The Backyardigans

The Backyardigans is a musical kids' television show created by Janice Burgess. The show's on Nickelodeon. It first aired on October 11, 2004. The last episode aired on July 12, 2013.

The Backyardigans
Genre	Animation Adventure Comedy Musical
Created by	Janice Burgess
Directed by	Bill 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 Michael Hirsh Robert Scull Jonny Belt Kay Wilson Stallings
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 and 2) Nick Jr. Channel (Seasons 3 and 4)
Release	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11) – July 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)

The show ran for 4 seasons totaling 80 episodes. Most episodes are on weekday mornings. In 2009, the show was planned to continue beyond the 4th 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, a pink unique creature. Voiced by LaShawn Jefferies.
• Pablo, a blue penguin. Voiced by Zach Tyler.
• Tyrone, an orange moose. Voiced by Reginald Jr.
• Tasha, a yellow hippopotamus. Voiced by Naelee Rae.
• Austin, a purple kangaroo. Voiced by Jonah Bobo.

Episodes

See the main article: List of The Backyardigans episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			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]

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.^[6]

Broadcast

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

References

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.
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.