Hi Opie!

Hi Opie! is a Canadian preschool show that premiered on September 1, 2014 on TVOKids and also airs on Knowledge Network and City Saskatchewan.

Hi Opie!
Genre	Children's
Created by	Barbara Slade
Written by	Kate Barris, Miklos Perlus, Eric Curtin, Patrick Granleese, Diana Moore, John Slama, Barbara Slade, Hayley Solman, James Backshall, Anthony Teles, Andrew Mullins, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Michael T. Foley, Dave Dias
Directed by	Season 2: Lowell Dean, Jason Hopley, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Wayne Moss, Season 1: Phil McCordic
Starring	Jordan Lockhart
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (78 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Mark J.W. Bishop Matt Hornburg Barbara Slade Marie McCann Halle Stanford
Producers	Larry Mirkin Patricia Ellingson Kate Barris Miklos Perlus Lowell Dean Sharon Summerling Marie McCann Halle Stanford Barbara Slade
Editor	Mark Achtenberg
Running time	7 minutes
Production companies	marblemedia The Jim Henson Company
Original release
Network	TVO Knowledge Network City Saskatchewan
Release	1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) – 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)

The series was renewed in 2015 for a second season.^[1] Season 2 began airing September 7, 2015 on TVO and City. It premiered on Knowledge Network on September 28, 2015.

The first season was formerly available on Netflix in North America. As of July 2025, the series is featured on the Yippee TV streaming service.^[2]

Plot

Hi Opie! is a live-action preschool series that follows the social, emotional and intellectual escapades of 5-year-old Opie, a puppet who is the "new kid" in a kindergarten class. Each story contains a simple lesson about personal growth, with a focus on the process of learning through play.^[3] In March 2016, it was announced that a sequel series entitled Opie's Home began production in the summer of 2016 and was released in 2017.^[4]

Awards

2015	YMA Awards of Excellence	Hi Opie! - Nominated, All Genres, Ages 3–5 Category	Nominated
2015	YMA Awards of Excellence	Hi Opie! - Winner, Best Convergent Website	Winner
2015	OVATION Awards	Hi Opie! - Winner, Merit Award for "Hi Opie!: Positioning TVO for Back-to-School Success	Winner
2015	Kidscreen Awards	Hi Opie! - Best Preschool Non-Animated or Mixed Series	Nominated
2015	iKids Award	Hi Opie! - Winner, Best Website Preschool)	Winner
2015	Golden Sheaf Awards	Hi Opie! - Nominated, Children's and Youth Production	Nominated
2015	ACE Awards	Hi Opie! - Bronze, Best Use of Media Relations Under $50,000 for "Back-to-School with Hi Opie!"	Bronze
2016	The Golden Sheaf Awards	Hi Opie! - Nominated, Children's and Youth Production	Nominated
2016	Prix Jeunesse	Hi Opie! - Finalist, Up to 6: Fiction	Finalist
2016	NHK Japan Prize	Hi Opie!  - Finalist, Preschool	Finalist
2016	Canadian Screen Awards	Hi Opie! - Nominated, Best Pre-School Program or Series	Nominated
2016	Canadian Screen Awards	Hi Opie! - Nominated, Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for Jordan Lockhart	Nominated
2017	Canadian Screen Awards	Hi Opie! - Jordan Lockhart - Nominated for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program	Nominated

