Ollie Otter

Ollie Otter (Oliver Otter in The Adventures of Rick Raccoon) was a character from who appeared from 1967 to 2016.
==Physical appearance==
In Edward Bradford's illustrations for The Adventures of Rick Raccoon in 1959, Ollie (called Oliver in this book) was a slim brown river otter with black eyes, a black nose, a long tail, and a single tooth. His design was slightly changed by Lorin Thompson when the magazine was first published by turning his fur color from brown into red-orange. He was also given whiskers and a white patch of fur around his eyes and on his stomach. It is unknown if he physically appears in the Ranger Rick PBS special from the 1980s, however, mentions his name.
In 1982, Alton Langford became the new illustrator for the Ranger Rick stories. By then, Ollie Otter's fur was once again reverted to brown. His body was made a little thicker, and the white patch was replaced to light brown. Due to the changing printing processes over the years, Ollie's fur gradually turned into a shade of red similar to his previous design. His eyes were also made larger and more expressive.
By the 2000s, when the short story segments were transformed into comics, Ollie Otter was given yet another redesign by Robby Gilbert. Gilbert's early incarnation from 2000 to 2005 looked similar to Langford's style, although it was less shaded. By 2005, Robby Gilbert gradually shifted to his own art style, by reverting Ollie to brown, and changing the light brown patch of fur into white.
In 2009, TheCharacterShop redesigned Ollie Otter in 3D. His fur was colored a lighter shade of brown, and his eyes were made smaller. This design went on until 2016, when Ollie Otter was finally removed from the magazine. A similar looking character, Reggie Otter, replaced him instead.
==Description==
Ollie Otter is known for his happy-go-lucky and playful personality, similar to Boomer Badger introduced later. Unlike him, Ollie is more responsible and less stubborn and lazy. Due to his fun-loving nature and love for games, Ollie was the host for the game activities in the "Ollie Otter's Fun Pages" section from 1967 to the early 1990s. He appeared in the late 1990s and was eventually retired from the franchise in 2016. Ollie Otter's swimming abilities were often highlighted in stories that involve water, allowing him to help solve problems in the story.
==Appearances==
===Print media===
*The Adventures of Rick Raccoon (1959)
*Ranger Rick and the Great Forest Fire (1960)
* (most issues from 1967 to 2016)
*Adventures of Ranger Rick (1992-1993)
===Television===
*Ranger Rick and his Merry Band
*Ranger Rick (PBS special) (mentioned, physical appearance unconfirmed)
==Trivia==
*He was removed in 2016, and was likely replaced by the similar Reggie Otter.
*His last in-magazine appearance was in the June/July 2014 comic. https://rangerrick.org/ranger_rick/ricks-adventure-june-july-2014/
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==References==
Category:Ranger Rick
Category:Characters
Category:Male
Category:Retired characters
Category:Otters
Category:Animals