Oddbods
Oddbods is a Singaporean-British CGI-animated comedy television series produced by the Singapore-based studio One Animation. The series centers on seven characters—Fuse, Slick, Bubbles, Zee, Pogo, Jeff and Newt—wearing furry suits of different colors. The characters make sounds but there is no dialogue, making the series easily translatable and international.
The series debuted in 2013, and the first season ended in 2015. 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.
Plot
The series focuses on seven creatures in colorful furry suits called the Oddbods: Fuse, Pogo, Newt, Bubbles, Slick, Zee and JeffThe 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 : 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 : He believes YOLO, but suffers from FOMO. His friends like his talent with technology, but question his dance moves.
- Bubbles : 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 : He always takes naps, even while eating. His laid-back attitude serves as both strengths and weaknesses when it comes to his friendship.
- Pogo : 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 : 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 : 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.
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Production
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: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. 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.Episodes
Season 1
- It's my Party
- A Good Heart
- Marooned
- Parental Instincts
- The Sheriff of Oddsville
- Alien Invasion
- Slick Moves
- A Perfect Night's Squeak
- A Newt to Remember
- One Two Many
- Pogo the Poltergeist
- Robobuddy
- Pain in the Arts
- Zeellionaire
- Bad Medicine
- Fuse Ruse
- Sleep Thief
- Bubble Trouble
- Double Date Trouble
- My Hero died
- Florence Newtingale
- Hypnobod
- The Oddbod Couple
- Zee in Charge
- The Last Laugh
- Strictly No Dancing
- The Amazing Slicko
- Panic Room
- No Good Deed
- The i-Scream Apocalypse
- The High Price of Neighbouring
- Super Zeroes
- Newt's Lucky Day
- X Marks the Spot
- A Marrow Victory
- 50 Foot Zee
- The Last Straw
- Build a Rocket, Bubbles
- Macho Jeff
- One Short of a Full Set
- Mind Control
- The Monster of Oddsville
- Zoom
- Mr. Snuffles
- Headcase
- Technofogey Fuse
- Acting Out
- Pocket-sized Pogo
- It's Just like Riding a Bike
- Double Scoop
- Camp it up
- Wheels of Furry
- Oddball
- Let's see that Again
- The Shame, the Blame and the Fame
- Anger Mismanagement
- On the Cards
- Oddjobs
- The Brain Game
- You Can't Handle the Tooth
Season 2
- I Am Bubbles
- Jetpack Blues
- Space Oddbodity
- The Oddfather
- Can You Dig It?
- Arcade Slick
- Spiderman
- Our Son Slick
- Deserted
- Your Move, Jeff
- Jog On
- Hotdog 500
- Picnic Basketcases
- Double-O Zee
- The Clown Off
- This Little Piggy
- Robodd Wars
- Brains vs. Beaks
- Pogo and the Lamp
- Master Jeff
- Zee-Ro Gravity
- Monster Truck
- Driving Jeff Crazy
- Cross Newt Training
- The Abominable Snowbear
- Recipe for Disaster
- Don't Open the Box
- The Grimbles
- A Bridge Too Fuse
- Balloon Bods
- Fuzzy Fuse
- The Jump
- The Attack of the Drone
- Slicknado
- No Go, Pogo
- The Curse of the Three-eyed Frog
- A Class Act
- Caketastrophe
- Something Fishy
- Trainer Wrecked
- Oddbreak
- The Cone Wars
- Twitcher Trouble
- Sickbods
- Pogo, be Gone
- Bumble Bubbles
- Road Trip
- Wild Thing
- The Gift that Won't Stop Giving
- Game Face
- Itch Hunt
- Egg on my Face
- Snow Joke
- Storm in a Treehouse
- The Invader
- Uncle Zee
- Hotheads
- Pecking Order
- Let the Games be Gone
- Arctic Antics
Season 3
- Swan Flake
- The Golden Ticket
- Standing Tall
- My Fair Bubbles
- Selfie Image
- Robo Helper
- The Bald and the Beautiful
- Stuck On You
- Re-Gifting
- Bearly a Friend
- Ghosted!
- Festive Encounters
- Kung Phoney
- The Oddbunny
- Every Cloud
- Jeff and The Beanstalk
- Taxi Turmoil
- The Really Odd Parents
- Bubbles Injury Foot
Specials
- Party Monsters
- The Festive Menace
- Zee Force Five
Broadcast and release
Reception
Ratings
In 2015, Oddbods was one of the highest-rated children's television shows in the United Kingdom, by number of viewers. It was one of CiTV's top five shows for the first quarter of 2016.Awards
- 2014: Best 3D animation at Television Asia Plus
- 2014: Asia Image Apollo Awards
- 2014: Apollo Awards: 3D Animation
- 2015: Sichuan TV Festival 'God Panda' Award: best animated character
- 2016: Web TV Asia Awards
- 2017: International Emmy Kids Awards
Interactive
The site hosts 7 games with leaderboards allowing players to play their way to the top. 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. 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 and Copyright Promotions and Licensing Group.This led to the commencement of a global licensing programme being rolled out, the first of which was a range of toys made available first in Europe and the Middle East. 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.