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Saint Dimmsdale (or simply Dimmsdale) is a fictional city that provides the central setting for the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents. It is located in the US State of California, in North California, near Mt. Shasta. Although its exact geographical location in the state differs in certain episodes.
Information[]
It is often mentioned as an average metropolitan complex in the suburbs where Timmy lives. In The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators, it is revealed that Dimmsdale has a population of 170,200; quite a large population for such a small-looking city, although many episodes depict Dimmsdale being a much larger and urbanized city with many skyscrapers.
A common misconception is that Dimmsdale is named after Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome. However, in one episode, it is revealed that the city was named after Dale Dimm, a village idiot in the town's early history. Dimmsdale is anachronistically portrayed as a New England style puritan colony town in the episode Dale Dimm is featured in, "Which Witch Is Which?".
A lot of the residents are somewhat dimwitted, as many of them jump to conclusions very quickly, and also don't read all the fine print of documents (as revealed when The mayor says that he is their mayor-for-life, and no one knew that when they voted).
In Vicky Loses Her Icky, the Mayor of Dimmsdale opened the "Welcome to Dimmsdale - Nicest Town on Earth!" sign. However, at the end of the episode, the president of the USA changes the word nicest to meanest due to what Vicky did and Timmy ordering the security to arrest Vicky. The sign reappears in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, but it appeared as it was before the president changed the sign, suggesting that Dimmsdale was able to prove to the president that Dimmsdale was a nice town and he allowed them to change it back to normal. The mountains have snowcaps on them.
Some places, like the Dimmsdale Dimmadome (local arena) are in Downtown. Dimmsdale is in California as revealed in "Christmas Every Day" and "Fairy Idol".
History[]
Dimmsdale was founded in 1665 by pioneers that were going to name their town Bitterburg, after Alden Bitterroot. However, when his secret was revealed, that he was indeed a witch, Dale Dimm stopped him and saved the town. In his honor, they renamed the town Daleburg, but a time-traveling Timmy Turner recommended that it be called Dimmsdale and they complied with that idea.
Location[]
The city is located in California, although its exact location in the state differs from each episode. Some maps show it in the northern part of the state and in-land approximately near Redding, but Dimmsdale is located on the coast and has shorter snowstorms in the winter (generally only at the Christmas season).
Interestingly, earlier episodes depict Dimmsdale as being somewhere in the North-Eastern part of the United States.
Different Versions of Dimmsdale[]
- Bad Future Dimmsdale
- Chimpsdale
- Slavesdale
- Himmsdale
- Hersdale
- The 1930s Dimmsdale
- The 1950s Dimmsdale
- The 1972 Dimmsdale
- The 1980s Dimmsdale
- Live Action Dimmsdale
- Comic Book Dimmsdale
- Rocksdale
- The Futuristic Wished Dimmsdale
Points of Interest[]
- Mount Dimmsdale
- Mount Saint Dimmsdale
- Outskirts of Dimmsdale including Mount Doomsdale and Dimmsdale Flats
- The Dimmadome, a multi-purpose sporting facility, home to the Dimmsdale Ballhogs (similar to the Hampton Coliseum)
- Dimmadome Acres
- Dimmadelphia Cable
- Dimmsdale Baseball Diamond
- Dimmsdale Cinema
- Dimmsdale Convention Center
- Dimmsdale Gym
- Dimmsdale Hospital
- Dimmsdale Senior Center
- Dimmsdale Park, a frequently appearing local public park. It plays a somewhat major role in "The Fairly Odd Movie".
- Dimmsdale Dogwood
- Dimmsdale Elementary School
- Dimmsdale High School
- Dimmsdale University
- Dimmsdale Observatory
- Dimmsdale Skate Park
- Dimmsdale Jail
- Dimmsdale Psychiatric Institute
- Dimmsdale Veterinarian Clinic
- Dr. Bender's Dentistry Clinic
- Burp Mart (Burb Mart)
- Dimmsdale Auto Show Building
- Dimmsdale 500 Raceway
- Dimmsdale Airport
- Ice Skating Stadium
- Dimmsdale Sports Complex
- Dimmsdale Ski Resort
- Pirate Stadium
- "It's a Wrap" Retirement Community
- Little Ireland
- Chez Fancy
- Chez Foode
- Chicken Dippin' Dippadome
- The Cake 'N' Bacon, known for its cake and bacon. It is sometimes pronounced as Cakin' Bacon.
