''Oggy Oggy'' is a French preschool computer-animated

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series created by Jean Cayrol & Cédric Guarneri and is produced by

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with the participation of

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and

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. It is a spin-off and

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to ''

Oggy and the Cockroaches ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (french: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French comedy-adventure animated television series produced by Gaumont Multimedia (first two seasons) and Xilam Animation (third season onwards), and created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud, ...

'' based on the character by

Jean-Yves Raimbaud Jean-Yves Stephane Marcel Raimbaud (27 February 1958 – 28 June 1998) was a French people, French animator and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the animated series, ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' that officially debuted posthumously on ...

and billed as the first French Netflix Original animated series. It was released on August 24, 2021.

Plot

The series follows Oggy as a kitten, who goes on

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-free adventures with his friends (Mallow and Sporty) in a world where everything's made out of kid toys.

Characters

*Oggy - a kitten with a light blue body, black dotted eyes, red nose, white stomach and feet. *Mallow - a kitten with yellow glasses, light green polo, black overalls, and white shoes with grey laces. *Sporty - a kitten with white sports visor, dark green polo, white shorts and shoes with two stripes on each side.

Episode list

International Broadcast

The series globally premiered on

on August 24, 2021. On January 29, 2021, Xilam announced that

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(for

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), Discovery Italy (for

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) and

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had acquired French, Italian and German TV broadcast rights to the series. The series will premiere on the respective networks in 2022. On July 6, 2022, Channel 5 acquired the UK television broadcast rights to the series for their

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strand.

Merchandise

On October 25, 2021, Xilam named

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as the global toy partner for the series. The toy range will consist of plush toys, figures, playsets, vehicles, and collectables.

References

External links

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