Sparky (The Fairly OddParents)

Sparky is a fairy dog that joined Timmy Turner and his fairy family in the ninth season of The Fairly OddParents. He was introduced in the Season 9 premiere episode, "Fairly OddPet", becoming the second addition to the show's main cast, after Poof, in 2008. However, due to mainly bad reception by the public, Nickelodeon decided to not have the character back for Season 10. Sparky was voiced by Maddie Taylor.

Why He's A (Intentionally?) Fairly Pointless Dog

 * 1) He is a completely unnecessary and pointless character to be in the show. Why would Timmy need a dog?
 * 2) He is pretty dumb and mostly present as comic relief. Don't we already have Cosmo, Timmy's dad, and/or Mr. Crocker for that?
 * 3) He causes a lot of trouble around his owners.
 * 4) He also gets Timmy in trouble at school by eating his homework.
 * 5) In "Fairly OddPet", he leaves Timmy to almost die in a plane crash and destroys Dimmsdale by digging holes everywhere.
 * 6) Every episode that revolves around him, including "Fairly OddPet", are really boring and uninteresting to watch since they are just generic and cliché "Man's best friend" plots, and many of the episodes were rehashed mainly for the sake of shoehorning him alongside Timmy's Dad, Mr. Crocker, and Chloe (in Season 10 only). Additionally, his introduction alongside the overall concept of magical animals only added to the plot holes and inconsistences with Da Rules, further breaking continuity. As an example, who were his previous owners?
 * 7) He is a failed attempt for Nickelodeon to boost the show's ratings. Nickelodeon tried to do the same exact thing a second time by replacing him with Chloe Carmichael and that, too, also flopped miserably.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He at least isn't a Gary Stu unlike Chloe Carmichael (Mary Sue). Likewise, he isn't as bad as her and is a better character than her.
 * 2) His design is passable, although his design has off-putting white lines.
 * 3) Maddie Taylor does a passable job voicing him.
 * 4) He did help Timmy at times and unlike Chloe Carmichael, he never stole the spotlight from Timmy, despite Season 9 being more focused on him. There are also someepisodes where he was either a supporting/recurring/minor character or completely absent.
 * 5) Although rare, he can be funny once in a while such as "I know a lot of words, cause I just ate a dictionary!".
 * 6) He was most likely intended to be unlikable.