It also aired on ABC and ABC Kids in Australia, TVNZ 2 in New Zealand, RTÉ Two in Ireland as part of their children's block The Den, Dubai 33 in the United Arab Emirates, Net 25 in the Philippines, SABC2 in South Africa, Prime 12 and Premiere 12 in Singapore, TVP1 in Poland, ITV in Thailand, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, ATV in Hong Kong as part of their children's block Tube Time, BFBS and SSVC Television as part of their children's block Children's SSVC in Germany, Yle TV1 and Yle TV2 in Finland, DR1 in Denmark, TF1 and Télétoon in France, TVP1 in Poland, ZAZ in Mexico, Al Jazeera Children's Channel in Qatar and PBS in the U.S. as part of a programming block for children called Someday School.
His head was an acorn and an Oak leaf covered his upper body.
At the start of the show, one of Oakie's friends would ring a bell at the bottom of his tree, which would wake him up.
On a typical episode, there would be a friend who had an everyday problem in the woods, and Oakie would immediately come to their aid.
Towards the end of each episode, after Oakie had helped solve the problem, he would state: "Well, it's like I always say...", followed by a rhyming phrase.