation in the original shorts is not as smooth and the designs are notably different (including Timmy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turner, who are only seen from the neck down with their faces hidden in the pilot episodes and appear to be more intelligent than they appeared to be in the proceeding series, yet still easily duped by Vicky's abhorrent actions). Other notable differences include Timmy Turner, who
2052-406: The most notable landmarks in Fairy World is the glowing entrance sign on the other side of the rainbow bridge and the giant wand located in the center of Fairy World that powers the fairies' magic. Jorgen Von Strangle, an enormous and tough fairy with an Austrian accent (similar to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger ), acts as the leader of the fairies and Fairy World. Jorgen personally dislikes Timmy at
2109-512: The movie attracted 5.8 million viewers and it was the top-rated television broadcast on cable networks for the week of July 10–16, 2011, and ranked as "2011's Top Original TV Movie on Basic Cable with Kids and Total Viewers". The success of A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! spawned two sequels: A Fairly Odd Christmas and A Fairly Odd Summer , which premiered on November 29, 2012, and August 2, 2014 respectively. Drake Bell and Daniella Monet reprised their respective roles in both of
2166-440: The number one highest rated children's television program in mid-2003. The Fairly OddParents also attracted a wide audience, appealing to kids as well as to teenagers and adults, with 14.2 million kids 2-11 tuning in each week, 10.8 million adult viewers per week and was the number one series on television among tween audiences (9-14). On January 24, 2006, Hartman announced on his forum that Nickelodeon had ceased production of
2223-649: The programme, initially under the name Hedgehogs. It launched its pilot after competition from Girlguiding UK 's Rainbow Guides which, since 1987, accepted members from age 5 (4 in Northern Ireland). Following the Scout Association's launch of Squirrels, Girlguiding UK reduced their entrance age to four in October 2021. The pilot programme was a way to increase participation and opportunities for volunteers and initially targeted black, Asian and minority ethnic ( BAME ) communities. The trials included some led by parents, schools and other early years settings and by
2280-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Squirrel Scouts . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squirrel_Scouts&oldid=1257350435 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2337-417: The sequels. The ninth season of The Fairly OddParents began with a television special titled "Fairly OddPet", which premiered on March 23, 2013, and attracted 3.8 million viewers. The ninth season's official run began on May 4, 2013. Season nine introduced a new character, Timmy's pet fairy dog Sparky, to the show's main cast. Season nine contained twenty-six episodes, making it the longest season in
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2394-546: The series was titled The Fairy GodParents and then it was briefly changed to Oh My GodParents . Bill Burnett came up with the title The Fairly OddParents , which they ended up sticking with. Hartman originally created The Fairly OddParents as a seven-minute short film , which was one of the thirty-nine short cartoons created for Oh Yeah! Cartoons . Hartman made ten seven-minute short films of The Fairly OddParents in total for Oh Yeah! Cartoons , which aired on Nickelodeon from September 4, 1998, to March 23, 2001. Due to
2451-465: The series. It is also the first season to be formatted in both high definition and widescreen . "When you make a show like [The] Fairly OddParents for many, many years, you really have to begin to add things to the show to keep the show fresh. I've had a lot of people send me angry emails asking me why did you add Chloe to the show? Or why did you add Sparky? Or why did you add Poof? And as much as I would love to not upset these people, we have to keep
2508-483: The shorts were later green-lit to become a half-hour series, which premiered on March 30, 2001. Originally, it ended on November 25, 2006, totaling five seasons and 80 episodes, but was revived in 2008. Production of the series ceased again after Hartman left Nickelodeon in February 2018. It was Nickelodeon's second longest-running animated show, behind SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). On February 24, 2021, it
2565-400: The show fresh. Mainly because sometimes the network, Nickelodeon, wants us to add things and so we add things, but we try to add things in a way that makes the show better, not worse." — Butch Hartman The tenth season of The Fairly OddParents began with a special called "The Big Fairy Share Scare!", which introduced another new main character named Chloe Carmichael, Timmy's neighbor who he
