Release

Broadcast history

In the United States, Oswald first aired on the Nick Jr. television block on Nickelodeon on 20 August 2001. during its daytime preschool block. Reruns also aired on the 24-hour Nick Jr. Channel upon its launch in 2009, but they were removed on 11 December 2014. The show aired briefly on Nick on CBS for one year from 22 September 2001, to 7 September 2002.

When the Noggin brand was relaunched as a streaming service in 2015, all 26 episodes of Oswald were made available for streaming.

Home media

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

Main releases

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| rowspan="3"| 2 September 2003

| Best Buddies

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  • "Odd One Out" / "Goodbye Best Friend"
  • "Friends Indeed" / "Sammy Starfish Live"

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| Outdoors with Oswald

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  • "A Day at the Beach" / "The Sand Sculpture Contest"
  • "The Tomato Garden" / "Bird Watching"

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| Welcome to Big City!

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  • "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"

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| 27 January 2004

| On-the-Go Oswald

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  • "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"

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Episodes on Nick Jr. compilation DVDs (US only)

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| 24 May 2005

| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 1

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  • "A Day at the Beach" / "The Sand Sculpture Contest"

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| 26 September 2006

| Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday

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  • "Catrina's First Snow" / "The Snow Festival"

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Reception

The series received four out of five stars on Common Sense Media.

References

  • Official website