Oswald is a 2001 English-language Animation Family show developed by Lisa Eve Hubman , Dan Yaccarino and Dan Yaccarino directed by Fredrick Stroppell, Debra Bronzon and Henry Lenardin-madden. Oswald was produced under the production house HIT Entertainment in collaboration with Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The show originally aired on Nickelodeon. A story of a blue octopus and his dog that looks like a hotdog, named Weenie, and their friends like Daisy the daisy, and Henry the penguin. They go on adventures in their town that usually involves a problem that needs to be solved. Written by Pat Robinson. Oswald features Fred Savage in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Debi Derryberry, David Lander, Crystal Scales, Laraine Newman, Daran Norris and J. Grant Albrecht. The show has a running time of 22-24 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 26 episodes. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by MTV Networks.