The Backyardigans

The Backyardigans
Also known as	Backyardiagans
Genre	CGI
Created by	Janice Burguess
Directed by	Dave Palmer
Voices of	Jake Goldberg Chris Grant Jr. LaShawn Tináh Jefferies Jonah Bobo Gianna Bruzzese
Composer(s)	Evan Lurie (score/songs: music) Douglas Wieselman (songs: music) McPaul Smith (songs: lyrics)
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Janice Burgess Robert Scull
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Nickelodeon Animation Studios Nelvana
Distributor	Viacom Media Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Treehouse TV
Original release	October 11, 2004 – May 31, 2010

The Backyardigans is a Canadian–American CGI-animated musical TV series created by Janice Burgess. The series aired on Treehouse TV in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States.

Characters

• Uniqua, a pink Uniqua (name of the species). Voiced by LaShawn Tináh Jefferies.
• Pablo, a blue and yellow feathered penguin. Voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen in Seasons 1-2, Jake Goldberg in Season 3-4.
• Tyrone, a red-haired orange moose. Voiced by Reginald Davis, Jr. in Seasons 1-2, Jordan Coleman in Season 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.

International Broadcast

The Backyardigans was aired over 300 countries.

Country/Region	Channel/Network
United States	Nick Jr.
	Sandbox Studios
United Kingdom	Nickelodeon
	Nick Jr.
Canada	Treehouse TV
Australia	Nickelodeon
	Nick Jr.
	Nine Network
Mexico	Discovery Kids
	Canal 5
	ZAZ
	Cadenatres
Brazil	Rede Vida
	TV Cultura
	Rede Bandeirantes
Portugal	Canal Panda
	Canal Biggs
	RTP1
	RTP2
India	Cartoon Network
	Pogo
Italy	Nickelodeon
	Nick Jr.
	K2

Other websites

• The Backyardigans' Nick Jr. Page