Denzel Crocker - Definition and Overview

Denzel Q. Crocker is one of Timmy Turner's school teachers on the animated series The Fairly OddParents. He is somewhat estranged and is the only adult on the show who believes in fairies. Whenever he says the words "fairy godparents", he is overtaken by an uncontrollable series of spasms. The nature of these spastic fits has gradually become more outlandish as time goes on.

In an episode that dealt with causal loops (The Secret Origin Of Denzel Crocker), it is established that early in Crocker's life that he obtained knowledge of the existence of fairy godparents, which costed him professionally when he made public his findings on the matter; however, this is due to a time travel accident on Timmy's part.

Crocker is a 'meanie' who exhibits behavior consistent with megalomania and experiences delusions and bipolar disorder; however, he is not technically delusional, because he knows that fairy godparents, at least in his experience, actually exist, and the torture this knowledge inflicts on him is further aggravated by the fact that he will never be able to prove it. He takes out much of his rage on the students by delighting in their failure.

Mr. Crocker's HooZoo Profile

Species: Human.

Known Aliases: Crackpot; Flippy; Dr. Crocktopus.

Known Relatives: Angus (father); Hilda (mother); Alden Bitteroot (ancestor).

Known Pets: unknown

Citizenship: Dimmsdale, California.

Known Confidants: The NegaChin; Vicky the Babysitter; Francis.

Known Rivals: Timmy Turner; Cosmo and Wanda (former confidants); Chester McBadbat; A.J. Ibrahim; Principal Geraldine Waxelplax; Vic (possibly Vicky's father); Jimmy Neutron.

Paraphernalia: DNA analyzers.

Favorite Food: penaeid shrimp

1st Film Appearance: Semi-regular on "The Fairly OddParents!" since the episode "TransParents!" (Apr. 6, 2001).

1st Comic Appearance: "The Fairly OddParents: Will the Real Cosmo Please Stand Up?" ("Nickelodeon Magazine Presents the Fairly OddParents!", summer 2003).

Voice Actor: Carlos Alazraqui.

Signature: "FAIRY GODPARENTS!!"

Biographical Details: Denzel Crocker, a maniacal teacher who gives out a lot of F's and was once a plucky little boy, has led a miserable life. In addition, he has been living with his mother all his life. And as the episode "The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker" shows, even she wasn't caring enough for him as she was often leaving him with a cranky babysitter named Vic (who could possibly be the father of Vicky). Denzel's only escape from these doldrums was the help of his fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda. But his life changed for the worst on March 15, 1972, when a boy with a silly pink hat and his fairy godparents dropped in from thirty years later because, apparently, something bad would happen to Denzel that very day. That something occurred when the boy's fairy godfather blew the cover off of Cosmo. Because of this, poor Denzel lost Cosmo and Wanda (who were then reassigned to a young Bill Gates) and all memory of them, although he was able to write a memo to himself ("Fairy Godparents Exist") on a DNA tracker that the pink-hatted boy had left behind. Since then, Denzel Crocker has continually attempted to prove to the whole world that fairy godparents exist, all the way to his college years, and then to his career as a schoolteacher. During this time, he went power-insane and made a solemn vow that once he had proved that fairies existed, he would harness their power and take over the world. He highly suspects that one of his students, Timmy Turner, who by chance is the kid who had showed up in his past, has fairy godparents. Crocker obviously doesn't know was that Timmy's fairy godparents were the same ones that he himself had - Cosmo & Wanda. In the TV movie, "Abra-Catastrophe!", Crocker, having taken a bite out of Timmy's Fairyversary Muffin, was able to capture Wanda (and later Cosmo), and then took over the world. With the help of some of his other gifts, Timmy was able to outwit Crocker by admitting the existence of Cosmo & Wanda, but therefore, unfortunately, losing them. Fortunately, while his parents began to beat Crocker to a pulp, Timmy ate the rest of the Muffin and wished for Cosmo & Wanda to be his godparents again. Crocker ended up in the madhouse, but swore revenge. In the later episode, "The Big Superhero Wish", he became Dr. Crocktopus and, along with the Baby Shredder (Vicky) and the Bull-E (Francis), was employed to help the NegaChin take over the world (Crocker knew him from the many Crimson Chin comic books he had confiscated). But their plans were foiled, and Crocker was turned back to normal along with Vicky and Francis.

Historical Facts: Crocker was inspired by Eugene Levy's character in Disney's live-action mermaid movie "Splash", who was a scientist obsessed with proving that mermaids exist. He was originally created for a show that didn't get made, and later adapted for The Fairly OddParents.

Little Known Secrets: Unknown.

Working Theories: Crocker is also apparently based on Mr. X, a character from the anime and manga series Miracle Girls. Mr. X, known as Kageura Shinichiro in the Japanese version, is a teacher who is intent on capturing and proving the existence of mystical creatures and possesses a physical resemblance to Crocker.