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| | Adult Entertainment - The Fairly OddParents is a cartoon that's smart enough for the 'rents By Dennis Cass |
 | | On the surface, Fairly OddParents plays with the old adage "be careful what you wish for," but the outcomes far surpass the typical wish physics you find even in adult stories like W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" or Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. |
 | | Like the writers on the late, great Animaniacs, the creators of Fairly OddParents have decided to make the fastest, zaniest, smartest show they can and trust that their audience, young and old, is up for the ride. |
 | | I hesitate to attach too much significance to a cartoon—especially one in which Cosmo conjures an ear of corn just so he can give it a hug, or Timmy's dad spontaneously loses the pants that he's wearing—but there is something heartening about the success of The Fairly OddParents. |
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