Oswald (TV series)

Oswald
Oswald
Genre	Educational
Created by	Dan Yaccarino
Developed by	Lisa Eve Hubman ; Dan Yaccarino
Directed by	Debbie Bronzon ; Henry Lenardin-Madden
Starring	Fred Savage; Debi Derryberry; David Lander; Crystal Scales; Laraine Newman; Daran Norris; J. Grant Albrecht; Mel Winkler; Dan Yaccarino
Country of origin	United States; United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (52 segments)
Production
Producer	Dan Yaccarino
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	HIT Entertainment; Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Distributor	MTV Networks (United States); HIT Entertainment (International)
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (US); Channel 5 (UK)
Picture format	NTSC, PAL
Original release	August 20, 2001 –; September 19, 2003
External links
	Website

Oswald is a children's animated television series co-produced by Nickelodeon and HIT Entertainment.^[4]^[5] It first aired on August 20, 2001, on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block in the United States.^[3] The show was created by Dan Yaccarino. It was also broadcast on Noggin and CBS (during the Nick Jr. on CBS block) in reruns.^[6] 26 episodes were produced.

The series was added to Paramount+ (at the time CBS All Access) in January 2021.^[7]

Plot[]

The series is set in Big City, a colorful world populated by anthropomorphic animals, mythological creatures and humanoid beings. Each episode follows the daily experiences of an anthropomorphic blue octopus named Oswald (voiced by Fred Savage), accompanied by his beloved hotdog-shaped pet, Weenie, and their life in the cheerful and whimsically-designed community of Big City. Commonly, the program concentrates on Oswald's experiences with friends, acquaintances and neighbors, including Henry, a penguin, and Daisy, a flower, among others – and his patient methods of coping with or tolerating different situations and dilemmas, along with his thoroughly optimistic outlook on life.

Characters[]

Main[]

Title character Oswald

Oswald (voiced by Fred Savage) – The main character (four arms, four legs) who lives in an apartment complex with Henry the Penguin and several other animals including a turtle named Buster. A very gentle, polite and big-hearted blue octopus, Oswald is always willing to go out of his way to help his friends. His favorite hobbies are playing the piano and singing.
Weenie (voiced by Debi Derryberry) – Weenie is Oswald's pet dachshund. Weenie bears a strong resemblance to a hot dog and only communicates in "bark-speak". Weenie accompanies Oswald everywhere he goes, and her favorite food is vanilla dog biscuits.
Henry (voiced by David Lander) – Oswald's downstairs neighbor and best friend. Henry is a creature of habit in every way and usually shuns the idea of trying different things, though he can sometimes be persuaded otherwise. He does his best to maintain a rigid schedule, which includes taking care of his extensive spoon collection, ending every evening watching "Penguin Patrol", his favorite TV show, and doing the Penguin Polka before bedtime. Most of Henry's favorite foods are fish-flavored and he is a proven expert on snow. He has an identical cousin from the North named Louie, and on occasion speaks of an Aunt Arctica. His motto is "slow and steady". He always takes two (used to be three) marshmallows in his hot cocoa, saying "No more, no less". He also hates getting wet.
Daisy (voiced by Crystal Scales) – Daisy is a tall orange/yellow/green daisy. Free-spirited and energetic, Daisy participates in sports and other activities. She is a close friend of both Oswald and Henry; the three of them often go on adventures together. Daisy loves sunflower sundaes, riding her unicycle, has a large leaf collection and loves peppermint tea. Daisy is very excitable and often has to be hushed by Oswald when she speaks too loudly.

Recurring[]

Johnny Snowman (voiced by Mel Winkler) – A laid-back snowman who operates an ice cream shop and also has an ice cream truck. Johnny wears a black top hat, sports a carrot nose, and has a deep baritone voice. He also has a brother in the frozen north named Phil.
The Egg Twins – They are two identical twin eggs, named Egbert (voiced by Daran Norris) and Leo (voiced by J. Grant Albrecht). Leo always responds in conversations with an enthusiastic "Yes, yes!" while Egbert refers to everyone as "old boy".
Catrina (voiced by Debi Derryberry) – A baby caterpillar that is just learning how to speak. She is the only child of Madame Butterfly. Like other babies, Catrina is highly curious about everything around her, but is always attended by her mom or others to keep her curiosity in check.
Madame Butterfly (voiced by Laraine Newman) – The mother of Catrina and the proprietor of the local diner, a favorite lunch stop for Oswald and his friends.

