Oddbods

Oddbods (also known as The Oddbods Show) is a Singaporean-British CGI-animated comedy television series produced by the Singapore-based studio One Animation.[1][2][3] The series centers on seven characters—Fuse, Slick, Bubbles, Zee, Pogo, Jeff and Newt—wearing furry suits of different colors.[2] The characters make sounds but there is no dialogue, making the series easily translatable and international.

Oddbods
Genre	Animated series Comedy Humour Satire
Created by	Richard Thomas
Directed by	Simon Pike Aidan McAteer Christian Cheshire Richard Thomas Ehud Landsberg Jose Guzman Gilad Bahr Ruth Ducker Samantha Suyi Lee
Creative director(s)	Richard Thomas
Starring	Nadia Ramlee Chio Su Ping Jeremy Linn Marlon Dance Hooi
Voices of	Nadia Ramlee Chio Su Ping Jeremy Linn Marlon Dance-Hooi
Narrated by	Nadia Ramlee Chio Su Ping Jeremy Linn Marlon Dance-Hooi
Theme music composer	Kristin Øhrn Dyrud
Opening theme	"Oddbods Theme"
Composer(s)	Kristin Øhrn Dyrud
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Non-Dialogue
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	135
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sashim Parmanand Michele Schofield
Producer(s)	John Mckenna Carlene Tan Steven Read
Running time	1 min, 5min, 7 min & 22min
Production company(s)	One Animation Pte Ltd
Release
Original network	CITV, Boomerang (United Kingdom)
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Original release	January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21) – present
External links
Website
One Animation

The series debuted in 2013, and the first season ended in 2015.[4] Each season has 60 episodes. Season two followed in 2016. A third season is currently in production and being released. Each episode is relatively short, and various formats have been broadcast, including one-, five-, and seven-minute episodes.

The series has won some awards since its debut, including the Asian Television Awards, Apollo Awards, Gold Panda Awards, and Web TV Asia Awards. In 2017, it was nominated for an international Kids Emmy Award.[5]

Plot

The series focuses on seven creatures in colorful furry suits called the Oddbods: Fuse, Pogo, Newt, Bubbles, Slick, Zee and Jeff

The storyline of each episode depicts how these characters "survive the perils of everyday life, unintentionally turning ordinary situations into unexpected, extraordinary and always humorous events." Episodes typically employ physical comedy and pranks played out between the characters, and the characters eat pancakes for breakfast in every episode.

The series was conceived as a non-dialogue comedy, which the series' creators and writers say, "captures the madcap yet charming antics of the Oddbods, who celebrate success where they find it and take failure in their stride. To turn 'different' into a positive; celebrating individuality in a humorous, warm and unexpected way."

The series' strapline is "Embrace Your Inner Odd, There's a Little Odd in Everyone!"

Cast and characters

• Fuse (red; voiced by Marlon Dance-Hooi): He is the hot-headed leader of the Oddbods. He can instantly change from serene to enraged, which makes his friends avoid him whenever he is in a bad mood, but admire his 'heart of gold'. He is always willing to play sports, but only if he wins.
• Slick (orange; voiced by Chio Su Ping): He believes YOLO, but suffers from FOMO. His friends like his talent with technology, but question his dance moves.
• Bubbles (yellow; voiced by Chio Su Ping): She energetically performs experiments with an obsession of discovering interesting objects, such as insects to UFOs. Her friends like her for her personality, although they do not like being excluded from her personal experiments.
• Zee (green; voiced by Jeremy Linn): He always takes naps, even while eating. His laid-back attitude serves as both strengths and weaknesses when it comes to his friendship.
• Pogo (blue; voiced by Marlon Dance-Hooi): He does not follow common etiquette as he is dubbed the 'ultimate prankster'. His friends like his practical jokes if they are not aimed at them.
• Jeff (purple; voiced by Jeremy Linn): He is finicky in that he is able to create order in anything, with his friends' admiration of his detail, as is can spot extremely tiny dust particles. He is talented in art and remembering people's birthdays, however he wishes that he can act in a more relaxed manner.
• Newt (pink; voiced by Nadia Ramlee): She is addicted to candy and her friends are inspired by her pleasant interaction towards others, although she can be arrogant. She is inquisitive as she always hangs out with her friends and takes selfies.
• BG Oddbods (gray; voiced by TBA):

Production

TBA

Development

Speaking in an interview with the Manchester Evening News in 2016, Richard Thomas, the creator of the Oddbods and creative director at One Animation described how he first devised the show:[6]

It was the themes of friendship & personality that inspired the creation of Oddbods. I wanted them to have an aesthetic appeal, but underneath the simplistic design I wanted them to have 'relatable' depth of character; individuals with a heart and core personality that the viewer could relate to. The non-dialogue approach was very deliberate - it was important that the animation conveyed the emotion. Every nuance counts, the eye dart, the raised eyebrow, the posture...it's the subtleties that bring the characters to life. The production process is intense but finely honed and we work with a huge and complex team of global animation professionals to bring the show to life; from animators, to script-writers to design and lighting experts to the directors who shape all of the action. At a time when powerful forces seek to divide us because of our differences, the Oddbods are a small voice in opposition celebrating those differences and the joy and richness they can bring to our everyday lives.

