Oswald (TV series)

For the cartoon character introduced in 1927, see Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Not to be confused with Oswaldo (TV series).

Oswald
GenreAnimation
Preschool education
Children's animation
Created byDan Yaccarino
Developed byLisa Eve Huberman
Dan Yaccarino
Directed byDebbie Bonzon
Henry Lenardin-Madden
Voices ofFred Savage
Debi Derryberry
David Lander
Crystal Scales
Laraine Newman
Daran Norris
J. Grant Albrecht
Mel Winkler
Dan Yaccarino
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1[1][2][3]
No. of episodes26 (52 segments)[3]
Production
ProducerDan Yaccarino
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesHIT Entertainment
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
(credited as Nick Jr. Productions)
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
Release20 August 2001 (2001-08-20) –
19 September 2003 (2003-09-19)
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Oswald is a preschool educational children's animated television series created by Dan Yaccarino and developed by Lisa Eve Huberman. The show was co-produced by HIT Entertainment and Nickelodeon.[4][5] The main character is a thoughtful blue octopus named Oswald who lives in an apartment complex.

Overall 26 episodes were produced. In the United States, the series premiered on Nickelodeon (as part of its Nick Jr. block) on 20 August 2001.[6] Reruns were also broadcast on CBS (during the Nick Jr. on CBS block) and on Noggin.[7] When the Noggin brand was relaunched as a streaming service in 2015, all 26 episodes of Oswald were made available for streaming.[8]

Prior to release, Brown Johnson, senior vice president of Nick Jr. had this to say, "Dan Yaccarino has created an octopus who could be a pre-schooler's best friend".[4]

  1. ^ Nickelodeon (5 September 2000). "Nickelodeon and Hit Entertainment Join Forces for the Creation of New Animated Series Oswald". Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Oswald, Season 1 on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Amazon.com List of Oswald Episodes". Amazon. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Oswald the Octopus Debuts On Nick Jr. In August". Animation World Network.
  5. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 438. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  6. ^ Services, Tribune Media (2 September 2001). "In terms of television, kids never had…". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 597–598. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  8. ^ "NOGGIN Streaming Service". Noggin LLC. 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018.