Minor[]

Pongo (voiced by Richard Kind) – Pongo is a large yellow and red dragon with a long, thin, green mustache and is quite similar to the dragons in Chinese culture and folklore. He lives in a Chinese-style home in Big City. In sharp contrast to his otherwise intimidating size, Pongo is very shy and soft-spoken, and known for his occasional clumsiness.
Buster – A very slow moving turtle living in the same apartment building as Oswald. He appears in several episodes.
Cactus Polly (voiced by Laraine Newman) – Polly is a helpful cactus lady who carries a lasso and talks like a cowboy from the wild west.
Sammy Starfish (voiced by Tony Orlando) – Oswald's musical idol, Sammy is a jazz singer. Oswald's dream is to play piano for Sammy Starfish, which becomes a reality when Sammy's show comes to Big City and the tickets are all sold out.
Steve Tree (voiced by Fred Stoller) – Steve is a tree that comes to life. Sometimes his pet Woodrow the woodpecker pecks on him, usually on his head.
Andy Pumpkin (voiced by Eddie Deezen) – Steve Tree's loopy best friend. He is a happy-go-lucky pumpkin person and works at a candy shop. He tends to speak in hyper tones when working in the candy shop.
Bingette Bunny (voiced by Kathy Najimy) – A ditsy rabbit who runs the gardening store where Oswald buys his tomato plants. She is usually very unhelpful but usually says "Just doing my job!" when Oswald leaves the store.
Roderick Robot is a mechanical man with a mechanical cat, Tinsel. Oswald cat-sits for Roderick, and it turns out Tinsel is a very naughty cat.
Bingo (voiced by Mac Davis) – Big City's barber, a quiet rabbit who also runs a newspaper store from which Henry buys his newspaper. He only talks in the episodes "The Naughty Cat" and "Henry Needs a Haircut".
Louie (voiced by Michael McKean) – Henry's cousin from the Arctic.
Flippy – A fish who Oswald bought at the pet store but had to give to the Big City Aquarium as the fish grew too large.
Paper People – Silent humans made of paper who appear in several episodes as cameo characters.
Woodrow – Steve Tree's pet woodpecker.
Tinsel – Roderick's mechanical pet cat.
Fish – Fish who appear in the episode "Goin' Fishing".
Maestro Bingo – He runs a store of various musical instruments and appears in the episodes "Daisy Plays an Instrument" and "Fixing the Piano".

UK Dubs[]

Oswald voiced by Richard Pearce
Wennie voiced by Debi Derryberry (also from the American dub)
Henry voiced by David Holt
Daisy voiced by Moir Leslie
Madame Butterfly voiced by Moir Leslie
Gingerbread voiced by David Holt
Head Gingerbread Man voiced by Gary Martin