One Animation

Founded in 2008, One Animation is a CGI animation studio based in Singapore, which also produced Rob the Robot, The Insectibles and Development Series (Hard Boiled and Abigail's Tales).[7] The company has produced a portfolio of successful animated series that are broadcast on global networks such as Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, Discovery Kids, ABC, and seen across more than 100 countries worldwide.

The company focuses on developing family-focused TV, film and new media content, facilitating shorter than average production schedules, utilizing a crew that is typically one-third the size of a traditional CGI animation production team.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Kristin Øhrn Dyrud.[8]

Episodes

Season 1

1. It's my Party
2. A Good Heart
3. Marooned
4. Parental Instincts
5. The Sheriff of Oddsville
6. Alien Invasion
7. Slick Moves
8. A Perfect Night's Squeak
9. A Newt to Remember
10. One Two Many
11. Pogo the Poltergeist
12. Robobuddy
13. Pain in the Arts
14. Zeellionaire
15. Bad Medicine
16. Fuse Ruse
17. Sleep Thief
18. Bubble Trouble
19. Double Date Trouble
20. My Hero died
21. Florence Newtingale
22. Hypnobod
23. The Oddbod Couple
24. Zee in Charge
25. The Last Laugh
26. Strictly No Dancing
27. The Amazing Slicko
28. Panic Room
29. No Good Deed
30. The i-Scream Apocalypse
31. The High Price of Neighbouring
32. Super Zeroes
33. Newt's Lucky Day
34. X Marks the Spot
35. A Marrow Victory
36. 50 Foot Zee
37. The Last Straw
38. Build a Rocket, Bubbles
39. Macho Jeff
40. One Short of a Full Set
41. Mind Control
42. The Monster of Oddsville
43. Zoom
44. Mr. Snuffles
45. Headcase
46. Technofogey Fuse
47. Acting Out
48. Pocket-sized Pogo
49. It's Just like Riding a Bike
50. Double Scoop
51. Camp it up
52. Wheels of Furry
53. Oddball
54. Let's see that Again
55. The Shame, the Blame and the Fame
56. Anger Mismanagement
57. On the Cards
58. Oddjobs
59. The Brain Game
60. You Can't Handle the Tooth

Season 2

1. (61) I Am Bubbles
2. (62) Jetpack Blues
3. (63) Space Oddbodity
4. (64) The Oddfather
5. (65) Can You Dig It?
6. (66) Arcade Slick
7. (67) Spiderman
8. (68) Our Son Slick
9. (69) Deserted
10. (70) Your Move, Jeff
11. (71) Jog On
12. (72) Hotdog 500
13. (73) Picnic Basketcases
14. (74) Double-O Zee
15. (75) The Clown Off
16. (76) This Little Piggy
17. (77) Robodd Wars
18. (78) Brains vs. Beaks
19. (79) Pogo and the Lamp
20. (80) Master Jeff
21. (81) Zee-Ro Gravity
22. (82) Monster Truck
23. (83) Driving Jeff Crazy
24. (84) Cross Newt Training
25. (85) The Abominable Snowbear
26. (86) Recipe for Disaster
27. (87) Don't Open the Box
28. (88) The Grimbles
29. (89) A Bridge Too Fuse
30. (90) Balloon Bods
31. (91) Fuzzy Fuse
32. (92) The Jump
33. (93) The Attack of the Drone
34. (94) Slicknado
35. (95) No Go, Pogo
36. (96) The Curse of the Three-eyed Frog
37. (97) A Class Act
38. (98) Caketastrophe
39. (99) Something Fishy
40. (100) Trainer Wrecked
41. (101) Oddbreak
42. (102) The Cone Wars
43. (103) Twitcher Trouble
44. (104) Sickbods
45. (105) Pogo, be Gone
46. (106) Bumble Bubbles
47. (107) Road Trip
48. (108) Wild Thing
49. (109) The Gift that Won't Stop Giving
50. (110) Game Face
51. (111) Itch Hunt
52. (112) Egg on my Face
53. (113) Snow Joke
54. (114) Storm in a Treehouse
55. (115) The Invader
56. (116) Uncle Zee
57. (117) Hotheads
58. (118) Pecking Order
59. (119) Let the Games be Gone
60. (120) Arctic Antics

Season 3

1. (124) Swan Flake
2. (125) The Golden Ticket
3. (126) Standing Tall
4. (127) My Fair Bubbles
5. (128) Selfie Image
6. (129) Robo Helper
7. (130) The Bald and the Beautiful
8. (131) Stuck On You
9. (132) Re-Gifting
10. (133) Bearly a Friend
11. (134) Ghosted!
12. (132) Festive Encounters
13. (133) Kung Phoney
14. (134) The Oddbunny
15. (135) Every Cloud
16. (136) Jeff and The Beanstalk
17. (137) Taxi Turmoil
18. (138) The Really Odd Parents
19. (139) Bubbles Injury Foot

