Sheriff Callie's Wild West is an American CGI-animated children's television series created by George Evelyn, Holly Huckins, and Denis Morella, the creators of Higglytown Heroes, for Disney Junior.
The series was announced in 2011 under the working name "Oki's Oasis" during the Summer Television Critics Association with Mandy Moore voicing the main character, depicted as a white and gray tabby cat.
In an interview with Holly Huckins, George Evelyn and Denis Morella in TV Guide, Huckins stated that "We've had so much fun taking all those classic cowboy devices – from tornadoes and cattle stampedes to train robberies and the High Noon shootout – and making them kid-appropriate in order to teach lessons about sharing and forgiveness and good manners".
[53] Lucas Grabeel, the voice of Deputy Peck stated in an interview that "Sheriff Callie always comes in at the last minute and saves the day and teaches everyone a really valuable lesson and that's the other great part of it".
He also said that "The kids who watch the show will not only hear an original country song every episode, but they'll also learn a very simple but very valuable lesson".
But the family that surrounds Sheriff Callie's Wild West is such a warm, welcoming group of veterans and very experienced people in the voice over world.
[55] Carey Bryson of About.com said, "A Western for preschoolers – such a perfect genre to get kids excited and teach them about good ol' manners, friendship and fairness.
The strength of the series lies in Old West flavor, including awesome Western style music and all the folksy characters we would think of in a Western show – the milkshake saloon owner, the wise old tortoise, the javelina miners Dirty Dan and Dusty, the roadrunner mailman...the list of adorable Old West characters goes on and on" and that "Sheriff Callie's bringing Western back, and preschoolers, as well as their parents, will appreciate this friendly and flavorful show".
[56] Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of five out of five stars, praised the positive messages and role models, citing sportsmanship and compassion, and wrote, "Catchy songs and the show's cute incorporation of its Old West theme give this show real flair, and the fact that it casts a pink boots-wearing girl as the town sheriff goes a long way to bridge the gender gap as well"[57] The series' premiere received impressive ratings.
The series also ranked at the number 1 spot in the Watch Disney Junior App in November, with a total of 23 million video views in its launch.