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date ^[3]
1	"Chasing the Ice-Cream Truck The Camping Trip"	Nelson Recinos Henry Lenardin-Madden	Annie Evans Suzanne Collins	Jim Schumann Kelly James	August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20)
Oswald and Weenie chase after an ice cream truck. / Oswald, Weenie, Henry and Daisy go camping in the park but it begins to rain so they rush back to Oswald's apartment and camp there instead.
2	"The Polka Dot Umbrella One More Marshmallow"	Nelson Recinos George Chialtas and Henry Madden	Gary Apple	Diane Kredensor Mike J. Smith	August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21)
Oswald finds a polka dot umbrella and though he tries many times to get rid of it, it keeps finding him. But in the end, it really comes in handy. / Oswald hosts a tea party for Henry and Daisy but when Weenie eats one of the marshmallows for Henry's hot cocoa Oswald goes to the candy store and encounters many adventures in trying to make his way back to the tea party.
3	"Daisy Plays an Instrument The Ball of Yarn"	George Chialtas Henry Lenardin-Madden	Annie Evans J-P Chanda	Jim Schumann Mike Smith	August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22)
After listening to Oswald play his piano Daisy wishes she could play an instrument so Oswald takes her to the music store where she tries out different instruments. / A ball of red yarn is Weenie's favorite toy. When it begins to bounce, Oswald accidentally grabs a string of the yarn, making it unravel out of his apartment all the way out through the city. Oswald and Weenie chase after it as it entangles several of their friends along the way.
4	"Down in the Dump The Birdhouse"	Henry Lenardin-Madden Christine Kolosov	Gary Apple Suzanne Collins	Kelly James Jim Schumann	August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23)
Oswald cleans his apartment, but it did not turn out good. So Oswald decided to put the things he no longer needs in a wagon to take to the dump, but several Big City citizens find uses for them. / Oswald builds a birdhouse, added some color, and some flowers. But a rain advisory washed away the color, flowers, and bells making the birdhouse look plain, in which the birds like.
5	"Henry Needs a Haircut Flippy the Fish"	Henry Lenardin-Madden Nelson Recinos and Ken Kessel	Fred Stroppel Annie Evans	Mike Smith Karen Heathwood	August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24)
Henry has a feather sticking out on top of his head but his feather will not stay down and is scared to go to the barber because he keeps thinking the barber is too scary. / Oswald buys a pet fish that he names Flippy because of the flip that she does, jumping out of her bowl and splashing back in it. Unfortunately, Flippy keeps overeating and growing bigger and bigger. So Oswald and Weenie take her to the Big City public aquarium, where she becomes a big star at the seal show.
6	"Rollerskating I Guess You Never Know"	Henry Madden	Frederick Stroppel Gary Apple	Kelly James Mike Smith	August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27)
Oswald learns to roller-skate. / It is Henry's birthday, and Oswald tries to teach Henry to try new things on this special day.
7	"Sleepover Big Banana"	Henry Madden Nelson Recinos	Jeff Kindley Dan Yaccarino	Diane Kredensor	August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28)
Oswald and Weenie have a sleep over at Henry's apartment. / Oswald plants a banana seed and the next morning finds that it has grown into a colossal banana overnight. It is so big that he decides to have a Big Banana Day and share it with everyone, resulting in a new holiday with a festival in the park.
8	"Leaky Faucet Catrina's Birthday Cake"	George Chialtas Nelson Recinos	Frederick Groel Annie Evans	Jim Schumann Diane Kredensor	August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29)
Oswald's kitchen sink has sprung a leak causing Big City to flood and he and Weenie to get separated. / Oswald bakes a huge birthday cake for Catrina's birthday party.
9	"Cloud Collecting Pongo the Friendly Dragon"	George Chialtas Henry Lenardin-Madden	Dan Yaccarino Fredrick Stroppel	Diane Kredensor Jim Schumann	September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10)
Daisy collects leaves and Henry collects spoons so Oswald wants to collect something too so he tries to collect clouds. / Oswald meets a friendly dragon named Pongo, who wants to help, but only makes things worse.
10	"A Nice Quiet Picnic The Big Parade"	Ken Kessel	Suzanne Collins Kate Long	Kelly James Mike Smith	September 17, 2001 (2001-09-17)
Oswald, Henry, and Weenie set out to have a picnic and are soon joined by many of their friends. / Oswald hears parade music and thinks that a big parade is headed his way so he convinces Henry and Daisy to go with him to watch the parade.
11	"The Go-Kart Race Autumn Leaves"	Henry Lenardin-Madden Ken Kessel	Annie Evans Frederick Stroppel	Karen Heathwood Diane Kredensor	September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)
Oswald and his friends compete in a go-kart race. / Henry tries to rake the leaves but Oswald and Weenie keeps jumping on them which made him frustrated.
12	"A Day at the Beach The Sand Sculpture Contest"	Henry Lenardin-Madden	Frederick Stroppel Geoff Stevenson	Karen Heathwood Kelly James	February 15, 2002 (2002-02-15)
Oswald and the gang go to the beach, but Henry does not like swimming, but when Daisy gets stranded on an island, it's Henry to the rescue! / Oswald is the judge of the Annual Big City Beach Sand Sculpture Contest.
