Oswald (TV series)

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Oswald
Created by	Dan Yaccarino
Developed by	Lisa Eve Hubman ; Dan Yaccarino
Directed by	Fredrick Stroppell
Starring	Fred Savage; Debi Derryberry; David Lander; Crystal Scales; Laraine Newman; Daran Norris; J. Grant Albrecht; Mel Winkler; Dan Yaccarino
Country of origin	United States
Original language	American English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Dan Yaccarino; Neil Court; Steven DeNure
Running time	22―24 minutes
Production companies	Decode Entertainment; HIT Entertainment
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon; Noggin; Nick Jr. Channel
Release	August 20, 2001 –; September 19, 2003

Oswald is a children's television series produced by Decode Entertainment and HIT Entertainment. The show aired on Noggin in the United States on August 20, 2001. In the United Kingdom, the series escort a British dub using an American voice actors by Skylark Sound Studios using a British with a British accents by The Sound Company Ltd. on Channel 5 and Milkshake! in 2003. Only the episodes were dubbed.

The show was added to Paramount+ (at the time CBS All Access) in January 2021.

Plot

The show is set in Big City, a colorful world populated by anthropomorphic animals, mythological creatures and humanoid beings. Each episode follows the daily experiences of an anthropomorphic blue octopus named Oswald, accompanied by his pet hot dog Weenie, and their life in the cheerful and whimsically-designed community of Big City. The show concentrates on Oswald's friends - Henry, a penguin, and Daisy, a flower, among others – and his patient methods of coping with or tolerating different situations and dilemmas, along with his thoroughly optimistic outlook on life.

Broadcast

The American show originally aired on Nick Jr. and Noggin in the United States in 2001.

Partial U.K. English redub

There is a U.K. English style redub which used in the U.S. English voice cast by Skylark Sound Studios using in the U.K. English with the U.K. English accents by The Sound Company Ltd. when voicing the characters.

Reception

The series received four out of five stars on Common Sense Media.

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