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The special was written with the goal of "telling the story in the most honest and sincere way." The writers attempted to continue the tense and unpleasant relationship between Frankie and Mr. Herriman, which they had begun developing since the series began, but approaching it in a believable and sensible fashion.<ref name="news"/> With the heavy plot running through the special, the writers tried to use Bloo and his companions as a means to add humor into it. They wrote Bloo to be more obnoxious and demanding than previously, but did not want him to be cruel or malicious.<ref name="news"/>
A lot of the special was more "edgy" and dark than what had been done previously on ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''. A major reason behind this was the peril, danger, and conflict that constructed the plot so heavily. McCracken explains, "When we start a show one of the first things we think about is tone, is this a goofy one, is it a serious one, whatever it may be we stay true to that tone. This one had some higher stakes so we let it naturally unfold that way."
== Reception ==
"Destination: Imagination" was originally broadcast on [[Thanksgiving Day]], November 27, 2008, on [[Cartoon Network]], at 8:00 P.M. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]].<ref name="news"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Fostering Adult Imaginations|last=Gardner|first=Jenara|date=November 27, 2008|page=G37|journal=[[The Boston Globe]]|___location=[[Boston, Massachusetts]]}}</ref> It followed an afternoon-long marathon of the animated series ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'' and a ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'' Thanksgiving special entitled "A Thanksgiving Carol".<ref name="news"/> The first special for the series, entitled "[[Good Wilt Hunting]]," had also aired on Thanksgiving, back in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/fosters-home-imaginary-friends-first-feature-movie-airs-nov-23|title=Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends First Feature Movie Airs Nov. 23|work=Animation World Network|date=November 21, 2006|last=Baisley|first=Sarah|access-date=2009-10-03}}</ref> At the [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards]], the special won the award for "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program#2000s|Outstanding Animated Program (More Than One Hour)]]", winning over [[Spike TV]]'s ''[[Afro Samurai: Resurrection]].''<ref name="emmys"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/698531|title=Mad Men, 30 Rock Repeat at Emmys|work=Toronto Star|___location=[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada|date=September 21, 2009|access-date=2009-10-03|last=Elber|first=Lynn ([[Associated Press]])}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/tina-fey-justin-timberlake-among-big-creative-arts-winners|title=Tina Fey, Justin Timberlake Among Big Creative Arts Winners|author=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|work=[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]|access-date=2009-10-03|date=September 12, 2009|___location=[[Los Angeles, California]]|author-link=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006061.html?categoryid=1985&cs=1&query=Foster%27s+Home+for+Imaginary++Friends|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914162446/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006061.html?categoryid=1985&cs=1&query=Foster's+Home+for+Imaginary++Friends|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-14|title=2009 Emmy Nominations - Part I|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 16, 2009|access-date=2009-10-03|author=Staff}}</ref> It was nominated for two [[Annie Awards]] for Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children and Directing for an Animated Television Production or Short Form. The special lost both to [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://annieawards.org/foryourconsideration.html |title=36th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2008) |access-date=2009-10-03 |work=[[Annie Awards]].org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217224351/http://annieawards.org/foryourconsideration.html |archive-date=February 17, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/awards/annie-award-nominations-announced|title=Annie Award Nominations Announced|last=Moody|first=Annemarie|date=December 1, 2008|work=Animation World Network|access-date=2009-10-03}}</ref>
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