''Olliver's Adventures'' is a Canadian

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that originally aired on

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on September 3, 2002, with the first 13 episodes. It was produced in

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and consists of 117 shorts or 39 episodes of 3 shorts each, along with a pilot special.

Plot

The show is about a young boy named Olliver (Ollie) who invents a world of his own using his imagination, creating stories that reconfigure his everyday life and impressions of the world into epic adventures.

Characters

Ollie (voiced by Joanne Miller) usually has his toys as his companions: * Jorge the iguana (voiced by Glenn Lefchak) * Trog the strong caveman * Tara the woman (voiced by Tara Doyle) * Zoomerax the alien * Beano the dog * The Giant Big Sisters are a trio of bully siblings * Mom and Dad are parents

Episodes

Pilot special

The pilot special, written by Edward Kay and directed by Sean Scott, was named ''Ollie's Under-the-Bed Adventures'' and won a

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for Best Animated Program. It consists of 10 two-minute shorts, and premiered on Teletoon on April 15, 2001.

Season 1 (2002)

Season 2 (2003)

Season 3 (2005)

Production

The pilot special cost about $500,000 (US$330,000) to produce, and was originally distributed by Cochran Entertainment.

Telecast and home media

''Olliver's Adventures'' originally aired on

on September 3, 2002 with the first 13 episodes. It consisted 117 shorts or 39 episodes of 3 shorts each, along with a pilot special. The final episode aired on March 20, 2005. In the USA, the show aired on Animania HD. Season 1 is available on

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. The first 6 episodes (18 shorts) have also been released on

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Teletoon 2000s Canadian animated television series 2002 Canadian television series debuts 2005 Canadian television series endings Animated television series about children Canadian children's animated adventure television series Canadian children's animated fantasy television series Canadian flash animated television series English-language television shows Sentient toys in fiction Television series by DHX Media Television shows set in Nova Scotia Television shows filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia Teletoon original programming