The *REAL* Reason WHY Chloe is in Fairly OddParents | Butch Hartman 

She was a character that was brought in with no depth or character development and was forced as a main character. That’s one reason why people dislike the character Butch. She was also annoying. And having Timmy have to share his fairies was a terrible idea. And where did Chester, AJ and Vicki go? They just disappeared with no explanation.

"Add a girl character" Um...Did they forget about Tootie?

Didn’t realise batman held such a high position in the animation department of Nickelodeon.

I miss Trixie and Tootie. Wish they were front-lining too

Poof was fine, Sparky pushed it then when Chloe was added it just destroyed the show's dynamic Edit: and if Chloe was likeable, give her some more contrast other than she a screws up sometimes?... That's it. She's honestly like a fan character who has zero flaws and that's not what makes a character, That's like having Superman without his weakness, it would get boring to watch him if that would happen.

Top 5 Old Fairly Odd Parents That Everybody Wants To Return 1. Chester 2. AJ 3. Trixie 4. Tootie 5. Francis

I think the problem on season 10 was, that so much characters seems to be... lost forever. Chester, AJ, Trixie, Troodie... We loved all of them. And the desision to put a complete new character in with out the four I alreddy mentiond... make some fans a bit sad, because they were pretty much in our hearts

You missed a great opportunity to make Remy buxaplenty to redeem himself as a character and rival for Timmy, considering the fact he was much more preferable by the fans...

Dinkleberg...

If they had put in tootie instead of Chloe, it would have worked perfectly. She’s already miserable so it makes sense, she already knows Timmy, and she could slowly develop into less of an annoying stalker and more of a good friend and playfully annoying rival of kinds. I mean in the flash forward in the “control freak” episode and in the movies it shows they get together anyway, this would have been the perfect start for it. Anyway, it’s just a lot of lost potential.

I watched fairly odd parents ever since I was a kid and now I decided to watch the new episodes and this Chloe girl Pisses me off so much.. where the hell is Chester and AJ? That trio was the dream team

Need a girl in the show, Trixie, Tootie, and Vicky are right there

The problem with having Chloe be the exact opposite of Timmy Turner is that Timmy has flaws, and when you take those flaws away, you create a very bland and unlikable character...

Why not have Chester and AJ come back? And Tootie? btw A Bad Case of Diary-Uh and Sooper Poof are the worst episodes of the worst series!

It should’ve been Tootie that shared Cosmo and Wanda with Timmy instead of her.

Poof - Yes Sparky - Maybe Chloe - NO!

I dunno why people hated Poof. I thought it was super awesome that Cosmo and Wanda had a baby lol

It's not like Chloe was a bad character, but she was kinda boring. And season 10 got some more issues than Chloe's appearence. What happened to Chester, AJ, Trixie, Tootie and all the other kids, that made the earlier seasons so interesting? Why do Cosmo and Wanda give a sh*t about disguising themselves in public? Why did Sparky randomly disappear without any in-universe explanation? Why is BABY Poof not living with his parents anymore?

i thought timmy already had a foil character _remy buxaplenty_

Who ever is the executive that brought in Chloe needs to be fired

I felt Tootie would have been a better choice, because she was already in the show. But that's my opinion.

but why not add Tootie, She lived with Vicky and she never got fairies. That made so much more sense than the perfect Mary sue with OCD problems.

Butch: So, whaddya' think, guys? Chloe: *exists* Fandom: *"I'm gonna call the police!"*

Anyone remember when Croker was injured and there was the evil replacement who happened to be a fairy hunter too who also got hit by a bus and never returned?

Tootie was the little sister of Vickie which meant she had it even worst than Timmy. She could have had her own Odd Parents written in.

The issue isn't that she's a new character, it's the fact that you do nothing with her and that her whole reason for having fairies makes no sense. It would've been better to have Chester or Tootie, two characters who deserve fairly odd parents based on the rules that YOU put in place, and have theses established characters now have to share fairies and the struggles of timmy trying to teach them how to not spoil it for them both.

