Oswaldo (TV series)

Brazilian-Indian animated series

Not to be confused with Oswald (TV series).

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Oswaldo

Promotional poster. From left to right, Tobias, Oswaldo, and Leia.

Genre| Comedy
Adventure
Created by| Pedro Eboli
Directed by| Pedro Eboli (S1)
Antônio Linhares
Beto Gomez (S2-)
Voices of| Joel Vieira
Melissa Garcia
Vini Wolf
Mabel Cezar
Francisco Jr.
Pedro Eboli
Ending theme| "MEOW MEOW" by StevenAL
Composer| Submarino Fantástico
Country of origin| Brazil
India[a]
Original languages| Portuguese
English
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers| Luciana Eguti
Paulo Muppet
Vanessa Remonti
Producer| Janaína de Castro Alves
Running time| 11 minutes
Production companies| Birdo Studio
Symbiosys Entertainment[a]
Original release
Network| Cartoon Network
TV Cultura (Brazil)
Disney Channel (India)
Release| October 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

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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

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* 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

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### Brazilian Portuguese cast

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

## Episodes

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Main article: List of Oswaldo episodes

Season| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 13| October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)| January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01)
2| 13| June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)| August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
3| 13| January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)| March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)
4| 13| November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)| January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)

## International release

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Country / Region  |  | Channel  | Series premiere  | Title in country

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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

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Except season 1.

## References

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1. ^ "Birdo, Symbiosys partner for Oswaldo". C21media. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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".

## External links

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* Official Facebook page for the show
* Official Facebook page for the company

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