Episodes

Season 1

#	Title	Directed By	Written By
1	"Opie the Special Helper"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
2	"Opie Tidies Up"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
3	"Opie Can't Decide"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
4	"A Special Show and Tell"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
5	"Opie Makes Music"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
6	"Opie's Monster Day"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
7	"Better Than a Bandage"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
8	"All by Myself"	Phil McCordic	Erin Curtin
9	"Opie's Rocket Fuel"	Phil McCordic	Erin Curtin
10	"Eco-Hero"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
11	"Opie Knows It All"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
12	"Backwards Day"	Phil McCordic	Diana Moore
13	"Opie's Other Half"	Phil McCordic	Diana Moore
14	"Opie's Trading Day"	Phil McCordic	Patrick Granleese
15	"Opie's Big Performance"	Phil McCordic	Patrick Granleese
16	"Opie's Gotta Go"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
17	"Stop Means Stop"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
18	"Anything I Can Do"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
19	"Opie Sorts It Out"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
20	"Not Ms. Doney (Special Guest: Pay Chen)"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
21	"Double Duty"	Phil McCordic	John Slama
22	"The World's First Friendship Hat"	Phil McCordic	Erin Curtin
23	"Corinne's Mom"	Phil McCordic	John Slama
24	"Opie's Hiccup Dance"	Phil McCordic	Hayley Solman
25	"Opie Tries Something New"	Phil McCordic	Erin Curtin
26	"Opie's Friend Benjamin"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
27	"The Case of the Sparkle Monster"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
28	"Leaves Count!"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
29	"Opie Makes a Match"	Phil McCordic	Patrick Granleese
30	"Opie Rocks (Special Guest: Jason Collett)"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
31	"Indoor Recess"	Phil McCordic	Patrick Granleese
32	"Opie's Restaurant"	Phil McCordic	Erin Curtin
33	"Next Store Neighbors"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus
34	"Opie's Pirate Treasure"	Phil McCordic	Erin Curtin
35	"Dinosaurs for All"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
36	"Opie's Dilemma"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
37	"A Promise Is a Promise"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
38	"Opie Makes a Mistake"	Phil McCordic	Kate Barris
39	"Happily Ever After"	Phil McCordic	Miklos Perlus

Season 2

#	Title	Directed By	Written By
1	"Opie's Favourite Thing"	Wayne Moss	Miklos Perlus
2	"No Peeking Opie"	Lawrence S. Mirkin	James R. Backshall
3	"Moving Blues"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
4	"Opie Treasure Hunt"	Wayne Moss	Anthony Teles and Andrew Mullins
5	"Being Opie"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
6	"Opie the Sandman"	Wayne Moss	Anthony Teles and Andrew Mullins
7	"Opie vs. the Volcano"	Wayne Moss	Erin Curtin
8	"Opie Out of Lunch"	Wayne Moss	Lawrence S. Mirkin
9	"Opie's Pet"	Jason Hopley	Kate Barris
10	"Brave Opie's"	Wayne Moss	Michael T. Foley
11	"Opie's Alien Teacher"	Lowell Dean	Lawrence S. Mirkin
12	"Cubby Clean Out"	Wayne Moss	Erin Curtin
13	"Opie's Lady Bug Friend"	Jason Hopley	Kate Barris
14	"Opie'Power"	Lowell Dean	Miklos Perlus
15	"Opie Keeps a Secret"	Jason Hopley	Michael T. Foley
16	"Opie's Game"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
17	"Sneezy Opie"	Wayne Moss	Anthony Teles and Andrew Mullins
18	"Opie's The Fastest"	Wayne Moss	Dave Dias
19	"Hide Opie"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
20	"Fire Drill Drill"	Wayne Moss	Miklos Perlus
21	"Opie's Mother Day Card"	Jason Hopley	James R. Backshall
22	"Opie The Reporter"	Wayne Moss	Michael T. Foley
23	"Opie's First Field Trip"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
24	"Everybody Loves a Winner"	Lawrence S. Mirkin	Miklos Perlus
25	"Just a Whisper"	Wayne Moss	Miklos Perlus
26	"Opie's Rules (Special Guest: Pay Chen)"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
27	"Baby Teacher"	Jason Hopley	Kate Barris
28	"Opie Gets Ideas"	Jason Hopley	James R. Backshall
29	"Opie's Not So Great Day"	Wayne Moss	Miklos Perlus
30	"Opie and the Magic Balloon"	Jason Hopley	James R. Backshall
31	"Opie Measures Up"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
32	"Opie Adds Music"	Jason Hopley	Kate Barris
33	"Reading Buddies are Awesome"	Wayne Moss	Miklos Perlus
34	"Opie Does Nothing"	Jason Hopley	Lawrence S. Mirkin
35	"Opie The Leader"	Wayne Moss	James R. Backshall
36	"Opie's Truth"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
37	"Opie The Borrower"	Jason Hopley	James R. Backshall
38	"Opie Gets The Silent Treatment"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris
39	"Snow Day"	Wayne Moss	Kate Barris