Riley pitched his idea to the development execs at Disney TV back in 2004, but the studio didn’t actually greenlight the project until three years later. Our show helps break down everyday tasks to three simple steps’it’s not designed for special kids, but we feel it’s accessible to every kid on our planet.’ ‘If you’re a parent of a child with autism, you’ll recognize this three-step method in the special therapy your child receives. ‘This teaching method had a big impact on me and my outlook on children’s television,’ he notes. Riley says when his son was diagnosed with autism at age three, he learned about the three-step method for his special curriculum. For example, I remember how excited my daughter used to get when she got to help out with simple tasks like mailing a letter or putting the milk back in the fridge.’Īnother important aspect of the show is that the creators break all of Oso’s missions into three simple steps. I thought to myself, if were to do a preschool show, I was going to have secret agents and spies in it’and I would have stuffed animals help kids with tasks that they could really relate to. ‘I saw what my own kids responded to and what they didn’t. ‘Back then I was working in animation, but not on preschool shows,’ recalls Riley, whose credits include Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Recess, Teacher’s Pet and Higglytown Heroes). The show’s creator and co-exec producer Ford Riley says the inspiration for Oso came one day as he was watching TV with his own kids. Helping him with his many missions is his computerized sidekick, Paw Pilot, and the robot video-cam bug, known as Shutterbug! Clever, right? That’s not all’the 11-minute episodes have tongue-in-cheek James Bondish titles like ‘Gold Flower,’ ‘Live and Let Ride,’ ‘A View to a Book’ and ‘Carousel Royale’ and feature theme songs that may create a bit of nostalgia for older viewers. Maintaining a positive attitude (Oso’s favorite catch-phrase happens to be ‘It’s all part of the plan!’), our hero gets his assignments at the beginning of each segment by the unseen Mr. This month, viewers will be able to enjoy a very young take on the smooth international globetrotters when Special Agent Oso begins his animated adventures on Playhouse Disney.Ĭentering on an accident-prone but motivated panda bear plush toy voiced by Sean Astin, Special Agent Oso helps kids accomplish everyday tasks such as mailing a letter, using a library card or brushing their teeth. However, you’ll have to look really hard to find a preschool show that delivers a spot-on homage to the classic genre. ![]() James Bond and all the other Cold War-era spies have inspired their share of clever spoofs throughout the years. He and his friends work for U.N.I.Q.U.E.A new animated preschool show on Playhouse Disney pushes the visual envelope while gently spoofing secret agent movies. 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.The colorful special agent teddy bear who predominantly works on helping children perform tasks such as blowing bubbles, making a card or cleaning their rooms he is the main character of the series. 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. 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. To do so, the Paw Pilot provides Oso with "three special steps," a simplified step-by-step guide to completing the task. Dos, illustrate his client's plight and assign him a mission to help the child complete the task. Oso is always assigned to the case, and his Paw Pilot, along with the unseen Mr. 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. ![]() The series premiered on Apas 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, 2011and later, the Disney Junior channel.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, his computerized assistant, which gives him a special alert.
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