Odd Squad facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Odd Squad
Genre	Educational, Comedy
Created by	Tim McKeon Adam Peltzman
Written by	Tim McKeon
Starring	Dalila Bela Filip Geljo Millie Davis Sean Michael Kyer Anna Cathcart Isaac Kragten Olivia Presti Valentina Herrera Jayce Alexander Gavin MacIver-Wright Alyssa Hidalgo Glee Dango Shazdeh Kapadia
Composer(s)	Paul Buckley
Country of origin	Canada United States United Kingdom (season 4)
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	J. J. Johnson Tim McKeon Adam Peltzman Blair Powers Paul Siefken
Producer(s)	Matthew J.R. Bishop Georgina Lopez Ellen Doherty
Production location(s)	Toronto, Ontario
Editor(s)	Jennifer Essex-Chew Courtney Goldman Christopher Minns Laura Bower
Running time	10-13 minutes; two episodes paired for a half-hour program
Production company(s)	Sinking Ship Entertainment Fred Rogers Productions BBC Studios Kids & Family (season 4)
Release
Original network	TVOKids (Canada, English) Ici Radio-Canada Télé (Canada, French) PBS Kids (United States) CBBC (United Kingdom)
Original release	November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26) – present

Odd Squad (also known as ODD SQUAD) is a fun live-action TV show for kids. It was created by Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman. The show first aired in Canada on TVOKids and in the United States on PBS Kids on November 26, 2014. In Odd Squad, young agents use math to solve strange and silly problems in their town. They use basic math skills like adding, multiplying, and understanding graphs to figure things out.

What is Odd Squad?

The show is about an organization called Odd Squad. It's run completely by kids! Their job is to solve strange and unusual problems using math.

In the first two seasons, the main agents worked at Precinct 13579. These were Agents Olive (Dalila Bela) and Otto (Filip Geljo) in Season 1. Then, Agents Olympia (Anna Cathcart) and Otis (Isaac Kragten) took over in Season 2. Other kids also work for Odd Squad. There are security officers, tube operators, and scientists. Almost all employees have names starting with the letter "O."

Their boss, Ms. O (Millie Davis), gives them cases. Agents travel through a system of tubes to get where they need to go. They use math to figure out how to solve the problem. Sometimes, they go back to their headquarters. They might also visit the "Mathroom." This special room helps agents by showing them information.

Odd Squad agents also use cool "gadgets." These are invented by the scientists. In Season 1, Agent Oscar (Sean Michael Kyer) was in charge of the science lab. Later, Agent Oona (Olivia Presti) became his assistant. She eventually took over the lab when Oscar got a promotion.

The agents face many villains. These villains often create problems that need math to solve. The Odd Squad headquarters has a special seal. It shows a mythical creature called a jackalope.

In the third season, the show changed. It was called Odd Squad Mobile Unit. Instead of a precinct, the agents worked from a van. Four agents were sent by the Big O (Millie Davis). They traveled around the world. Their job was to help solve cases in places where local Odd Squad offices needed help. The fourth season, Odd Squad UK, is set in an Odd Squad office in the United Kingdom.

Odd Squad Characters

Main Characters

Cast of season 1 and 2 from left to right: Sean Michael Kyer as Oscar, Dalila Bela as Olive, Filip Geljo as Otto, Millie Davis as Ms. O, Olivia Presti as Oona, Isaac Kragten as Otis, Anna Cathcart as Olympia.

• Agent Olive (Dalila Bela, Season 1): Olive was a very experienced agent. She was calm and serious. She had a big fear of pies! Olive and Otto left the show at the end of Season 1. They went to run another Odd Squad office.
• Agent Otto (Filip Geljo, Season 1): Otto was Olive's partner. He was new to Odd Squad at first. Otto was more relaxed and easygoing than Olive. Even without much experience, he often found clues to solve cases. He left with Olive to run another Odd Squad office.
• Big O (Millie Davis, Seasons 1-3): She was known as "Ms. O" in the first two seasons. She is a very strict boss. She often yells, but less so as the show goes on. She is always sipping a juice box. Her real name is Oprah. In the Season 2 finale, Ms. O became the Big O. This means she leads the entire Odd Squad organization. She left the show after an episode in Season 3. She appointed Orpita, a trainee, to take her place as Little O.
• Agent Oscar (Sean Michael Kyer, Seasons 1-2): Oscar was the head scientist at the precinct. He was in charge of the lab. Other agents went to him for technical help. Oscar was very smart and had a funny personality. He left the show after a Season 2 episode. He became the president of the science division. Agent Oona took over his lab.
• Agent Olympia (Anna Cathcart, Season 2): Olympia joined the show in Season 2. She became Otto's partner after Olive left. She graduated early from the Odd Squad training academy. Olympia is very friendly and outgoing. She has a happy and carefree personality.
• Agent Otis (Isaac Kragten, Season 2): Otis also joined in Season 2. He became Olympia's partner after Otto left. Unlike Olympia, he is more serious and quiet. He has a fear of ducks! It was later revealed he used to be part of a family of villainous ducks. Ms. O trained him to become an Odd Squad agent.
• Agent Oona (Olivia Presti, Season 2; special guest Season 3): Oona was Oscar's assistant. She took over his job after he left. Like Oscar, she has a quirky personality.
• Agent Opal (Valentina Herrera, Season 3): Opal worked in the Arctic before joining the Mobile Unit. She is very competitive. She wants to work on important cases. She sees herself as the leader of the OSMU team. She left the show after a Season 3 episode to stay with her sister.
• Agent Omar (Jayce Alexander, Season 3): Omar also worked in the Arctic with Opal. He really values friendship. He often tries to calm things down among his teammates.
• Agent Oswald (Gavin MacIver-Wright, Season 3): Before the Mobile Unit, Oswald worked at the Odd Squad museum in New York City. He spent his whole career at a desk. He is always excited to jump into new tasks.
• Agent Orla (Alyssa Hidalgo, Season 3): Orla joined the Mobile Unit after being alone for 400 years. She was guarding a special clover. Because of this, she doesn't know much about modern inventions. She also tends to react quickly without thinking.
• Agent Osmeralda (Glee Dango, Season 3): She appeared earlier in Season 3 as Esmeralda Kim. She always wanted to help but was busy with hobbies. In a later episode, she joined the team. She brings her creative thinking skills.
• Little O (Shazdeh Kapadia, Season 3): She was Big O's assistant. She became the head of Odd Squad after Big O left. She is small but loves her job.
• Agent Ozzie (Alexander Shaw, Season 4): An agent at an Odd Squad office in the United Kingdom.
• Agent Orli (Asha Soetan, Season 4): An agent from Niagara Falls. She was called to the UK Odd Squad office to help with rising oddness.
• Captain O (Shelly Lagodinsky, Season 4): The leader of an Odd Squad office in the United Kingdom.
• Agent Onom (Samir Simon-Keegan, Season 4): A scientist at an Odd Squad office in the United Kingdom.

