History Trivia / OddSquad

* IKnewIt: Many fans had been speculating that [[spoiler: Otis used to be a villain]] until it was proven true in the Season 2 finale.

* ShrugOfGod: When asked about the future of the show, Mark De Angelis reiterated [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0ZjuAAIDK/ a comment he posted earlier on his Instagram about his departure from working on it]], saying that "it's not the 'end' end of ''Odd Squad''" and that it's possible the franchise as a whole could continue with another movie or another SpinOff. Considering that Tim [=McKeon=] appears to have moved on to other projects like ''Series/{{Helpsters}}'' and both prodcos are moving on to other shows, it was very plausible that the show's fate was to rerun on Creator/PBSKids until it's dropped from all schedules. However, in July of 2023, Season 4 was confirmed to be in production with Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman both returning as writers, making De Angelis's comment a reality.

* FlipFlopOfGod:
** Is ''Odd Squad Mobile Unit'' a SpinOff, or Season 3 of the original ''Odd Squad?'' Not only are networks like PBS Kids and TVO Kids at odds on what to call it, but so are the show's ''own production companies.'' Sinking Ship Entertainment treats it as a spin-off, but Fred Rogers Productions treats it as Season 3 of the show. Even those who work on ''Odd Squad,'' like Tim [=McKeon=] and Mark De Angelis, have left what ''Odd Squad Mobile Unit'' is supposed to be completely ambiguous.
** The trope also applies to the second half of Season 3 -- is it an extension of the currently-airing season, is it Season 4 of the original show, or is it Season 2 of a spin-off series? Most PBS stations, as well as Fred Rogers Productions, seem to concur that it's an extension of Season 3, but Sinking Ship Entertainment promotes it as Season 2 of ''Odd Squad Mobile Unit'', a spin-off show. As of July 2023, it being Season 4 of the original show has been ruled out, as an actual Season 4 was announced.

* SeriesHiatus: Like a majority of Creator/PBSKids shows, ''Odd Squad'' experiences these fairly often, with the show going up to ''half a year'' without any new episodes.

* NoExportForYou: Averted. The show airs in the US, Canada, Latin-America, Australia and Germany, among other countries, due to Sinking Ship Entertainment being a Canadian distribution company that distributes their shows to multiple countries and networks. It even aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in Belgium and the Netherlands, of all networks.

* TheWikiRule: The [[https://oddsquad.fandom.com/wiki/Odd_Squad_Wiki Odd Squad Wiki]].

** The trope also applies to the recently-announced Season 3 extension -- is it an extension of the currently-airing season, is it Season 4 of the original show, or is it Season 2 of a spin-off series? Most PBS stations, as well as Fred Rogers Productions, seem to concur that it's an extension of Season 3, but Sinking Ship Entertainment promotes it as Season 2 of ''Odd Squad Mobile Unit'', a spin-off show.

* NoExportForYou: Averted. The show airs in the US, Canada, Latin-America, Australia and Germany, among other countries, due to Sinking Ship Entertainment being a Canadian distribution company that distributes their shows to multiple countries and networks. It's even set to air on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in Belgium and the Netherlands, of all networks.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Apparently, Jaiden Cannatelli, who played [[TheDitz Agent Ohlm]], was bullied at school for playing a stupid character. This caused the writers to retool Ohlm to be Season 2's HiddenVillain.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show started out strong, having the most full-length material that PBS Kids has ever released prior to a show's premiere, showing that in spite of their push to make the show animated and not live-action, they were banking a hefty bit into it so it could be a success. However, it began to suffer from lengthy hiatus and even got involved in [[https://current.org/2017/06/ig-audits-question-rogers-co-accounting-on-three-pbs-kids-shows/ controversy]] regarding Fred Rogers Productions' improper grant distribution, which contributed to its slow downfall. Needless to say, this show has never really been PBS Kids's favorite after its premiere.

* ShrugOfGod: When asked about the future of the show, Mark De Angelis reiterated [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0ZjuAAIDK/ a comment he posted earlier on his Instagram about his departure from working on it]], saying that "it's not the 'end' end of ''Odd Squad''" and that it's possible the franchise as a whole could continue with another movie or another SpinOff. Considering that Tim [=McKeon=] appears to have moved on to other projects like ''Series/{{Helpsters}}'' and both prodcos are moving on to other shows, it's very plausible that the show's fate is to rerun on Creator/PBSKids until it's dropped from all schedules.

* NamesTheSame: The name Olive can either refer to a main character in Season 1, or [[WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy a young elephant from Animal Town.]]

* ContentLeak: PBS Kids' website accidentally leaked the final ''[[{{Podcast}} Odd Squadcast]]'' episode "Broadcast Seven" by releasing it alongside "Broadcast Six" on December 23, 2020, a week before it was set to release officially. However, the episode isn't listed on the podcast's website, on Spotify, or on Apple Podcasts -- "Broadcast Six", the intended upload for December 23, is on all four platforms.

** Per the wishes of PBS Kids, the show was set to be animated to fit in with most of the other shows on the block's lineup. However, in order to keep the realism

* ImageSource: The show currently provides the page images for PlatonicBoyGirlHeroes and RambunctiousItalian.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The show has quite a few examples of this, as it has been in production from as far back as ''2012''.

* DescendedCreator: Mark [=DeAngelis=], the showrunner for Season 3 and a writer and producer for the show, plays a visiting tourist in "Sample of New York". He also plays a man with a floating head in the [[CharacterBlog [=OddTube=]]] episode "Oddness in NYC".
* DevelopmentHell: The ''Squadcast,'' a podcast based around the show, was stuck in limbo due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Since its initial announcement at the TCA Winter Press Tour in January 2020, there was no word on its development or release, but the project still remained listed by official sources. Season 2 of [[CharacterBlog [=OddTube=]]], which wasn't set to premiere until the fall, was pushed forward to the summer in place of the podcast's release, so it's possible that the pandemic played a role in its delay. While the podcast was eventually SavedFromDevelopmentHell with a [[https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-kids-presents-trio-of-podcasts-to-extend-the-fun-and-learning-of-hit-series-for-families/ press release]] put out by PBS Kids regarding the ''Squadcast'' and a couple of other podcasts based on Creator/PBSKids shows, detailing a premiere date of November 25, it was once again delayed and instead released on December 2, 2020.

* FanCommunityNicknames: PBS Kids, as well as the show's social media pages, have used the term "agents" to refer to the demographic that watches the show. "Oddballs" is used as a more general term used for fans both inside and outside the intended demographic, coined by Olympia during her hosting stint on [[CharacterBlog [=OddTube=]]].