13	"Fixing the Piano Henry Wants To Fly"	Ken Kessel Henry Lenardin-Madden	Justin Chanda Fredrick Stroppel	Jim Schumann Kelly James	March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)
Oswald's piano is broken, and he takes it to Maestro Bingo to get it fixed. / Henry believes that he can fly.
14	"Daisy and the Duckling The Double Date"	Henry Lenardin-Madden Ken Kessel	Alana Burgi Sanko Susan Kim	Mike Smith Karen Heathwood	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)
Oswald and Daisy find a duckling who has lost her mother. / Oswald schedules two events at the same time.
15	"The Sniffles The Broken Vase"	Henry Lenardin-Madden Ken Kessel	Justin Chanda Suzanne Collins	Diane Kredensor Kelly James	March 21, 2002 (2002-03-21)
Oswald goes out into Big City to get some cocoa and a newspaper for Henry, who has a bad case of the Arctic Sniffles. But a rain cloud chases Oswald and Weenie until a rainstorm makes Oswald catch a cold. / Daisy accidentally breaks Henry's special vase. Oswald, Weenie and Daisy try to fix it in time before Henry gets back from his fly catching trip.
16	"The Big Balloon Rescue Snow to Go"	Robert Shellhorn Christine Kolosov	Susan Kim	Mike Smith Jim Schumann	July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22)
Catrina flies away on a balloon and Oswald must save the day. / During a heat wave, Oswald, Weenie, Henry and Daisy go on a trip to find the sweetest snow.
17	"Odd One Out Goodbye Best Friend"	Henry Lenardin-Madden	Dan Yaccarino	Mike Smith Jim Schumann	September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
Oswald is excited to meet Henry's cousin, Louie. But the two penguins have a great time all by themselves. Oswald feels left out, but once Henry and Louie catch up on old times, they seek Oswald out. / After Henry decides to move back to the frozen north with his cousin, the others prepare a going away party for him. In the end, Henry decides to stay in Big City after saving them from being blown away.
18	"The Tomato Garden Bird Watching"	Ken Kessel and Robert Shellhorn Henry Lenardin-Madden	Alana Burghi Sanko Kate Long	Karen Heathwood Kelly James	September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)
Oswald eats his last tomato for breakfast, he decides to get more by planting tomatoes in the garden, Oswald was surprised and upset when he saw one of the tomatoes have been half eaten, he discovered the tomatoes were eaten by an entire group of snails but ends up making a restaurant for the snails. / Oswald finds a giant bird.
19	"Friends Indeed Sammy Starfish Live"	Henry Lenardin-Madden Robert Shellhorn	Suzanne Collins Dan Yaccarino	Mike Smith Jim Schumann	September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)
Oswald finds himself stuck in the middle of a feud between Henry and Daisy. / Tickets are sold out for Sammy Starfish's concert and Oswald must find a way to see the show.
20	"The Pet Show Going Fishing"	Robert Shellhorn Henry Lenardin-Madden	Annie Evans	Diane Kredensor Mike Smith	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)
It's the grand pet show, but Weenie is behaving peculiarly of Steve's woodpecker Woodrow pecking down the tent. / Oswald, Weenie, Henry and Daisy go fishing but Henry whom is not catching a fish.
21	"The Naughty Cat The Giant Egg"	Robert Shellhorn Debbie Bonzon	Suzanne Collins Geoff Stevenson	Karen Heathwood Diane Kredensor	September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)
Oswald pet-sits for Roderick Robot's pet cat, Tinsel but Tinsel runs away and make things worse and makes Oswald frustrated. / Oswald tries to find an egg's owner.
22	"A Sticky Situation Tutti-Frutti Pie"	Robert Shellhorn Henry Lenardin-Madden	Susan Kim Suzanne Collins	Kelly James Jim Schumann	September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26)
Oswald and Daisy make honey buns, but Daisy adds too much sticky honey, and they get stuck to each other, along with other friends and eventually it starts to rain and the friends got unstuck. / Oswald takes Catrina to pluck some tutti frutti berries but only causing problems.
23	"Job For a Day Perfect Match"	Robert Shellhorn Debbie Bonzon	Alana Burghi Sanko Frederick Stroppel	Mike Smith Diane Kredensor	September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)
Johnny is sick, so Oswald and Weenie go to make a special ice cream delivery. / Pongo wants to become friends with Laverne the elephant.
24	"Catrina's First Snow The Snow Festival"	Nelson Recinos Christine Kolosov	JP Chanda Susan Kim	Diane Kredensor Karen Heathwood	September 17, 2003 (2003-09-17)
Oswald babysits Catrina on a snowy day. / Oswald hopes for snow to fall on the day of Big City's snow festival.
25	"The Biggest Wish The Stopped Clock"	Henry Lenardin-Madden	S : Jason Edward; T : Frederick Stroppel Frederick Stroppel	Diane Kredensor Karen Heathwood	September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)
Oswald finds a firefly. / The clock in the Big City's bells somehow was not working and Big City was still asleep, it was up to Oswald, Weenie, Henry and Daisy to figure out what was causing this stroking catastrophe to make the clock work again to wake up Big City.
26	"Weenie Needs A Bath Hide And Seek"	Henry Lenardin-Madden Robert Shellhorn	Suzanne Collins Alana Burghi Sanko	Diane Kredensor Kelly James	September 19, 2003 (2003-09-19)
Weenie gets dirty before having her picture taken. / Weenie disappears during a game of hide and seek.