Tootie would have made sense to half inherit Timmy's godparents through the last couple of seasons so she would have known that Timmy had godparents which would have fit in to the lore I assume

Butch, if there was a Fairy shortage, why couldn't they just let the reproduction of Faries happen again? They do have that school.

Butch is such a good sport, dealing with tv executives and crazy fans. No wonder he always tries to be nice when talking about internet-hated cartoons like teen titans go.

I thought fairy god parents were only given to children who need them, chloe obviously doesn't need fairy god parents, shes living a good life on her own.

literally ANY other female character that had atleast appeared in a few episodes would’ve been great

A character who is perfect is not interesting.

Wasn't the original idea to have a fairy was for the children who have a "rough" childhood? Only for children who aren't happy... etc

But we already had Tootie, which would cover the bases quickly. Not to mention Chester and AJ took a big backseat when they could have really helped to add on. Not to mention, why did Chloe even need godparents? She’s already “perfect” though! Poof was gone, Sparky was gone, Timmy’s friends were gone. Remy was nowhere to be seen, one of the best antagonists in FoP So here’s would I could have done; since Tootie is already miserable living with Vicky and the such, she could have shared the godparents with Timmy. Timmy asks around for help, Chester, AJ, Sanjay and more, and eventually learns to loosen up around Tootie. Keep Poof and Sparky, and just let Vicky and Remy take the “antagonist” role.

My favorite character is Anti-Cozmo!

When I heard that an “executive” requested Chloe, “Well the chart says...”

I get WHY Chloe was added to the show; it was because the network forced you to add new characters in order to keep the show going. My question is: Why didn't you give her depth? Or an interesting personality? Or a REAL REASON TO NEED FAIRY GODPARENTS?! Butch, I love ya, and I always will, but Chloe is, in my opinion, one of your worst failures. You made some of the greatest cartoons in recent decades; mainly early FOP, Danny Phantom, and TUFF Puppy. I would like to take a moment though to focus on Danny Phantom. Look at how much depth he had to his character: he was an average teenager who was considered a loser, he had ghost powers he felt he had to hide since he thought he would be made fun of and hunted if anyone found out, but despite that he fought every single enemy that came his way because he felt it was the right thing to do. And in the end, he is hailed for saving the world on multiple occasions and is finally accepted. Danny is awesome and is my favorite of your main characters. But back to FOP, even Timmy had depth in the earlier seasons. Remember in "Foul Balled" where Timmy wished his friend was the best baseball player ever, then Chester got so good that no one else, including Timmy, got to play on the team, but because Chester said he wasn't Timmy's friend anymore it cancelled out the wish, and in the end, Timmy taught Chester that even though he stinks again at least he's stinking with his friends who also stink? Also watch: The Boy Who Would be Queen, a Wish Too Far, Channel Chasers, School's Out, Boy Toy, and more for more examples of Timmy teaching relatable lessons and being a relatable and interesting character. What character traits does Chloe have? Mary Sue. What does that mean? That she has no personality. She literally is designed to be perfect and have no flaws whatsoever. So tell me, Butch, WHY DOES SHE NEED FAIRIES?! For God's sake, in the first episode with her, everyone loves her, she never gets sad, and she is BLAND AS A CAKE WITHOUT SUGAR. Let me give you an example of another Nickelodeon character who was written like Chloe, but was given depth: Olga Pataki from Hey Arnold! For those who don't remember, she was Helga's older sister who was perfect in every way: she had straight A's, was class Valedictorian, a professional pianist, and won every spelling bee in the state. Everything about her seemed perfect, and at first glance she seemed SOOOO annoying, but then later on they reveal that she secretly LOATHES her existence because she fears that if she doesn't make herself the perfect daughter her abusive parents expect of her, that they will treat her as badly as her sister. Was Olga perfect? No. THANK GOD FOR THAT. She had depth to her character, and she showed how trying to be perfect to impress someone, even your parents, can seriously take a toll on a person's psyche. What does Chloe teach anyone? That being bland and uninteresting will get you amazing things in life? No lol I was just teasing there. I remember in the first episode she said that she tried to hard to help and that her getting involved annoyed people. That could have worked perfectly and given her depth! She could have been used to teach the audience that it's great that you want to help, but not everyone wants or needs your help. And that often it's best to not get involved in situations that are none of your business. But it DIDN'T work because everyone, EVERYONE ON EARTH, loves her! How miserable could she be if she is more popular than Trixie, and apparently saved a bunch of people? I understand, Butch, that you had no control over the fact that you had to add a new character, but you DID have control over what her personality was like, what her character was like, and you could have given her depth! So once again I ask you, why did you make her a Mary Sue who had no need for Fairy Godparents (the reason you gave in the series is EXTREMELY forced) and was incredibly bland and obnoxious when you could have written a beautifully balanced, well written character who was relatable not only to kids, but to anyone? Like the OTHER main characters in your original shows?

