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The Backyardigans

The Backyardigans (/bækˈjɑːrdɪɡənz/ ⓘ 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…

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Genre
Adventure · Comedy · Musical
Also known as
Backyardigans
Composers
Evan Lurie · Douglas Wieselman
Countries of origin
United States · Canada
Created by
Janice Burgess
Directed by
Bill Giggie (season 1) · Mike Shiell (seasons 1–2) · Dave Palmer (seasons 3–4)

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related to Main · 55
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The Backyardigans → Ashby, Backyardigans, Burgess, Chris Jones, Common Sense Media's Emily, Critics, Daytime Emmy Award, DVD Talk's John Crichton, Emmy, In, It's, Journalist Virginia Heffernan, Outstanding Special Class Animated, Program, Slate, Susan Stewart, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Swamp Creature, TV
related to Live events · 18
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related to Production · 12
The Backyardigans → Backyardigans, Burgess, Dan Yaccarino, Die Hard, In, Michael Lennicx, Nick Digital, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Star Wars, The, Tolkien, Uniqua
related to CD releases · 7
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related to Revival series · 7
The Backyardigans → In, Nickelodeon, Notably, Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, YouTube
Executive producers · 5
The Backyardigans → Janice Burgess, Jonny Belt, Kay Wilson Stallings, Michael Hirsh, Robert Scull
Production companies · 4
The Backyardigans → Nelvana Limited, Nick Digital (pilot), Nickelodeon Animation Studio (credited as Nick Jr. Productions for seasons 1–3), Nickelodeon Studios Florida (pilot)

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The BackyardigansAlso known asBackyardigans1.00infobox
The BackyardigansComposersEvan Lurie1.00infobox
The BackyardigansComposersDouglas Wieselman1.00infobox
The BackyardigansCountries of originUnited States1.00infobox
The BackyardigansCountries of originCanada1.00infobox
The BackyardigansCreated byJanice Burgess1.00infobox
The BackyardigansDirected byBill Giggie (season 1)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansDirected byMike Shiell (seasons 1–2)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansDirected byDave Palmer (seasons 3–4)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansExecutive producersJanice Burgess1.00infobox
The BackyardigansExecutive producersMichael Hirsh1.00infobox
The BackyardigansExecutive producersRobert Scull1.00infobox
The BackyardigansExecutive producersJonny Belt1.00infobox
The BackyardigansExecutive producersKay Wilson Stallings1.00infobox
The BackyardigansGenreAdventure1.00infobox
The BackyardigansGenreComedy1.00infobox
The BackyardigansGenreMusical1.00infobox
The BackyardigansNetworkNickelodeon (U.S.)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansNetworkTreehouse TV (Canada)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansNo. of episodes80 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansNo. of seasons41.00infobox
The BackyardigansOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
The BackyardigansProduction companiesNelvana Limited1.00infobox
The BackyardigansProduction companiesNickelodeon Studios Florida (pilot)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansProduction companiesNick Digital (pilot)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansProduction companiesNickelodeon Animation Studio (credited as Nick Jr. Productions for seasons 1–3)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansReleaseOctober 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)[a] – July 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)1.00infobox
The BackyardigansRunning time21–23 minutes1.00infobox
The BackyardigansVoices ofVarious1.00infobox
The BackyardigansVoices ofsee below1.00infobox

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