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Odd Squad was created by Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman, in conjunction with Fred Rogers Productions and Sinking Ship Entertainment. It centers on the titular organization and the kid agents that work for it as they fight oddities all around the world with wits, skill, and lots of math. Spanning across four "generations" of agents, it originally started as a TV series before expanding to numerous other forms of media, and has become the major franchise of Sinking Ship Entertainment.

A list of works centered on the Odd Squad franchise:

Live-Action TV

  • Odd Squad: The main TV series. Originally conceptualized in 2012 with the release of a pilot followed by its premiere two years later on PBS Kids, three seasons each follow the daily lives of thirteen main agents in total as they battle odd creatures and odd villains.
  • Dino Dana: A TV show also made by Sinking Ship Entertainment spun off from Dino Dan that features numerous references to Odd Squad, including shared characters, and is considered to be Loose Canon by fans. invoked (Actor-sharing notwithstanding.)

Film

  • Odd Squad: The Movie: A full-length theatrical movie which premiered in Canadian theaters on July 1, 2016 before making its way to PBS Kids for American audiences a month later. Notable for being the first film produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment as a production company, as it helped them to branch out into the film market with Dino Dana: The Movie, based on one of their other franchises.
  • Odd Squad: World Turned Odd: A Made-for-TV Movie that premiered on PBS Kids on January 15, 2018 and on ICI Radio-Canada Tele in Canada on March 11, 2018.

Web Video

  • OddTube: A Spin-Off web series that spans across two seasons and 33 episodes. Premiered on the YouTube platform on 2016, with the second season premiering in 2020 and suffering from invoked Schedule Slip due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Odd Squad Gadget Testers: A short-form series hosted by Omar and Orla, who test different gadgets sent to them by the Gadget Lab at the Big Office. Released on April Fool's Day as part of the Odd Squad Movie Marathon for PBS Kids Family Night, alongside Odd Squad Book of Games.
  • Odd Squad Book of Games: A short-form series hosted by Oswald and Osmerelda Kim, who teach agents about various games they can play when not fighting oddness. Released on April Fool's Day as part of the Odd Squad Movie Marathon for PBS Kids Family Night, alongside Odd Squad Gadget Testers.

Podcasts

  • Odd Squadcast: Also known as Big O Hero. A seven-episode podcast that focuses on Oprah (as the Big O) and her faithful audio/visual assistant Odeo working together to solve a ravage of oddness inside the Big Office.

Literature

  • Odd Squad Agent's Handbook: An in-universe handbook written by Adam Peltzman and Tim McKeon, the creators of Odd Squad, which is meant to be read from the perspective of an agent-in-training about to graduate from the Odd Squad Academy.
  • Fourteen coloring and activity books from Really Big Coloring Books, which will be released throughout the summer of 2024.
  • Mène l'enquête avec OSI: Roughly translated to Lead the Investigation with OSI. note 
    • Mystère au musée d'Histoire: Roughly translated to Mystery at the History Museum. An 80-page book that takes various Season 1 episodes such as "Zero Effect" and "Bad Luck Bears" and puts them into a written form, encouraging readers to figure out the cases for themselves.
    • Mystérieuses disparitions: Roughly translated to Mysterious Disappearances. An 80-page book that takes various Season 1 episodes such as "Soundcheck" and "Double Trouble" and puts them into a written form, encouraging readers to figure out the cases for themselves.
  • Three other books set to be released in the fall of 2024.

Other

  • Odd Squad Live!: A invoked live show that ran from 2016 to 2017. Focuses on two agents, Orianna and Orion, as they get turned into adults by a villain known as Father Time and must change back into kids. Notable for having the direct involvement of the TV series' creators as well as Mark De Angelis, a writer at the time who would go on to become the showrunner beginning in Season 3.
  • Odd Squad Healthy Habits: A series of four short-form videos created in 2020 during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Oprah (as the Big O), who gives out various hygiene tips to avoid getting sick.
  • Odd Squad: Stop the Music: The show's digital album, credited under the artist "Odd Squad & Paul Buckley" (the latter of which composes all of the songs in the franchise). Released on May 30, 2015, it contains various songs heard in Season 1, some of which are full versions and others of which are background music pieces.
  • A Curiosity Playground interactive exhibit. Initially announced in September 2021 alongside exhibits for other PBS Kids IPs as part of parent company Falcon Beyond's IP Expander, and currently planned for multiple locations worldwide.
  • Odd Squad: Oddmented Reality: A Canada-exclusive app for Apple devices that features an interactive episode set in Augmented Reality. Taking place during Season 2, the episode follows you as a newly-promoted Odd Squad agent as you deal with a villain break-in, among many other odd problems.
  • Braum's kids meal toys, launched in April 2024. They were available at all Braum's locations within the US.

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