It's A Fairly Odd Christmas On Nickelodeon With New Original
Live-Action TV Movie, Premiering Thursday, Nov. 29, At 7 PM (ET/PT)
BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon
brings holiday cheer to viewers with a brand-new live-action/CG TV
movie, A Fairly Odd Christmas, premiering Thursday, November 29, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). Starring Drake Bell
(Drake & Josh) and Daniella
Monet (Victorious), A Fairly Odd Christmas
follows Timmy Turner as he travels
around the world granting kids' wishes. When his good
intentions get him in trouble with Santa Claus and land him on The
Naughty List, Timmy must find a way to save Christmas before it's
too late. The TV movie is executive produced by Nickelodeon
hit-maker Butch Hartman and is based
on his Emmy Award-winning animated series The Fairly
OddParents.
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"Fairly Odd Parents fans loved the first live-action
version of their favorite show so we decided to bring back these
great characters in a Christmas adventure," said Marjorie Cohn, President, Content Development,
Live Action, Animation, Digital Nickelodeon Group. "The stakes are
high as Timmy and the gang embark on a hilarious mission to save
Christmas that the whole family can enjoy."
In A Fairly Odd Christmas, Timmy
Turner (Bell) travels around the world with his childhood
friend, Tootie (Monet), his beloved
fairy godparents, Cosmo (voiced by Daran
Norris, The Fairly OddParents) and Wanda (voiced by
Susanne Blakeslee, The Fairly
OddParents), and his fairy god brother Poof (voiced by
Tara Strong, The Fairly
OddParents), granting kids' wishes. Unfortunately, Timmy
doesn't consider that there may be consequences for his
actions. When children start to doubt that Santa Claus
exists, a panic begins in the North Pole. As a result, kids'
wishes begin disappearing from Santa's "good" list. Timmy's
well-intended actions eventually land him on The Naughty
List. Timmy must find a way to restore the children's
faith in Santa Claus before ruining Christmas forever.
Meanwhile, Mr. Crocker (David
Lewis, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!) is more determined than ever
to harness the fairies magical powers for his own purposes.
A Fairly Odd Christmas is based on the animated series
and characters created by Butch
Hartman. It is executive produced by Hartman, Lauren Levine, Marjorie
Cohen and Fred Seibert.
The movie is directed by Savage Steve Holland. Teleplay by
Hartman and Holland and story by
Hartman, Ray DeLaurentis and
Will Schifrin. Scott McAboy serves as co-executive
producer. A Fairly Odd Christmas is produced by
Pacific Bay Entertainment.
Beginning Nov. 26, Nick.com will
serve as a location for fans to view exclusive content, photos,
games and more. Fans can play The Fairly OddParents:
Jingle Out of My Way!, where
they have to help Timmy get off The Naughty List and save
Christmas. In this tower defense styled game, players must
strategically place snowball throwing elves on the field to defend
against oncoming Gingerbread men. They must also protect the
wishful thinking van from waves of these enemies and make their way
across the Christmas themed map from Candy Cane Chasm to the River
of Egg Nog. Players can also call on Cosmo, Wanda and even Poof for
some last minute holiday reinforcements. Additionally,
the movie will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, Sony,
Vudu.
Songbird Rachel Crow performs her
rendition of the holiday favorite "Santa Claus Is Comin' To
Town" in the movie, which is featured on the album Merry
NickMas, released by Columbia Records/Nickelodeon.
Available for purchase now, the album also showcases recordings by
Big Time Rush, the casts of Victorious and How to
Rock, Drake Bell and SpongeBob
SquarePants.
Since its debut in March 2001,
The Fairly OddParents has consistently ranked among
Nickelodeon's top programs. In 2Q12, The Fairly
OddParents reached 16.5 million kids 2-11 and 43 million total
viewers.
Drake Bell began his career
at Nickelodeon with an appearance on the network's
popular sketch comedy series, The Amanda Show, a
part which led him to star in the break-out hit
series Drake & Josh as Drake Parker. Bell has also appeared in
several feature films such as Jerry
Maguire, High Fidelity, Yours, Mine and
Ours, Superhero Movie, for which Bell won a Teen
Choice Award as Breakout Male, and HBO's The Jack Bull,
a role which garnered him a 2000 Young Artist Award for Best
Supporting Young Actor in a TV Movie or Pilot. Over the last
several years, Bell has been enjoying success as a popular
singer/songwriter having released two albums
– Telegraph and It's Only Time –
and an EP – A Reminder. Bell has toured throughout
the world, including Mexico, where
he sold out two headlining shows in one day at Auditorio Nacional
and where his music has topped the charts.
Daniella Monet is best known for
her portrayal as Trina Vega in
Nickelodeon's hit live-action series Victorious. Monet has
been acting since the age of seven and has had recurring roles on
the television series American Dreams and 8 Simple
Rules. She was cast as Megan
Kleinman on Listen Up!, where she starred alongside
Jason Alexander. Monet made her
Nickelodeon debut as Chase's ex-girlfriend, Rebecca, on Zoey
101. In 2006, she appeared in the film Nancy Drew and the family comedy Taking
5. She also starred alongside internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in the hit TV movies Night
of the Living Fred and Fred 3: Camp Fred.
Butch Hartman began his animation
career as an assistant animator on An American Tail.
He directed cartoons and created his own shorts for What a
Cartoon!, and also wrote and directed episodes of Dexter's
Laboratory, Cow & Chicken and Johnny Bravo. Hartman joined
Nickelodeon in 1998 where he created and produced several cartoon
shorts for the Oh Yeah! Cartoons series, including The
Fairly OddParents. Commemorating the 10th
anniversary of the animated series, Hartman brought the series to
life in the 2010 live-action/CG animated hit TV movie, A Fairly
OddMovie: Grow Up, Timmy
Turner! Hartman is also the creator of
Nickelodeon's animated series Danny Phantom and T.U.F.F.
Puppy.
Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global
business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company
includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus
consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films.
Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100
million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable
network for 17 consecutive years. For more information or artwork,
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