"The Backyardigans" (2004) TV series 2004-

Creator:

Janice Burgess
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

11 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot:

THE BACKYARDIGANS is Nick Jr.'s animated musical adventure series about five high-spirited young (probably early elementary school age) friends...

Plot Keywords:

Imagination | Backyard | Friend | Moose | Kangaroo

Awards:

4 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Jonah Bobo	...	Austin (63 episodes, 2004-2009)
Sean Curley	...	Pablo (63 episodes, 2004-2009)
LaShawn Jefferies	...	Uniqua (63 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jamia Simone Nash	...	Uniqua (58 episodes, 2004-2009)
Thomas Sharkey	...	Austin (58 episodes, 2004-2009)
Kristin Klabunde	...	Tasha (45 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jake Goldberg	...	Pablo (43 episodes, 2006-2009)
Naelee Rae	...	Tasha (39 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jordan Coleman	...	Tyrone (35 episodes, 2006-2009)

Series Directed by
Dave Palmer		(49 episodes, 2005-2010)
Mike Shiell		(34 episodes, 2004-2008)
Bill Giggie		(9 episodes, 2004)
Donald Kim		(1 episode, 2007-2009)

Series Writing credits
Adam Peltzman		(42 episodes, 2004-2009)
Janice Burgess		(19 episodes, 2004-2007)
McPaul Smith		(6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Nee		(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Radha Blank		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Koyalee Chanda		(2 episodes, 2006-2008)
Anne D. Bernstein		(unknown episodes)
Scott Gray		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jennifer Hill	....	producer (19 episodes, 2006-2009)
Janice M. Jacobs	....	animation producer (6 episodes, 2010)
Jonny Belt	....	co-executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Patricia R. Burns	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Scott Dyer	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jocelyn Hamilton	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ellen Martin	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Doug Murphy	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Scull	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Original Music by
Evan Lurie		(3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Douglas Wieselman		(2 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Stephanie Duncan		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Doug Appledoorn		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Melissa Chusid		(27 episodes, 2004-2006)
Leslie Zaslower		(19 episodes, 2006-2009)
Michelle Levitt		(2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Production Design by
Dan Yaccarino		(62 episodes, 2004-2010)

