The Oswalds (lost tie-in parody commercial for "Oswald" Nick Jr. series and "The Osbournes" MTV show; 2001-2003)

Oswald logo.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

Oswald was a children's animated show that ran on Nick Jr. block from 2001 to 2005. The show re-aired up to 2013, when it was removed from the Nick Jr. lineup.

Around 2001-2003, in order to promote Oswald and another show very popular at the time, The Osbournes, a commercial parody was made depicting Oswald characters as the Osbourne family being dubbed by audio clips from them, including censored swearing. At the end of the commercial, a parody logo was showcased, possibly being named "The Oswalds".

Description

It is known that Oswald was dubbed over by Ozzy Osbourne, and that Weeny was dubbed over by Sharon Osbourne. It is unknown if other characters were showcased and dubbed over. Clips were used from both shows and combined together to create the commercial. There is a theory that Oswald had glasses and Ozzy Osbourne style hair, but it has not been fully debunked or confirmed as there is no solid evidence for that, nor the actual commercial to prove that.

Oswald may have been singing songs by Ozzy Osbourne at the end of the commercial like "Iron Man."

Availability

The ad aired around the time popularity for both shows rised. The commercial however, was never recorded or pictured possibly due to the limited time the ad may have been aired.

The possibility that it has been aired on MTV is believed. Though the Kids' Choice Awards may have aired the commercial, but it has not been confirmed, making the channel the commercial aired unknown. The time it aired is also unknown, as most forgot when it happened and whether it happened in the day or in the night.

Search Efforts

The ad was generally unknown for a very long period of time till posts about solving the mystery for it were made on forums, with a variety of posts made across recalling seeing the commercial.

Attention for searching the commercial slowed down due to the search hitting dead ends. No content or pieces of media of the commercial has been found, and the only sources that it may exist are people who have claimed to have seen it.

The search went cold around mid-late 2021 after the search efforts were given up.

Gallery

Seeker of The Lost's video on the subject.

LSuperSonicQ's video mentioning the commercial (1:50).

See Also

• Black Sabbath on BBC Midlands "Look! Hear!" (lost TV footage featuring Dave Walker on vocals; 1978)
• Heaven and Hell (lost Ozzy Osbourne vocal recordings from Black Sabbath album; 1979)