Olivia is an American/British/Irish children's computer-animated comedy television series produced by media company Chorion and based on the late Ian Falconer's books. The series won a silver Parents' Choice Award for its positive storylines and characters. The series premiered in 26 January 2009, on the Nick Jr. Channel and aired episodes through 29 October 2015. It had 40 episodes. In 2012, Classic Media acquired the rights to the show from Chorion. Since then, Classic Media was sold to DreamWorks Animation and became DreamWorks Classics. In 2016, DreamWorks Animation became a subsidiary of NBCUniversal.

Plot

Taking place in a world where all characters are pigs, Olivia revolves around the title character and her family. The plots are mostly everyday situations in which Olivia finds herself and her unique way of dealing with them. In almost every episode from season 1, Olivia also dispenses her "Rules of Life". In each episode, Olivia dreams of having a job from the episode's experiences, such as being an artist after visiting the art gallery or being her mum's assistant after helping plan her friend's birthday party. Olivia sings the goodnight song at the end of each episode in season 2.

Episodes

Characters

Olivia's family

Friends

School

Shorts

The shorts are small, generally wordless segments in each episode (two per). They include the following: William Eats (And Burps) Olivia in the Bathroom Olivia and Her Toy Olivia Scares Ian Olivia Builds a Tower Olivia Cheers Up William Olivia's Bookbag William Goes for a Ride Ian Wants to Play Olivia's Hidden Talent Olivia Slides Perry Plays Fetch Olivia's Trivia Olivia's Many Sandwiches Olivia's Picture Edwin's Surprise Olivia's Metamorphosis Olivia's Sculpture The Chase Olivia's Magic Trick Olivia's Inflated Pirate Ship Olivia VS Ian Balloons

Broadcast

In addition to airing on Milkshake! and Nick Jr. in the UK and TG4 In Ireland, the series was aired on the Nick Jr. Channel from 1 February 2009 until 30 October 2015 when Nickelodeon and Paramount Global lost the rights to air the series. The show came back on air and was broadcast on Universal Kids in the United States, Disney Junior in Latin America and Brazil, and Treehouse TV in Canada.