Special Agent Oso

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Special Agent Oso is an interactive American CGI-animated series for pre-school audiences series created by Ford Riley. The series premiered on April 4, 2009 as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block, and was one of the charter series that was part of the replacement Disney Junior block which started on February 14, 2011, and later, the Disney Junior channel.

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Premise

Each episode begins with Special Agent Oso in the midst of a training exercise, which he usually fails on his first try, causing him to say "It's all part of the plan--more or less" and Paw Pilot to warn him "Special alert" multiple times. Invariably, during the exercise, at least one child is confronted with a simple task he/she have trouble completing it, which a "Shutterbug" drone notices. Oso is always assigned to the case, and his Paw Pilot, along with the unseen Mr. Dos, illustrate his client's plight and assign him a mission to help the child complete the task. To do so, the Paw Pilot provides Oso with "three special steps," a simplified step-by-step guide to completing the task. Oso is transported to the child's location and attempts to follow the steps; as the three special steps are, in and of themselves, usually too vague to complete the task properly, the Paw Pilot also gives further elaborations, including at least one helpful trick. On the third and final step, the Paw Pilot senses the time limit on the task (between 3-19 seconds) and begins counting down when the time limit is near; Oso and the child usually complete the task just as time is up.

Returning from the assignment, the helpful trick given during the assignment always turns out to be the same trick Oso needed to complete the interrupted training exercise, which he likewise completes and passes.

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Episodes

The show has 60 episodes; 24 in the first season and 36 in the second. The episode names are usually references to the names of James Bond films, such as Three Wheels Are Not Enough and The Boy with the Golden Gift. The first two seasons contain at least one episode title that parodies all 22 of the existing Bond films at the time (as Skyfall was released after Season 2 originally concluded, same with Spectre). Some episode titles also parody the Carly Simon song "Nobody Does it Better" which is the popular theme song to The Spy Who Loved Me.

Components

Each episode is composed of four components:

• The Three Special Steps are the steps that Paw Pilot gives Oso to follow when he is on his special assignments. Oso has a matter of time to finish the three special steps. The third step is usually timed for 3-19 seconds.
• The training exercises are Oso's training task assigned by Wolfie, Dotty or Bufo. Oso usually messes up on his first try, but in the course of doing the special assignments he refers to the mistake he made in his training exercise, thanks to the person he is helping. He then returns to his training exercise and does it right, then earns a "Digi-Medal.
• Audience participation or interaction with Oso. Sometimes, Oso will ask the audience to help him find something hidden or missing on the screen. Other times, Oso will ask the audience to try something physically demanding that he is doing.
• The special assignments are missions that Oso is requested to complete by the mysterious Mr. Dos, in order to help a child in need. Oso tries to complete the Three Special Steps that Paw Pilot gives him. Then he earns a "Digi-Medal".

Three Healthy Steps

Special Agent Oso: Three Healthy Steps is a short series that airs in the United States and the United Kingdom during the Disney Junior programming block. It encourages children to use "three healthy steps" regarding eating, being healthy and exercising.

Characters that are featured in the short series are Special Agent Oso, Paw Pilot, Special Agent Wolfie, Special Agent Dotty, and Professor Buffo.

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Characters

Main

Guest voices

Additional voices

• Lou Holtz as Uncle Lou (character was modeled to look like himself)
• Nathan Lane as Briana's Dad/Emma's Dad
• Lara Flynn Boyle as Isabella's Mom
• Megan Hollingshead as David's Mom
• Jeremy Irons as Nave's Dad
• James Earl Jones as Mr. Thompson
• Madge Sinclair as Maya's Mom
• Mel Brooks as Grandpa Mel
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Braden's Dad
• Kimberly Brooks as Doc's Mom

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Broadcast

The first season of Special Agent Oso premiered in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2009, and aired through April 17, 2010; the second season premiered on July 9, 2010.The first season and second season of Special Agent Osowas aired on May 30 2011 On Belevian Television Qatar And BeleviaAnd Disney Junior Asia In 2013

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Disney Channel press release for Special Agent Oso
• Special Agent Oso at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Special Agent Oso on TV.com
• Special Agent Oso on LOVEFILM

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