The main problem I had with season 10 was not that Chloe was bad (in fact she was a decent character), but that she did not interact with the other characters in the show like Chester, AJ, Tootie, Vicky, and so on. I felt that the writers missed the opportunity of making storylines with the side characters which we never saw in the later seasons.

Chloe is the reason why I'm writing my first character for Fairly Odd Parents

People always ask this question allot if Chloe is so perfect then why dose she need fairies? Rather what they should be really asking is if Chloe actually wants to be perfect?

I stopped watching before Chloe joined the show so I don't know her character. But why add another female when you have great female characters like Tootie, Vicky, Toothie and Veronica already around to challenge/build up Timmy?

The thing is i wanna get butch's answer on why a.j and chester and some others became background characters

Everyone's blaming the exec, but from the sounds of it Mr. Hartman had the creative license to create her character however he and his creative team wanted.

Nick:should this girl be mean to Timmy? Somebody:Yes! Vickey:sorry taken

Here is what i felt: POOF was an okay addition because it made it funny for Cosmo to give birth in that one episode. SPARKY gave me mixed feelings, it was new but he felt too much like a random character that didn't do much on screen and did everything most of his time off-screen with his own shenanigans. CHLOE is a doozy...i don't like her specifically that her character is entailed to be "Perfectly Imperfect" She does everything perfectly but gets different outcomes of her actions. She's bland and boring, i don't know any redeeming features she could have except being a downgrade Jojo Siwa.

Poof was fine, Poof worked from a writing perspective. I liked Poof. Sparky was a bad decision, he was extremely annoying. Chloe, had a good design....but....I really didn't like her. The idea behind her was pretty good.

And Batman said: “You’re a disease, I’m the cure” 😭😭

I honestly respect you as an animator. I didn’t care for Chloe, but it’s respectable you gave us a reason as to why she’s in the show.

Butch, you’re right. The best way to make sure the character is liked is to make them interesting. However, Chloe isn’t interesting. She has no flaws, no charm, and doesn’t even much of a personality. And no. Being “perfect” or “a girl” isn’t a personality. Simply saying “she’s the opposite of Timmy doesn’t mean anything when it’s undefined. What does it mean? Is she super mature whale Timmy is super childish? Is she nervous and careful where Timmy is impulsive and reckless? Nope. Honestly, she just seems like a bad self-insert OC from an old fan fiction. I love you, man. But no. Chloe is not interesting.

Butch blink twice if you’re being forced to add these awful characters by the executives 6:37 G a s p

Chloe shares a last name with Susie from another nick show rugrats

I honestly love Poof, Sparky, and Chloe! *Lots of people surround me* O H D E A R

Okay so we know why she exists, but why is she terrible? I have nothing but respect for you Butch but she was a Mary Sue and added nothing to the show other than going against the show's established rules and taking away from the other characters. (Seriously, what happened to AJ and Chester?) I will give you this though, she wasn't obnoxious. Sparky was straight up infuriating to watch so if I'm to say ANYTHING good about Chole, it's that she wasn't Sparky. I usually don't believe a single character can ruin an entire show but damn, you did the impossible here.

sorry that not every character you create is a win Butch, but like always I give you props for trying.

