The Backyardigans

The Backyardigans
The Backyardigans
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
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	345 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Janice Burgess; Michael Hirsh; Robert Scull<br /Doug Murphy; Scott Dyer
Running time	21–27 minutes
Production company(s)	Nelvana; Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Distributor	Nelvana International; FremantleMedia (home video)
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (US) ; Treehouse TV (Canada)
Picture format	480i (4:3 SDTV) (2004–2009); 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2009–2010)
Original release	October 11, 2004 –; July 14, 2013
Other websites
	Website

The Backyardigans is a Canadian-American animated musical TV series created by Janice Burgess aired on Nickelodeon from October 11, 2004 ^[3] in the United States.

Characters[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Season 1[change | change source]

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

Boardcast[change | change source]

The show airs on Nickelodeon Nick Jr. and Qubo in the United States and YTV and Treehouse TV in Canada.

References[change | change source]

↑ "Nelvana Consumer Products/Distribution". Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-08-10.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "The Backyardigans: Season 4". Amazon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2020. 'Pablor and the Acorns': July 12, 2013

[Nelvana's_Consumer_Products/Distribution-1] "Nelvana Consumer Products/Distribution". Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-08-10.^{[permanent dead link]}

[COMING_SOON_TO_BACKYARDS_AROUND_THE_WORLD_--_THE_BACKYARDIGANS_ON_DVD_FROM_FREMANTLE-2] "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.

[jul12-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "The Backyardigans: Season 4". Amazon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2020. 'Pablor and the Acorns': July 12, 2013

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