Oswald (TV series)
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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.
Oswald | |
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Genre | Animation Preschool education Children's animation |
Created by | Dan Yaccarino |
Developed by | Lisa Eve Huberman Dan Yaccarino |
Directed by | Debbie Bonzon Henry Lenardin-Madden |
Voices of | Fred Savage Debi Derryberry David Lander Crystal Scales Laraine Newman Daran Norris J. Grant Albrecht Mel Winkler Dan Yaccarino |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1[1][2][3] |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments)[3] |
Production | |
Producer | Dan Yaccarino |
Running time | 22ā24 minutes |
Production companies | HIT Entertainment Nickelodeon Animation Studio (credited as Nick Jr. Productions) |
Original release | |
Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | 20 August 2001 (2001-08-20) ā 19 September 2003 (2003-09-19) |
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]