The Ollie & Moon Show
The Ollie & Moon Show (also known as Ollie & Moon) is a French-American-Canadian animated children's television series developed by Diane Kredensor, Robert Vargas and David Michel.[2] It is based on the Ollie & Moon book series. The series debuted on Sprout in the United States on May 27, 2017, and was carried over when the channel became Universal Kids months later. The show still airs reruns on Universal Kids and is also available on Netflix[3] and HBO Max. Season two, as of 2018, is in production and will air on France TV.[4]
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Also known as | Ollie & Moon |
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Based on | Ollie & Moon book series by Diane Kredensor |
Developed by | Robert Vargas |
Directed by | Florian Thouret |
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Opening theme | Mighty Little Man performed by Ollie & Moon feat. Steve Burns (uncredited) |
Ending theme | Mighty Little Man (Instrumental) |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Executive producer | Diane Kredensor[2] |
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Running time | 11 minutes[2] |
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Distributor | Federation Kids & Family[2] |
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Original network | France 4, France 5 and Okoo (France) TVOKids (Canada) Universal Kids / Netflix / HBO Max (USA) Tiny Pop (UK) |
Audio format | Stereo |
First shown in | United States |
Original release | May 27, 2017 – present |
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Plot
The Ollie & Moon Show is about two six-year-old[5] cats Ollie and Moon, along with their travel buddy Stanley the snail, who travel around the world and learn about different cultures. The show features animated characters in realistic backgrounds.
Characters
- Ollie is a methodical orange cat who loves to plan. Voiced by Kobi Frumer, Brian Beckerle and Johnathan Sturgess
- Moon is an impulsive cream cat who loves to adventure. Voiced by Mattea Conforti, and Rosalie Turmel
- Stanley is a blue and purple snail, and Ollie and Moon's travel companion. Voiced by Ofosu Born Jones-Quartey (Ian Jones-Quartey's older brother).
Episodes
Pilot (2017)
Title | Original release date | |
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"The Ollie & Moon Show"[6] | February 13, 2017 | |
When it's too hot, Ollie and Moon go on an expedition to get gelato. |
Season 1 (2017-present)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboards by | Original air date [7] | US viewers (millions) | |
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1a | "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Florian Thouret | May 27, 2017 | N/A | |
While looking for tulips in the Netherlands, Ollie and Moon lose their friend Scoot's GPS and must learn to tell the truth. NOTE: From this episode onward, the animation of the episodes resembles the animation from the book "The Drunkin' Beer". | |||||||
1b | "Stanley's Piñata Party" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Aleksandar Dzoni | May 27, 2017 | N/A | |
Ollie and Moon travel to Mexico to get Stanley a piñata for his birthday, and end up accidentally buying an unbreakable one. | |||||||
2a | "You Mermaid My Day" | Florian Thouret | Jill Cozza-Turner | Phuong Mai Nguyen | May 28, 2017 | N/A | |
After reading a book about a mermaid, Moon and her friends head to Denmark to find such a creature. | |||||||
2b | "Hawaiian Shirt Hijinks" | Florian Thouret | Nathalie Reznikoff and Séverine Vuillaume | Aleksandar Dzoni | May 28, 2017 | N/A | |
Ollie accidentally stains his Hawaiian shirt, and therefore goes to the archipelago state to get a replacement. | |||||||
3a | "The Italian Meatball Marathon" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Aleksandar Dzoni | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
3b | "The Japanese Comic Trip" | Florian Thouret | Shelley Hoffman and Robert Pincombe | Adrien Gault | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
4a | "A Polish Soup Solution" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Loïc Espuche | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
Stanley has a cold, and directs the two cats to Poland where the snail has a relative who specializes in making a soup remedy. | |||||||
4b | "A Sweet Time in Scotland" | Florian Thouret | Scott Cameron & Diane Kredensor | Aleksandar Dzoni | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
Moon gets carried away and gobbles up Ollie's Scottish honey. To make up for her act, Moon takes Ollie, who is still asleep, to Scotland where they can obtain the kind of nectar. | |||||||
