The Backyardigans is a kids' show created by American writer Janice Burgess. The series was made for Nickelodeon. It first aired on October 11, 2004. The last new episode aired on July 12, 2013. The series was made in Canada by Nelvana.
The show ran for four seasons totaling 80 episodes. Most episodes aired on Nickelodeon on weekday mornings. In 2009, the show was planned to continue beyond the fourth season. However, in 2010, the series' creator Janice Burgess decided to move onto 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.
Characters
Uniqua, a pink unique girl. Voiced by LaShawn Jefferies. Pablo, a blue penguin. Voiced by Zach Tyler in Season 1 and Jake Goldberg in Season 2-4. Tyrone, an orange moose. Voiced by Reginald Jr. in Season 1, Jordan Coleman in Seasons 2-3 and Chris 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
Season 1
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
Home media
In the United States, the show's 80 episodes were released across a series of 21 DVD releases. Ten episodes of the first season were also released to VHS across five volumes. Viacom's Paramount Home Media Distribution published all of the show's video releases. Outside North America, Paramount released DVDs under a separate deal with Nelvana, with this worldwide deal later transitioning to Fremantle Home Entertainment.
Broadcast
The show aired on Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States and Treehouse TV in Canada.