2622-556: The show resumed production. Later on July 7, 2007, a special titled 77 Secrets of the Fairly OddParents Revealed hinted that a new character would join the series. "The addition of baby Poof is something I always wanted to do. I wanted Cosmo and Wanda to have their own kid as opposed to just Timmy. So we came up with the episode Fairly OddBaby and it was one of the highest rated episodes we ever did and we were really thrilled about that." — Butch Hartman After
2679-573: The show. " The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators" is the fifth-season finale in production order and was intended to be the series finale , airing on July 21, 2006. However, Nickelodeon broadcast the episode "Timmy the Barbarian/No Substitute for Crazy" after "The Jerkinators" as the fifth-season finale in airing order, on November 25 of that year. On February 2, 2007, Hartman announced on his forum that Nick granted The Fairly OddParents twenty more episode slots, making sure
2736-404: The subtitles "When Nerds Collide!" and "The Jerkinators!", respectively); the three main characters from Fairly OddParents meet with the main characters from Jimmy Neutron, Jimmy, Sheen, Carl, Cindy, and Libby, and often cross between each of their worlds of 2D and 3D animation. In 2004, Hartman revealed his intentions to make a Crash Nebula spin-off series. The pilot episode "Crash Nebula"
2793-433: The success of the shorts, Nickelodeon picked up The Fairly OddParents for a full-length series alongside fellow Oh Yeah! Cartoons : ChalkZone and My Life as a Teenage Robot . In 2000, Nickelodeon ordered seven 23-minute episodes for the series' first season, which premiered on March 30, 2001 (just one week after the final Oh Yeah! short) in the half-hour before fellow Nicktoon Invader Zim made its debut. Unlike
2850-406: Was aired as part of the show's fifth season , with the pilot focusing on a young boy named Sprig Speevak (voiced by James Arnold Taylor ), who meets various types of strange aliens as he attends a school in outer space, making a few friends and enemies. Nickelodeon decided not to pick up the series. In 2006, Hartman stated that he was still confident and would try to get the spin-off greenlit in
2907-871: Was an independent association that operated as a feeder organisation for some Scout Groups in Northern Ireland from the late 1990s. Like the Little Brothers and Beavers in Northern Ireland before them, the Squirrel Association provided a model for the Scout Association's later programmes for younger and younger children. Dreys which were part of the Northern Ireland Squirrel Association will be merged into local Scout Groups. Since 2001, The Fairly OddParents television series aired
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#17327981116822964-415: Was announced that a spin-off live-action series was in development for Paramount+ . The series The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder premiered on March 31, 2022. A sequel series, titled The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish , premiered on May 20, 2024. The Fairly OddParents follows Timmy Turner, a 10-year old boy who is neglected by his parents and abused by his teenage babysitter , Vicky. One day, he
3021-438: Was changed to a little sister later on in the shorts & she also calls Timmy by his name as opposed to the more often used "twerp". Upon its premiere, The Fairly OddParents was immediately popular and quickly became the second-highest-rated children's program among kids ages 2–11 on both network and cable television, behind Nickelodeon's own SpongeBob SquarePants . The series managed to briefly steal SpongeBob' s spot as
3078-532: Was designed by Supple Studios for the Scout Association. The Fairly OddParents The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon . The 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. The series originated from shorts on Nickelodeon's animation showcase Oh Yeah! Cartoons that aired from 1998 to 2002. Due to their popularity,
3135-576: Was done by Elliott Animation Studios in Canada, whereas all of the prior seasons were animated by Yeson Animation Studios in South Korea. There have also been three tie-ins with special episode crossovers involving the Nickelodeon computer-animated series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius under the title "The Jimmy-Timmy Power Hour" (the first alone, the second and third with
3192-452: Was originally going to name him Mike, after his brother Mike Hartman, but they had a fight that day, so Hartman named him after his other brother Timmy Hartman instead. Hartman wanted Timmy to be able to go anywhere because he never wanted to be stuck for a story transition. Hartman was originally going to give Timmy science powers, but decided against it due to Dexter's Laboratory having recently come out. Instead, he decided to give Timmy
3249-480: Was voiced by Mary Kay Bergman in the Oh Yeah! shorts rather than Tara Strong in the series (Strong would dub over Bergman's dialogue in the Oh Yeah! shorts to establish better continuity). Cosmo is significantly more intelligent than he appears to be in the proceeding series while Wanda is shown to be ditzy. Vicky is also much less evil than in the current series; she has a little brother in the pilot episode before it
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