Oswaldo
'Oswaldo' follows the misadventures of a school-aged penguin who was adopted and raised by human parents and who must now face his biggest challenge -- surviving school… which is way harder than it sounds, especially when you are an excitable, flat-out weird little guy whose brain is infused with useless pop-culture. Thankfully, this weirdest of penguins can count on Tobias and Leia the kind of friends who are there no matter what life throws at him – strict art teachers, rabid packs of babies, role-playing games gone awry, and even occasional rogue science fair projects. Which is pretty much what ‘Oswaldo’ would call a normal day.
Overview
'Oswaldo' follows the misadventures of a school-aged penguin who was adopted and raised by human parents and who must now face his biggest challenge -- surviving school… which is way harder than it sounds, especially when you are an excitable, flat-out weird little guy whose brain is infused with useless pop-culture. Thankfully, this weirdest of penguins can count on Tobias and Leia the kind of friends who are there no matter what life throws at him – strict art teachers, rabid packs of babies, role-playing games gone awry, and even occasional rogue science fair projects. Which is pretty much what ‘Oswaldo’ would call a normal day.
Episodes
1. All Game and No Play
Oswaldo goes to a game store and comes across the "Space Ninja Dinosaur". The clerk warns you that the game is extremely dangerous and, once on the Banned Wall, you will never be able to rent anything there again. However, he ends up putting the game in the hands of Tobias, a former gambling addict who is recovering.
2. Beginner's Death
Oswaldo and Tobias decide to play lasetag in a joint downtown. Embdate with the fearsome Reaper 3000 - who is actually just a tired old arcade employee - and the rule is clear: one shot and you're "dead", out of the game. When Tobias fails to cover his friend, Oswaldo is hit by the Reaper 3000 and believes he is truly dead. Then he comes home terrified and the fact that he is ignored by everyone - his parents, friends - makes him sure of his ghostly state. For everything he's seen on TV and in the movies, Oswaldo believes he needs to resolve all his issues on Earth to finally cross to the "other side" - issues such as: finishing homework, eating at the school cafeteria for the last time, return a borrowed pen, etc. And to help him, Oswaldo scales Leia and the powerful medium Tobias. Will Oswaldo walk towards the light when the time is right? Or will he realize he's just making a silly drama?
3. Osviral
Leia features a videocast about obscure boargames on the internet. She invites Oswaldo to be her assistant during one of the episodes, but he manages to struggle with the pieces and the super glue, making an absurd mess in a few seconds. The video goes viral and he becomes a web celebrity - for a long 3 minutes before the next meme becomes a sensation - the ""boo-yo-yo boy"". But these 3 minutes of fame were enough for Oswaldo to achieve success, hire his father as his agent, write a book and destroy his friendship with Léia - some of the mishaps of fame.... Oswaldo then discovers himself a former famous, a sub-celebrity and the only job he gets is a series of failed events - a pigeon convention, a debutante party and a deadly attempt to viralize a video tape - a new opportunity to regain the glory of the success of hours ago.
Cast & Crew
Joel Vieira
Oswaldo/ Paulo Augusto/ Teco (voice)
Melissa Garcia
Léia/ Diretora Marilua (voice)
Mabel Cezar
Mãe do Oswaldo (voice)
Carol Valença
Janette (voice)
Italo Luiz
Tobias/ Dimitri (voice)
Francisco Junior
Pai do Oswaldo (voice)