Release[]

Broadcast history[]

In the United States, Oswald first aired on the Nick Jr. television block on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2001.^[3] It was removed from the lineup on May 24, 2005. On April 7, 2003, Oswald started airing on Noggin,^[8] which had recently shifted its target audience to preschoolers. Reruns also aired on the 24-hour Nick Jr. channel upon its launch in 2009, but they were removed on March 8, 2013.^[9] The show aired briefly on Nick on CBS for one year from September 15, 2001, to September 7, 2002.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Oswald made a guest appearance in the Robot Chicken episode "Scoot to the Gute", with Fred Savage reprising his role.

Home media[]

Paramount Home Entertainment is the VHS and DVD distributor for the series in the US while HIT Entertainment is the VHS and DVD distributor for the series internationally.

Main releases[]

Release Date	Name	Number of Episodes	Episode Titles
September 2, 2003^[10]	Best Buddies	4	"Odd One Out" / "Goodbye Best Friend" "Friends Indeed" / "Sammy Starfish Live"
	Outdoors with Oswald	4	"A Day at the Beach" / "The Sand Sculpture Contest" "The Tomato Garden" / "Bird Watching"
	Welcome to Big City!	8	"Odd One Out" / "Goodbye Best Friend" "Friends Indeed" / "Sammy Starfish Live" "A Day at the Beach" / "The Sand Sculpture Contest" "The Tomato Garden" / "Bird Watching"
January 27, 2004	On-the-Go Oswald	8	"Daisy and the Duckling" / "The Double Date" "Chasing the Ice-Cream Truck" / "The Camping Trip" "Henry Needs a Haircut" / "Flippy the Fish" "A Sticky Situation" / "Tuffi-Frutti Pie"

Episodes on Nick Jr. compilation DVDs (US only)[]

Release Date	Name	Number of Episodes	Episode Titles
May 24, 2005	Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 1	2	"A Day at the Beach" / "The Sand Sculpture Contest"
September 26, 2006	Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday	2	"Catrina's First Snow" / "The Snow Festival"

Reception[]

The series received four out of five stars on Common Sense Media.^[11]

References[]

^ Nickelodeon (September 5, 2000). "Nickelodeon and Hit Entertainment Join Forces for the Creation of New Animated Series Oswald". Retrieved 2016-05-28.
^ "Oswald, Season 1 on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Amazon.com List of Oswald Episodes". Retrieved 2015-12-30.
^ https://www.awn.com/news/oswald-octopus-debuts-nick-jr-august
^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 438. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 597–598. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ "Oswald". Paramount+. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "What's on Noggin? - Nick Jr. on Noggin". April 7, 2003. Archived from the original on April 8, 2003.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130219040936/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=19211&channel=75&aid=zap2it
^ "Screencapture of Oswald: Outdoors with Oswald and Best Buddies (VHS)/Welcome to Big City! (DVD) available September 2". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Oswald". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2016-05-28.

