LazyTown 

In this Nick Jr. television show, a pink-haired girl named Stephanie moves to LazyTown with her uncle (the mayor of LazyTown), where she tries to teach its extremely lazy residents that physical activity is beneficial.

Creator:

Magnús Scheving

Stars:

Magnús Scheving, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Julianna Rose Mauriello

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Magnús Scheving	...	Sportacus 64 episodes, 2002-2016
Stefán Karl Stefánsson	...	Robbie Rotten 62 episodes, 2002-2014
Julianna Rose Mauriello	...	Stephanie 51 episodes, 2004-2016
Julie Westwood	...	Bessie Busybody / ... 45 episodes, 2004-2014
Chloe Lang	...	Stephanie / ... 26 episodes, 2013-2014

Storyline

In this Nick Jr. television show, a pink-haired girl named Stephanie moves to LazyTown with her uncle (the mayor of LazyTown), where she tries to teach its extremely lazy residents that physical activity is beneficial.

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Plot Keywords:

cult tv | surrealism | superhero | eating | puppet | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music | Sport

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Official German Fanclub Official site

Country:

Iceland

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kalosirthate stin Tempelohora

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

LazyTown Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Initially, Magnús Scheving (a multi-awarded, skillful acrobat) performed all of Sportacus' various leaps & jumps himself, but when he tore a muscle while filming in summer of 2007, Nick Jr. executives immediately stepped in and insisted on bringing professional stunt men to perform some of the character's biggest stunts, or they'd pull the plug on the show altogether. Scheving claimed it was a minor mishap that only took him a few days to recover from and wanted to keep doing his thing as normal, but as he said during an interview "they're the ones with the money", so he gave in to prevent the show from being scrapped. (Source: Interview with Magnús Scheving on Icelandic TV news)

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Quotes

Sportacus: I'm Sportacus.
Robbie Rotten: [dressed as Sportacus] No, I am Sportacus.
Sportacus: No, I'm Sportacus.
Robbie Rotten: Me, too!

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Alternate Versions

Stingy, Ziggy, Pixel, and Trixie's voices were re-dubbed for the show's UK broadcast. Some bits of their dialogue was slightly altered with words or phrases that are more commonly used in the UK. Lorraine Parsloe dubbed for Ziggy, Joanna Ruiz dubbed for Pixel and Sarah Burgess, who worked in the original US/Icelandic production, dubbed for Stingy and reprised her role as Trixie.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Bad Hair Day (2018)

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Soundtracks

Welcome To Lazytown
Written by 'Máni Svavarsson', 'Richard Scobie', and 'John Patrick O'Neill'
Performed by 'Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson'

User Reviews

Totally Refreshing!!

I find this show absolutely riveting!! Unlike all the other U.S.-inspired kids t.v. shows (which have led to one of the highest obesity rates in the worlds among kids), LazyTown is colorful, musical and exudes energy! The show and its creator should be applauded for what they are attempting to do: get kids off the couch. Anyone who reads adult themes or anything otherwise "creepy" needs to pull their head out of the sand and realize that, although saying "kids should turn off the t.v." is good in principle, kids more than likely WON'T turn off the t.v. I'd rather have my nephews and (someday my own) kids watching LazyTown instead of sitting there unmotivated by what they see. Just watching the show made me want to get up off the couch and do something.