Who's Your Daddy?/References

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Trivia

• In this episode, it is revealed that Cosmo was in a scout troop once. He claims all his experiences were just like it was yesterday.
• This episode is one of Butch Hartman's top 5 picks in the DVD Timmy's Top Wishes.
• There is a book adaptation of this episode called "Pick A Dad-Any Dad!", but with many differences, such as the ending part being that Timmy ends up going to the festival with his dad after all, instead of his mom like in the show.
• The clone of Timmy in this episode is "grown" in a cool glass case. [Other episodes also have clones].
• Sanjay's Stepdad is not good at math as he stated so himself. If he doesn't know what number comes after another number, he has to start over at the beginning.

Allusions

• Who's Your Daddy? - The title is a reference to the famous phrase.
• Timmy II is a reference to the clone which A.J. was secretly growing in his room, (even concealed from his own parents] as shown in the episode about the love note message [product code 19] in Season 2 (ep. 23) named "Information Stupor Highway".
• Who gets up at 5:00 (am)?- Timmy's line is a reference to the wake up time for the U.S. Army Boot Camp.

Running Gags

• Cosmo flashing back to him being a scout troop while he notes that it was like it was only yesterday.
• When the flashback is showing Cosmo trying to help an old lady to earn a badge, the old lady gets hurt or injured in a somewhat violent but comedic fashion.
• Timmy's mom being good at whatever Timmy wants his "dad" to be good at.
  • Following that she is promptly ignored every time in Favor of the dads of Timmy's friends.
• Timmy's dad being hunted by the American military.

Goofs

• The old lady fairy who is sitting on a wheelchair under the tree has no dentures. However, when Cosmo controls the cat to attack the old lady fairy, the dentures can be seen.
•  Mrs. Turner says she would be doing something with her 397 Cream Puff Merit Badges, but if you count the number of badges there are actually only 289 badges not 397.

Production Notes

• Although this episode premiered in 2004, it was produced in 2003 according to the credits.
  • This episode completed production in April 2003.

Quotes

Timmy: [tries to extricate itself from the ropes]

Wanda: Hi Timmy, What are you busy with?

Timmy: I'm learning to tie knots to Scout Trek protein with father!

Cosmo: I was once a Scout! It was as if it were yesterday!

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Timmy: I wish A.J's dad was my dad!

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Timmy: [as Chester] Good morning, Chester's Dad! I mean... Dad!

References

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