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
Also known asBackyardigans
GenreAdventure
Musical
Created byJanice Burgess
Directed byBill Giggie (Season 1)
Mike Shiell (Season 1–2)
Dave Palmer (Season 3–4)
Voices ofLaShawn 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 originCanada
United States (animation)
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes99 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Janice Burgess
Michael Hirsh
Robert Scull
Doug Murphy
Scott Dyer
Kay Wilson Stallings
Paul Robertson
Running time21–27 minutes
Production company(s)Nelvana
Ragdoll Productions
Sony Pictures Television (seasons 2-4),
DistributorViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (United States)
Nelvana International (International)[1]
Release
Original networkNickelodeon (2004-11)
Nick Jr. (2009-present) (US)
Treehouse TV (Canada)
Picture format480i (4:3 SDTV) (2004–2009)
1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2009–2010)
Original releaseSeptember 11, 2004 (2004-09-11) –
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
See the main article: List of The Backyardigans episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120[4]October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19)
220[5]October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07)
320[6]March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)
420[7]May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)May 31, 2010 (2010-05-31)[8]

Season 1
  1. Knights are Brave and Strong
  2. The Yeti
  3. Pirate Treasure
  4. The Heart of the Jungle
  5. Secret Mission
  6. Riding the Range
  7. The Key to the Nile
  8. The Snow Fort
  9. It's Great to Be a Ghost!
  10. Viking Voyage
  11. The Quest for the Flying Rock
  12. Surf's Up
  13. Race to the Tower of Power
  14. Castaways
  15. Eureka!
  16. Polka Palace Party
  17. Cave Party
  18. Monster Detectives
  19. Race Around the World
  20. 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
  1. "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.
  4. Cuthbert, Wendy (May 1, 2004). "Scales even out at the kids upfront". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. DeMott, Rick (April 3, 2006). "Nick Jr. Starts Production on Backyardigans Season Two". Animation World Network. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  6. "The Backyardigans: Season 3". iTunes. Apple Inc. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. "The Backyardigans: Season 4". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2021. 'Pablor and the Acorns': July 12, 2013
  9. "FremantleMedia grabs 'Backyardigans' DVD rights". The Hollywood Reporter. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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