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The Backyardigans(TV show/series, 2004-2013)

TV-Y
| 25min per episode | Genres: Kids & Family, Animation

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 79 episodes

The BackyardigansRating: 4.0/5 (with 47 votes)
The Backyardigans ( bak-YAR-dih-gənz) is an musical children's television series created by Janice Burgess. The series was written and recorded at Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It centers on five animal neighbors who imagine themselves on fantastic adventures in their backyard. Each episode is set to a different musical genre and features four songs, composed by Evan Lurie with lyrics by McPaul Smith. The Backyardigans' adventures span many different genres and settings. The show's writers took inspiration from action-adventure films, and many episodes are parodies of films. Janice Burgess had worked as Nick Jr.'s production executive since the mid-1990s. The Backyardigans originated as a live-action pilot episode titled "Me and My Friends", filmed at Nickelodeon Studios Florida and completed in September 1998. The characters were played by full-body puppets on an indoor stage. The pilot was rejected by Nickelodeon, and Burgess decided to rework the concept into an series. In 2002, a second pilot was at Nickelodeon Digital in New York. The second pilot was successful, and the series entered production. The show ran for four seasons, totaling 80 episodes. Most episodes aired on Nickelodeon on weekday mornings. In 2009, the show was planned to continu... ()
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About The Backyardigans

Meet five lively animal friends who love to sing, dance and use their imaginations to embark on outrageous adventures to magical places.

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The Backyardigans Seasons and Episodes

10/01/2009Season 4 - 19 episodes
#1 | 10/01/2009Catch That Train
Ragtime music plays as Engineer Uniqua runs to catch the runaway Imperial train, when it leaves the station with no one driving and the Tsar of Russia (Tyrone) sleeping inside!
#2 | 10/26/2009The Funnyman Boogeyman
Austin's boogeyman isn't scary so much as silly, but that doesn't stop spooky hunters Uniqua and Pablo from trying to capture him. Music genre: Martinique Beguine
#3 | 12/07/2009The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve
Santa (voice of Conan O'Brien) needs his sack back, so action elves Tasha, Uniqua and Pablo fight abominable brothers Tyrone and Austin, who don't want to return the sack. Music genre: Memphis Soul
#4 | 11/26/2009Flower Power
Uniqua tries to liven up a dismal town by bringing flowers to it, and she also must battle the town's wicked villain, the Gloom Meister. Music genre: Rebetiko
#4 | 01/10/2010Robot Rampage (1)
Austin is a robot repairman in Mega City, a futuristic metropolis where robots do everything. But one day, all of the robots start breaking down. Austin must track down the Evil Professor Bug (Pablo) and stop those rampaging robots.
#5 | 01/10/2010Robot Rampage (2)
Uniqua, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin disguise themselves as robots to enter the evil Professor Bug's lab.
#6 | 02/10/2010Follow the Feather
Tyrone is an adventurer who finds a feather that belongs to the rare flying polka-dotted pony. With the help from adventurers Pablo and Tasha, Tyrone heads to Tibet to find the pony.
#7 | 03/03/2010Los Galacticos
Pablo, Tyrone and Tasha are part of a Mariachi band that gets stuck in a rocket, which they mistook for their new tour bus, and are launched into outer space where they must stop the Googers (Uniqua and Austin) from taking over the earth.
#8 | 03/06/2010Break Out!
Uniqua and Tasha are princesses who plan to break out of a huge tower. But can they do it without setting off the bobby traps made by castle guards Pablo and Tyrone?
#9 | 04/22/2010Elephant on the Run
An Indian elephant must be safely delivered to the Dandeli Nature Preserve.
#10 | 05/28/2010The Amazing Splashinis
A Sea Monster prevents the Amazing Splashinis from showing off their new trick, the sextuple somersault splash.
#11 | 02/25/2011The Big Dipper Diner
Tyrone and Tasha, the space police, have to arrest Blaarg (an evil alien) with the help of Uniqua and Pablo.
#12 | 11/27/2011Attack of the Fifty-Foot Worman
Scientist Pablo and his assistant accidentally use a growth formula on a worman. Now they need Groundskeeper Tyrone's help to stop the clumsy giant creature!
#13 | 11/27/2011For the Love of Socks
Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua and Tasha are workers at a sock factory who must figure out a way to fix the huge sock machine after Tasha's pencil gets stuck in it.
#14 | 01/15/2012Dragon Express
Pablo and Austin work for Dragon Express, a delivery company where they deliver packages while flying dragons.
#15 | 11/11/2012The Flipper!
Uniqua, Tasha, and Pablo are the Meteor Watch Squad. But when meteor obsessed Pablo accidentally spills toxic space stuff all over himself, he becomes the super strong, super excitable Flipper!
#16 | 12/16/2012The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon
The Not-So-Nice Dragon has snatched up King Pablo and his Mighty Knights. Now it's up to the Flighty Fairy (Tasha) and the Grabbing Goblin (Austin) to rescue them!
#17 | 07/10/2013The Magic Skateboard
Tyrone competes in one of the biggest skating competitions ever.
#18 | 07/11/2013Super Team Awesome!
Tyrone is a tour guide for the world's only lava geyser, Old Gushie. When a loose boulder in the cavern threatens to cause a geothermal disaster, Tyrone calls for help. Not one, but three super heroes come to save the day!
#19 | 07/12/2013Pablor and the Acorns
The Acorns are put to the ultimate challenge when they try to help Pablor.
02/01/2008Season 3 - 18 episodes
10/09/2006Season 2 - 22 episodes
10/11/2004Season 1 - 20 episodes
?Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

Production country: Canada
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: Bulgarian (BG), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/11/2004
Last episode released on: 07/12/2013
Creator: Janice Burgess
Executive Producer: Janice Burgess
Composer: Evan Lurie
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Los amiguitos del jardín"
"Tus amiguitos del jardín"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:3622, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 04/06/2024