External links[]

Oswald at IMDb

[1] Nickelodeon (September 5, 2000). "Nickelodeon and Hit Entertainment Join Forces for the Creation of New Animated Series Oswald". Retrieved 2016-05-28.

[2] "Oswald, Season 1 on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-05-28.

[amazonlist-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Amazon.com List of Oswald Episodes". Retrieved 2015-12-30.

[4] ttps://www.awn.com/news/oswald-octopus-debuts-nick-jr-august

[Perlmutter-5] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 438. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[6] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 597–598. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[7] "Oswald". Paramount+. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[2003sched-8] "What's on Noggin? - Nick Jr. on Noggin". April 7, 2003. Archived from the original on April 8, 2003.

[9] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130219040936/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=19211&channel=75&aid=zap2it

[10] "Screencapture of Oswald: Outdoors with Oswald and Best Buddies (VHS)/Welcome to Big City! (DVD) available September 2". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[11] "Oswald". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2016-05-28.

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1990s debuts	Wild & Crazy Kids (1990–1992; 2002) Fifteen (1991–1993) Get the Picture (1991) Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994) Welcome Freshmen (1991–1994) Salute Your Shorts (1991–1992) Doug (1991–1994) Nickelodeon Launch Box (1991–1994) Rugrats (1991–2004) The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991–1996) What Would You Do? (1991–1993) Nick Arcade (1992) Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (1992–2015) Roundhouse (1992–1996) Nickelodeon Guts (1992–1996) Weinerville (1993–1997) Legends of the Hidden Temple (1993–1995) Rocko's Modern Life (1993–1996) The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993–1996) Nickelodeon All-Star Challenge (1994) The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994–1998) My Brother and Me (1994–1995) Allegra's Window (1994–1997) U to U (1994–1996) Gullah Gullah Island (1994–1998) Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994–1997) Space Cases (1996–1997) The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996–1998) The Off-Beats (1996–1999) Kenan & Kel (1996–2000) Blue's Clues (1996–2006) Hey Arnold! (1996–2004) KaBlam! (1996–2000) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) The Angry Beavers (1997–2001) Figure It Out (1997–1999; 2012–2013) The Journey of Allen Strange (1997–2000) CatDog (1998–2005) Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998–2001) You're On! (1998) Cousin Skeeter (1998–2001) The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004) Animorphs (1998–1999) Rocket Power (1999–2004) 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999–2002) The Amanda Show (1999–2002) Little Bill (1999–2004)
2000s debuts	Caitlin's Way (2000–2002) The Brothers García (2000–2004) Dora the Explorer (2000–2019) Noah Knows Best (2000) As Told by Ginger (2000–2006) Taina (2001–2002) The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017) Invader Zim (2001–2002) Oswald (2001–2003) Action League Now! (2001–2002) The Nick Cannon Show (2002–2003) ChalkZone (2002–2008) The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002–2006) Nickelodeon Robot Wars (2002) Scaredy Camp (2002–2003) Oobi (2003–2005) All Grown Up! (2003–2008) My Life as a Teenage Robot (2003–2009) Romeo! (2003–2006) Drake & Josh (2004–2007) Whoopi's Littleburg (2004) Danny Phantom (2004–2007) Blue's Room (2004–2007) LazyTown (2004–2008) Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004–2007) Unfabulous (2004–2007) The Backyardigans (2004–2013) Zoey 101 (2005–2008) Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008) Catscratch (2005–2007) Go, Diego, Go! (2005–2011) The X's (2005–2006) Mr. Meaty (2005–2009) Wonder Pets! (2006–2016) Just for Kicks (2006) Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (2006–2010) Just Jordan (2007–2008) The Naked Brothers Band (2007–2009) El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007–2008) Tak and the Power of Juju (2007–2009) iCarly (2007–2012) Back at the Barnyard (2007–2011) Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2007–2011) Dance on Sunset (2008–2009) The Mighty B! (2008–2011) My Family's Got Guts (2008–2009) True Jackson, VP (2008–2011) The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–2015) The Fresh Beat Band (2009–2013) The Troop (2009–2013) Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009–2014) BrainSurge (2009–2014) Big Time Rush (2009–2013)
