The Backyardigans is a CGI musical TV series created by Janice Burgess. It is a co-production of animation studios Nelvana and Nickelodeon Animation Studios. The series debuted on October 11, 2004 and ends on May 31, 2010. The show airs on Treehouse TV in Canada. In 2015, the first season was included as part of the Noggin Nick Jr. app, a mobile app featuring Jr. program episodes. Old Nick.
The series is based on a live-action pilot produced in 1998 titled Me and My Friends .
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Plot
The series follows a ritual pattern and centers around the various and pop music groups of neighboring playmates depicted as bipedal, anthropomorphic animals: Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Austin, and Tasha. Designed to encourage imaginative play, characters communicate with viewers by constantly breaking the 4th wall, although this series provides a special focus on role-playing games where participating friends vary with each episode, and says the game is visualized through a sequence of dreams for most episodes and serves as the main focus of a particular episode. Typically, groups will visualize unique scenarios, ranging from prehistoric times to adventurous fantasies, and they are often presented with various dilemmas along the way to achieving certain goals or priorities, or may be challenged with one major obstacle to defeating or trouble. complete. After season one, there is usually a villain in the episode, mainly played by one of the Backyardigans (thus another Backyardigan plays the hero's role), but the villain of the episode always reforms in the end. The program also follows a music format, featuring several music numbers sung during episodes about whatever imaginary circumstances in which characters have put themselves or perhaps the challenges they encounter, each episode opening and ending with a particular song. The adventure progressed after the first season. When the Backyardigans have accomplished their mission or defeated any loss, the fantasy sequence fades, returns the actuality to the episode settings when the ending song is sung, the characters run into their home for a snack. The main character or character then opens the door of the host house, fence, or around the corner, and shouts the main slogan for the last time and then closes the door. The picture is then lifeless with some background bird noises often heard when the iris closes, ending the episode.
In one episode, "The Secret of Snow", this episode does not start in the backyard, but on the floor that has a red story book on it. Also, Austin, though never shown, is the only Backyardigan that makes a physical appearance in the episode; the other four appear only in storybooks. This is the only time only one of the actual Backyardigans appears.
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Character
Each of the five characters on the show has two voice actors: one to talk to, and the other to sing.
The characters live in houses adjacent to the same large backyard with three main houses (Uniqua, Pablo's and Tyrone's) transformed by imagination into various adventure settings. Each house roughly matches the character color scheme: Uniqua in the pink house, Pablo lives in blue, and Tyrone is in orange. Tasha's house, which is on the left of three main houses, is yellow and Austin, on the right, partly obscured by a fence but which looks purple. The fence, which surrounds the combined property of the three main characters (Uniqua, Pablo and Tyrone), has a gate in it that leads to Austin's home. The cul-de-sac curve allows the play area to be approximately equal to the distance from the back door of each home.
Not everything that appears in the imaginary world has real-world partners. Often trees, rocks, bricks, or similar objects appear where none existed originally. In the same way, even the big trees in the original garden disappear completely when the imagination part of the story begins.
Episode
Production
The series is based on a live-action pilot titled "Me and My Friends," which was produced at Nickelodeon Studios in September 1998. The pilot was rejected by Nickelodeon, and the concept was reworked into a short animation in 2002. The pilot was illuminated by Nickelodeon into a series complete. This event is intended for children aged 2 to 5 years.
Dave Palmer started directing the show in mid-season one, and directed all the next episodes. Evan Lurie (from The Lounge Lizards) and Douglas Wieselman composed music for the show with lyrics by McPaul Smith. The character is designed by the author and illustrator of the children Dan Yaccarino.
The second season was announced on 30 April 2006 by Nelvana and Nickelodeon. The third season was first released in the United States in January 2008. The fourth season was produced in 2009, and aired in 2010.
Production was wrapped in late 2009.
Live events
Several theatrical performances of The Backyardigans have toured Canada and the United States.
In Canada, three different performances have toured: "Musical Playdate" (2006), "Quest for the Extra Ordinary Aliens" (2008) and "Sea Deep in Adventure" (2009). The "Musical Playdate" performance has been promoted as "V.I.P. Appearance" and "Backyardigans Mini Performance" in the previous ad. All three tours were delivered by Paquin Entertainment Group and produced by Koba Entertainment, both based in Winnipeg.
In the United States, two theatrical performances are held: "The Story of the Mighty Knight" 2008 and "Storytime Live" in 2010! (an event featuring four other Nick Jr. shows: Moose and Zee , Dora the Explorer , Wonder Pets! and Ni Hao , Kai-Lan ).
Release video
DVD release
In the United States, twenty-two DVDs featuring four episodes each were released from August 2005 to March 2011.
