| Genre: | Children's |
| Creator: | Barbara Slade |
| Director: | Season 2: Lowell Dean, Jason Hopley, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Wayne Moss. Season 1: Phil McCordic |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 26 (78 segments) |
| Starring: | Jordan Lockhart |
| Editor: | Mark Achtenberg |
| Runtime: | 7 minutes |
| Company: | marblemedia The Jim Henson Company |
| Channel: | TVO Knowledge Network City Saskatchewan |
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. The series is currently available on Peacock as of May 2023.
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.[2] 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.[3]
| 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 |
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