The Backyardigans is a Canadian–American CGI-animated musical TV series created by Janice Burgess, It is a co-production of animation studio Nelvana and Nickelodeon Animation Studios. The series debuted on October 11, 2004 and ended on May 31, 2010; reruns of The Backyardigans continued to air on the Nickelodeon family of channels in the United States until 2015. The show airs on Treehouse TV in Canada. In 2015, the first season was included as part of Nickelodeon's Noggin app, a mobile application featuring episodes of older Nick Jr. programs.
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| Directed by | Bill Giggie (season 1)
Mike Shiell (seasons 1–2) Dave Palmer (seasons 3–4) |
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opening theme
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| Composer | Evan Lurie (score/songs: music)
Douglas Wieselman (songs: music) McPaul Smith (songs: lyrics) David Mansfield (one episode) |
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| Country of origin | United States
Canada |
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 4
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| No. of episodes | 80 (list of episodes)
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| Running time | 21–23 minutes
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| Distributor | Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products (United States)
Nelvana International (Internationally) |
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| Original release | October 11, 2004 –
July 12, 2013 |
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