"Art gives you power, use it wisely...." As an artist, I really needed that.

i have not watched FOP in a long time but Vicky has always been my favorite character

No-one says no to Batman Except Batman himself

A beautiful girl he's in love with? Trixi. A really mean girl who beats him up? Vicki. Add Tootie and there were plenty of girls and foils.

I forgot Chole was a person in Fairy OddParents edit: never really liked chole (but it cool)

Oh come on! I don't see why everyone hated Chloe so much. I loved Chloe! I kind of even shipped Chloe and Timmy 😂

My main issue was honestly the theme song. Like the whole thing just seems to belittle Timmy literally singing about how she’s ruining all his plans. Leave the theme song or even make both of them happy in the new one and I would have at least been a little more okay with it.

There were many problems with chloe. Too perfect, and annoying. She comes in rich and with good grades, who cares if she's a little depressed, she had a personality problem not a get fairys from some kid who actually needs them because you're so desperate problem. You said she added dynamic or something but she ruined it. Timmy is dumbed down incredibly and loses all his personality. Also cosmo got a lot more annoying, not funny but, annoying after she came in. Timmy dad and crocker are now of capital importance in almost every episode, and made to be idiots, which was ok but by now it's gone too far cause their always there. Poof is also missing more than half the time, and he was the only character added to the show that I didn't feel was being forced in there but actually belonged there. Also dark laser is more idiotic than usual too, he was just supposed to be oblivious. Also where did Francis go. I would be ok with her if she didn't have fairies, especially timmys and if she wasn't around all the time.

Oh god, imagine if Chloe’s name was Karen-

She was probably added to be Timmy’s love interest. U know what people say opposites attract

Love you butch but no, I hated her.

What happened to Tootie, Vicky, Chester, Aj?

Unpopular opinion time: I like Chloe. While I think she could've been handled better, she did indeed do the job she was intended to do. And I think if the show got more seasons with her to develop her, I think more people who didn't like her at first could have a change of heart. I also think that because of her unique circumstances with Timmy, she could even be a very good romantic partner for him, which yes I'm fan of that too, and I'm a fan who grew up with the show. That's just my opinion though. To be honest, I had more fun watch in ng season 10 than any other before it.

When he said Batman requested him for Chloe to be on the show, I thought he was referring to Adam West, since he voiced Catman in the show.

Chloe didn't sit well with me and the change of theme song was just too much. If you wanted a girl character to give Timmy trouble then maybe give Tootie more spotlight? But I wouldn't know, I don't work in the animation industry so I don't know how strict those executives are. as for my favorite character, I'd have to say Mark Chang he was great.

"she's very well written" HA

the positioning of one punch man figurine and the danny phantom photo makes it look like danny is saitama's stand.

Butch would play a good Batman

Honestly, Chloe is one of your worst character. And yeah, other comments already explain it. I love you, but everyone is not perfect.

Its Just That The Character Came From No-Where That This Character Showed Up... We've been with Timmy for more than 15 years! and it shouldn't have some as a surprise when there's a new main character and they're getting the spotlight more than our original protagonist. she excels at everything, BUT she has to share fairies when all she has as a problem is no friends. Timmy has Only 4 friends! AJ, Elmer, Chester, And Sanjay (3 more if you include the fairies), and also Timmy gets 2 fairies why cant he just get 1? and Chloe gets the other? the reason why people are skeptical of this character is because there's a lot of plot-holes involving why others didn't get fairies. Like Chester is poor, isn't that worse that just no friends? Plus he only gets fairies when he loses his father and learns how to play the BANJO!! and Tootie!? She is tormented by her sister and SHE has no fairies! it just doesn't make sense that Chloe gets fairies and those other characters get none, there should be more evidence to why this is! plus Timmy gets fairies when Vicky torments him when it's cannon in the show that Vicky torments Tootie More Than Timmy! WHY DOESN'T SHE GETS FAIRIES WHEN SHE HAS WORSE PUNISHMENTS THAN TIMMY!!! I'm not trying to complain i'm just explaining why there's people who hate Chloe and I speak for them! And I Really Hope For A Response From Butch If He Can See This.

