Draft:Carl the Collector

Carl the Collector
Genre	Animation Comedy
Created by	Zachariah OHora
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (18 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Zachariah OHora Adam Rudman
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Fuzzytown Productions Spiffy Pictures Yowza! Animation
Original release
Network	PBS Kids
Release	November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14) – present

Carl the Collector is an animated children’s television series created by Zachariah OHora that premiered on November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14) on PBS Kids. The series follows a raccoon named Carl who loves collecting things like a plushie and to help problems with best friends. The series is produced by Fuzzytown Productions and Spiffy Pictures with Yowza! Animation handling the animation. It is PBS Kids' very first animated series to be lead by an autistic character.

Premise

Carl the Collector follows the everyday adventures of Carl, a warm-hearted autistic raccoon who enjoys collecting things and loves his friends and family in Fuzzytown. Carl pays extraordinarily close attention to detail and comes up with unique ideas that others might not consider. These traits have helped him amass his extensive collections—from autographs and bottle caps to fake mustaches, pet rocks, sweaters, and virtually everything in between—which can come in handy for solving problems around the neighborhood with his friends.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Plushie Collection"	TBA	N/A	November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14)	103	TBD
	"The Bouncy Ball Collection"		N/A
When Carl's growing plushie collection starts taking over his bedroom, he turns to his friends to help him get organized. Carl's bouncy balls have escaped, and they are bounce-bounce-bouncing all over the neighborhood.
2	"The Fake Mustache Collection"	TBA	N/A	November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15)	106	TBD
	"The Lint Dinosaur Collection"		N/A
Nico is tired of being mistaken for her twin sister, Arugula. It's up to the Detail Detectives to observe what makes the twins unique. Carl gets upset when Nico breaks the Lint Dinosaur Monday rules and makes a Lint Monster instead.
3	"Lemons!"	TBA	N/A	November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)	108	TBD
	"The Butterfly Collection"		N/A
Carl surprises Sheldon with a lemonade stand, but when Sheldon runs off, Carl is confused, still Sheldon not want to be friends anymore. Carl's caterpillars are turning into butterflies, and he's excited to start a butterfly collection.
4	"Whole Lotta Lotta"	TBA	N/A	November 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)	114	TBD
	"Leaf It to Carl"		N/A
When Skyler calls Lotta "headphone girl," she's determined to find a way to let her know that she's more than that. Everyone is unsure about the new kid after he caused a hullabaloo on the playground and are all the rumors about him true.
5	"The Tool Collection"	TBA	N/A	November 20, 2024 (2024-11-20)	105	TBD
	"The Stick Collection"		N/A
Carl stretches the limits of honesty when he gets a universal screwdriver for his birthday. When a storm creates a hole in the walkway to his house, Carl wants it fixed, until he discovers his friends have turned it into something magical.
6	"The Fall"	TBA	N/A	November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)	113	TBD
	"The Word Collection"		N/A
When Carl freezes after Nico falls, he shares something about himself to help her understand why he didn't know what to do. Carl learns a new word: shindig, he get to say it just the right way at just the right time.
7	"The Remote Control Collection"	TBA	N/A	November 25, 2024 (2024-11-25)	107	TBD
	"The Super Blue Moon Sleepover"		N/A
Forrest can't wait to try everything at the Fuzzytown Friends Picnic, but his excitement gets him into trouble when he won't wait his turn. Carl is hosting a Super Blue Moon Sleepover, and everything must go according to his plan.
8	"A Forrest of Plans"	TBA	N/A	November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)	111	TBD
	"The Marble Collection"		N/A
Forrest makes too many plans on the same day and leaves a trail of disappointed friends. Carl and Arugula are building an epic marble run, but despite many attempts, they can't quite seem to get the marble to run.
9	"The Magic Trick Collection"	TBA	N/A	November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)	109	TBD
	"Listen Coach"		N/A
Carl and Nico argue over who gets to have Arugula as their magician's assistant, but even does Arugula whether it wants. Carl realizes he has trouble listening when playing with a cool collection. Sheldon teaches him how to become a good listener.
10	"The Sticker Collection"	TBA	N/A	November 28, 2024 (2024-11-28)	102	TBD
	"The Baby Stuff Collection"		N/A
Carl realizes his favorite sour pickle scratch-n-sniff sticker lost its smell, and must get it back. Carl notices that his baby blanket, Knit-Knit, has a hole in it, and must solve the mystery of what happened to it.
11	"The Puffball Collection"	TBA	N/A	December 2, 2024 (2024-12-02)	104	TBD
	"The Bottle Cap Collection"		N/A
When Lotta competes in the Fuzzytown Music Maker Championship, the noise on stage becomes too much and she needs to leave. When Carl forgets his bottle cap collection at his dad's house, he must find a way to make it through the night without it.
12	"Wiggle Waggle Worries"	TBA	N/A	December 3, 2024 (2024-12-03)	112	TBD
	"The Pine Cone Collection"		N/A
Sheldon can't wait for Carl to play his favorite beach game, but Carl is nervous, as he can't play as well as his friends. Lotta loses her favorite blanket and her friends are determined to help her find it.
13	"The Autograph Collection"	TBA	N/A	December 4, 2024 (2024-12-04)	101	TBD
	"The Rope Collection"		N/A
When Nico teases Carl about bikes being for babies, he sets out to prove Nico wrong. Carl and his Fuzzytown friends can't wait to build a tree fort, but Carl has a hard time working as a team.
14	"A Collection to Get Rid of"	TBA	N/A	December 5, 2024 (2024-12-05)	110	TBD
	"The Button Collection"		N/A
The Fuzzytown Park is covered in garbage, and Carl learns about a collection that isn't trash. Carl accidentally breaks a gift for Sheldon's mom and needs to figure out how to forgive himself and help Sheldon find another present.

Production

It was announced in November 2023 (2023-11) that PBS Kids had begin production on Carl the Collector, a brand-new animated series from Fuzzytown Productions and Spiffy Pictures. This comes from Zachariah OHora, a New York Times bestselling children's author. This is not only the first animated series to feature all of the characters who are on the autism spectrum, but also the first to have an autistic lead character.

Spiffy Pictures co-founder Adam Rudman is working on scripts as head writer, and OHora is set to executive produce the series. Advisors on board include Dr. Geraldine Oades-Sese, a licensed child psychologist and kids book author; and Stephen Shore, an autistic professor of special education at New York’s Adelphi University.

Animation

Canadian studio Yowza! Animation is set to handle the animation for the series.

Broadcast

The series premiered on November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14) on PBS Kids.

External links

• Carl the Collector at IMDb