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Oswald loves living in Big City! It's got concerts, beaches and
best of off, Oswald's friends! See the s of Big City along
with them in these eight great tales of Oswald! Odd One Out
Oswald's best friend Henry and Henry's cousin Louie have a lot in
common: collecting spoons, dancing the Penguin Polka, having
fish-sticks and mackerel milkshakes at lunch. When Louie visits
Big City though, Oswald feels a little left out, and wonders if
his best buddy Henry has found an even better buddy than him!
Goodbye Best Friend Henry decides to leave Big City with his
cousin Louie to return to the Frozen North. Oswald will miss his
best friend, as will all of Henry's Big City buddies. Will Henry
really be able to get on that bus and say goodbye to all his
friends? Friends Indeed Daisy mistakes Henry's favorite spoon for
a shovel; then, Henry steps on Daisy's . When this leads to
an argument between the two friends, Oswald finds himself stuck
in the middle! He needs to do all that he can to get his friends
to be friends again. Sammy Starfish Live Oswald thinks the
swinging, singing Sammy Starfish is the greatest, so when he
hears that Sammy is performing in Big City, he invites some
friends to see the big star with him. But his friends get the
chance to see some other big stars too - Oswald and Weenie! a Day
at the Beach! Oswald, Weenie and Daisy can't wait to get in the
water at Big Beach, but Henry doesn't want to get his feathers
wet. He just wants to read his newspaper in his beached raft. But
when Daisy gets stuck on an island, Henry has to take the plunge
and row to the rescue! The Sand Sculpture Contest Oswald is the
judge at the Annual Big City Sand Sculpture Contest. It's a big
honor, but it's also a big challenge. Daisy, Henry, the Egg
Twins, and even Catrina all have their own award-worthy styles of
sand sculpting. How will Oswald choose a winner? the Tomato
Garden Oswald and Weenie love red, ripe, juicy tomatoes, so they
start a garden. But Oswald finds that the snails in his garden
love his tomatoes too! Oswald must figure out a way to grow
enough tomatoes for himself, for Weenie, and for the hungry
snails. Bird Watching Daisy wants to go bird watching with
Oswald, but she's a little too full of energy to stay as still
and quiet as a birdwatcher needs to be. But when Oswald gets
stuck on the back of a giant Mee-Tah bird, Daisy becomes just the
type of bird watching buddy he needs!
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The first two stories focus on the relationship between Oswald
the blue octopus and his best friend Henry the penguin. When
Henry's cousin from the Frozen North comes to town, Oswald feels
left out as the birds bond over mackerel and polka. Then he faces
every child's fear when Henry decides to move north with his
cousin. But unlike real life, Henry has a change of heart and
decides to stay with his friends only to fight with Daisy in the
next story after she uses his spoon as a shovel. Then all the
friends overcome obstacles to see a musical act together.
From the beach to the back yard, the blue octopus and his
buddies find plenty to learn in the outdoors. On a trip to the
shore, Henry the penguin paradoxically doesn't want to get his
feathers wet, but rises to the challenge when reckless Daisy
needs rescuing. Next, Oswald has the difficult task of judging
which of his friends' sand sculptures should win the annual
contest. (Two words: Everybody wins!) Back at home, when snails
invade Oswald's tomato garden, the accommodating octopus buys new
tomato s to share. But the snails eat those, too. Finally,
bird watcher Oswald gets impatient with his impulsive floral
friend when she keeps ing off his targets. But those same
qualities come in handy when he needs her to bring him down from
the back of a giant Mee-Tah bird. This gentle Nick Jr. series
cleverly echoes and resolves many of the issues children face,
and features kid-friendly voices from the expected--cartoon
veteran Debi Derryberry and The Wonder Years' Fred Savage--as
well as the unexpected: Laverne and Shirley's David Lander and
early SNL regular Laraine Newman. (Ages 2 to 6) --Kimberly
Heinrichs