Oswald (TV series): Difference between revisions

'''''Oswald''''' is a preschool educational children's animated television series created by [[Dan Yaccarino]] and developed by Lisa Eve Huberman. The show was co-produced by [[HIT Entertainment]] (formerly and currently owned by [[Mattel]]) and [[Nickelodeon]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.awn.com/news/oswald-octopus-debuts-nick-jr-august |title = Oswald the Octopus Debuts On Nick Jr. In August |work=[[Animation World Network]]}}</ref><ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=438}}</ref> The main character is a thoughtful blue octopus named Oswald who lives in an apartment complex.

Overall 26 episodes were produced. In the United States, the series premiered on Nickelodeon (as part of its [[Nick Jr.]] block) on 20 August 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Services |first=Tribune Media |date=2001-09-02 |title=In terms of television, kids never had… |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/09/02/in-terms-of-television-kids-never-had/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Reruns were also broadcast on [[CBS]] (during the [[Nickelodeon on CBS|Nick Jr. on CBS]] block) and on [[Noggin (brand)#Television channel|Noggin]] (Now shut down).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=597–598}}</ref> When the Noggin brand was relaunched as a streaming service in 2015, all 26 episodes of ''Oswald'' were made available for streaming.<ref name="noggin-streaming">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930180156/http://www.noggin.com/ |archivedate=30 September 2018 |url=http://www.noggin.com/ |title=NOGGIN Streaming Service |date=2018 |work=[[Noggin (brand)|Noggin LLC]]}}</ref>