Other Odd Squad Employees

• Dr. O (Peyton Kennedy, Seasons 1-2; Kaden Stephen, Season 2): The Odd Squad doctor. She helps with medical problems. She is known for being a bit quirky. She often says funny, random things. She used to work in the Odd Squad gift shop.
• Agent Obfusco (Jaeden J. Noel, Season 1): An Odd Squad agent who is an expert in different cultures. He speaks in riddles. This helps viewers learn how to understand word problems.
• Oksana (Madeleine Barbeau, Seasons 1-2): The precinct's cook. She has a very calm and sarcastic personality.
• Agent Olaf (Eshaan Buadwal, Seasons 1-2): Agent Oren's partner. Olaf is usually happy and simple-minded. But sometimes he shows surprising intelligence. He loves potatoes and dreams of being a dentist. He is also a werewolf.
• Agent Orchid (Michela Luci, Seasons 1-3): One of the younger agents. She can be very stubborn and sarcastic. She likes to call others "Sherman."
• Agent Oren (Brendan Heard, Seasons 1-2): Agent Olaf's partner. Oren is often snarky and a bit arrogant. He and Olaf have a rivalry with Olive and Otto. Oren is afraid of pancakes. He wants to become an Odd Squad director.
• Agent Owen (Christian Distefano, Seasons 1-2): The head of Security. He protects the town and the Odd Squad building. He is often seen taking breaks.

Other Friends and Villains

• Delivery Debbie (Ashley Botting): She owns a pizzeria. She has appeared in many episodes. She was also important in Odd Squad: The Movie. Her rival is Delivery Doug.
• Polly Graph (Ava Preston): A girl who sells hot chocolate or lemonade. She loves graphs. She often gives agents data to help them with their cases.
• Soundcheck (Lucas Meeuse, Matthew Armet, Thomas Alderson, Stephan Dickson): A popular boy band in the show. Most Odd Squad employees like their music. Their songs include "Take Away Four."
• The Baker (Aisha Alfa): She runs a bakery in town. She often asks Odd Squad for help with problems in her shop.
• Mayor Macklemore (Seán Cullen): The mayor of the city where Precinct 13579 is located.

Antagonists

• Agent Ohlm (Jaiden Cannatelli, Seasons 1-2): He seemed slow-witted at first. He was Otto's partner for a short time. Later, it was revealed he was very smart. He pretended to be dumb to try and destroy Odd Squad.
• Fladam (Martin Roach, Seasons 1-2): A villain with special glasses. He can turn anything into a flat, two-dimensional shape.
• Noisemaker (David Tompa, Seasons 1-3): This villain wants to fill the world with strange sounds. He wears musical instruments all over his body.
• Odd Todd (Joshua Kilimnik, Seasons 1-2): He used to be Olive's partner. He was fired and became a villain. He was a recurring villain in Season 1. Later, he stopped being a villain and started gardening. In Season 2, he even helped other villains reform.
• Shapeshifter (Laura Landauer, Seasons 1-2): A villain who can change herself or anything else into a different object or person. She has a twin sister named The Form Changer in Season 3.
• The Shadow (Zarina Richard, Season 3): A villain who causes oddness for the Odd Squad Mobile Unit. Her real name is Olizabeth. She is Agent Opal's sister.

Episode List

How Odd Squad is Made

Odd Squad is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment. Most of the show is filmed in a studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Some parts of Season 3 were filmed in Cambridge, Ontario.

The last episode of Season 3 aired on July 8, 2022. A fourth season, called Odd Squad UK, came out on October 1, 2024. This fourth season was filmed in the United Kingdom. It was made with BBC Studios Kids & Family.

Odd Squad episodes have been shown on PBS Kids in the United States. In Canada, they aired on CBC Kids. In the UK, you could watch the series on CBBC and BBC Two. In Australia, it was shown on ABC Kids and ABC Me.

Other Odd Squad Fun

You can find many Odd Squad video games online. They are on the PBS Kids website and TVO Kids website. A special book called 'The Odd Squad Agent's Handbook' was released in 2020. The show's creators, Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman, wrote it.

Odd Squad Merchandise

In the United States, you can find Odd Squad coloring books. They are made by a company called Really Big Coloring Books. You can buy them at stores like Walmart, on Amazon, and on PBS websites.

See also

In Spanish: Odd Squad para niños