Hi Opie!
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Miklos Perlus
Eric Curtin
Patrick Granleese
Diana Moore
John Slama
Barbara Slade
Hayley Solman
James Backshall
Anthony Teles
Andrew Mullins
Lawrence S. Mirkin
Michael T. Foley
Dave Dias
Lowell Dean (season 2)
Jason Hopley (season 2)
Lawrence S. Mirkin (season 2)
Wayne Moss (season 2)
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| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | Barbara Slade |
| Written by | Kate Barris Miklos Perlus Eric Curtin Patrick Granleese Diana Moore John Slama Barbara Slade Hayley Solman James Backshall Anthony Teles Andrew Mullins Lawrence S. Mirkin Michael T. Foley Dave Dias |
| Directed by | Phil McCordic (season 1) Lowell Dean (season 2) Jason Hopley (season 2) Lawrence S. Mirkin (season 2) Wayne Moss (season 2) |
| Starring | Jordan Lockhart |
| Composer | Angelo Oddi |
| Countries of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (78 segments) |
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| Editor | Mark Achtenberg |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Production companies | marblemedia The Jim Henson Company |
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| Network | TVO Knowledge Network City Saskatchewan |
| Release | 1 September 2014 – 25 September 2015 |
Hi Opie! is a Canadian preschool show that premiered on September 1, 2014 on TVOKids and also airs on Knowledge Network and City Saskatchewan.
The series was renewed in 2015 for a second season.[1] Season 2 began airing September 7, 2015 on TVO and City. It premiered on Knowledge Network on September 28, 2015.
The first season was formerly available on Netflix in North America. As of July 2025, the series is featured on the Yippee TV streaming service.[2]
Hi Opie! is a live-action preschool series that follows the social, emotional and intellectual escapades of 5-year-old Opie, a puppet who is the "new kid" in a kindergarten class. Each story contains a simple lesson about personal growth, with a focus on the process of learning through play.[3] In March 2016, it was announced that a sequel series entitled Opie's Home began production in the summer of 2016 and was released in 2017.[4]
Awards
| 2015 | YMA Awards of Excellence | Hi Opie! - Nominated, All Genres, Ages 3–5 Category | Nominated |
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| 2015 | YMA Awards of Excellence | Hi Opie! - Winner, Best Convergent Website | Winner |
| 2015 | OVATION Awards | Hi Opie! - Winner, Merit Award for "Hi Opie!: Positioning TVO for Back-to-School Success | Winner |
| 2015 | Kidscreen Awards | Hi Opie! - Best Preschool Non-Animated or Mixed Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | iKids Award | Hi Opie! - Winner, Best Website Preschool) | Winner |
| 2015 | Golden Sheaf Awards | Hi Opie! - Nominated, Children's and Youth Production | Nominated |
| 2015 | ACE Awards | Hi Opie! - Bronze, Best Use of Media Relations Under $50,000 for "Back-to-School with Hi Opie!" | Bronze |
| 2016 | The Golden Sheaf Awards | Hi Opie! - Nominated, Children's and Youth Production | Nominated |
| 2016 | Prix Jeunesse | Hi Opie! - Finalist, Up to 6: Fiction | Finalist |
| 2016 | NHK Japan Prize | Hi Opie! - Finalist, Preschool | Finalist |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Hi Opie! - Nominated, Best Pre-School Program or Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Hi Opie! - Nominated, Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for Jordan Lockhart | Nominated |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Hi Opie! - Jordan Lockhart - Nominated for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program | Nominated |
