Photo: TVO Kids
A short movie based on the hit TVO Kids series Odd Squad is landing in theatres for one day only this Saturday, July 16.
Like the TV show, Odd Squad: The Movie focuses on a group of kids who serve as agents in an organization that investigates odd problems?like a pizza-delivery woman with snails for feet, or a man who suddenly finds himself floating in the air?and then comes up with clever solutions. The first 40-episode season wrapped earlier this year, with several of its primary kid heroes moving on to start a new branch within the agency. The second season, which just debuted at the end of June, introduces a new batch of kids.
The film functions as a bridge between seasons. It sees the casts from both seasons working together to take on a rival group of peculiar problem sleuths (the Weird Team) led by Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), a cackling adult who failed his audition for the Odd Squad as a kid because of his penchant for taking dangerous short cuts. I had a chance to watch the film prior to its release with my 11-year-old daughter, who?even though she skews toward the high side of the show’s target audience?is obsessed with the quirky kid agents. We sat down for a chat afterward.
Odd Squad is one of those rare kid shows that can appeal to people of almost any age?even adults like me?because of its strange premise and off-beat humour. But what specific age do you think the people who make the show are going for"

I’d say six to ten. They ...