Monday, October 21, 2013

King Arthur and the Fairly Odd Parents

My obvious example is the 2004 movie King Arthur, which was supposed to be a more realistic take on his life. It depicts Arthur as a roman soldier rather than a king or knight.


My abstract analogue is in the Fairly Odd Parents episode "Knighty Knight". Timmy wishes he was back in Camelot after attending a disappointing Camelot fair, but when he arrives his parents are taken hostage by a dragon. Timmy pulls Excalibur out of the stone to save his parents and is pronounced king, ruining the chances for Arthur, a little boy with poor eyesight and his Uncle Merlin, a greedy wizard who wants Arthur to become king so they can be rich. Upon saving his parents, Timmy gives Arthur glasses to improve his vision and Arthur, with sword in hand, defeats the dragon and becomes the great King Arthur he is destined to be

Arthur and his Uncle Merlin

Arthur getting glasses.

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  1. UnknownNovember 19, 2013 at 4:59 PM

    So, didn't we learn that Merlin was like an adviser to Arthur? I always though that Merlin was a trickster like this episode of Fairly Odd Parents suggests..any ideas where that came from?

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