Butch Hartman
Writing
Born January 10, 1965 · Highland Park, Michigan, USA
Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV (born January 10, 1965) is an American animator, storyboard artist, YouTuber, illustrator, and voice actor, best known for creating Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Bunsen Is a Beast, and Danny Phantom. Hartman also owns a production company, Billionfold Inc., which he uses primarily to produce his shows. Hartman was an executive producer on The Fairly OddParents for the entirety of its 16-year run. On February 8, 2018, Hartman announced in a YouTube video that he had left Nickelodeon on February 2 after having worked at the studio since December 1997; he confirmed that this resulted in the end of production on Bunsen Is a Beast after just one season. Hartman's latest animated program, HobbyKids Adventures, premiered on YouTube in 2019.
Directed (32)
The Christmas King!
2025
The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie
2025
Uncle Duck!
2019
Danny Phantom: Phantom Planet
2007
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
2006
The Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour Trilogy
2006
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
2006
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005
The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical
2005
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
2004
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
2004
Splatypus
2004
The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie
2003
The Dan Danger Show: Danger 101
2002
The Fairly OddParents: Super Humor
2001
The Fairly OddParents: Scout's Honor
2001
Terry and Chris
1999
The Fairly OddParents: The Zappys
1999
The Fairly OddParents: The Temp
1999
The Dan Danger Show
1999
The Fairly OddParents: The Fairy Flu
1999
The Fairly OddParents: Party of Three!
1999
The Fairly OddParents: Too Many Timmys!
1999
The Fairly OddParents: Where's the Wand?
1999
The Fairy Oddparents!
1998
Zoomates
1998
Pfish and Chip in Blammo the Clown
1997
Gramps
1996
Hillbilly Blue
1996
Pfish and Chip in Short Pfuse
1995
Petey and the Wolf
1985
Acting (11)
Uncle Duck!
2019
A Fairly Odd Summer
2014
A Fairly Odd Christmas
2013
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
2011
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby
2008
The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol
2006
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
2004
The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie
2003
Pfish and Chip in Blammo the Clown
1997
Pfish and Chip in Short Pfuse
1995
California Hot Wax
1992