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{{Infobox television
| creator              = [[Magnús Scheving]]
| based_on             = {{Based on|''[[Áfram Latibær!]]''|Magnús Scheving}}
| writer               = [[Mark Valenti]]
| starring             = {{ubl
| [[Magnús Scheving]]
| Julianna Rose Mauriello
| [[Stefán Karl Stefánsson]]
| Ronald Binion
| [[Guðmundur Þór Kárason]]
| Jodi Eichelberger
| David Matthew Feldman
| [[Julie Westwood]]
| Kobie Powell
| [[Sarah Burgess (actress)|Sarah Burgess]]
| [[Noel MacNeal]]
| [[Heather Asch]]
| [[Joanna Ruiz]]
| [[Chris Knowings]]
| Chloe Lang
| Aymee Garcia
| 
}}
| open_theme           = {{Theme song|"Welcome to LazyTown" performed by|[[Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson]]}}
| end_theme            = "[[Bing Bang (Time to Dance)|Bing Bang]]" (Instrumental)
| composer             = Máni Svavarsson
| country              = Iceland
| language             = English<!--Although the franchise is Icelandic in origin, the TV series was originally produced in English before being dubbed in Icelandic.--><br>Icelandic
| num_series           = 4
| num_episodes         = 78
| list_episodes        = List of LazyTown episodes
| executive_producer   = {{ubl
| [[Magnús Scheving]]
| [[Ragnheiður Melsteð]]
| Raymond P. Le Gué
| Brown Johnson
| [[Kay Wilson Stallings]]
}}
| runtime              = 24 minutes
| company              = {{ubl
| [[LTS Garðbær Studios|LazyTown Entertainment]]
| [[Truenorth (production company)|Truenorth Production]]
| [[Turner Broadcasting System Europe]] (Series 3–4)
}}
| network              = [[Nickelodeon]] ([[Nick Jr.]]) (US))<!--Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. in the United States originally commissioned the TV series, and are credited in the "Executive Producer" role.--><br>[[Cartoonito]] (Series 3–4)<!--Turner commissioned Series 3–4 for Cartoonito after they purchased LazyTown Entertainment--><br>[[RÚV (TV channel)|RÚV]] and [[Stöð 2]] (Iceland)
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2004|8|16}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2007|10|15}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2013|3|13}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2014|10|13}}
| related              = ''[[LazyTown Extra]]''
}}

'''''LazyTown''''' is a preschool children's television series. It was educational children to be healthy and [[exercise]]. The program was created by Magnús Scheving, an aerobics champion who also plays the character Sportacus, and it is based upon his Icelandic stage plays. The series has won multiple awards.  

The show was very successful and has aired in many countries around the [[world]].

==Basis of the program==
The show features live-action characters and puppet characters in a colorful town called LazyTown. At the start of the series, the town's citizens are very lazy. The [[mayor]]'s niece, Stephanie, comes to change that. An athletic [[superhero]] named Sportacus helps her. He teaches the children of the town to eat healthy food and exercise each day. However, their fun is often stopped by the town's laziest man, Robbie Rotten. He tries to make the children lazy again and tries to remove Sportacus and Stephanie from the town. Robbie's plans often fail. The show' has an educational message for viewers, and [[song]]s or dance numbers performed by the characters. Usually Stephanie is the lead singer or dancer.

==Characters==
* '''Sportacus''': Sportacus is the main protagonist, a mustached [[superhero]] who is a skilled athlete, often moving around by performing acrobatic flips and moves. He lives in an airship. Like Stephanie, he is a skilled singer and dancer. Played by [[Magnús Scheving]] (the creator of ''LazyTown'').
* '''Stephanie''': Stephanie is a pink-haired [[girl]] who enjoys singing, dancing, and playing sports. Her favorite color is [[pink]] as seen with her hair, clothes, and other accessories. Played by [[Julianna Rose Mauriello]] and later by [[Chloe Lang]].
* '''[[Robbie Rotten]]''': Robbie is the main antagonist, a lazy man who wants the children of LazyTown to remain indoors and be lazy. Played by [[Stefán Karl Stefánsson]]. 
* '''Ziggy''': A kindhearted boy who eats a lot of sweets and candy. He looks up to Sportacus. Voiced and puppetry by [[Guðmundur Þór Kárason]] and [[Lorraine Parsloe]] in UK dub.
* '''Pixel''': An intelligent boy who lives in a house filled with robotic gadgets. He often plays [[video games]] and uses devices to perform simple tasks instead of doing them himself. Voiced by [[Kobie Powell]] and [[Chris Knowings]]. Puppetry by [[Ronald Binion]] and [[Julie Westwood]] and [[Joanna Ruiz]] in UK dub.
* '''Stingy''': A greedy and possessive boy who often claims that objects belong to him, even if they do not. He drives around in a [[car]] and owns a [[piggy bank]] called "Piggy." Voiced and puppetry by [[Jodi Eichelberger]] and [[Sarah Burgess (actress)|Sarah Burgess]]/[[Julie Westwood]] in UK dub.
* '''Trixie''': A trouble-making girl who rides around on a [[scooter]]. Voiced and puppetry by [[Sarah Burgess]] and [[Aymee Garcia]] and [[Joanna Ruiz]] in UK dub.
* '''Mayor Milford Meanswell''': The town's mayor and Stephanie's uncle. Voiced and puppetry by [[David Matthew Feldman]].
* '''Bessie Busybody''': The mayor's assistant. Voiced and puppetry by [[Julie Westwood]].

[[Category:Children's television series]]
[[Category:2004 television series debuts]]
[[Category:2014 television series endings]]
[[Category:Icelandic culture]]