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Special Agent Oso
Created by	Ford Riley
Directed by	Jamie Mitchell
Voices of	Sean Astin Meghan Strange Gary Anthony Williams Phill Lewis Amber Hood Cam Clarke
Theme music composer	Ford Riley and Mike Himelstein
Composer(s)	Mike Himelstein and Michael Turner
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	60 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ford Riley Jamie Mitchell
Running time	24 minutes (2 12-minute segments per episode, except for episodes 35, 56, and 60)
Production company(s)	Disney Television Animation Sunwoo Entertainment
Release
Original network	Disney Channel Playhouse Disney (2009–11) Disney Junior (2011–12)
Picture format	1080i (16:9HDTV) (2009-2012)
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	United States
Original release	April 4, 2009 – April 17, 2012
External links
Official website

Special Agent Oso (/oʊˈsoʊ/) is an AmericanCGI-animated television series for preschool-aged audiences. The series, created by Ford Riley.^[1] It premiered on April 4, 2009 as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block.^[2]

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Premise[edit]

Each episode begins with Special Agent Oso in the midst of a training exercise, which he usually fails on his first try, causing him to say It's all part of the plan more or less and Paw Pilot, his computerized assistant, which gives him a special alert. Invariably, during the exercise, at least one child is confronted with a simple task which they have trouble completing, an event which a Shutterbug drone notices. Oso is always assigned to the case, and his Paw Pilot, along with the unseen Mr. Dos, illustrate his client's plight and assign him a mission to help the child complete the task. To do so, the Paw Pilot provides Oso with three special steps, a simplified step-by-step guide to completing the task. Oso is transported to the child's location and attempts to follow the steps as the three special steps are, in and of themselves, usually too vague to complete the task properly, the Paw Pilot also gives further elaborations, including at least one helpful trick. On the third and final step, the Paw Pilot senses the time limit on the task between 3 to 19 seconds and begins counting down when the time limit is near. Oso and the child usually complete the task just as the time is up.

Returning from the assignment, the helpful trick given during the assignment always turns out to be the same trick Oso needed to complete the interrupted training exercise, which he likewise completes and passes, getting a medal for both the training exercise and the special assignment.

Episodes[edit]

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
Season		Episodes		First aired	Last aired
1	24		April 4, 2009	April 17, 2010
2	36		July 10, 2010	May 17, 2012

The show has 60 episodes; 24 in the first season and 36 in the second. The episode names are usually references to the names of James Bond films, such as Three Wheels Are Not Enough and The Boy with the Golden Gift. The first two seasons contain at least one episode title that parodies all 22 of the existing Bond films at the time as Skyfall was released after Season 2 originally concluded, same with Spectre and No Time to Die. Some episode titles also parody the Carly Simon song Nobody Does it Better which is the popular theme song to The Spy Who Loved Me.

Components[edit]

Each episode is composed of four components:

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The 3 Special Steps are the steps that Paw Pilot gives Oso to follow when he is on his special assignments. Oso has a matter of time to finish the 3 special steps. The third step is usually timed between 3 & 19 seconds.
The training exercises are Oso's training task assigned by Wolfie, Dotty or Bufo. Oso usually messes up on his first try, but in the course of doing the special assignments he refers to the mistake he made in his training exercise, thanks to the person he is helping. He then returns to his training exercise and does it right, then earns a 'Digi-Medal'.
The special assignments are missions that Oso is requested to complete by the mysterious Mr. Dos, in order to help a child in need. Sometimes, Oso asks the audience to help him on his special assignments if it gets tricky and he needs some help. Oso tries to complete the Three Special Steps that Paw Pilot gives him. Then he earns a 'Digi-Medal'.
Audience participation or interaction with Oso. Sometimes, Oso will ask the audience to help him find something hidden or missing on the screen. Other times, Oso will ask the audience to try something physically demanding that he is doing.

Three Healthy Steps[edit]

Special Agent Oso: Three Healthy Steps is a short series that airs in the United States during the Disney Junior programming block. It encourages children to use 'three healthy steps' regarding eating, being healthy and exercising.

This series combined both animated characters and real life actors. The animated characters that are featured in the short series are Special Agent Oso, Paw Pilot, Special Agent Wolfie, Special Agent Dotty, and Professor Buffo.

Characters[edit]

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Character's name	Voiced by in the English version	Character description
Special Agent Oso	Sean Astin	The colorful special agent stuffed panda bear who predominantly works on helping children perform tasks such as blowing bubbles, making a card or cleaning their rooms; he is the main character of the series. His name oso is Spanish for bear. He and his friends work for UNIQUE. The United Network for the Investigation of Quite Unusual Events.^[3] The show was designed for encouraging and educational purposes.
Paw Pilot	Meghan Strange	Oso's computerized assistant who guides Oso through the three special steps he needs to accomplish his current mission. Her name is a reference to the Palm Pilot series of handheld computers.
Mr. Dos	Gary Anthony Williams	Oso's Siri like boss. He is a talking smartwatch that assigns Oso missions.
Special Agent Wolfie	Phill Lewis	A blue stuffed wolf; one of the special agent animals that regularly oversee Oso's training.
Special Agent Dotty	Amber Hood	A spotted orange stuffed fox with a Southern accent; the other special agent animal