Fun Freetime: New Episodes of Odd Squad

A whole week of brand-new episodes of Odd Squad, the multi-Emmy-winning, fan-favorite series from Fred Rogers Productions, kicks off on PBS KIDS, Monday, January 18 (check local listings)!

The odd-some adventures begin with a visit to the Odd Squad Arctic HQ and end in Australia, where the agents meet The Sand Queen – a very ODD new villain played by Oscar-nominated actor Toni Collette (Muriel’s Wedding, Little Miss Sunshine, Unbelievable) like we've never seen her before! Collette's own kids are big fans of the show which inspired her to join the ODDNESS!

 

As the Agents work to solve each case and stop oddness in its tracks wherever they encounter any, young audiences hone their STEAM skills, learning about fractions, probability, coding, deductive reasoning and more. 

Odd Squad has consistently been one of the most streamed programs across PBS KIDS digital platforms and I’d love to work together to let kids and families know that new episodes -- including the can't-miss season finale with Toni Collette -- are coming their way this month! 

Premieres Monday, January 18 

Teach a Man to Ice Fish – When the villain, Confetti Betty, strikes the Odd Squad headquarters in the Arctic, the Mobile Unit returns to help Opal and Omar’s old squad. As they attempt to crack the villain’s pattern, they must teach the Arctic agents how to solve cases for themselves so that they don’t keep getting called back to help. [Only one story on this one? Is it a special two-parter or something that we should call out?]

 

Premieres Tuesday, January 19

The Weight of the World Depends on Orla – Orla shares the story of how she was chosen to protect the 44-leaf clover in order to stop the villain, Jellybean Joe, from causing oddness to the Mobile Unit van.

Substitute Agents – When Odd Squad maintenance and kitchen workers Oxley and Olanda discover the Mobile Unit has been trapped in a snow globe by the villain, Sue Venir, they try their hands at being agents, setting out to stop Sue and save the team. This unlikely duo uses prediction and probability to figure out where the villain will most likely strike next in order to stop her. 

 

Premieres Wednesday, January 20

Oswald in the Machine – An Odd Squad gadget has been stolen and is being kept in a warehouse run by robots, forcing Oswald to go undercover as a robot to get it back. Since the gadget is being stored in a room only accessible by actual robots, the team must take control of a robot and use coding to program it to retrieve the stolen gadget. 

The B-Team – The Mobile Unit learns how things might have been if they hadn’t joined the team by using “What-Would-It-Have-Been-Like-Inator” helmets. 

 

Premieres Thursday, January 21

16-and-a-Half Blocks – Evil Sculptor approaches the Mobile Unit, because he wants to leave the Villain Network, and offers to give them top-secret villain info. The team must bring him 16-and-a-half blocks away to meet The Big O at a safe house and enter the villain protection program. The problem is, the other villains have caught wind of his defection and won’t let him go so easily.

Follow the Leader – Using the tip from Evil Sculptor, the Mobile Unit goes undercover as villains to catch the leader of the Villain Network. But first, they must go through a series of tests to prove they really are villains. 

 

SEASON FINALE FEATURING TONI COLLETTE Premieres Friday, January 22

End of the Road – With the help of The Big O and two Australian agents, the Mobile Unit must head “Down Under” to stop “The Shadow” from causing worldwide oddness, that is if they can get The Sand Queen (Toni Collette) to lead them there.