Ollie's Pack

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Ollie's Pack
Ollies Pack Logo.png
Genre Comedy
Created by
  • Pedro Eboli
  • Graham Peterson
Developed byMark Satterthwaite
Directed byAdrian Thatcher
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Andy Delisi
  • John Mavro
ComposerRemy Perrin
Country of originCanada [1]
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes27 (51 segments)
Production
Executive producers
  • Scott Dyer
  • Pam Westman
  • Graham Peterson
  • Pedro Eboli
ProducerKristen Hudecki
Running time22 minutes
Production companies Nelvana
Corus Entertainment
Original release
Network YTV [2]
ReleaseApril 6, 2020 (2020-04-06) –
May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)

Ollie's Pack is a Canadian animated comedy television series created by Pedro Eboli and Graham Peterson and directed by Adrian Thatcher. It was produced by Nelvana and aired on YTV in Canada. In the United States, it premiered on Nickelodeon on April 6, 2020. The final few episodes aired on Nicktoons from May 3 to 6, 2021.

Contents

On March 28, 2024, the series was removed from Paramount+ as part of a "strategic decision to focus on content with mass global appeal." [3]

Premise

Ollie and his backpack are doubled as a powerful portal allowing an array of monsters to travel from the monsterverse into Ollie’s world on Earth. Throughout the series, Ollie and his two best friends must protect the earth from the horrifying monsters that have escaped, while often utilizing the helpful monsters who assist with their everyday tween problems, like sneaking into a movie or winning their school’s Battle of the Bands contest. No matter the circumstances, Ollie’s thirst for adventure undoubtedly gets him into trouble that only he and his friends can resolve.

Characters

Production

The series originated from a short titled Monster Pack, created as part of the annual Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program. [4] On March 2, 2020, Nickelodeon announced that the series would premiere in April 2020. [5] Pedro Eboli and Graham Peterson created the series. [6]

The 26-episode action-comedy series was produced by Nelvana. [7] On March 30, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on April 6, 2020. [4]

Episodes

All episodes were directed by Adrian Thatcher.

No.Title  [8] [9] Written byOriginal air date  [8] [9] Prod.
code  [8] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
Nickelodeon
1"The Chosen One...Stinks"Aaron EvesApril 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)1030.55 [10]
"Not Another Superhero Movie"Jeff Sager
2"New Kid on Campus"Kyle DooleyApril 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)1010.46 [11]
"The Chosen One(s)"Joel Buxton
3"Lord of the Caf"Jocelyn GeddieApril 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)1060.41 [12]
"Doom for Rent"Mike Girard
4"Sorry to Father You"Jeff SagerApril 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)1100.49 [13]
"Race to Sploosh Mountain"Mike Girard
5"Major Snooch"Kyle DooleyApril 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)1020.64 [14]
"We're With the Band"Mark Satterthwaite
6"King Swelly Belly"Etan MuskatApril 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)1090.61 [15]
"Yard Sale Fail"Mark Purdy
7"Cleo for President"Mark SatterthwaiteApril 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)1050.72 [16]
"The Janitor"Mike Girard
8"Charmed and Dangerous"Joel BuxtonApril 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)1070.67 [17]
"Science Unfair"Kyle Dooley
9"Hollie Monitor"Kyle DooleyMay 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)1130.53 [18]
"Sister Save Me"Adam Pateman
10"Cool Hand Wowski"Mike GirardMay 12, 2020 (2020-05-12)1110.39 [19]
"Big Bern"James Hartnett
11"Getting Oldie With It"Aaron EvesMay 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)1270.37 [20]
"Lil' Baby Ollie"Matt Baram
12"Ollie Dogs"Nick FlanaganMay 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)1080.42 [21]
"Camp Magna"Aaron Eves
13"The Chosening"Kyle DooleyJune 29, 2020 (2020-06-29)1160.53 [22]
"Crush it Ollie"Jocelyn Geddie
14"Ollie Doubles Down"Christine MitchellJune 30, 2020 (2020-06-30)1170.55 [23]
"The Great Grade Grab"Emer Connon
15"Chancy Rancy"Aaron EvesJuly 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)1140.46 [24]
"The Monsters V. Ollie Allen"Jeff Sager
16"History of Portshill"Jeff SagerJuly 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)1150.53 [25]
"Trio's a Crowd"Kyle Dooley
17"Ollie's Monster Club"Aaron EvesSeptember 21, 2020 (2020-09-21)1180.42 [26]
"Ollie's Shadow"John Hazlett
18"Slice of Life"Ben JosephSeptember 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)1190.42 [27]
"Goodnight, Sleep Fright"Kyle Dooley
19"Ollie in the House"Christine MitchellSeptember 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)1200.33 [28]
"The Ollie Files"Mike Girard
20"Sour Power"Ben JosephSeptember 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)1210.48 [29]
"Birthday Shmirthday: A Cleo Badette Documentary"Jeff Sager
21"Nightmare Frightscare!"Etan MuskatOctober 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)1120.64 [30]
22"Separation Anxiety"Joel BuxtonDecember 14, 2020 (2020-12-14)1220.42 [31]
"The Take Over"Daniel Bryan Franklin
23"Release the Hound"Charles JohnstonDecember 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)1230.60 [32]
"Cube is the Loneliest Number"John Hazlett
Nicktoons
24"Sick Day"Mike GirardMay 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)TBAN/A
25"Unblocking Bernie"Christine MitchellMay 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)124N/A
"Photo Finished"Shawn Kalb
26"Time Warped"Jeff SagerMay 5, 2021 (2021-05-05)125N/A
"Inspector Ollie Allen"Lienne Sawatsky & Dan Williams
27"Back to the Pack"Christine Mitchell & John HazlettMay 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)TBAN/A
Lienne Sawatsky & Dan Williams

Broadcast

In Canada, the series premiered on YTV on September 5, 2020. [2]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Ollie's Pack
SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)		DateViewers
(millions)
1 23April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)0.55 [10] May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)TBD0.50

Awards and nominations

In 2021, Corus received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for the show. [33]

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