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Also known as | Olivia the Pig Welcome to the World of the Pig Olivia |
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Created by | Kate Boutilier Patricia Resnick |
Based on | Olivia Ian Falconer |
Developed by | Kate Boutilier Eryk Casemiro |
Written by | Kate Boutilier Silvia Cardenas Olivas Eryk Casemiro Ian Falconer Michele Gendelman Jill Gorey Scott Gray Barbara Herndon Laurie Israel Joan Considine Johnson Tyler Lieberman Chris Nee Gabe Pulliam Joseph Purdy Patricia Resnick Rachel Ruderman Eric Shaw Michael G. Stern Mark Valenti Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan |
Directed by | Darragh O'Connell Timothy Björklund |
Voices of |
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Composer | Darren Hendley |
Country of origin |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Patricia Resnick Cathal Gaffney Diana Manson Kurt Mueller Paula Rosenthal |
Producers | Gillian Higgins Karen Ialacci |
Running time | 23 minutes |
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Network | Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Channel Channel 5 |
Release | 26 January 2009 – 29 October 2015 |
Olivia is an American/British/Irish children's computer-animated comedy television series produced by media company Chorion and based on the late Ian Falconer's books. The series won a silver Parents' Choice Award for its positive storylines and characters. [1] The series premiered in 26 January 2009, on the Nick Jr. Channel and aired episodes through 29 October 2015. It had 40 episodes. [2]
In 2012, Classic Media acquired the rights to the show from Chorion. [3] Since then, Classic Media was sold to DreamWorks Animation and became DreamWorks Classics. [4] [5] In 2016, DreamWorks Animation became a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. [6]
Taking place in a world where all characters are pigs, Olivia revolves around the title character and her family. The plots are mostly everyday situations in which Olivia finds herself and her unique way of dealing with them. In almost every episode from season 1, Olivia also dispenses her "Rules of Life". In each episode, Olivia dreams of having a job from the episode's experiences, such as being an artist after visiting the art gallery or being her mum's assistant after helping plan her friend's birthday party. Olivia sings the goodnight song at the end of each episode in season 2.
The shorts are small, generally wordless segments in each episode (two per). They include the following:
William Eats (And Burps)
Olivia in the Bathroom
Olivia and Her Toy
Olivia Scares Ian
Olivia Builds a Tower
Olivia Cheers Up William
Olivia's Bookbag
William Goes for a Ride
Ian Wants to Play
Olivia's Hidden Talent
Olivia Slides
Perry Plays Fetch
Olivia's Trivia
Olivia's Many Sandwiches
Olivia's Picture
Edwin's Surprise
Olivia's Metamorphosis
Olivia's Sculpture
The Chase
Olivia's Magic Trick
Olivia's Inflated Pirate Ship
Olivia VS Ian
Balloons
In addition to airing on Milkshake! and Nick Jr. in the UK and TG4 In Ireland, the series was aired on the Nick Jr. Channel from 1 February 2009 until 30 October 2015 when Nickelodeon and Paramount Global lost the rights to air the series. The show came back on air and was broadcast on Universal Kids in the United States, [9] Disney Junior in Latin America and Brazil, and Treehouse TV in Canada.[ citation needed ]
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