''Oscar's Oasis'' (known as in French and in Welsh) is a computer animated comedy television series consisting of 78 7-minute episodes.
It was produced by
TeamTO
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and
Tuba Entertainment, in association with
Boutique Filmes,
Cake Entertainment
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, and
Synergy Media with the participation of
TF1, in coproduction with
Canal+ Family,
Télétoon+
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,
Cartoon Network and
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, and
Carrimages 5, and the support of
National Center of Cinematography and the moving image
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Although the series contains no dialogue,
it features the voices of Marie Facundo, Sly Johnson, Martial Le Minoux and Jérémy Prevost.
Originally, the series started out as a short simply called, Oasis, which then later became a series that was called Ooohhh Asis, and was composed of seven one-minute-and-a-half episodes, which were broadcast on 26 March 2008 from
TF1.
''Oscar's Oasis'' debuted in its new format at the 2010
MIPTV Media Market
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. The series premiered on
Canal+
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and
Canal+ Family in September 2010, and was broadcast on TF1 since late summer 2011.
In July 2011, the series was released on
Nintendo 3DS in
3D. The show started airing on
Gulli
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on July 2, 2019.
Synopsis
Oscar is a lizard living in a non-specific
desert that has features from several different real deserts, like the
Sahara,
Kalahari Desert
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, and North American deserts. An
asphalt concrete highway runs through the area, used from time to time by various cargo trucks. Oscar is generally searching for food or water; he sometimes discovers liquid, in bottles or elsewhere, but is usually frustrated from recovering it for drink. An oasis supplies the only fresh water in the area, but its thick population of irascible and hungry crocodiles renders it inaccessible. At considerable personal risk (lizard is a delicacy for chickens), Oscar occasionally manages to steal an egg from a nearby hen coop, and he sometimes explores one of the piles of trash that litter the parched landscape. The Trio, which involves Buck, a
vulture
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; Harchi, a
hyena; & Popy, a
fennec fox
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, inhabit a derelict
school bus situated on a neighboring hill, but they mostly race about on a cast-off warehouse or grocery cart powered by Harchi and directed by Popy. Like Oscar, the trio constantly search for food and water - often competing with him, sometimes abusing him as a means, but occasionally cooperating with him when it suits their purpose. The main characters often find themselves falling off cliffs a la ''Wile E. Coyote'' chasing the ''Road Runner'', wherein the law of gravity is briefly suspended while the character comes to realize their imminent doom.
Characters
Main characters
The four main characters are:
* Oscar is the main character of the show. He is a
gecko that is always getting into trouble with the trio – Buck, Harchi and Popy – and the chickens too. Oscar is always trying to catch flies and find some water, but most of the time things don't come out right. Whenever he has something interesting, the trio always tries to take it from him. Whilst he in turn often tries to steal the trio's food. In Oasis & Ooohhh Asis, he had no name. Voiced by Marie Facundo.
* The Trio:
* Buck - a
vulture
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, the brain of the Trio. This guy tolerates when Harchi gets yelled at by Popy. In Oasis & Ooohhh Asis, he was originally called Burk. Voiced by Sly Johnson.
* Harchi - a
hyena, the brawn of the Trio, he is given the physical jobs. He normally acts as the driving force behind the makeshift cart that he and his friends use to chase Oscar or the chickens. In the event of them taking a collective tumble, Harchi typically catches everyone so they avoid the ravine. Sometimes he can also show stupidity. Voiced by Sly Johnson.
* Popy - a
fennec fox
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, the leader of the Trio, the one who strategizes and gives directions. She is clever and sneaky, tricking the other animals as well as the two others in the trio. As shown in the episodes Pronto Express, Forbidden Paradise, and Bad Seed, she is also greedy. In Oasis & Ooohhh Asis, she was originally called Panic. Voiced by Marie Facundo.
Minor characters
* Manolo - a
truck driver
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who transports various items in the series. He is always asleep at the wheel while his dog, Roco, drives. Voiced by Martial Le Minoux.
* Roco - Manolo's loyal and faithful dog. He always tries to keep their cargo safe and frequently chases Oscar and the trio or tries to deter them from the contents of the moving vehicle. He is generally more friendly with Oscar than with the trio.
* Lizardette - a female lizard to whom Oscar's heart belongs, though they sometimes compete with each other over things. In the episode Corn to be Wild, she has babies, but it's unknown who her mate is.
* The Chickens - their half-closed eyes give them a nonchalant, blasé appearance. They fall blindly into the traps laid for them, and get out of them without realizing they have escaped any kind of danger. They always try to eat Oscar.
* The Crocodiles - the most feared animals of the desert and the
top predator
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Apex predators are usually defined in terms of trophic dynamics, meaning that they occupy the highest trophic le ...
s.
* The Skunk - He doesn't smell good. He is always afraid of Oscar, but the trio are always afraid of him because of his smell. He often takes the trio's fruit.
* The Meerkats - The "Thieves" of the desert, they sometimes steal stuff from the trio as they compete with Oscar. In some episodes, however, they work together with Oscar against the trio.
* The Dung Beetles - Oscar's friends who occasionally help him out of tough predicaments. In the episode Revenge of the Small Fry, Oscar once helped them roll up a large ball of dung, which they have never forgotten.
* Junior - Oscar's adopted son who made only one appearance in the show.
*The Fly - Oscar's dessert which he eats after a meal. The fly is quick and isn't always eaten by Oscar.
Episodes
Each episode runs for 7 minutes and there is one episode in Oasis, 7 episodes in Ooohhh Asis, & 78 episodes in Oscar's Oasis, which is 96 episodes total.
Oasis
Ooohhh Asis
Oscar's Oasis
Influence
The character Oscar from the series sometimes serves as the illustration for ' (an abbreviation of ''kadal gurun'' "desert lizard(s)"), a derogatory political term that mostly used to refer
Indonesia
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n opposition groups, but also used for narrow-minded people and those influenced by extremist and fundamentalist groups from
Middle East
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.
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 2080922
2010s children's television series
2010s French animated television series
2010s South Korean animated television series
French children's animated comedy television series
French computer-animated television series
Animated television series without speech
South Korean children's animated comedy television series
Discovery Kids original programming
Cartoon Network original programming
Fictional mute characters
Animated television series about reptiles and amphibians
Animated television series about foxes
Animated television series about birds
Animated television series about mammals