Butch Hartman

Butch Hartman

Known for
Writing
Born
January 10, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Highland Park, Michigan, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

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Dan Danger

Dan Danger

TV · Writer · 4 eps

2025
The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie poster

The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie

Movie · Writer

2024
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish poster

The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish

TV · Original Series Creator · 36 eps

2022
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder poster

The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder

TV · Characters · 13 eps

2019
Uncle Duck! poster

Uncle Duck!

Movie · Writer

2017
Bunsen is a Beast poster

Bunsen is a Beast

TV · Writer · 4 eps

2014
A Fairly Odd Summer poster

A Fairly Odd Summer

Movie · Teleplay, Story

2012
A Fairly Odd Christmas poster

A Fairly Odd Christmas

Movie · Teleplay, Story

2011
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! poster

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

Movie · Writer

2011
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish poster

The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish

Movie · Writer

2010
T.U.F.F. Puppy poster

T.U.F.F. Puppy

TV · Writer, Story · 5 eps

2009
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology! poster

The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!

Movie · Writer

2008
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby poster

The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby

Movie · Writer

2006
The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol poster

The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol

Movie · Writer

2006
Doogal poster

Doogal

Movie · Writer

2005
Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks poster

Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks

Movie · Writer

2005
The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical poster

The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical

Movie · Writer

2005
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy poster

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy

Movie · Writer

2004
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour poster

Jimmy Timmy Power Hour

Movie · Writer, Original Concept

2004
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers poster

The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers

Movie · Writer

2004
Splatypus poster

Splatypus

Movie · Writer

2004
Danny Phantom poster

Danny Phantom

TV · Writer, Story · 7 eps

2003
The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie poster

The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie

Movie · Writer

2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius poster

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

TV · Writer · 1 ep

2001
The Fairly OddParents poster

The Fairly OddParents

TV · Writer, Story, Storyboard · 46 eps

1998
Oh Yeah! Cartoons poster

Oh Yeah! Cartoons

TV · Storyboard, Writer · 10 eps

1997
Johnny Bravo poster

Johnny Bravo

TV · Storyboard, Writer · 1 ep

1997
Cow and Chicken poster

Cow and Chicken

TV · Storyboard · 4 eps

1997
I Am Weasel poster

I Am Weasel

TV · Storyboard · 1 ep

1996
Gramps poster

Gramps

Movie · Writer

1996
Hillbilly Blue poster

Hillbilly Blue

Movie · Writer

1996
Dexter's Laboratory poster

Dexter's Laboratory

TV · Storyboard · 12 eps

1995
What a Cartoon! poster

What a Cartoon!

TV · Writer · 4 eps