Oswaldo (TV series)

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Oswaldo
Oswaldo poster.jpg
Promotional poster. From right to left, Tobias, Oswaldo, and Leia.
Genre Comedy
Adventure
Created byPedro Eboli
Directed byPedro Eboli (S1)
Antônio Linhares
Beto Gomez (S2-)
Voices ofJoel Vieira
Melissa Garcia
Vini Wolf
Mabel Cezar
Francisco Jr.
Pedro Eboli
Ending theme"MEOW MEOW" by StevenAL
ComposerSubmarino Fantástico
Country of originBrazil
India
Original languagesPortuguese
English
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersLuciana Eguti
Paulo Muppet
Vanessa Remonti
ProducerJanaína de Castro Alves
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesBirdo Studio
Symbiosys Entertainment
Original release
Network Cartoon Network
TV Cultura
Disney Channel
CBBC
Netflix
ReleaseOctober 11, 2017 (2017-10-11) 
January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)

Oswaldo is an animated television series created by Pedro Eboli for Cartoon Network. The series was produced in Brazil by Birdo Studio, while the second season to the fourth and final season was produced in association with the Indian studio Symbiosys Entertainment. [1] It first premiered on Cartoon Network in Brazil on October 11, 2017 [2] and on TV Cultura on October 29, 2017. [3]

Contents

The series is produced by Birdo Studio, which is notoriously recognized as one of the main Brazilian animation studios and gained worldwide fame by creating and developing the mascots of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics. The studio also developed the short films involving the 2 mascots that were shown on Cartoon Network Brazil during the period prior to the games.

The show was a runner-up for an idea pitching project in Brazil, back in 2014, [4] with 'Cartoon.Job' being the overall winner, however it was eventually picked up for a full series.

On September 23, 2017, it was announced that the series had its international distribution rights secured by Kid Glove. [5] On February 7, 2018, it was announced the show had been renewed for a 39-episode second season starting June 3, 2019. [6]

The title sequence of the show was done by Dutch-American director Fons Schiedon.

Plot

Oswaldo shows the daily life of a 12-year old penguin who is in the 6th grade. Together with his friends Tobias and Leia, he faces the challenge of surviving school. With agile humor and a lot of bites from Brazilian pop culture, the series follows the title character and his immense ability to transform the simplest situations in life into epic journeys. Oswaldo's oddities are part of the daily life of his family and friends who understand that it is our eccentricities that make each of us special.

Characters

Voice cast

Brazilian Portuguese cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01)
213June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
313January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)
413November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)

International release

Country / RegionChannelSeries premiereTitle in country
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Cartoon Network
TV Cultura
October 11, 2017
October 29, 2017
Oswaldo
Flag of France.svg  France Gulli
Canal J
November 30, 2019 [7] Oswaldo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Tooniverse February 1, 2019크레이지 펭! 오스왈도 (Crazy Penguin Oswaldo)
Southeast Asia Disney Channel February 2, 2019Oswaldo
Flag of the Arab League.svg  Middle East and North Africa Cartoon Network MENA 18 August 2019أوزوالدو
Latin America Cartoon Network August 16, 2018Oswaldo
Israel Arutz HaYeladim 2019אוסוולדו
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Boing (Italy)
Cartoon Network (Italy)
January 28, 2019Oswaldo
Flag of India.svg  India Disney Channel TBAOswaldo
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Cartoon Network Turkey 2019Oswaldo
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Minimax 2021Oswaldo (Hungary/Romania)
Osvaldo (Czechia/Slovenia/Serbia)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom CBBC July 25, 2022Oswaldo

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