The Backyardigans

*The Backyardigans*
The Backyardigans
Genre	Animation; Adventure; Comedy; Musical;
Created by	Janice Burgess
Directed by	Chris Giggie (season 1); Mike Shiell (seasons 1–2); Dave Palmer (seasons 3–4);
Voices of	LaShawn Tináh Jefferies; Jake Goldberg; Christopher Grant Jr.; Gianna Bruzzese; Jonah Bobo;
Composers	Evan Lurie; Douglas Wieselman;
Country of origin	United States; Canada;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Janice Burgess; Kay Wilson Stallings; Scott Dyer; Doug Murphy; Robert Scull; Jonny Belt;
Running time	21–23 minutes
Production companies	Nickelodeon Animation Studio; Nickelodeon Studios Florida (pilot); Nick Jr. Digital (pilot); Nelvana;
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon (seasons 1-2); Nick Jr. Channel (seasons 3-4);
Release	October 11, 2004 –; July 12, 2013

The Backyardigans is an animated musical children's television series created by Janice Burgess for Nickelodeon and runs on October 11, 2004 to July 12, 2013.

The show ran for four seasons totaling 80 episodes. Most episodes are on weekday mornings. In 2009, the show was planned to continue beyond the fourth season. However, in 2010, the show's creator Janice Burgess decided to move onto a different show: Nickelodeon's revival of "Winx Club". Burgess worked as a creative director and writer for "Winx Club" before retiring from Nickelodeon in 2014.

Characters

Uniqua (voiced by LaShawn Tinah Jefferies in the US dub, and Lizzie Waterworth in UK dub) is a pink unique creature.
Pablo (voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen (season 1) and Jake Goldberg (seasons 2-4) in the US dub, and Janet James in the UK dub) is a blue penguin.
Tyrone (voiced by Reginald Davis Jr. (seasons 1-2), Jordan Coleman (seasons 2-3) and Christopher Grant Jr. (season 4) in the US dub, and Maria Darling (seasons 1-2) and Emma Tate (seasons 3-4) in the UK dub) is an orange moose.
Tasha (voiced by Naelee Rae (seasons 1-2) and Gianna Bruzzese (seasons 3-4) in the US dub, and Maria Darling (seasons 1-2) and Emma Tate (seasons 3-4) in the UK dub) is a yellow hippopotamus.
Austin (voiced by Jonah Bobo in the US dub, and Lizzie Waterworth in UK dub) is a purple kangaroo.

Crew

Supervising Producers: Jane Crawford, Pam Westman
Art Director: Rob Walton
Modeling and Texturing: Stefanie Gignac
Lip Sync Artist: Hong Qi
Picture Editor: Maggie Greenwald
Education Consultant: Lori Plummer, M.Ed.
Storyboard Artists: Chris Giggie ("Riding the Range", "The Key to the Nile", "Knights Are Brave and Strong", "Viking Voyage", "Polka Palace Party" & "Race Around the World"), Lyndon Ruddy (seasons 3-4), Steven Boeckler
Storybord Revisionist & Storyboard Artist: John D. Williamson
Design: Lyndon Ruddy (seasons 3-4)
Animation Department and Splitting Supervisor: Lyndon Ruddy
Animation Department: Dave Pemberton, Chris Giggie, John D. Williamson
Dialogue Editor: Glenn Barna
Sound Effects Editor: Glenn Barna
Scanner: Don Spencer

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	20^[1]	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)	June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19)
2	20^[2]	October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)	January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17)
3	20^[3]	January 14, 2008 (2008-01-14)	June 5, 2009 (2009-06-05)
4	20^[4]	October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)	July 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)^[5]

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.^[6]

Broadcast

The show aired on Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States and Treehouse TV in Canada.

References

↑ 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.

[1] Cuthbert, Wendy (May 1, 2004). "Scales even out at the kids upfront". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[2] DeMott, Rick (April 3, 2006). "Nick Jr. Starts Production on Backyardigans Season Two". Animation World Network. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[3] "The Backyardigans: Season 3". iTunes. Apple Inc. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[4] "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.

[s4-5] "The Backyardigans: Season 4". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2021. 'Pablor and the Acorns': July 12, 2013

[6] "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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