Butch Hartman

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Elmer Earl "Butch" "I created your childhood" Hartman IV (1965–) is a washed-up cartoonist who used to work for Nickelodeon.Wikipedia Originally famous for his work on Danny PhantomWikipedia and The Fairly OddParents,Wikipedia he also has a YouTube channel with over 870,000 subscribers as of January 2024.[2] However, declining interest in his shows (his newest show Bunsen is a BeastWikipedia received terrible reviews[3] while The Fairly OddParents is infamous for its seasonal decline)[4] on top of a number of scandals (detailed below) have derailed his reputation. Hartman and his wife are both born-again Christians, and they have recently created a series called The Garden for the Christian streaming service PureFlix.[5]

The scam of OAXIS[edit]

In June 2018, Hartman released a Kickstarter for "OAXIS Entertainment". It promised a "family-friendly" streaming service that would allow users to upload their own content.[6] After raising over $268,000, a presentation was leaked in which Hartman said that OAXIS would be a Christian network, something that wasn't mentioned on the original Kickstarter.[7] Over five years later, the OAXIS website still has nothing to show, with the website still saying "Streaming service coming soon".[8] Due to the deceptive way it was marketed and nothing being accomplished with all the money, OAXIS is widely considered to be a scam.[9]

Praying away autism[edit]

Hartman is a firm believer in the healing power of prayer and has claimed that praying cured his wife's fibromyalgia. He and his wife started a website that was focused on the supposed healing powers of prayer, which included such gems as autism supposedly being "cured" by prayer.[10]

Tracing and art theft[edit]

Hartman has been accused multiple times of tracing other people's artwork for commissions without the original artists' permission, which is a form of plagiarism.[11] He has also been accused of not paying an animator he commissioned, only paying up after said animator made a video with receipts saying what happened.[12]

Other facts[edit]

  • Hartmann was on The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour back in 1984, and won three thousand dollars during his appearance.[13]
  • The character of Dr. Elmer Hartman on Family Guy is named after Butch, who is good friends with Seth McFarland.[14]

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