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Trivia

• This is the first episode to premiere in 2005.
• This episode has Mr. Crocker as the main character (in place of Timmy), with Norm the Genie as his godparent (in place of Cosmo and Wanda).
• Second appearance of Norm.
• This is the final episode where Norm MacDonald voices Norm the Genie.
• This episode originally aired with "Genie Meanie Minie Mo". After this episode's original airing, it was re-aired with "Teeth For Two".
• It's revealed that (at least in the FOP-universe) you use at least one of your genie-wishes to wish for more wishes despite the widespread belief that you can't. In the words of Norm, "We've been bluffing for centuries".
• The Chicken Restaurant name "DFC" stands for "Dimmsdale Fried Chicken".
• The title card features blueprints for the Timmy Tuck skateboard stunt from "Hex Games".
• Norm becomes one of the few characters who points out that Crocker’s ear is on his neck.
• Crocker's House has a different colour scheme in this episode.

Allusions

• Back to the Norm - This episode's title could be a pun of "Back to the Future", or a pun on "norm" as a shorthand/slang for "normal".
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame - When Norm says "Hold on there, Hunch Back of Never-Dated-A-Dame" to Crocker which makes an obvious reference to the movie's title.
• Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner - The scene where Crocker paints a tunnel and placed a rock on the cliff, is a parody of the cliff gags. Additionally, "M. Noble was here" can be seen written on a rock in Dimmsdale Gorge. Maurice Noble was one of the primary layout and background artists for Chuck Jones' unit at Warner Bros. and worked on many of the Road Runner cartoons.

• KFC - When Crocker fails his Crock-a-doodle plan, the chicken store Crocker crashes in "DFC" is a spoof of the famous chicken restaurant.
• James Bond - Norm saying he likes his shakes (spazzed, not stirred), due to Crocker shaking the milkshake by spazzing out, is a reference to how James Bond prefers his vodka martinis (shaken, not stirred).
• Ghostbusters - When Crocker fails his Crock-a-doodle plan, Norm says "I like this plan. I'm excited to be a part of it". This is a reference to a line spoken by Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) in the scene of the film right before he, Ray, Egon, and Winston are about to destroy Gozer, his minions, and the interdimensional gate.

Goofs

• When Norm poofs up a cup and ice cream, the ice cream is chocolate, but when he's in the same frame as Crocker, it's vanilla, then turns chocolate again after Crocker shakes it up. It could be possible that it was surrounded by regular milk, but there's no frame seen where Norm adds milk.
• Before Crocker paints Trixie on the stone wall, the paint on the paint brush is brown, but after he paints her, it's purple.
• It is unknown why Crocker could have simply just used his third wish to make unlimited wishes instead of constantly wishing for 3 more wishes, because in "Genie Meanie Minie Mo", Norm said that his wishes are rule-free, though this could because Norm never told Crocker that.
• The cardboard has three drawers. When Crocker pulls up the drawer named, “Diabolical Plans O-S”, the said drawer is above one of the two drawers. However, in the next scene, the said drawer is below the other two drawers.
• On current digital releases of the episode (such as on Paramount+), a loud burst of white noise can briefly be heard when Norm says " Great! If you need me, I’ll be over here, waiting for your plan to fail." Other releases of the episode (such as Nicktoons UK and on Nelvana's official upload) do not include this error.
• Crocker is behind the small yellow mountain when Timmy rides the bike through the tunnel on the stone wall with Trixie jumping on the bike with him. However, Crocker’s position changes from behind the small yellow mountain to in front of the painting on the stone wall that he draws in the next scene by one frame. Also, Timmy and Trixie disappear in the next scene by one frame simultaneously.
• Crocker paints a road with a white line in the tunnel that leads to the city on the stone wall. However, after Timmy rides the bike through the tunnel to the city through the stone wall with Trixie jumping on the bike with him, there is a yellow ground with a white line that leads to the city in the middle of the stone wall that Crocker hasn’t painted yet.

  

  The painting error.

• Crocker paints a white line on a yellow ground and in a tunnel on the stone wall with a magic paintbrush. However, when Crocker says, “I’ll still get you, Timmy Turner. I’ll get you and your...”, there is a white road that matches the road in the tunnel and there is no white line in the tunnel.
• Crocker is covered partially with feathers and his face is covered with red ashes. However, when he says, “There, there, Norm. It isn’t entirely your fault.”, there are no feathers around his body and his face is normal.
• Norm's claim that Mars is 150 million miles (241 million km) away from the Earth is wildly inaccurate. The true distance between Mars and the Earth is 65,773,000 km (41 million miles).

Running Gags

• Crocker wishing for more wishes and Norm granting them.
• Norm insisting that Crocker wish Timmy to Mars, where Timmy would suffocate due to the lack of oxygen.
• Crocker saying "Fairy Godparents" in different poses.
• Crocker's plans failing.

Quotes

Mr. Crocker: Mother! Can't you see I'm busy...plotting?!

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Mr. Crocker: The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, is nothing compared to this, my Arc de Failure!

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Mr. Crocker: No! Turner must be destroyed here! So I can get control of his... FAIRY GODPARENTS!

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Norm the Genie: Great! If you need me, I'll be over here, waiting for your plan to fail.

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Mr. Crocker: Exactly, FAIRIES!

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Norm the Genie: That thing on your neck, is that your ear?

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Norm the Genie: Just the way I like my shakes, spazzed, not stirred.

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Mr. Crocker: Fiddlesticks! Ooh I know. I'll take my frustration on this lamp, by rubbing it until it breaks!

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Timmy Turner: What a dumb toy!

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Norm the Genie: Hello... insert human's name here, I am the all-powerful genie, Norm!

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Timmy Turner: That was one big chicken!

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Mr. Crocker: FAIRIES!

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Norm the Genie: Whoa! Whoa! Slow down there Hunchback-of-Never-Dated-a-Dame. That's 2 of your 3 wishes right there.

Mr. Crocker: Drat! And I can't use my third wish for more wishes can I?

Norm the Genie: (about using Genie wishes to get more wishes) Actually you can. We tell everyone you can't, but in reality you can, we've been bluffing for centuries.

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Norm the Genie: Let me finish. I've come here for my revenge, but that idiot Crocker is driving me crazy.

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Norm the Genie: (to Crocker) I'm guessing you've got a big wild social life, don't you?

Production Notes

• Although this episode premiered in 2005, it was produced in 2004 according to the credits.

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