Maybe Danny and Timmy would teach Chloe to stop all the ghosts

What I really love about Butch as a cartoonist is his view reflected in this video. He talks about changes in the show having mixed reviews but it sounds like he rolls with the punches and butting in from execs and turns it into something he can be happy with. His attitude says that at the end of the day if he has to change or add something, it’s gonna be something he likes at least in part. He never struck me as the settling type. That’s why you can totally see Butch in the energy of all his shows.

From what I've seen of Chloe, she's not an entirely bad character and she can be amusing at times. Her personality isn't entirely awful, but she has a couple of problems. 1. She cannibalizes other characters. Her character existing deprives other characters of the ability to play a role in an episode because her role of being as close to Timmy makes it so that she can easily fulfill those roles and render other characters such as Chester, AJ, and Tootie irrelevant. Tootie was already a satisfactory foil anyway, a little tweak to her characterization and even design would have been more than enough to suffice. 2. Her existence in the show resulted in the flandarization of Timmy. Timmy's character feels the most shallow that he's ever been. It feels like too much of his personality has shifted around being meanspirited and indifferent towards things for the sake of bouncing off of Chloe's optimism and enthusiasm, when he used to be the type of character to constantly get stoked over the weirdest things such as the founding fathers of Dimmsdale. 3. She's around too often. She literally gets half of the opening to herself since she's a new female lead. Her sharing fairies with Timmy makes it so that she constantly has to be around and play a role in every episode. And unfortunately for me, I don't think it does well for the show as it makes the plot structure feel a lot more limited than if she were a less prevalent character. Now Timmy can't do anything without Chloe being involved which as stated before takes away from his characterization. Chloe has to be there all the time and so you can't spend as much time fleshing out and focusing on more preestablished characters. Chloe isn't a bad character, she's actually pretty amusing sometimes, but her terrible introduction and justification for sharing Timmy's fairies along with her constant need to be in every episode really bogs down her character as spending so much time with her around gets exhausting. Her design also doesn't match Timmy's at all, compared to him, she's overdesigned and placing the two next to each other shows the age difference between their designs. She could have played a more primary role in the story than other preestablished characters sure, but putting her up at the forefront was not the best decision to make with a new character like her. She's certainly the best of the new characters that have been added (Including Poof, Foop, Sparky, and whoever else)

Of course an executive requested Chloe. They ruin everything I swear to God lmao

I liked Poof, I thought he was a nice addition. I thought Sparky was interesting he was different and a pet he and Timmy could have their own shenanigans and it was another take on a boy and his dog. But Chloe? I can't stand her in the since that she doesn't make any sense. She's perfectly imperfect? And that makes her miserable? What about Tootie who is Vicky's tortured little sister? She's plenty miserable and a girl and a well liked character in the fandom. I hope that executive got fired for insisting on a NEW female character instead of asking for an existing female character to have some sort of growth. That would have been better. No one would have questioned whether Tootie deserved fairies or not. I mean HELLO HER SISTER IS VICKY!! AND When Vicky isn't watching Timmy or another kid she's torturing her family. I don't blame Dan I think he did ok with what he was given but I just didn't like her or the reason she became involved with Timmy. I think I would have liked Chloe more if she was just a rare gifted child who could see fairies and maybe at first she tries to make Timmy lose his faires because she doesn't think he's caring for them properly but after she sees how much Timmy loves his fairies and vice versa, she takes it upon herself to help Timmy keep his secret and help Timmy solve problems caused by his wishes. That's just how I feel. I was disappointed by Chloe. It was difficult to enjoy her season.