Series Art Direction by
Jonny Belt		(2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Gary Hunt		(2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Production Management
Cash B. Lim	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Sara Kamen	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kay Wilson Stallings	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Nick jr (2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil McNagny	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mike Shiell	....	assistant director (9 episodes, 2004)
Sean Conly	....	assistant director (6 episodes)
Donald Kim	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Blayne Burnside	....	design supervisor (38 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jordan Nieuwland	....	painter (14 episodes, 2006-2009)
Zoey Zoric	....	matte painting (10 episodes, 2009-2010)
Peter Roe	....	storyboard cleanup / storyboard revisions (2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Sound Department
Ryan Araki	....	supervising sound editor / audio supervisor (21 episodes, 2004-2007)
Julia Dalzell	....	sound effects editor (19 episodes, 2006-2009)
Eric Mattar-Hurlbut	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Visual Effects by
Fred Ni	....	model and rigging supervisor / model supervisor (59 episodes, 2004-2009)
Taha Ahmed Yasin	....	modeling supervisor (19 episodes, 2009-2010)
Gilles Lafond	....	texture artist / matte painter / ... (17 episodes, 2006-2009)
Julio Del Hierro	....	senior surfacing artist (9 episodes, 2009-2010)
Katarzyna Cieryt	....	light technician (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Steve Cooke	....	modeler / texturer (5 episodes, 2004)
Dana Boadway	....	modeler (3 episodes, 2004)
Roja Huchez	....	modeler / texture / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jin Yong Kim	....	modeler / texture artist (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ryan Lewis	....	modeler / texture artist (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Erin Nicholson	....	modeler / texture artist (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Darin Bristow	....	technical director: modeler (unknown episodes)
Helen Zotalis	....	modeler (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Marg McGhie	....	lighting supervisor (2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Animation Department
Damon Bourgeois	....	layout animation supervisor / layout artist / ... (58 episodes, 2006-2010)
Virginia Mielke	....	layout supervisor / pre-viz supervisor (46 episodes, 2004-2009)
Greg Kovacs	....	animator (22 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jonathan J. McCallum	....	character rigger / modeler (19 episodes, 2009-2010)
Frank Sacco	....	animator (15 episodes, 2006-2010)
Amy Tepperman	....	animator (13 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jennifer Dickie	....	animator / layout artist (12 episodes, 2004-2009)
Amy Lee	....	animator (12 episodes, 2007-2010)
Brad Semple	....	character animator / animator (10 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andrew Harvey	....	animation supervisor (10 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mack Carruthers	....	animator (9 episodes, 2006-2008)
Frédéric Djoenaedi	....	animator (9 episodes, 2007-2010)
Ryan Fairley	....	animator (8 episodes, 2006-2009)
Chris Fazio	....	animator (8 episodes)
Sean Conly	....	lead animator / animator (7 episodes, 2006-2009)
Gregory Nersesian	....	animator (7 episodes, 2008-2010)
Dana Boadway	....	animator (6 episodes, 2004)
Lesley Headrick	....	animation supervisor (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ulysses Esguerra	....	animator (5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Cheryl Darbey	....	animator (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lola Leo	....	lead animator (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Djamil Gali-Ngothé	....	animator (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Rohini Kumar	....	animator (4 episodes, 2010)
Sara Newman	....	animator / animation supervisor (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Larry Cariou	....	animation timing director (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Scott Glynn	....	animator (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Luc Marier	....	animator (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rob Sadler	....	layout artist (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Matthew Grabinsky	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Scott Heatherley	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Hudecki	....	lip sync artist / lip sync supervisor (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
David Ibaretta	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Matthew Lyon	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chris McGaw	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Dan Merisanu	....	animator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Zoey Zoric	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Daniel Pratezina	....	animator (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew Otto	....	animator (2 episodes, 2006)
Donald Kim	....	animation supervisor / animator (unknown episodes)
Peter Throup	....	animation supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Marc Brenzil	....	assistant editor / leica editor (58 episodes, 2006-2010)
Stephanie Duncan	....	picture editor (7 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jason Cohen	....	picture editor (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Brian Karn	....	on-line editor (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Will Ramirez	....	assistant picture editor / assistant editor (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Robert Hornsby	....	on-line assistant editor / assistant on-line editor (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Joey Aguiar	....	post-production assistant (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Doug Appledoorn	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Rick Deutsch	....	leica editor (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Music Department
Steven Bernstein	....	musician (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mike Crehore	....	music engineer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Evan Lurie	....	musical director / composer: original theme music / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Keith Rigling	....	music engineer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Anthony Coleman	....	musician (unknown episodes)
Briggan Krauss	....	musician (unknown episodes)
Mauro Refosco	....	musician (unknown episodes)
Danny Sadownick	....	musician (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Koyalee Chanda	....	voice director (59 episodes, 2004-2010)
Darren Kirkness	....	texture artist (45 episodes, 2004-2009)
Natascha Crandall	....	content development (19 episodes, 2009-2010)
Stacey Jaffe	....	content development (19 episodes, 2009-2010)
David Altman	....	technical director (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Johny Berbasov	....	technical director (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Beth Bogush	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Laura Brown	....	content consultant (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tasha Cooper	....	dancer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kristen Frost	....	dancer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kerri Grant	....	script coordinator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mac Holyoke	....	technical producer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jason Reeves	....	technical supervisor (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jenn Sheasby	....	technical director (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Greg Sinacori	....	dancer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Allie Strawbridge	....	production assistant / production coordinator (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Hattie Mae Williams	....	dancer (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Nelson Yu	....	programming (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ed Kodar	....	pre-production assistant / pre-production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mike Reid	....	director of production engineering / director: production engineering (2 episodes, 2006-2009)

Production Companies

• Nickelodeon Animation Studios
• Nelvana

Distributors

• Nelvana (2004) (TV) (non-USA)
• Nick Jr. (2005) (Germany) (TV)
• Nickelodeon Network (2004) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y | Brazil:Livre | Australia:G

Company:

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Tyrone:*That* certainly is convenient

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.87" (2010)

Really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show

Wow! This is a really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show. I said that because I watch this on Nickelodeon and Noggin with my 1½-year-old nephew from time to time. It's hard to say which show on Nickelodeon and Noggin is the best. If I had to pick, this would definitely be one of the cutest. Still it's really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that the people at Nickelodeon and Noggin really know how to reach a toddler's developing mind. Now, in conclusion, if you have children, nieces, or nephews, I strongly recommend this really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show. I guarantee you that they will enjoy it.