The Backyardigans (2004)
- Genre
- children's television series, comedy television series, fantasy television series, musical, adventure television series
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Length
- 4 seasons, 80 episodes
- Rated
- TV-Y
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 121 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Five animal friends use their backyard as the setting for pretend adventures. Each episode features songs in a different musical style. The adventures are inspired by action movies and other genres.
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What happens
The Backyardigans ( bak-YAR-dih-gənz) is an animated musical children's television series created by Janice Burgess for Nickelodeon. The series was written and recorded at Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It centers on five anthropomorphic 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 animated series. In 2001, a second pilot was animated at Nickelodeon Digital in New York. It was completed and screened in early 2002. The second pilot was successful, and the series entered production in 2003. The show ran for four seasons, totaling 80 episodes. Most episodes aired on Nickelodeon on weekday mornings. A fifth season of the series was planned to be produced in 2009. However, in 2010, Burgess decided to move on to a different series: Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club. Burgess worked as a creative director and writer for Winx Club before eventually retiring from Nickelodeon in 2014. The Backyardigans received generally positive reviews from audiences and critics who consider it superior to Nickelodeon's other preschool shows because its writing was sophisticated and enjoyable for older viewers. The New York Times and Common Sense Media commended the show for including frequent nods to an older audience, such as references to action-adventure franchises. The quality of the show's music was also well received by critics, and the show received eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations for its music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Tigga & Togga (2006)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.