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. It first premiered on Cartoon Network in Brazil on October 11, 2017(September 15, 2017), "Oswaldo New Show Premieres 11th October On Cartoon Network Brazil," Regular Capital. Retrieved September 15, 2017 and on TV Cultura on October 29, 2017.(October 6, 2017) "Oswaldo: TV Cultura premieres Brazilian animation this month ," ANMTV Brasil (in portuguese). Retrieved October 6, 2017
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 two mascots that were shown on Cartoon Network Brazil during the period prior to the games.
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. Infused with humour and segments of 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
Production The show was a runner-up for an idea pitching project in Brazil back in 2014,(October 6, 2017), "Pitching Cartoon Network," Fórum Brasil de Televisão (in portuguese, retrieved through Wayback Machine). Retrieved October 6, 2017 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.(October 26, 2017), "Oswaldo," Kid Glove. Retrieved October 26, 2017 On February 7, 2018, it was announced the show had been renewed for a 39-episode second season starting June 3, 2019."Oswaldo: Brazilian Animation Receives New Season " ANMTV Brasil (in portuguese). Retrieved June 1, 2018
The title sequence of the show was done by Dutch-American director Fons Schiedon.
International release Country / region Channel Series premiere Title in country Cartoon NetworkTV Cultura October 11, 2017October 29, 2017 Oswaldo GulliCanal J November 30, 2019 Oswaldo TooniverseFebruary 1, 2019 크레이지 펭! 오스왈도 (Crazy Penguin Oswaldo) Southeast Asia Disney Channel February 2, 2019 Oswaldo Cartoon Network MENA 18 August 2019 أوزوالدو Latin America Cartoon Network August 16, 2018 Oswaldo Israel Arutz HaYeladim 2019 אוסוולדו Boing (Italy)Cartoon Network (Italy) January 28, 2019 Oswaldo Cartoon Network Turkey 2019 Oswaldo Minimax 2021 Oswaldo (Hungary/Romania)Osvaldo (Czechia/Slovenia/Serbia) CBBC July 25, 2022 Oswaldo
References
External links Official Facebook page for the show Official Facebook page for the company