Top 44 Quotes & Sayings by Butch Hartman

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV is an American animator, director, producer, writer, and voice actor. He is known for creating the Nickelodeon series The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast. 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.

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I want adults to be the last ones to switch off a cartoon on TV.

Butch Hartman

Whereas 'OddParents' was slam-bam and silly all the way through, 'Danny Phantom' has more of a good-guy-vs.-bad-guy comic book feel.

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Being a parent is not an easy job, which is why we try to create cartoons parents know are safe for their kids.

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I think a lot of guys think they can do voice acting, but when you hear the pros and they are so great... that's a little intimidating.

Butch Hartman

I just love the sound of my own voice. But I don't think mine is as funny as other people's.

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It's always been tough to imagine the T.U.F.F. Puppy animal gang living next to Danny Phantom.

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I owe a lot to 'SpongeBob.'

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I write about what I know.

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We write stories that we like and hope the kids like them, too. But we definitely make sure that they skew toward a kid audience.

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When you're designing a monster, there's kind of no rules.

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Fairly OddParents' is one of those rare shows that really resonated with people beyond demographics.

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When 'Johnny Bravo' was going to end, I thought, 'I really need to sell something. I need a job.' So, I sat down and just sketched this little boy with a fairy godmother. I was going to do a boy version of 'Cinderella.'

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I started out being a cartoonist at school, but I went to CalArts to study.

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I used to sit in front of the TV and draw the Flintstones as fast as I could.

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I learned early that I could get attention from adults with my drawings.

Butch Hartman

You should almost always draw in pen. It forces you to be confident. You can never erase, so it makes you really focus on your line and not wimp out.

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Bunsen' is one of the best things I've been able to do. I'm so excited about it. Not only because of the awesome characters, but because of the incredible writing our team is doing. I think it combines the best traits of all my previous stuff and even adds a bit of extra weirdness here and there too.

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It was really difficult for guys like me who were just young punks to come in and sell a funny idea.

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I think it's funny when parents are idiots.

Butch Hartman

When we grew up, we had three channels on television and only one day of cartoons and if you missed it, you missed it.

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I always try to make/produce shows that can be viewed by the entire family. I never want to intentionally make anything that I will be embarrassed by or that people of any age can't watch.

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I've been drawing since about age 5. In kindergarten I drew a picture of my teacher and she loved it! Made a big fuss over me. That's when I realized that, if I drew cool pictures, I could get attention from adults. From that point on I was an attention freak!

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When you're a kid, helping an old lady across the street is kind of cute. But when you're an adult, it's just plain creepy.

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I think I'm fascinated with empowering the shy kids.

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I kind of never stop. I never sleep.

Butch Hartman

Like any good business, I think Nickelodeon waits to see results.

Butch Hartman

I just like to draw and put ideas down. And every idea that Nickelodeon doesn't buy I put on the Noog Network.

Butch Hartman

I've been in the industry for 15 years, and I knew all the pieces that needed to be included to make a series. It wasn't just about writing characters, it wasn't just about writing a funny joke.

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I wanted to do a show with magic so I wouldn't have to worry about coming up with ideas, and sometimes that's the problem.

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My shows are frenetic and fast-paced.

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I was working on 'My Little Pony' in the '80s, but I got fired because I couldn't draw the ponies well enough. It was a horrible show.

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There's been a stigma out there that cartoons only equal kids.

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Drawing' is telling a story with pictures. 'Writing' is telling a story with words.

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I like to take kids to places they can't get to in real life.

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I've got a cool sketchbook that I am selling on Amazon.

Butch Hartman

All I ever wanted to do was draw.

Butch Hartman

When kids are kids, everything a parent does seems goofy.

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I want to encourage everyone to experiment and try out as many of your talents as you can because, if you utilize them properly, they will make you into a much more well-rounded person in the end.

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I never played sports. I was always drawing.

Butch Hartman

Life is full of challenges, but I always have the Three Ps: Passion, patience and persistence. And the fourth one is pizza.

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You feel kind of powerless as a kid, so I wanted to create a world where the kid actually gets some power.

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I thought about 'Johnny Quest' and how I loved that cartoon and what a cool name he has. I tried to come up with other names and thought 'Johnny Phantom' would be cool, a superpowered kid who was a ghostbuster.

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I'm a parent, and my kids think I'm an idiot.

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I get so many kids coming up to me now, saying, 'Oh, Mr. Hartman, I love your show, I grew up with it; I understand all the jokes now!'

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