Ollie & Scoops

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Ollie & Scoops
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Second title card for Ollie & Scoops
Genre
Created byNico Colaleo
Written by
  • Nico Colaleo
  • Emily Brundige
  • Matt Brailey
Directed byNico Colaleo
Voices of
Theme music composerDave Neff
Opening theme"Ollie & Scoops"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerNico Colaleo
Running time2-18 minutes
Production companySix Point Harness
DistributorYouTube
Release
Original releaseJune 10, 2019 (2019-06-10) –
present
External links
Official Website

Ollie & Scoops is an American comedy animated web series created by animator and writer Nico Colaleo.[1] Colaleo is known for creating Too Loud for DreamWorksTV[2][3][4] and has been working in the animation field since at least 2011.[5][6][7]

Premise[]

The series follows Ollie, a 9-year-old girl, who is the only human being who can communicate with cats. She and Scoops go on adventures whether at home, school, in their neighborhood or to the underground cat city, Catlifornia.

Characters[]

Main characters[]

  • Ollie (voiced by Kimmy Robertson[8][9]) - The protagonist of the series and a young girl. She looks out for Scoops, her cat friend, but also wants to enjoy herself.
  • Scoops (voiced by Eric Bauza[10]) - The cat friend of Ollie. Known fully as Scoopleton P. Scoopsworth, he has known Ollie since she was a little child, is helpful, lovable, and showoff a bit.

Supporting characters[]

  • Terry Bumble (voiced by Mike Stoklasa[11]) - A young man has pale skin, orange hair, braces, and blue green eyes.
  • Dougie (voiced by Dana Snyder[12]) - A cat who has silver fur and a collar with a pink heart on it.
  • Principal J. Liquids (voiced by Piotr Michael) - The principal of Davis Elementary
  • Miss Bevvins (voiced by Kelsy Abbott) - A teacher who has a crush on Wendy Wilhippleworth and is Ollie's 4th grade teacher at Davis Elementary.
  • Wendy Whippleworth (voiced by Rebeka Thomas[13]) - a science teacher at Ollie's school
  • Biscuits (voiced by Tiana Camacho[14]) - A cat that Scoops has a crush on
  • Merle (voiced by Rich Evans[15]) - He is a sleazy and conniving cat who appears in any episodes
  • Brunk (voiced by Mike Stoklasa[11]) - A cat with orange fur who is the right-hand man of Merle.
  • Mayor Scrumpy (voiced by Nico Colaleo[16]) - A cat with sky blue fur and a stamp saying "Mayor."
  • Poopsie St. Pierre (voiced by Vivienne Medrano[16]) - A flirty and romantic type of cat.
  • Dan Dipple (voiced by Brock Baker[17]) - A cat with orange skin and goldish teeth who appears in a few episodes.
  • Hoagie (voiced by Matt Brailey[18]) - A cat with dark blue fur which is a bit clumsy on his end.
  • Rudy (voiced by Adam McArthur[19][20]) - A cat with red fur which can sometimes act cool and suave sometimes.
  • Julia Goldburger (voiced by Grey Griffin[21]) - A rude and demanding girl who is a minor antagonist in the series.
  • Carl (voiced by Rachael Russakoff[22]) - A kid with brown skin and dark brown hair who seems to be a normal kid, and may have a crush on Ollie.

Other characters[]

  • Brother Whiskers (voiced by JD Ryznar[11] - A cat who appears in the episode "Warm Cream"
  • Brother Puddles (voiced by Rich Evans[11]) - A cat who, like Whiskers, appears in the episode "Warm Cream"
  • Creepy Girl (voiced by Mara Wilson[23]) - A new pal of Ollie who debuts in a two-part episode
  • Bad Tempered Cinema Geek (voiced by James Rolfe[19])
  • Cuddles (voiced by Candi Milo[24]) - A cat with pink fur which seems to have a cute personality.

Production and release[]

In June 2019, the series began airing on YouTube.[25] Natasha Weir worked as an illustrator and character designer, while Nicole Hardy did animation work on the series, using Adobe Animate CC.[26][27][28] Colaleo created the series, but also directs and produces it.[29]

In February 2021, Colaleo shared with Terry Ibele, on his Animation Industry Podcast, about his job, how he started Ollie & Scoops, and the resources it takes to create each episode.[3][30]

Episodes[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedCumulative Views (in millions)
First airedLast aired
Season 18June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)TBA1.3

