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Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate (sometimes stylized Ollie the Boy Who Became What He Ate or Ollie! or Ollie)[1][2][3] is an animated children's television series by Radical Sheep. Each segment is 11 minutes, aired every morning; except for Sunday. It debuted on CBC Kids, Canada on February 18, 2017. The second season premiered on February 2, 2019. It is produced by Keyframe Animation Inc. who created Tee and Mo and Pinky Dinky Doo.

History

The animated kids series Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate about Ollie, a hesitant eater who turns every meal into an adventure as he becomes what he eats, is based on the work of Sheena Macrae, who also was the executive producer of the series.[4] Diana Moore was the executive story editor / writer.[4]

In March 2014, it was announced that CBC Kids, Radical Sheep Productions and Mickey Rogers Media made a deal to produce an animated series.[5] In December 2015, the Canadian Temple Street Distribution acquired rights for the upcoming TV series.[6] Steve Krecklo, former member of The Carnations, composed the soundtrack for the new series.[7] The series debuted on CBC Kids on February 18, 2017.[2] Season 2 premiered on February 2, 2019.[8]

In April 2019, the series was nominated for the Canada’s Youth Media Alliance (YMA) English-language Awards of Excellence for television and digital.[9]

Broadcast

The series aired internationally on Universal Kids (US), Discovery (MENA), Discovery Asia, Huashi TV (China), Bolivision (Bolivia), Azteca Uno (Mexico), Yle Teema (Finland), and Switzerland 4 (Switzerland).[10] It was distributed online by Amazon Prime (excluding Canada)[11] and CBC Gem in Canada

Characters

  • Ollie, a 6 year old boy who is a very picky eater, voiced by Gavin MacIver-Wright.
  • Poppy, Ollie's younger sister, voiced by Zoe Hatz.
  • Nummy, Poppy's stuffed rabbit, who speaks in squeaks and comes to life when Ollie and Poppy go on an adventure.
  • Leo, Ollie's best friend.
  • The Nummlings, little bunny-like creatures who speak in squeaks, like Nummy.

Episodes

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Season 2

Title Original air date
1a "Apple Skier" February 2, 2019
1b "Pepper Games" February 2, 2019
2a "Underwater Orange" February 9, 2019
2b "Egg Parade" February 9, 2019
3a "Yoga Plums" February 16, 2019
3b "Opopeago" February 16, 2019
4a "Cauliflower Suit" February 23, 2019
4b "Grape Car Driver" February 23, 2019
5a "Cucumber Lifeguard" March 2, 2019
5b "Tower of Cheese" March 2, 2019
6a "Zucchiniologist" March 9, 2019
6b "Tomato Quest" March 9, 2019
7a "Brussel Ball" March 16, 2019
7b "Cherry Lumberjack" March 16, 2019
8a "Potato Guard" March 23, 2019
8b "Beet Fleet" March 23, 2019
9a "Pinbean Wizard" March 30, 2019
9b "Lemon Powered" March 30, 2019
10a "Raspberry Mystery" April 6, 2019
10b "Cabbage Glider" April 6, 2019
11a "Pomegranate Train" April 13, 2019
11b "Rice Diggers" April 13, 2019
12a "Olive Trucker" April 20, 2019
12b "Mango Mountaineer" April 20, 2019
13a "Pumpkin Magician" April 27, 2019
13b "Doctor Sunflower" April 27, 2019

References

  1. ^ "Ollie the Boy Who Became What He Ate". Radical Sheep Productions Inc. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (10 February 2017). "Radical Sheep's 'Ollie!' Tucks in with CBC Kids". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Ollie". CBC.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Radical Sheep's 'Ollie!' Premieres February 18". Animation World Network. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ "03/18/14: Disney amps up its British accent–Production is under way on UK four-part TV". 18 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ^ Jordan Pinto (9 December 2015). "Temple Street Distribution acquires animated kids series". Playback. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. ^ Will McGuirk (21 February 2017). "Steve Krecklo scores new CBC cartoon, "Ollie The Boy Who Became What He Ate"". slowcity.ca. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate". TV Guide. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ^ Mercedes Milligan (19 April 2019). "YMA Awards of Excellence Nominees 2019". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  10. ^ Regan Reid (20 November 2017). "Universal Kids bites into Boat Rocker healthy-eating toon". KidsScreen.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Olle The Boy Who Became What He Ate". Amazon (company). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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