VHS Release
Five videotapes featuring two episodes each were released in 2005 and 2006; the title is the same as the first five American DVDs.
iTunes releases
All four seasons have been released on iTunes in Canada and the US; However, the iTunes Store USA lost three episodes of its first season: "Secret Mission," "It's Extraordinary Being a Ghost!", And "The Tea Party" (also known as "High Tea").
CD release
There are four albums of The Backyardigans released in North America, and one album was released in Europe. Each has about 20 songs, while Born To Play has four bonus tracks available only on the iTunes Store.
Adventure Start...
Released September 2004, this CD promotes the series debut. Since this is a promotional album sent by mail, it is not sold in stores. It contains four songs from the first season, including the opening theme. The songs will later be included in the next album.
- The Backyardigans Theme Song
- Yeti Stomp
- Secret Agents
- Please and Thank You
- Preview
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Released on July 12, 2005, under the label Nick Records. This is the first album sold in stores. It contains nineteen songs from the first season, including the opening theme. This CD also contains a bonus video track titled "Go, Go Go!"
- The Backyardigans Theme Song
- You and Me to Safety
- Breakout
- Medium Adventurous, Adventurous
- A Pirate Says Arr
- Yeti Stomp!
- Queens Are Never Wrong
- They are Bones
- Buffalo Girls and Boys
- Trudge, Trudge, Trudge
- Secret Agents
- Laser Limbo Tango (Batu Limbo)
- Your Boat Row
- Enter Its Thickness!
- P.U.! (Stinky Swamp Song)
- Flying Rock Song (II)
- When I'm Booing
- Please and Thank You
- Rockabilly Lullaby
- Quick, Start, Start! (bonus music video)
Groove to Music
The second CD was released on July 11, 2006, under the label Nick Records. It contains eighteen songs from season one and two. Targets selling exclusive releases include Astronaut Never Give Up , for a total of nineteen songs.
- Hold Strict
- Must Get Work Done
- Shake Your Body
- Rad Move
- We Go to Mars
- Drumming Song
- Eureka!
- Rules
- Tree to Tree
- What's So Scary, That Bout?
- The Ballad of the Brave Pink Knight (Hey, Uniqua!)
- I Love Being a Princess
- Aha!
- Skate Ahead
- Get Us What We Want
- Ski Patrols to the Rescue
- Superheroes vs. Supervillains
- Oh, my sister
- Astronauts Never Give Up (exclusive songs)
Born To Play
The third and final CD The Backyardigans , was released on January 22, 2008, under the Sony BMG label. It contains songs from season 1-2, as well as all the songs from Tale of the Mighty Knights. There are a total of 22 songs. There is also a special iTunes version of this album, which contains 5 bonus tracks in addition to 22 songs, for a total of 27 songs. The album was released in a cardboard folding box, not a jewel box like the two previous releases. Borders brings exclusive gem case releases, including booklets. This booklet is also included on the iTunes release as a file with digital download purchases.
- Ready for Anything
- We Love a Luau
- The Worman Polka
- I'm Feeling Good
- Go, Go, Go
- Customer is Always True
- Surf's Up, Ho Daddy
- Almost Everything Is Boinga (feat Alicia Keys)
- Nothing is Too Strong
- W-I-O-Wa
- I'm a Mountie
- Race Day
- I Never Failed Submitting Mail
- Lady In Pink (feat. Cyndi Lauper)
- Nothing Bigger than Giant
- Quick House
- Challenges
- Dragon Mountain
- Goblin
- I'm Not Another Egg (feat. Adam Pascal)
- Tweedily Dee
- We are Knights
Bonus iTunes Tracks:
23. Betcha I Can 24. Phantom Footsteps 25. Do My Own 26. Mermaid Call
Join in the Adventure...
Released in 2006, as part of a series launch tour in the UK. The album is nearly identical to the American-released partners, with Please and Thank You replaced with Questing.
- The Backyardigans Theme Song
- Yeti Stomp
- Secret Agents
- Starting
Merchandise
Activision released the Backyardigans PC game, "Mission to Mars," in October 2006. In addition, there are interactive Backyardigans games available for LeapPad and VTech's V.Smile console. There is also a LeapFrog ClickStart game titled "Number Pie Samurai," which teaches basic computer skills to children.
From 2005 to 2007, Kohl has a section devoted to merchandise series, including an exclusive line of clothing and toys at the store.
Over a hundred storybooks (both original and episode stories) released throughout the running series. Mostly released in Canada and the United States; However, a series of 2006 educational books are exclusively sold in Canada under the Treehouse TV license.
Fisher-Price produces many plush toys and interactive character toys (mostly Uniqua, Pablo and Tyrone). There is also Beanie Babies of all the main characters available.
References
External links
- Nelvana production page
- The Backyardigans on IMDb
- The Backyardigans on TV.com
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