Season 1 (2019-2021)[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pizza Pilot"Nico ColaleoNico Colaleo & Matt BraileyJune 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)
Ollie and Scoops want a bacon pizza they saw on TV rather than the cooking of Ollie's mom. Stacy begins livestreaming her food show, while Ollie is fed up being treated like a kid. She steals Stacy's credit card and they order bacon pizzas, eating them together. Scoops taunts a stray cat outside the window and the cats break into the kitchen, trying to eat all the pizza. It turns into a house party, but Scoops is too enthralled with a female cat to help Ollie. She throws the vegan quiche at the cats and they scatter. She later laments she isn't the big kid she thought she was. They eat the last slice of the bacon pizza together.
2"Funny Face"Nico ColaleoNico ColaleoJuly 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)
At Davis Elementary School, Ollie grumbles about the class photo, as she is always shoved into the back, but Scoops tells her she needs to stand out. This annoys Julia Goldburger, head of the school's yearbook committee, while Ms. Bevins is enjoying herself. Julia blows up at Ollie, but ends up messing up the class photo. Ollie later thanks Scoops for giving her a good class photo and they both agree their funny faces were better than the one Julia did.
3"Gimme A Hand"Nico ColaleoNico Colaleo & Matt BraileyOctober 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)
Scoops brings Ollie to Catlifornia, a secret underground society of cats humans don't know about, while Julia watches them enter a trash can from a nearby playground. Ollie is amazed and Scoops believe it will make him be more respected by other cats, but instead people look away. Two cats try and shake down Scoops, but they are impressed when Ollie gives them a thumbs up, with he thumbs drawing their attention. Rudy and Poopsie are on a date, with Ollie helping by picking a flower for them. She impresses more cats and becomes so helpful that Scoops becomes jealous, wanting a slice of the attention. Scoops gets surgery so he can have thumbs, even after being warned by Dr. Tootles. Ollie begins get worried about Scoops, and she is shocked to see him with hands. These hands fly off his paws and ravage Catlifornia. Ollie tells Scoops to not care what the other cats think, calling him the coolest. Ollie and Scoops devise a plan to stop the huge human hands. They are able to wrangle the two human hands. The citizens of Catlifornia blame everything on Ollie and Scoops and tell them to leave. They do so. The evil doctor, Dr. Tootles is shown wearing the human hands.
4"Episode 4"Nico ColaleoAdam Rivera (songwriter) & Nico Colaleo (songwriter)November 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)
Whitney Avalon sings a song about the adventures of Ollie and Scoops.
5"Student of the Month"Nico ColaleoNico ColaleoDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)
As Ollie is walking into school with Scoops, he sees that Julia Goldburger has won the student of the month award, with Ollie describing Julia as an over-achiever. Julia walks into the school which much fanfare, even though her popularity annoys people. Principal Liquid takes notice of the friendship between Ollie and Scoops and makes Ollie student of the month. Julia loses it and thinks that because she isn't the "best student" in the school, she is "trash." The following day, Ollie gets a lot of the attention from the students, until Julia comes in and shaves people's heads. This earns her the position "worst student of the month." The next day, Julia dresses up as Ollie and brings along a fat cat, Carl, to ruin Ollie's reputation, giving people wedgies and ripping off the principal's mustache. Carl eats Julia but Ollie and Scoops are able to save her. Ollie helps Julia out, relinquishing her student of the month award to Julia, making her happy. The day after, Julia finds out that the Principal made Ollie the Student Vice-President. Ollie and Scoops hug her, but she begins shaking with anger.
6"Old Crumplecranks"Nico ColaleoNico ColaleoMarch 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)
Poopsie wants to leave Catlifornia, avoiding troubles like people trying to hit on her and her purse getting stolen. Even after being warned about Old Crumplecranks on Mount Cattywampus, she still decides to go with Rudy to the mountain. As they climb the mountain, Rudy says he feels better but Poopsie keeps thinking of the stories about Crumplecranks. They go inside the lair of Crumplecranks and he meets them, trying to scare them the best he can. They escape the mountain and run back into the town in terror. They run away into their house and hide under the bed.
7"Tutor Suitor"Nico ColaleoNico ColaleoOctober 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
Miss Binnie Bivvins, a teacher at Ollie's elementary school, has feelings toward Wendy Whippleworth, a fellow teacher. Ollie and Scoops try to help her express these feelings, while she remains shy in expressing herself, consumed by anxiety. Ollie and Scoops scheme to put Binnie and Wendy to meet together. She tries to go along with Ollie's scheme, but has doubts, as it turns into a romantic evening. She is so mortified that she leaves to go back to her apartment, which is a set. She flees to the movie theater and sees Ollie on the screen. Still terrified, she flies a helicopter to a remote island. She angrily talks to Ollie for trying to play matchmaker. She says she likes a show named Dragon Times, which Wendy also likes, resulting in them having something in common. They agree to have a binge-watching night together and get pad thai takeout. They get in the helicopter and leave the island together, with Binnie thanking Ollie. As Wendy and Binnie leave, Ollie and Scoops are left behind on the island, with Ollie saying it doesn't matter how they get home.
8"Warm Cream"Nico ColaleoNico ColaleoOctober 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)
Ollie laments a long school day, and she tells Scoop she needs some alone time, having sensory overload. She gets home and watches the series finale of Dragon Times and Scoops accidentally spoils the episode. Ollie lashes out against Scoops, asking why she has to understand cats, and wishes she couldn't talk to cats at all. She realizes she said the wrong thing but when she tries to take her words back, he leaves. Scoops thinks of going back but then he meets Terry Bumble who has a sanctuary for cats. Scoops is enthralled and thinks this place is for him. He talks to Dougie who is skeptical of Terry. Ollie cries at the fact Ollie left her, really missing him. Dougie continues to warn Scoops but he ignores the warnings. He begins to lose it and he is about to take a bath, when Terry is in the bath too, scaring him. He tries to escape, but he is kept there by the other cats, who have him drink warm cream, making him sleepy. Dougie escapes, Ollie looks for Scoops and when finding his collar she thinks back to when she got him as a birthday present. She laments saying mean things to him. Scoops wakes up to Terry trying to become a kitty cat. Dougie tells Ollie that Scoops got abducted by Terry, and she races to save him, but opens the door of the wrong house. Terry prepares to shave Scoops' fur to complete his cat costume, but Ollie busts in and saves him, and inadvertently knocks the cats out of their trance. She embraces Scoops and criticizes Terry for being a creep who mind controls cats. She tells Terry how to make it right, so he can have a cat sanctuary which is good for cats. Ollie and Scoops apologize to each other. Dougie rides off into the distance in a motorcycle.

Reception[]

The series was received positively. One reviewer praised the voice cast and described the show as a "hidden gem of a series."[31] Burkely Hermann, a reviewer for The Geekiary described the series as unique. He also praised the voice acting, music, LGBTQ representation, animation, and character development in the series.[32]

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