Specials

1. (121) Party Monsters
2. (122) The Festive Menace
3. (123) Zee Force Five

Broadcast and release

The series has been broadcast on 25 networks in 105 countries worldwide on free-to-air, as well as subscription channels, such as Boomerang,[9][10] Disney Channel,[11][2] Teletoon+,[11][2] ITV (UK),[9] Cartoonito (Italy),[10] RCTI, ANTV, RTV (coming soon) (Indonesia), ETTV Yoyo (Taiwan) and Cartoon Network. It is also available on-demand on social media channels, most notably YouTube, iQIYI (China) and ABC Me (Australia), where it has gained over one billion views in just one year. There are currently approximately 2 Million subscribers to the series' YouTube channel.[12] The series came on ITVBe‘s LittleBe on September 3, 2018.[13]

Reception

Ratings

In 2015, Oddbods was one of the highest-rated children's television shows in the United Kingdom, by number of viewers.[14][15] It was one of CiTV's top five shows for the first quarter of 2016.[15]

Awards

• 2014: Best 3D animation at Television Asia Plus[16]
• 2014: Asia Image Apollo Awards[16]
• 2014: Apollo Awards: 3D Animation[17]
• 2015: Sichuan TV Festival 'God Panda' Award: best animated character[18]
• 2016: Web TV Asia Awards
• 2017: International Emmy Kids Awards (Nominee)

2019: International Emmy Kids Awards (Nominee)

Interactive

In January 2017, One Animation launched a new look website dedicated to the Oddbods as a place where fans of the show (adults and children alike) can interact with the brand.

The site hosts 7 games with leaderboards allowing players to play their way to the top.[19] Other features include videos, user generated content, in store section, shop now section, interactive background pages on each of the characters complete with trading card-style character summary and related videos.[19] There is also an interactive collector poster which allows fans to view the episode their collectible figurine was inspired by.

Licensing

In 2016, One Animation announced via press releases various partnerships with key licensing partners for Oddbods around the world including, amongst others, with ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE)[20][21] and Copyright Promotions and Licensing Group (CPLG).

This led to the commencement of a global licensing programme being rolled out, the first of which was a range of toys[7] made available first in Europe and the Middle East.[22] As well as extending the toy availability around the world over the course of 2017/18, a wider range of consumer products including apparel, giftware and stationery are also in the pipeline.[21]

References

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2. Dickson, Jeremy (29 January 2016). "Just launched – Oddbods". Kidscreen. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
3. Wolfe, Jennifer (8 December 2015). "One Animation Adds Rose Ng to Senior Management Team". Animation World Network. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
4. Wire, PR (October 10, 2014). "Singapore Makes Strong Showing at MIPCOM with Line-up of Over 530 Hours of Asian and Original TV and Animation Content". Antara News. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
5. Foster, Elizabeth (October 16, 2017). "Nominees announced for International Emmy Kids Awards". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
6. Gill, Emma (21 September 2016). "Manchester man's Oddbods YouTube cartoon spawns global toy spin-off - and we've got some to give away". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
7. Dickson, Jeremy (June 10, 2015). "One Animation and RP2 to launch Oddbods toys". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
8. Øhrn Dyrud, Kristin (26 July 2016). "Oddbods Season 1 Wrap". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
9. Goldman Getzler, Wendy (9 February 2016). "The Oddbods go long". Kidscreen. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
10. Franks, Nico (9 February 2016). "Int'l nets take longer Oddbods". C21Media. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
11. "Disney XD, TéléTOON+ Go for Kids' Comedy Oddbods". 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
12. "Oddbods - Official Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
13. "ITV's littleBe block adds preschool content". Retrieved 2019-03-15.
14. Milligan, Mercedes (9 May 2016). "'Oddbods' Sees Rising Ratings in U.K." Animation Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
15. Staff (16 May 2016). "One Animation's 'Oddbods' Reaps Rising U.K. Ratings". Animation World Network. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
16. "Behind the scenes: One Animation studios". Cartoons Underground. February 5, 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
17. "2014 Winners". Apollo Awards. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
18. "Pink bird 'Stella' won at Gold Panda awards". Embassy of Finland, Beijing. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
19. "Welcome to OddBods". One Animation. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
20. Dickens, Andrew (October 12, 2015). "ITVSGE takes Oddbods". C21Media. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
21. Foster, Elizabeth (October 5, 2016). "ITVS signs new UK licensees for Oddbods". C21Media. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
22. Callan, Patrick (February 1, 2016). "One Animation's dialog-free Oddbods gets ready to make some retail noise". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2017-09-05.

External links

• Official website
• Oddbods Youtube Channel
• Oddbods Facebook Page
• Oddbods Instragram Page
• One Animation website
• Oddbods on IMDb