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The Backyardigans is Nick Jr.'s animated musical adventure series about five high-spirited preschool friends, Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin, who rely on their vivid imaginations to embark on amazing, epic adventures. In every...

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7.9 Good

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On Hiatus / TBD

Premiered

October 11, 2004

Ended

February 24, 2011

Genre

Animation

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9.9

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Tyrone and Tasha are space cops who on the lookout for an evil alien that can shrink anything it touches. They track the alien down to the Big Dipper Diner, owned by Pablo and Uniqua, and try to catch it before it can shrink anything else.

Aired: 02/24/11

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… More photo-real landscape that serves as the backdrop for completely original, story-driven musicals. Broadway-caliber music spanning a variety of genres (including Big Band, Reggae, Rockabilly, Bossa Nova, and Hip-Hop) and cutting-edge 3-D dance choreography propel the stories forward, lending the series a narrative voice that will appeal to preschoolers and parents alike. The series will inspire children to sing and dance along with these lovable characters and stretch their imaginations as they climb up mountains, slide down glaciers, and sail across oceans.

The Backyardigans was created by executive producer Janice Burgess (Little Bill) and is executive-produced and directed by Robert Scull (Little Bill, Whoopi's Littleburg).

Characters

PABLO: Pablo is, well, wrapped a little too tight. He gets excited by things. Just leaving the house for free play in the backyard can make him babble with joy. He thinks quickly, he speaks quickly, acts and reacts quickly. He gets big ideas but he can be overwhelmed by a situation and panic a little ? making him the character most likely to run in a circle flapping his flippers and squawking. (By the way, he's a penguin.) He may not be the most agile or graceful of the friends, but he's probably the most determined and enthusiastic.

UNIQUA: One of a kind. She's funny ? she loves to tell silly jokes and to tickle her friends. She's a little mischievous -- she'd be the kid most likely to ring the doorbell and run away. But she's sweet --she'll notice if you're happy or sad and say something about it because she cares about you. Graceful, agile and light on her feet, Uniqua is not afraid of anything and can be quite the daredevil. She loves to run and climb and ride her bike faster than anyone. (Uniqua is her name, and also her species ? with her purple skin, pink spots, and dainty antennae, she doesn't look like any other creature on the planet.)

AUSTIN: Austin is the new kangaroo on the block, so he doesn't yet know the other kids really well. That suppresses his natural bounciness and makes him diffident sometimes ? a little hesitant to express his opinion, a little slow to take the lead. He really wants to get it right.

TYRONE: The sunny one. He's easygoing ? he can get along with anybody ? Pablo's his best friend, after all. He takes life's ups and downs in stride --things just don't get under his skin. He's a deep thinker, which may make him seem a little slow on the uptake sometimes. He's confident -- he enjoys a challenge because he knows, in his heart, that he is equal to it. There's always a way and he's bound to figure it out. (And he happens to be a moose.)

TASHA: A little girl hippo, in red mary janes and a flowered dress. Tasha is Uniqua's much-admired and always eagerly-awaited play date. She looks sweet as pie but underneath her extra girly exterior beats the heart of a CEO -- tough-as-nails, take-no-prisoners, my-way-or-the-highway kind of gal. She's rational, skeptical, and highly motivated to get her own way. But it's always special for Uniqua when Tasha is there, because she's someone who can also be giggly, silly and full of fun.

Theme Song

And we're, Your backyard friends, The Backyardigans Together with The Backyardigans In the place where we belong Where we'll probably sing a song And we'll maybe dance along We've got the whole wide world in our yard to explore We've always find things we've never seen before That's why everyday we're back for more With your friends, The Backyardigans.

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Backyardigans :Ended?

It seems like Backyardigans is cancelled. It wasn't in this years upfronts. Neither have I seen any reruns on Nick Playdate lately. The same thing happened to Wonder Pets. I guess there was no room for Nick to keep it, as they needed to make room for their newer shows.