2010s debuts	Team Umizoomi (2010–2015) Victorious (2010–2013) Planet Sheen (2010–2013) T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010–2015) House of Anubis (2011–2013) Supah Ninjas (2011–2013) Winx Club (2011–2016) Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures (2011–2013) Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016) Fred: The Show (2012) How to Rock (2012) The Legend of Korra (2012–2014) You Gotta See This (2012–2014) Marvin Marvin (2012–2013) Robot and Monster (2012–2015) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017) Monsters vs. Aliens (2013–2014) Sam & Cat (2013–2014) Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016) AwesomenessTV (2013–2015) The Haunted Hathaways (2013–2015) Instant Mom (2013–2015) The Thundermans (2013–2018) Every Witch Way (2014–2015) Wallykazam! (2014–2017) Breadwinners (2014–2016) Webheads (2014–2015) Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2014–2017) Henry Danger (2014–2020) Max & Shred (2014–2016) Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014–2018) 100 Things to Do Before High School (2014–2016) Bella and the Bulldogs (2015–2016) Mutt & Stuff (2015–2017) Make It Pop (2015–2016) Harvey Beaks (2015–2017) Fresh Beat Band of Spies (2015–2016) Talia in the Kitchen (2015) Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015–2018) Shimmer and Shine (2015–2020) Game Shakers (2015–2019) WITS Academy (2015) Paradise Run (2016–2018) School of Rock (2016–2018) The Other Kingdom (2016) The Dude Perfect Show (2016–2019) All in with Cam Newton (2016) Crashletes (2016–2019) Legendary Dudas (2016) Jagger Eaton's Mega Life (2016–2017) Rusty Rivets (2016–2020) Lip Sync Battle Shorties (2016–2019) Bunsen Is a Beast (2017–2018) Nella the Princess Knight (2017–2019) Welcome to the Wayne (2017–2019) Sunny Day (2017–2019) I Am Frankie (2017–2018) Top Wing (2017–2020) The Adventures of Kid Danger (2018) Knight Squad (2018–2019) Keep It Spotless (2018) Star Falls (2018) Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018–2020) Cousins for Life (2018–2019) Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (2019) Middle School Moguls (2019) America's Most Musical Family (2019–2020)
2020s debuts	The Crystal Maze (2020)
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show v t Children's programming on CBS in the 2000s
First-run animated series	All Grown Up! (2004) As Told by Ginger (2002–2003) The Backyardigans (2004–2006) Bob the Builder (2001–2002) Busytown Mysteries (2009–2013) Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot (2007–2009) ChalkZone (2003–2004) Dora the Explorer (2000–2006) DinoSquad (2007–2009) Franklin (1998–1999; 2000–2002) Go, Diego, Go! (2005-2006) Hey Arnold! (2002–2004) Horseland (2006–2009; 2011-12) Little Bear (2000–2001) Little Bill (2000–02; 2003-04; 2004-2006) Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004-05) Noonbory and the Super Seven (2009-10) Oswald (2001–2002) Pelswick (2002) Rugrats (2003) Sushi Pack (2007–2009) The Wild Thornberrys (2002–2004)
First-run live-action series	Blue's Clues (2000–2006) The Brothers García (2004) Cake (2006-2009) Dance Revolution (2006–2007) LazyTown (2004–2006)
First-run interstitials	Amby & Dexter I Can Do It! Just Ask! Just for Me Stories LazyTown Shorts Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Mighty Bug 5 Miss Spider's Bug Facts Nick Jr. Playful Parent Nick Jr. Presents Nick Jr. Show and Tell Nick Jr. Sings Nickelodeon Election Connection Tinpo What's the Buzz with Philomena Fly
Rebroadcasts	Madeline (2006–2007) Sabrina: The Animated Series (2006–2007; 2009–2011) Sabrina's Secret Life (2010–2011) Strawberry Shortcake (2007–2009; 2010) Trollz (2006-07; 2011)