Hi Opie!
{{Short description|Canadian preschool TV show}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Hi Opie! logo.png
| image_size = 220
| genre = Children's
| creator = Barbara Slade
| director = Season 2: Lowell Dean, Jason Hopley, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Wayne Moss. Season 1: Phil McCordic
| country = Canada
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 26 (78 segments)
| starring = Jordan Lockhart
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Mark J.W. Bishop
- Matt Hornburg
- Barbara Slade
- Marie McCann
- Halle Stanford
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Larry Mirkin
- Patricia Ellingson
- Kate Barris
- Miklos Perlus
- Lowell Dean
- Sharon Summerling
- Marie McCann
- Halle Stanford
- Barbara Slade
}}
| editor = Mark Achtenberg
| runtime = 7 minutes
| company = marblemedia
The Jim Henson Company
| channel = TVO
Knowledge Network
City Saskatchewan
| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|9|1|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|9|25|df=y}}
| writer = Kate Barris, Miklos Perlus, Eric Curtin, Patrick Granleese, Diana Moore, John Slama, Barbara Slade, Hayley Solman, James Backshall, Anthony Teles, Andrew Mullins, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Michael T. Foley, Dave Dias
}}
Hi Opie! is a Canadian preschool show that premiered on September 1, 2014 on TVOKids and also airs on Knowledge Network and City Saskatchewan.
The series was renewed in 2015 for a second season.{{cite news|url=http://kidscreen.com/2015/05/11/production-begins-on-hi-opie-season-two/|title=Production begins on Hi Opie! season two|author=kidscreen|access-date=11 May 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518064854/http://kidscreen.com/2015/05/11/production-begins-on-hi-opie-season-two/|url-status=live}} Season 2 began airing September 7, 2015 on TVO and City. It premiered on Knowledge Network on September 28, 2015.
The first season was formerly available on Netflix in North America. The series is currently available on Peacock as of May 2023.
Plot
Hi Opie! is a live-action preschool series that follows the social, emotional and intellectual escapades of 5-year-old Opie, a puppet who is the "new kid" in a kindergarten class. Each story contains a simple lesson about personal growth, with a focus on the process of learning through play.{{cite web|url=http://www.marblemedia.com/whatwedo/project.php?name=hiopie1|title=Hi Opie! production information page|author=marblemedia|access-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904032744/http://www.marblemedia.com/whatwedo/project.php?name=hiopie1|archive-date=4 September 2014|url-status=dead}} In March 2016, it was announced that a sequel series entitled Opie's Home began production in the summer of 2016 and was released in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2016/07/29/hi-opie-is-coming-home-with-a-spin-off/|title=Hi Opie! Is coming home with a spin-off|access-date=2017-01-09|archive-date=2016-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103222935/http://kidscreen.com/2016/07/29/hi-opie-is-coming-home-with-a-spin-off/|url-status=live}}
Awards
| class="wikitable"
|2015 |YMA Awards of Excellence |Hi Opie! - Nominated, All Genres, Ages 3–5 Category !Nominated |
| 2015
|YMA Awards of Excellence |Hi Opie! - Winner, Best Convergent Website |Winner |
| 2015
|OVATION Awards |Hi Opie! - Winner, Merit Award for "Hi Opie!: Positioning TVO for Back-to-School Success |Winner |
| 2015
|Kidscreen Awards |Hi Opie! - Best Preschool Non-Animated or Mixed Series |Nominated |
| 2015
|iKids Award |Hi Opie! - Winner, Best Website Preschool) |Winner |
| 2015
|Golden Sheaf Awards |Hi Opie! - Nominated, Children's and Youth Production |Nominated |
| 2015
|ACE Awards |Hi Opie! - Bronze, Best Use of Media Relations Under $50,000 for "Back-to-School with Hi Opie!" |Bronze |
| 2016
|The Golden Sheaf Awards |Hi Opie! - Nominated, Children's and Youth Production |Nominated |
| 2016
|Prix Jeunesse |Hi Opie! - Finalist, Up to 6: Fiction |Finalist |
| 2016
|NHK Japan Prize |Hi Opie! - Finalist, Preschool |Finalist |
| 2016
|Canadian Screen Awards |Hi Opie! - Nominated, Best Pre-School Program or Series |Nominated |
| 2016
|Canadian Screen Awards |Hi Opie! - Nominated, Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for Jordan Lockhart |Nominated |
| 2017
|Canadian Screen Awards |Hi Opie! - Jordan Lockhart - Nominated for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program |Nominated |
Episodes
=Season 1=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="99%" style="background:#FFFFFF;"
!width="1%" style="background:#74C365;"|# !style="background:#74C365;"|Title !style="background:#74C365;"|Directed By !style="background:#74C365;"|Written By {{Episode list |Title=Opie the Special Helper |EpisodeNumber=1 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Tidies Up |EpisodeNumber=2 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Can't Decide |EpisodeNumber=3 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=A Special Show and Tell |EpisodeNumber=4 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Makes Music |EpisodeNumber=5 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Monster Day |EpisodeNumber=6 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Better Than a Bandage |EpisodeNumber=7 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=All by Myself |EpisodeNumber=8 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Rocket Fuel |EpisodeNumber=9 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Eco-Hero |EpisodeNumber=10 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Knows It All |EpisodeNumber=11 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Backwards Day |EpisodeNumber=12 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Diana Moore |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Other Half |EpisodeNumber=13 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Diana Moore |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Trading Day |EpisodeNumber=14 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Patrick Granleese |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Big Performance |EpisodeNumber=15 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Patrick Granleese |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Gotta Go |EpisodeNumber=16 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Stop Means Stop |EpisodeNumber=17 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Anything I Can Do |EpisodeNumber=18 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Sorts It Out |EpisodeNumber=19 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Not Ms. Doney (Special Guest: Pay Chen) |EpisodeNumber=20 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Double Duty |EpisodeNumber=21 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= John Slama |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=The World's First Friendship Hat |EpisodeNumber=22 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Corinne's Mom |EpisodeNumber=23 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= John Slama |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Hiccup Dance |EpisodeNumber=24 