The Odd Squad seems almost like a show that would have been ran back in the 70s or 80s, or possibly the 90s, since it tends to focus entirely on kids and doesn’t often deviate from that idea. But it’s a fairly recent development that has been aired on PBS and managed to gain some traction with parents and with kids, the target audience. As far as programs go it’s been hailed and even awarded as being one of the most popular shows out there when it comes to educating and entertaining the kids at the same time. With the focus being on keeping the education of today’s youth a top priority this show definitely has that one aspect in the bag and only needs to focus on keeping it light and entertaining enough that kids will want to keep watching. So far it seems as though the program has managed to nail that down too.
Here are a few things you might not have known about the show.
10. Almost every character’s name starts with the letter O.
This might be keeping with the them of the “Odd” in the title of the show since there are few agents, one in fact, that don’t have a name that starts with O. It’s kind of an odd quirk for the show to exhibit but upon reflection it does kind of make sense in a whimsical way. Plus if you take the time to realize it, O is the 15th letter in the alphabet, meaning it’s an ‘odd’ letter. Pretty clever really.
9. They solve problems using math.
When you really break it down a lot of the world can be divided up into a math problem in some way, even if people don’t want to admit it. Some folks manage to get through life this way, but for kids this could be entertaining and educational.
8. It started up in 2014.
It hasn’t been around very long but it’s been long enough to win a good number of awards and to gain the kind of attention that any show needs to be deemed popular and worth keeping. How long it will last would seem to depend on how many kids they can bring in to replace those that are getting older each year.
7. All the tube transport operators are redheads.
This almost seems to be a way to segregate people which wouldn’t be okay, but it could also be an indicator of something we don’t fully understand and not exclusionary in the least. It might be that redheads are best equipped to understand the tube transports better.
6. The year 1983 is referenced a lot.
It’s not a prime number though it is an odd one so maybe there’s some special significance to the number that one would have to watch the show to understand. One thing is certain, it’s enough of a gimmick to keep around since it seems to work.
5. There’s a review at the end of every episode.
This seems pretty standard for a kids’ show since it pays to review when all is said and done as a means of getting it to stick and thereby teach the kids something. Repetition can get boring but it’s very important to make sure things adhere to memory.
4. It was picked up for a season 3.
It would appear that the show is as popular as it seems since a lot of shows this year and in previous years have been cancelled after the first season, sometimes before the first season was even over. So obviously they did something right with this one.
3. All the tube operators have Irish names.
This almost seems like it alludes to Star Trek since the idea that Scotty was either Irish or Scottish rather, from that region of the world at least, would make this a possible plot device. It could explain the red hair as well. Some might call it a stereotype but others would probably call it a whimsical addition to the show.
2. There’s a Star Trek reference that’s used pretty heavily.
The line “I’m a doctor, not a….” is used pretty extensively and it is obviously a line from Star Trek that Bones, or Dr. McCoy, used all the time during the show and even during the movies. It’s been kept as a popular saying for a long time now ever since it was first introduced.
1. The organization is run entirely by children.
That seems like an odd premise to some since kids wouldn’t have the experience or the know-how to run this kind of an organization, but then that would take all the fun out of it if the show had to be literal and completely real. That’s why it’s fun for kids, they get to look at someone their age doing something of great importance. It’s a big part of making kids believe that they can do anything if they put their mind to it.
That could be a big part of why the shoe managed to get so popular.
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