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1 comments, last one Aug 16, 2011 + Add Comment
Worst Seasons Ever

Worst Season Ever: The New Seasons like, Season 3, 5, 7, 6, & 8. The Only Good Seasons are the first 2. R.I.P. This Show 2003-2006. The Yucky Years Are 2007-present.

fweepers

1 comments, last one Jun 23, 2011 + Add Comment
New Backyardigans DVD/CD thread

Please post all new dvd and cd releases here.? Thanks

Brunete20

8 comments, last one Feb 26, 2011 + Add Comment

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10 Perfect

I absoutely love this show! hide show

This show is so awesome! I usually watch it in the netflix... I usually watch Season 3 ones! This is the best show I've ever seen. This is so wonderful. Here are my grades:

Music: A+++++++: Wonderful, it's cute.

Characters: A: Awesome, all of them are good, but Austin is my fav.

Episodes: A--: Good, the only bad episode is the Musketeer episode. I love all of them though. Intro: A+: I love all of them.

Overall: A++++++++++++++++++: This is absoutely wonderful. I always have this show in my mind whenever I sleep. This show score number 100%. Dialogue: A+++: It's wonderful, it's cool!

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Backyardigans7 Added Sep 15, 2010 All my reviews
3 Bad

i don't like this.. hide show

I don't hate this show just i don't like this show. It was all about those 5 animals named Uniqua (the pink bug one),Pablo (the penguin one), Tasha (the hippo one),Austin (rabbit-like creature) and Tyrone (moose guy). They went to the backyard and talk each other. They imagine they are in the medieval (middle ages) to rescue the princess like that and that but what this, IMAGINATION!!, then they sing and sing until the end of every episodes, and they also get hungry too in every end of the episodes.

Animation:
Good...

Music:
Annoying as you speak...

Dialogue:
Good...

Educational Value:
It helps stimulate your imagination...

Overall: 3.0
Fine little kids, but everyone stay away from this show...

Although bring the old Nick Jr.

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TV-PG-Y7 Added Jun 27, 2009 All my reviews
2.5 Terrible

Terrible! hide show

This show stinks!! It's about a moose, Tyrone, an obese hippo, Natasha, some alien whatever it is Uniqua, a penguin, Pablo and a kangaroo, Austin. These annoying animals have nothing better to do then to pretend about going on adventures. They really need to go inside or play with other kids or something. I mean, what do they teach little kids? How to imagine? Last time I checked, Barney had that taken care of. Tyrone and Natasha really need to lose some weight, Pablo needs to go back to Antartica, Austin needs to go back to Australia and Uniqua needs to be interrogated by the F.B.I! Geez! I give this show a F+.

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Afro-Boy36 Added May 9, 2009 All my reviews
2.5 Terrible

Horrible and annoying. hide show

This show is so stupid. I hate it. I mean this bird named Pablo, this moose named Tyrone, this unknown named Uniqua, this fat hippo named Tasha and this rabbit named Austin sing in every episode. It's annoying. This is probably the worst show for kids. It's tied with Dora the Explorer! I have to change the channel every time this is on. It just bugs me to death. What animal is Uniqua anyway. I mean there is a bird, a moose, a fat hippo, a rabbit and the unknown. Seriously, what is Uniqua?!!! I have no clue at all. This is the most horrible show I have ever seen.

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AnimalsRCool Added Mar 31, 2009 All my reviews
10 Perfect

A show that reinforce the one thing we all knew as children which is the only toy you really need is your backyard. hide show

One of the more real show. Remind me of my childhood with my friends. No, our songs and dances was not as good. After all we were only working class kids off of a S.C. mill hill. But the field around our house covered evey war known to man plus many off world trips. We went around the world and up and down the time line. When we were archaeologists and ended up digging up the bones of a hold cow, our teacher helped us to put it togrther in class as we found more of it. After this everyone within walking distance of our house lived in fear when they saw us comming with our digging tools.

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archangelwho Added Dec 22, 2008 All my reviews