Oswaldo (TV series)

Not to be confused with Oswald (TV series).
Oswaldo
Promotional poster. From left to right, Tobias, Oswaldo, and Leia.
GenreComedy
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
NetworkCartoon Network
TV Cultura
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]

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

  • Oswaldo (voiced by Joel Vieira) A 12-year-old penguin.
  • Leia (voiced by Melissa Garcia) Oswaldo's best friend.
  • Tobias (voiced by Vini Wolf) Oswaldo's best friend.

Voice cast

Brazilian Portuguese cast

  • Joel Vieira as Oswaldo
  • Melissa Garcia as Leia
  • Vini Wolf as Tobias

Episodes

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

References

  1. ^ "Birdo, Symbiosys partner for Oswaldo". C21media. Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. ^ (September 15, 2017), "Oswaldo New Show Premieres 11th October On Cartoon Network Brazil," Regular Capital. Retrieved September 15, 2017
  3. ^ (October 6, 2017) "Oswaldo: TV Cultura premieres Brazilian animation this month Archived 2018-08-31 at the Wayback Machine," ANMTV Brasil (in portuguese). Retrieved October 6, 2017
  4. ^ (October 6, 2017), "Pitching Cartoon Network," Fórum Brasil de Televisão (in portuguese, retrieved through Wayback Machine). Retrieved October 6, 2017
  5. ^ (October 26, 2017), "Oswaldo," Kid Glove. Retrieved October 26, 2017
  6. ^ "Oswaldo: Brazilian Animation Receives New Season" ANMTV Brasil (in portuguese). Retrieved June 1, 2018
  7. ^ "Oswaldo, la nouvelle série d'animation venue tout droit du Brésil fait son arrivée sur Canal J à partir du 30 novembre".