Ollie & Scoops | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Nico Colaleo |
Written by |
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Directed by | Nico Colaleo |
Voices of | |
Theme music composer | Dave Neff |
Opening theme | "Ollie & Scoops" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Executive producer | Nico Colaleo |
Editor | Nico Colaleo |
Running time | 2–18 minutes |
Production companies | Nico Animation, LLC |
Original release | |
Network | YouTube |
Release | June 10, 2019 – present |
Ollie & Scoops is an American independent comedy animated web series created by animator Nico Colaleo. [1] Colaleo is also known for creating the animated web series Too Loud for DreamWorksTV [2] [3] [4] and has been working in the medium since 2011, having previously worked at studios such as Titmouse, Inc., Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Disney Television Animation, and Netflix Animation. Colaleo is also an art gallery curator; he's hosted art shows and events around the Los Angeles area since 2013. [5] [6] [7]
The series stars 9-year-old Ollie Purkleworth, who can communicate with and understand cats. So naturally, Ollie and her family pet cat Scoops are inseparable best friends. The show follows Ollie and Scoops as they go on amazing, bizarre, and unique misadventures brought upon by Ollie's gift of being able to communicate with cats; whether at her home, school, in their neighborhood, or down in the secret underground cat society, the vast city of Catlifornia. [8]
In June 2019, the series began airing on YouTube. [26] Natasha Weir works as a character designer, while Nicole Hardy did animation work on the series, using Adobe Animate CC. [27] [28] [29] Ashley Nichols, an animator for the Hazbin Hotel pilot and Colaleo's "Too Loud" series, worked as an animator for the series. [30] Colaleo created the series, but also directs and produces it. [31] [32]
In February 2021, Colaleo shared with Terry Ibele, on his Animation Industry Podcast, about his job, how he started Ollie & Scoops, and the resources it takes to create each episode. In the interview he revealed that he did the initial designs for the characters then gave them to Natasha Weir, the character designer, said he created originally for pitching it to animation studios but that Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon turned it down and told him to come back in a few years. He further noted that Netflix rejected it because they had Hilda , said that each episode costs $10,000 to $15,000, that at least 20 people work on each episode, and hopes the show could get bigger until they get studio funding. [3] [33]
In January 2022, Toon Boom interviewed Colaleo who noted and explained many different and interesting points about creating your own animated series: He has said that being a showrunner involves making sure your crew is happy, checking in with them to gather their work, giving notes and tweaks, and has mentioned that he is, as showrunner, "involved with and in charge of every single part of the show." He has said that it's important to always be open to hearing ideas from your show's crew of artists. He also revealed that he works with at least 30 people per episode, including the storyboard artists, animators, clean-up artists, and voice actors, nearly doubling in growth from the first year of the show when only 10 to 15 people worked on each episode. He further noted that he originally pitched Ollie & Scoops "all over Burbank" (to Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney, and Netflix, so far) and started producing and working on Ollie & Scoops on his own when Too Loud ended, adding that he wanted to choose an all ages route rather than an adult route for the show. [8]
Season | Episodes | Originally released | Cumulative views (millions) | ||
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1 | TBA | June 10, 2019 | TBA | 2.06 |
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1 | "Pizza Pilot" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo & Matt Brailey | June 10, 2019 | |||||||
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2 | "Funny Face" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo | July 10, 2019 | |||||||
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3 | "Gimme A Hand" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo & Matt Brailey | October 3, 2019 | |||||||
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4 | "Episode 4" | Nico Colaleo | Adam Rivera (songwriter) & Nico Colaleo (songwriter) | November 26, 2019 | |||||||
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5 | "Student of the Month" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo | December 30, 2019 | |||||||
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6 | "Old Crumplecranks" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo | March 11, 2020 | |||||||
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7 | "Tutor Suitor" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo & Emily Brundige | October 22, 2020 | |||||||
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8 | "Warm Cream" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo, Matt Brailey, and R. Chett Hoffman | October 11, 2021 | |||||||
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9 | "Vinnie Video" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo & Bunny Pina | June 29, 2022 | |||||||
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10 | "A Night at Claudia's" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo & Bunny Pina | April 21, 2023 | |||||||
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No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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11 | "Bad Baby Boy" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo | TBA | |
12 | "Catch My Thrift?" | Nico Colaleo | Nico Colaleo & Bunny Pina | TBA | |
While the episode's plot hasn't been shared yet, Nico Colaleo has revealed via Twitter that Kevin Conroy will, posthumously, guest star. [34] |
The series was received positively. One reviewer praised the voice cast and described the show as a "hidden gem of a series." [35] Burkely Hermann, a reviewer for The Geekiary, described the series as unique. He also praised the voice acting, music, LGBTQ representation, animation, and character development in the series. [36]
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