5a | "The Daring Duo" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Loïc Espuche | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
5b | "Loose Tooth in London" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Phuong Mai Nguyen | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
6a | "The Lost Spanish Pajamas" | Florian Thouret | Robin J. Stein and John May & Suzanne Bolch | Adrien Gault | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
Ollie brings his favorite pajamas to Spain. His luggage containing the garment accidentally gets switched with a similar luggage own by someone else. | |||||||
6b | "The Lion Whisperer" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Aleksandar Dzoni | May 29, 2017 | N/A | |
Ollie's bouncy ball ends up on their apartment roof as a result of Moon's careless playing. The cats fly to Africa to find someone enormously tall to reach it. | |||||||
7a | "Chillin' in the Desert" | Florian Thouret | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Christian Ragoust | June 3, 2017 | N/A | |
7b | "Goin' Coconuts" | Florian Thouret | Scott Cameron & Diane Kredensor | Phuong Mai Nguyen | June 3, 2017 | N/A | |
8a | "Tall Tale in India" | Florian Thouert | Jill Cozza-Turner | Jéremie Guneau | June 10, 2017 | N/A | |
8b | "The Case of the Missing Russian Bear" | Florian Thouert | Nathalie Reznikoff & Séverine Vulliaume | Loïc Espuche | June 25, 2017 | N/A | |
9a | "The Chinese Cookie Caper" | Florian Thouert | John May & Suzanne Bolch | Phoung Mai Nguyen | June 24, 2017 | N/A | |
9b | "Italian Gelato Twist" | Florian Thouert | Robert Vargas, Diane Kredensor, Suzanne Bolch & John May | Jérémie Guneau | June 24, 2017 | N/A | |
10a | "The Chopsticks Jam in Japan" | Florian Thouert | John May and Suzanne Bolch | Aleksander Dzoni | June 24, 2017 | N/A | |
10b | "Quest for the Irish Clover" | Florian Thouert | Sylvie Barro & Kathryn Walton Ward | Loïc Espuche | June 23, 2017 | N/A | |
11a | "Canadian Pancake Party" | Florian Thouert | Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe | Jérémie Guneau | June 23, 2017 | N/A | |
11b | "Swiss Mountain Rescue Cats" | Florian Thouert | Sylvie Barro & Maud Loisilllier | Jérémie Guneau | September 9, 2017 | N/A | |
12a | "The Australian Kangaroo Race" | Florian Thouert | Sylvie Barro & Maud Loisillier | Phuong Mai Nguyen | September 9, 2017 | N/A | |
12b | "Goosebumps in Greenland" | Florian Thouert | François Boubill & Henry Steiman | Aleksander Dzoni | September 10, 2017 | N/A | |
13a | "Chef Moon Takes on Paris" | Florian Thouert | Nathalie Reznikoff and Séverine Vulliaume | Jéremie Guneau | September 10, 2017 | N/A | |
13b | "Ollie's Night with Thailand Lights" | Florian Thouert | Cyril Deydier. | Jérémie Guneau | September 23, 2017 | N/A | |
14a | "Moon's Greek Cookie Craving" | Florian Thouert | Sylvie Barro and Kathryn Walton Ward | Aleksander Dzoni | September 23, 2017 | N/A | |
14b | "Drawing Lessons in Peru" | Florian Thouert | Diane Kredensor and Scott Cameron | Aleksander Dzoni | June 25, 2017 | N/A | |
15a | "The Grand Canyon Cover-up" | Florian Thouert | Sylvie Barro and Kathryn Walton Ward | Théophile Gibaud | September 24, 2017 | N/A | |
15b | "Moon's Magic Wand" | Florian Thouert | Suzanne Bloch and John May | Théophile Gibaud | September 25, 2017 | N/A | |
Wanting to prove that magic really exists, Moon drags Ollie all the way to Merlin's cave in England. | |||||||
16a | "The Amazing French Race" | Florian Thouret | Shelley Hoffman and Robert Pincombe | Jérémie Guneau | September 26, 2017 | N/A | |
Moon challenges Dolly and Zoom to a tandem bike rice in France, but Ollie is certain that everything is about to go wrong. | |||||||
16b | "The Malaysian Butterfly Chase" | Florian Thouret | Nathalie Reznikoff and Séverine Vulliaume | Jérémie Guneau | October 11, 2017 | N/A | |
While searching for a rare butterfly in Malaysia, Ollie's and Moon's different personalities both cause -- and solve -- problems. |
Broadcast
The Ollie & Moon Show debuted on Universal Kids (as Sprout) in the United States on May 27, 2017.[8] The series aired on Knowledge Network and TVOKids in Canada.[2] In Latin America, it airs on Discovery Kids, and in Quebec it airs on TFO. In the UK, the series aired on Tiny Pop[9][10] The series is also available for streaming Netflix in the United States.[11]
References
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- Milligan, Mercedes (2018-04-03). "Cottonwood's 'Ollie & Moon' Make New Broadcast & Licensing Pals". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- "The Ollie & Moon Show". Caribara Animation. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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