History WesternAnimation / Oswaldo

The show's eponymous star is a 12-year-old penguin who was found on the beaches of Barra da Tijuca (a neighborhood of UsefulNotes/RioDeJaneiro) as a baby and raised by human parents as one of their own. Now infused with the quirks, obsessions, and pop culture knowledge of a typical tween, Oswaldo must navigate through the greatest challenge that any 12-year-old can face -- middle school. But even for an excitable little oddball like him, things like that are always harder than they sound, and any problem he faces can and will result in the most unpredictable and bizarre outcomes. But no matter what kind of insanity Oswaldo faces on a normal day, our eccentric protagonist can always count on his parents Feramina and Paulito, as well as his best friends Leia and Tobias, to have his back and always be there for him.

* HasTwoMommies: Leia has two moms, one of whom is also the principal at the main trio's school.

* AlphaBitch: Sadra, a mean and bossy girl who finds Oswaldo and Tobias annoying and constantly gets the former's name wrong. Oddly enough, she's more frenemies with Leia though. For a male example, there's Medeiros, a smug rich boy who is almost never seen without his luxury segway or his personal bodyguard Tenorio, and frequently picks on Oswaldo and his friends.

** "Ladies Forever" is entirely about Leia hanging with Sadra, Vivian, and Jeanette rather than Oswaldo and Tobias, with the boys instead being relegated to a minor subplot.

* DetentionEpisode: "The Brunch Club", being a WholePlotReference to ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', is naturally this, with Oswaldo, Sadra, P.A., Vivan, and Geovan all sharing a day in the detention room together and swapping interconnected stories about how they all got sent there.

** Jeanette is known as Janet in the English dub.

** Sadra is instead Sandra.

* GenkiGirl: Jeanette is a sweet and peppy girl who loves cute things and speaks in an adorably squeaky voice.

** Oswaldo's classmate Jeanette is notable for being the only non-infant human character on the show drawn without a nose.

''Oswaldo'' is a Brazilian animated series produced by Birdo Studio, the country’s most prominent animation studio. It is the creation of Pedro Eboli, a Brazilian animator who would later go on to make North American cartoons like Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''WesternAnimation/CupcakeAndDinoGeneralServices'' and Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack''.

* MistakeForUndead: In the episode "Beginner's Death", Oswaldo believes he is a ghost after he is "killed" in a game of laser tag, so he seeks Tobias' help to complete his unfinished business and pass on to the afterlife.

** Geovan has his origin story explored in "Jeorigins: Jermaine Begins".

** Principal Marilua is changed to Principal Marilee.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Oswaldo himself is a full representation of this trope, being the quirky star of the show and having been adopted by humans for his sheer adorableness as a chick.

* ShowWithinAShow: Oswaldo and his friends are big fans of the "Bodybuilding Moths" film series.

* RunningGag: Whenever a sequel to a movie or video game is mentioned in the series, its usually titled "European Vacation" and features the characters in Bavarian outfits.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Oswaldo's favorite food is bananas with ketchup.

* ShowWithinAShow: Oswaldo is a big fan of the "Battle Moths" film series.

** Medeiros is renamed Mitchell.

* AlphaBitch: Sadra, a bossy and popular girl who finds Oswaldo annoying and frequently misnames him. Oddly enough, she's more frenemies with Leia though. There's also Medeiros, a smug rich boy who is almost never seen without his segway or his bodyguard Tenorio.

* CreatorCameo: Series creator Pedro Eboli cameos as the voice of Ryan, one of Oswaldo's classmates.

* GranolaGirl: Principal Marilua is described as one, although since we rarely see much of her, it's not really that obvious most of the time.

* {{Hipster}}: Ian. He only likes bands that nobody has heard of.

* PassionateSportsGirl: Vivian is a very sporty girl in Oswaldo's class who loves volleyball competitions.

* SliceOfLife: Talking penguin protagonist aside, the series never goes into anything overtly supernatural and fantastic, instead deriving its chaos and absurdity from grounded and mundane situations.

* TwoTeacherSchool: The staff at Oswaldo's school is pretty much entirely composed of Oswaldo's teacher, the principal, the art teacher, and the cafeteria worker.

''Oswaldo'' is a Brazilian-Indian animated series co-produced by Brazil's Birdo Studio and India's Symbiosys Entertainment. It is the creation of Pedro Eboli, a Brazilian animator who would later go on to make North American cartoons like Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''WesternAnimation/CupcakeAndDinoGeneralServices'' and Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack''.

The show's eponymous star is a 12-year-old penguin who was found on the beaches of Barra da Tijuca (a neighborhood in UsefulNotes/RioDeJaneiro) as a baby and raised by human parents as one of their own. Now infused with the quirks, obsessions, and pop culture knowledge of a typical tween, Oswaldo must navigate through the greatest challenge that any 12-year-old can face -- middle school. But even for an excitable little oddball like him, things like that are always harder than they sound, and any problem he faces can and will result in the most unpredictable and bizarre outcomes. But no matter what kind of insanity Oswaldo faces on a normal day, our eccentric protagonist can always count on his parents Feramina and Paulito, as well as his best friends Leia and Tobias, to have his back and always be there for him.

