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Cartoon draws kids,parents alike
The Associated Press
DETROIT — The Fairly Odd- Parents is the second-highest rated program in America for viewers 2 to 11 years old.
But kids make up only 60 percent of the 3.8 million audience.
The Fathly OddParents, like the even bigger Nickelodeon cartoon hit, SpongeBob Squarepants, is nearly as popular with teenagers and adults as it is with children.
And that's by design.
"The show is for kids, but we write what we like," said series creator Butch Hartman. "We write stories that we like and hope the kids like them too. But we definitely make sure that they
skew toward a kid audience."
The Fairly OddParents follows the adventures of 10-year-old Timmy Turner and his wacky fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda. They grant Timmy's wishes but don't always get them exactyright.
With a premise like that, it's no wonder kids have taken to the show. But the verbal give-and-take and sharp stories are what keep the parents tuning in.
"I think it's one of the great indicators of smart writing and great character development when adults come as well as kids," said Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon Television.
Take for example the episode
in which Timmy wishes he could be older. Wanda and Cosmo transform him into an adult, but he's bald, his back hurts and he has no job. When he tries to help an old lady across the street, the woman is less than thrilled.
"When you're a kid, helping an old lady across the street is kind of cute. But when you're an adult, it's just plain creepy." Hartman said.
In another episode, Timmy wishes he is invisible so he can hide from a bully. But on the day he's made invisible, he's unable to receive his perfect attendance award at school.
"The Nickelodeon approach which is a smart one — is to not
only appeal to the kids, but to the whiny, smart-alek adolescents those kids will become as well as the parents," said Robert Thompson, head of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Svacruce University.
The show, which trails only SpongeBob among all broadcast and cable children's programs, is Hartman's brainchild.
Hartman joined Hanna-Barbera in the 1990s. There he wrote and directed episodes of the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory, Cow & Chicken and Johnny Bravo.
A Fairly OddParents special will air Monday on Nickelodeon at 7 p.m.
'Star Wars' DVD release set for fall
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Star Wars fans will finally get the Force-feeding they've been asking for.
The original three Star Wars films will be released in digital format Sept. 21 in North America, LucasFilm Ltd. and 20th Century Fox announced yesterday.
The original Star Wars movie from 1977 — now titled Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope because of the newer prequels — will be compiled in a four-disc collection along with the follow-ups The Empire
Strikes Back and Return of the
ledi.
Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace debuted in 1999, followed by Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones in 2002.
There have been two prequels since Return of the Jedi wrapped up the original series in 1983.
Both are already available on DVD and will not be included in the September trilogy package.
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