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Butch Hartman
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Elmer Earl "Butch" "I created your childhood" Hartman IV (1965–) is a once fairly popular but now washed-up and disgraced cartoonist best known for his work on Nickelodeon.
Originally famous for his work on cartoon shows like Danny Phantom and The Fairly OddParents, 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 Beast 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 OAXIS scam[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 6 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 McFarlane.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ Butch Hartman Trashes Fan During Live Stream, legofan101, YouTube
- ↑ Butch Hartman, YouTube
- ↑ Bunsen Is a Beast, IMDB
- ↑ Seasonal Rot / The Fairly OddParents!, TV Tropes
- ↑ Former Nickelodeon kids show creator launches 'The Garden' series to help viewers learn Bible lessons, Jeannie Ortega Law, The Christian Post 2 April 2023
- ↑ OAXIS Entertainment, Kickstarter
- ↑ Butch Hartman OAXIS Streaming Service Controversy, Know Your Meme
- ↑ OAXIS Entertainment
- ↑ What the HELL is Oaxis? (come on Butch...$270,000 for this mess?), Saberspark, YouTube
- ↑ Why is Fairly Odd Parents’ Butch Hartman controversial now?, Olivia Richman, win.gg 7 September 2022
- ↑ 'Fairly Odd Parents' creator accused of plagiarizing from Japanese Twitter artist for commissions, Steven Asarch, Business Insider 22 February 2021
- ↑ Ripping People Off in The Fairly Oddparents Style, The Ink Tank, YouTube (archived from the original 14 June 2022)
- ↑ Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (#45): January 3, 1984 (First episode of 1984)
- ↑ Elmer Hartman