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Hayley Solman |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Tries Something New |EpisodeNumber=25 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Friend Benjamin |EpisodeNumber=26 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=The Case of the Sparkle Monster |EpisodeNumber=27 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Leaves Count! |EpisodeNumber=28 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Makes a Match |EpisodeNumber=29 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Patrick Granleese |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Rocks (Special Guest: Jason Collett) |EpisodeNumber=30 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Indoor Recess |EpisodeNumber=31 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Patrick Granleese |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Restaurant |EpisodeNumber=32 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Next Store Neighbors |EpisodeNumber=33 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Pirate Treasure |EpisodeNumber=34 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Dinosaurs for All |EpisodeNumber=35 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Dilemma |EpisodeNumber=36 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=A Promise Is a Promise |EpisodeNumber=37 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Makes a Mistake |EpisodeNumber=38 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Happily Ever After |EpisodeNumber=39 |DirectedBy= Phil McCordic |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} |
=Season 2=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="99%" style="background:#FFFFFF;"
!width="1%" style="background:#74C365;"|# !style="background:#74C365;"|Title !style="background:#74C365;"|Directed By !style="background:#74C365;"|Written By {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Favourite Thing |EpisodeNumber=1 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=No Peeking Opie |EpisodeNumber=2 |DirectedBy= Lawrence S. Mirkin |WrittenBy= James R. Backshall |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Moving Blues |EpisodeNumber=3 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Treasure Hunt |EpisodeNumber=4 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Anthony Teles and Andrew Mullins |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Being Opie |EpisodeNumber=5 |DirectedBy=Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie the Sandman |EpisodeNumber=6 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Anthony Teles and Andrew Mullins |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie vs. the Volcano |EpisodeNumber=7 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Out of Lunch |EpisodeNumber=8 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Lawrence S. Mirkin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Pet |EpisodeNumber=9 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Brave Opie's |EpisodeNumber=10 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Michael T. Foley |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Alien Teacher |EpisodeNumber=11 |DirectedBy= Lowell Dean |WrittenBy= Lawrence S. Mirkin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Cubby Clean Out |EpisodeNumber=12 |DirectedBy=Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Erin Curtin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Lady Bug Friend |EpisodeNumber=13 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie'Power |EpisodeNumber=14 |DirectedBy= Lowell Dean |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Keeps a Secret |EpisodeNumber=15 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= Michael T. Foley |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Game |EpisodeNumber=16 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Sneezy Opie |EpisodeNumber=17 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Anthony Teles and Andrew Mullins |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's The Fastest |EpisodeNumber=18 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Dave Dias |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Hide Opie |EpisodeNumber=19 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Fire Drill Drill |EpisodeNumber=20 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Mother Day Card |EpisodeNumber=21 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= James R. Backshall |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie The Reporter |EpisodeNumber=22 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Michael T. Foley |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's First Field Trip |EpisodeNumber=23 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Everybody Loves a Winner |EpisodeNumber=24 |DirectedBy= Lawrence S. Mirkin |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Just a Whisper |EpisodeNumber=25 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Rules (Special Guest: Pay Chen) |EpisodeNumber=26 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Baby Teacher |EpisodeNumber=27 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Gets Ideas |EpisodeNumber=28 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= James R. Backshall |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Not So Great Day |EpisodeNumber=29 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie and the Magic Balloon |EpisodeNumber=30 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= James R. Backshall |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Measures Up |EpisodeNumber=31 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Adds Music |EpisodeNumber=32 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Reading Buddies are Awesome |EpisodeNumber=33 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Miklos Perlus |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Does Nothing |EpisodeNumber=34 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= Lawrence S. Mirkin |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie The Leader |EpisodeNumber=35 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= James R. Backshall |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie's Truth |EpisodeNumber=36 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie The Borrower |EpisodeNumber=37 |DirectedBy= Jason Hopley |WrittenBy= James R. Backshall |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Opie Gets The Silent Treatment |EpisodeNumber=38 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} {{Episode list |Title=Snow Day |EpisodeNumber=39 |DirectedBy= Wayne Moss |WrittenBy= Kate Barris |LineColor=74C365 }} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb title|id=tt3986524}}
{{The Jim Henson Company}}
Category:Television shows filmed in Toronto
Category:TVO original programming
Category:2014 Canadian television series debuts
Category:2016 Canadian television series endings
Category:Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
Category:Television series by The Jim Henson Company
Category:2010s Canadian children's television series
Category:Canadian preschool education television series
Category:2010s preschool education television series