- Bickles By The Bay
- Yak in the Box
- International House of Mom
- Dimmsdale Fried Chicken, a parody of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
- John's Pizza Ice Cream
- An unnamed Chinese restaurant that's 3 steps away from Timmy's house
- Mike E. Mozzerella's Pizza Fun House, a parody of Chuck E. Cheese's
- The Gilded Lilly, a parody of Olive Garden
- Shirley's Original Evil Pizzeria
- Bowling Alley
- Broken Glass and Pointy Object Factory
- Sleeping King's Mattress Emporium
- Soft Pillow and Mattresses Factory
- Knife Factory
- Dynamite Museum
- Dimmsdale Make-Up Factory
- Dimmsdale Tower
- Dimmsdale Junkyard
- Mom's Office Building
- Dad's Office Building
- Pencil Nexus
- U-Bet-Yer-Life Insurance
- Turner Power Plant
- Vicky's Babysitting Service
- Vicky's Day Care
- Snerd Elementary School
- Dimmsdale Middle School
- F.U.N. Academy
- Lil' Tyrant Dictator School
- Dimmsdale City Hall
- A museum featuring the city's mascot
- Dimmsdale Museum of Science and Natural History
- Dimmsdale Police Department
- Dimmsdale Fire Dept
- Saint Dimmsdale Hospital
- Dimmsdale Zoo
- Dimmsdale Aquarium
- Turner's Miniature Golf
- Dimmsdale Expo/Convention Center
- Channel 7 News
- Action News 7 Studios
- KTIM Radio Station
- KVKY Radio Station
- Adrenaland (amusement park, parody of Six Flags Magic Mountain; Knott's Berry Farm; and Disneyland due to skyline of tall roller coasters and the name of the park) including Adult Land
- Escalator Land (an amusement park where the only ride is an escalator)
- The Ice House Ice Skating Rink
- Dimmsdale Drive-in theater
- Dimmsdale Supermarket
- Wall 2 Wall Mart (parody of Walmart)
- Big $tuff
- Explosives N'Things (parody of the defunct Linens-N-Things)
- Hunches & More
- Trampoline Emporium
- Girly Stuff
- Video Games
- Buddy Brown
- Comic Book Store
- Dimmsdale Mall
- Timmy's middle-class home including Timmy's Treehouse, Cosmo and Wanda's Fishbowl, Cosmo and Wanda's Castle, Hall of Fame, Hall of Infamy, Hall of Timmy, Timmy Land, Timmy's Dad's Playroom and Trap Door Basement
- Mr. Turner's House
- A.J.'s mansion including A.J.'s Secret Lab
- Chester's trailer
- Trixie's mansion
- Remy's mansion
- Vicky and Tootie's house
- Mr. Bickles' House
- Precariously Perched Cliff-side Estate
- Marinelli's Garden
- Chip's Pad
- McCreep Mansion
- Sanjay's House
- Stately West Manor
- Veronica's House
- Crocker Residence
- Dr. Bender's House
- Waxelplax's House
- Rich and/or Famous People's Apartment
- Military Base
- Cat Cave
- Dimmsdale Dam
- Dimmsdale Volcano
- Operation: Dinkleberg (location)
- The Well
- Dimmsdale Hollywood-style sign
- Dimmsdale Dress Emporium
- Cosmo-Con
- Dimmsdale 595th Camelot Festival
- Dimmsdale Film Festival
- The Crocker Cave
- Crock Talk Set
- Carmichael Residence
- Dimmsdale Beach
- Demolished Building
Trivia[]
- The city's name, Dimmsdale, may be a reference to the Reverend Master Dimmesdale from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.
- In "Formula for Disaster" and "Farm Pit," Dimmsdale is indicated to be somewhere in the state of Ohio, due to cities such as Cincinnati (in the former episode) and Cleveland (in the latter episode). However, in most other episodes (before and after both "Formula for Disaster" and "Farm Pit"), Dimmsdale is all-but-explicitly stated to be somewhere in the state of California.
- In "Christmas Every Day," Dimmsdale is shown to be in Northern California. But in "Fairy Idol," Dimmsdale is shown to be in Southern California.
- In Love Struck!, Dimmsdale was split to Himmsdale and Hersdale, with Timmy Turner accidentally wishing to be separated from the girls
- Oddly enough Dimmsdale was found in 1665. By that time California was neither under Spanish rule, nor under American rule.
- Like in Springfield from The Simpsons, Dimmsdale's real location in California is unknown.
- The Dimmsdale sign is a parody of the Hollywood sign.
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