The moment I saw commercials for the new season with Chloe I legit said, “well...you know they ran out of ideas”

I don't mind her as a character, but her role in the show doesn't make any sense. There was an entire episode dedicated to the dangers of fairy overpopulation, but then they turn it around and say there is a shortage of them. I don't like that Timmy shares his fairies with Chloey, she should have just been another friend like Chester and AJ or maybe she could have had her own fairies. You could have made POOF her fairy god parent!

Most of the other commentators have said it well. Everything Chloe was you already had with Tootie. As far back as the channel changer movie coming out I can remember people wanting a bigger role for Tootie since she played a protagonist role so well even if it was brief. She had all the ingredients you needed: was a sad girl who needed help at home, was a foil to Timmy but at the same time he got along with her at times, she was closely related to another iconic character (Vicky). Yet Butch dropped the ball on this one badly. Yes the show needed a rivalization and your heart was in the right place but the execution was all wrong. Chloe was introduced too fast, the change to the theme song was very unpopular, kids and old fans alike hated it so the ratings went down and the show got cancelled while leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. I get the feeling Butch either didn't like Tootie as a character/design/whatever, or underestimated how much she resonated with fans (she seems to be left out of a lot of older stuff as well, like Wishology or the Big Superhero Wish), resulting in her lessening role when Hartman took over the producer role from Fred Seibert. It was a real big miscalculation on your part.

Imagine it was the president who requested Chloe😂

You know when its something wrong with adding new characters in TFOP even if the creator can't explain because no make sense those exist

i didnt like Chloe, sorry Butch. but will say this. Cool story bro :P

To be honest, after Chloe joined, I lost interest in the show all together. The episodes with her were boring and hard to watch. It was just not as enjoyable without the other actually likeable characters like Chester, AJ, and Tootie. Those characters made the show so much more entertaining and it seemed bland without them. Plus the new additions like Poof and Sparky weren't even that bad because those characters didn't crucially change the show. But Chloe literally changed the main plot of the show. Not only that, it wasn't even a good plot change. Why does Chloe deserve fairies? Everyone in the show seems to love her and she acts like the most perfect girl ever. There are characters who are much more miserable than her and yet they don't get fairies. Maybe if she had a bit more development, than it could've worked. Overall, I just really didn't like Chloe being added. The show would have been much better without her. And I know it wasn't even Butch who wanted her in the show. I just think that the main plot didn't need to be changed that drastically.

You are such a cool guy. I didn’t expect you to be this awesome. Thanks for making all these videos about your shows!

Chloe reads like a self insert Mary sue a 13 year old wrote

HOW DID PEOPLE NOT LIKE POOF? He's adorable!!! And the comedy is just good. I've always founded funny that people can understand what he's saying despite him saying "poof".

Why didint you just use tootie instead I think her and Timmy have a better chemistry and Chloe would be her rival

1:42 was asmr lol

I love Chloe's "never quit" song! Hahaha!! Good job with Chloe sir, good job!

MIXED? EVERYONE HATES HER ITS THE WAY SHE IS WRITTEN

I think the reason Chloe gets such a bad rep is because she kinda threw out a lot of the lore out the window. In the episode she is introduced in she is shown to have a really good almost borderline perfect life. This would have been fine and all but then she is given Timmy’s fairies. The point of fairies as it was established (I’m sorry I’m explaining in your comment section butch but this isn’t for you it’s more for people who may have forgotten) that fairies are for miserable kids to make their lives better. Essentially Chloe had no need for fairies. Honestly I get the executives wanting a new character (cause spark worked so well [dripping with sarcasm]) but honestly I feel like Tootie could have filled that role, especially since she had been pretty back burner the last few seasons before Chloe showed up.

WHERES TRIXIE TANG????

the favorite story off this show is when vicky is babysitting but she is fired if you remeber the episode when timy is in tv channels. I miss vicky

If Chloe was actually requested by a fan, then THAT MEANS SHE MIGHT POSSIBLY BE AN OC.

Why couldn’t you give Chloe her own Fairies instead of sharing with Timmy?

And Frank Welker as Sparky

That was a really interesting history about one of the worst Fairly OddParents characters.