The series debuted on October 11, 2017 on the Brazilian Creator/CartoonNetwork feed, with an English dub of the series later being produced for Creator/{{CBBC}} in the United Kingdom. A second season premiered on June 3, 2019, and a third one arrived on January 6, 2020 followed by a fourth on November 4, 2020. Sadly, the series' fourth season proved to be its last, with Pedro Eboli stating in a January 2023 post on his Twitter that the series has been cancelled at a grand total of 52 eleven-minute episodes.

* AlphaBitch: Sadra, a bossy and popular girl who finds Oswaldo annoying and frequently misnames him "Orville". Oddly enough, she's more frenemies with Leia though. There's also Medeiros, a smug rich boy who is almost never seen without his segway or his bodyguard Tenorio.

** Jeanette is known as Janete in the English dub.

* HasTwoMommies: Leia has two moms,one of whom s also the principal at the main trio's school.

* ConspiracyTheorist: Oswaldo's teacher Professor Gibraltar is one. He often shares his theories with others and is quick to suspect aliens are behind anything strange occurring at the school.

* DubNameChange: The series' English dub changes some characters' names from the original Brazilian Portuguese.

* WackyHomeroom: With the exception of Leia, Oswaldo's classmates are every bit as weird and eccentric as he is. Same goes for their teacher.

* DubNameChange: The series' English dub changes some characters' names from the original Brazilian Portugese.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Oswaldo's classmate Jeanette is notable for being the only non-infant human character on the show drawn without a nose.

The series debuted on October 11, 2017 on the Brazilian Creator/CartoonNetwork feed. A second season premiered on June 3, 2019, and a third one arrived on January 6, 2020 followed by a fourth on November 4, 2020. Sadly, the series' fourth season proved to be its last, with Pedro Eboli stating in a January 2023 post on his Twitter that the series has been cancelled.

* AlphaBitch: Sandra, a bossy and popular girl who finds Oswaldo annoying and frequently misnames him "Orville". Oddly enough, she's more frenemies with Leia though. There's also Medeiros, a smug rich boy who is almost never seen without his segway or his bodyguard Tenorio.

** Ryan's English dub name is Ian.

* OnlySaneWoman: Leia usually plays this role when dealing with her friends' wackiness.

* CreatorCameo: Series creator Pedro Eboli cameos as the voice of Ian, one of Oswaldo's classmates.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Oswaldo's classmate Janete is notable for being the only non-infant human character on the show drawn without a nose.

The show's eponymous star is a 12-year-old penguin who was found on the beaches of Barra da Tijuca (a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro) as a baby and raised by human parents as one of their own. Now infused with the quirks, obsessions, and pop culture knowledge of a typical tween, Oswaldo must navigate through the greatest challenge that any 12-year-old can face -- middle school. But even for an excitable little oddball like him, things like that are always harder than they sound, and any problem he faces can and will result in the most unpredictable and bizarre outcomes. But no matter what kind of insanity Oswaldo faces on a normal day, our eccentric protagonist can always count on his parents Feramina and Paulito, as well as his best friends Leia and Tobias, to have his back and always be there for him.

* CloudCuckoolander: Oswaldo himself is a pretty eccentric character - an excitable, clumsy, and flat-out weird little guy whose brain is infused with useless pop-culture knowledge and is addicted to pizza, video games, and the Internet.

* HasTwoMommies: Leia has two moms.

* ThreeAmigos: Oswaldo, Tobias, and Leia form the series' core friendship.

The series debuted on October 11, 2017 on the Brazilian Creator/CartoonNetwork feed. A second season premiered on June 3, 2019, and a third one arrived on January 6, 2020 followed by a fourth on November 4, 2020.

The series debuted on October 11, 2017 on the Brazilian Creator/CartoonNetwork feed. A second season premiered on June 3, 2019, and a third one arrived on January 6, 2020.

''Oswaldo'' is a Brazilian-Indian animated series co-produced by Brazil's Birdo Studio and India's Symbiosys Entertainment. It is the creation of Pedro Eboli, a Brazilian animator who would later go on to make North American cartoons like Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Teletoon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/CupcakeAndDinoGeneralServices'' and Creator/{{Nelvana}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack''.

* CloudCuckoolander: Oswaldo himself is a pretty eccentric character - an excitable, clumsy, and flat-out weird little guy whose brain is infused with useless pop-culture and is addicted to pizza, video games, and the Internet.

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The series debuted on October 11, 2017 on the Brazilian Cartoon Network feed. A second season premiered on June 3, 2019, and a third one arrived on January 6, 2020.