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Oddbods

Oddbods (also known as The Oddbods Show) is a Singaporean-British computer-animated comedy web series produced by One Animation. The series centers on eight characters—Bubbles, Pogo, Newt, Jeff, Slick, Fuse, Zee and as of season 4, Lulu—wearing furry suits of different colors. The characters make sounds but there is no dialogue, making the series easily translatable and international. The characters also do not speak English or any human languages coherently, and the characters only speak gibberish. The series debuted in 2013. Each season has 60 episodes, and the first season ended in 2015. Season two followed in 2016. Season three released on 4 April 2022 on Netflix. Each episode is relatively short, and various formats have been broadcast, including one, five, and seven-minute episodes. The series has won several awards since its debut, including the Asian Television Awards, Apollo Awards, Gold Panda Awards, and Web TV Asia Awards. In 2017, it was nominated for an international Kids Emmy Award.

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Oddbods (also known as The Oddbods Show) is a Singaporean-British computer-animated comedy web series produced by One Animation. The series centers on eight characters—Bubbles, Pogo, Newt, Jeff, Slick, Fuse, Zee and as of season 4, Lulu—wearing furry suits of different colors. The characters make sounds but there is no dialogue, making the series easily translatable and international. The characters also do not speak English or any human languages coherently, and the characters only speak gibberish. The series debuted in 2013. Each season has 60 episodes, and the first season ended in 2015. Season two followed in 2016. Season three released on 4 April 2022 on Netflix. Each episode is relatively short, and various formats have been broadcast, including one, five, and seven-minute episodes. The series has won several awards since its debut, including the Asian Television Awards, Apollo Awards, Gold Panda Awards, and Web TV Asia Awards. In 2017, it was nominated for an international Kids Emmy Award.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2022-04-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2022-04-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378372961

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