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*The show [[Timmy]] and [[Pappy]] are wished into, "Poke-Eye", is a parody of ''[[wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]]''.
  
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*In the cartoon, two street signs that intersect are named "Ube" and "Iwerks" which is a reference to the animator Ub Iwerks, who spent most of his career with Disney and developed famous "disney-style" of his pictures.
  
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*[[Captain Green and the Eco-Teens]] is a parody of the 1990s cartoon ''[[wikipedia:Captain Planet|Captain Planet]]''.
  
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*This is the 4th title card to appear in black & white.
  
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*The ending title card parodies the ones in old [[Wikipedia:Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]] cartoons.
  
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*[[Peg-Foot Vicky]] is a parody of the Disney character [[Wikipedia:Pete (Disney character)|Peg-Leg Pete]].
  
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*This episode was ranked #14 in the 100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes countdown.
  
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*A running gag in this episode is that Pappy often tells Timmy what happens in old cartoons especially when Timmy is about to do something you are not supposed to do in old cartoons.
  
   
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*This is one of the few episodes where Vicky isn't the one who babysits Timmy.
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*This episode reveals how Timmy got his buck teeth in the first place. It was because Pappy unintentionally let Timmy suck on his pacifier too long as he forgot momentarily where he was.
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*Cosmo and Wanda appear in their standard forms in the title card, even though they never assume them in the actual episode.
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*This episode was ranked #14 in the "100 Greatest Nicktoons Episode" countdown.
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*Pappy was born in the 1930s, so that means he's somewhere in his Eighties. Also, he has a vast amount of knowledge on old cartoons, since he tells Timmy about lots of things that normally happened in old cartoons.
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*This is the 4th title card to appear in black and white.
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*In 1930s, a dollar would be equivalent to nowadays $10 dollars; meaning that Timmy' $20 bucks are equivalent to nowadays $200 dollars.
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*Instead of “The Fairly OddParents in:”, it was “A Fairly OddParents Cartoon” on the title card.
   
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[[File:CapGreen and the ET.jpg|thumb|Captain Gren and the Eco-Teens]]
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[[File:Poke Eye Logo.png|thumb|Poke Eye: The Longshore Man]]
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* '''''The Good Old Days!''''' - The title refers to a cliché in popular culture, meaning that an era of an old character was better than the current one.
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** As well, as [[Pappy]]' contradiction to everything Timmy does is worse than things he will do in his era.
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* '''''[[wikipedia:Ub Iwerks|Ub Iwerks]]''''' - In the old cartoon world, an intersection of two streets are named "Ube" and "Iwerks," a reference to the famous animator who spent of his career working for [[wikipedia:Walt Disney|Walt Disney]] and developed famous "Disney-style" pictures.
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* '''''[[wikipedia:Steamboat Willie|Steamboat Willie]]''''' - The 1930s version of Dimmsdale is a reference to the old Mickey Mouse cartoon.
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* '''''[[wikipedia:Captain Planet and the Planeteers|Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''''' - [[Captain Green and the Eco-Teens]] is an obvious parody of the 1990s animated series and how many viewers found it lame.
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* '''''[[wikipedia:Popeye the Sailor Man|Popeye]]''''' - [[Poke Eye the Longshore Man]] is a directly parody of Popeye.
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** The man Poke Eye was fighting is a parody of [[wikipedia:Bluto|Bluto]], Popeye's archenemy.
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* '''''[[wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]''''' - As Cosmo and Wanda chases the wands towards a skyscraper, the panning shot shows a giant gorilla handcuffed with a pilot and a mayor.
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* '''''[[wikipedia:Mickey Mouse (film series)|Mickey Mouse' old cartoons]]''''' - The ending card clearly parodies the ending cards from the Mickey Mouse shorts.
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**[[Peg-Foot Vicky]] is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Pete (Disney character)|Peg-Leg Pete]], an old version of Pete.
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* '''''[[wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]]''''' - Cosmo and Wanda's "old cartoon" appearance is similar to Foxy and Roxy, a pair of cartoon foxes that appeared in the 1930s.
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**When Timmy wished for everything to not be cartoon-related anymore, a POOF! sign appears saying "So Long, Folks". This bears a striking reference of the famous and classic Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes closing slogan, "That's All, Folks!".
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* '''''Goofy''''' — The wands faces and the sounds they’re making is similar to Goofy from the Mickey Mouse cartoons.
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*Vicky could just turn the lever for the buzz saw on fast instead of slow.
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Trivia

  • This is one of the few episodes where Vicky isn't the one who babysits Timmy.
  • This episode reveals how Timmy got his buck teeth in the first place. It was because Pappy unintentionally let Timmy suck on his pacifier too long as he forgot momentarily where he was.
  • Cosmo and Wanda appear in their standard forms in the title card, even though they never assume them in the actual episode.
  • This episode was ranked #14 in the "100 Greatest Nicktoons Episode" countdown.
  • Pappy was born in the 1930s, so that means he's somewhere in his Eighties. Also, he has a vast amount of knowledge on old cartoons, since he tells Timmy about lots of things that normally happened in old cartoons.
  • This is the 4th title card to appear in black and white.
  • In 1930s, a dollar would be equivalent to nowadays $10 dollars; meaning that Timmy' $20 bucks are equivalent to nowadays $200 dollars.
  • Instead of “The Fairly OddParents in:”, it was “A Fairly OddParents Cartoon” on the title card.


Allusions

CapGreen and the ET

Captain Gren and the Eco-Teens

Poke Eye Logo

Poke Eye: The Longshore Man

  • The Good Old Days! - The title refers to a cliché in popular culture, meaning that an era of an old character was better than the current one.
    • As well, as Pappy' contradiction to everything Timmy does is worse than things he will do in his era.
  • Ub Iwerks - In the old cartoon world, an intersection of two streets are named "Ube" and "Iwerks," a reference to the famous animator who spent of his career working for Walt Disney and developed famous "Disney-style" pictures.
  • Steamboat Willie - The 1930s version of Dimmsdale is a reference to the old Mickey Mouse cartoon.
  • King Kong - As Cosmo and Wanda chases the wands towards a skyscraper, the panning shot shows a giant gorilla handcuffed with a pilot and a mayor.
  • Looney Tunes - Cosmo and Wanda's "old cartoon" appearance is similar to Foxy and Roxy, a pair of cartoon foxes that appeared in the 1930s.
    • When Timmy wished for everything to not be cartoon-related anymore, a POOF! sign appears saying "So Long, Folks". This bears a striking reference of the famous and classic Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes closing slogan, "That's All, Folks!".
  • Goofy — The wands faces and the sounds they’re making is similar to Goofy from the Mickey Mouse cartoons.

Goofs

  • Vicky could just turn the lever for the buzz saw on fast instead of slow.

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