The Backyardigans
The Backyardigans is an animated series created by American writer Janice Burgess. It was made for Nickelodeon. It first aired on October 11, 2004. The last new episode aired on July 12, 2013.[2] The series was made in canada by Nelvana.
The Backyardigans | |
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Also known as | Backyardigans |
Genre | Adventure Musical |
Created by | Janice Burgess |
Directed by | Bill Giggie (Season 1) Mike Shiell (Season 1–2) Dave Palmer (Season 3–4) |
Voices of | LaShawn Tináh Jefferies Jake Goldberg Christopher Grant, Jr. Gianna Bruzzese Jonah Bobo |
Composer(s) | Evan Lurie (score/songs: music) Douglas Wieselman (songs: music) McPaul Smith (songs: lyrics) David Mansfield (one episode) |
Country of origin | Canada United States (animation) |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 99 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Janice Burgess Michael Hirsh Robert Scull Doug Murphy Scott Dyer Kay Wilson Stallings Paul Robertson |
Running time | 21–27 minutes |
Production company(s) | Nelvana Ragdoll Productions Sony Pictures Television (seasons 2-4), |
Distributor | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (United States) Nelvana International (International)[1] |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon (2004-11) Nick Jr. (2009-present) (US) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) (2004–2009) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2009–2010) |
Original release | September 11, 2004 – Present |
The show ran for four seasons totaling 80 episodes. Most episodes aired on Nickelodeon on weekday mornings. In 2009, the show was planned to continue beyond the fourth season.[3] However, in 2010, the series' creator Janice Burgess decided to move onto a different series: Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club. Burgess worked as a creative director and writer for Winx Club before eventually retiring from Nickelodeon in 2014.
Characters
- Uniqua, a pink Uniqua (name of the species). Voiced by LaShawn Jefferies.
- Pablo, a blue and yellow feathered penguin. Voiced by Zach Tyler in Season 1, Jake Goldberg in Season 2-4.
- Tyrone, a red-haired orange moose. Voiced by Reginald Davis, Jr. in Season 1, Jordan Coleman in Seasons 2-3 and Chris Grant, Jr. in Season 4.
- Tasha, a yellow hippopotamus. Voiced by Naelee Rae in Seasons 1-2 and Gianna Bruzesse in Seasons 3-4.
- Austin, a purple kangaroo. Voiced by Jonah Bobo.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 20[4] | October 11, 2004 | June 19, 2006 | ||
2 | 20[5] | October 9, 2006 | September 7, 2007 | ||
3 | 20[6] | March 3, 2008 | October 13, 2008 | ||
4 | 20[7] | May 11, 2009 | May 31, 2010[8] |
Season 1
- Knights are Brave and Strong
- The Yeti
- Pirate Treasure
- The Heart of the Jungle
- Secret Mission
- Riding the Range
- The Key to the Nile
- The Snow Fort
- It's Great to Be a Ghost!
- Viking Voyage
- The Quest for the Flying Rock
- Surf's Up
- Race to the Tower of Power
- Castaways
- Eureka!
- Polka Palace Party
- Cave Party
- Monster Detectives
- Race Around the World
- High Tea
Home media
In the United States, the show's 80 episodes were released across a series of 21 DVD releases. Ten episodes of the first season were also released to VHS across five volumes. Viacom's Paramount Home Media Distribution published all of the show's video releases. Outside North America, Paramount released DVDs under a separate deal with Nelvana, with this worldwide deal later transitioning to Fremantle Home Entertainment.[9]
Broadcast
The show aired on Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States and Treehouse TV in Canada.
References
- "COMING SOON TO BACKYARDS AROUND THE WORLD -- THE BACKYARDIGANS ON DVD FROM FREMANTLE". Diana Pitt. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- Cuthbert, Wendy (May 1, 2004). "Scales even out at the kids upfront". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- DeMott, Rick (April 3, 2006). "Nick Jr. Starts Production on Backyardigans Season Two". Animation World Network. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- "The Backyardigans: Season 3". iTunes. Apple Inc. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- "Nickelodeon Picks-Up Returning Animated Hits Including Seventh Seasons of Spongebob Squarepants and the Fairly Oddparents, Plus More Episodes of New Nicktoon Back at the Barnyard and the Preschool Favorite the Backyardigans". The Futon Critic. March 13, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- "The Backyardigans: Season 4". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
'Pablor and the Acorns': July 12, 2013
- "FremantleMedia grabs 'Backyardigans' DVD rights". The Hollywood Reporter. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.