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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(S2–4) |
| 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(S2–4) |
| 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(S2–4) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cartoon Network(Brazil) TV Cultura(Brazil) Disney Channel(India) |
| Release | October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11) – January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27) |
Oswaldo is ananimated television series created by Pedro Eboli forCartoon 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 onCartoon Network in Brazil on October 11, 2017[2] and onTV 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 themascots of the2016 Summer Olympics andSummer Paralympics. The studio also developed the short films involving the two mascots that were shown onCartoon Network Brazil during the period prior to the games.
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.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
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 byDutch-American director Fons Schiedon.
| 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 |
