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The Backyardigans
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Quite by accident I found a new kid's show my whole family loves. At the end of Play With Me Sesame on Noggin, they played an animated music video "Riding the Range" by The Backyardigans. I really liked it, so I did a search online and found that The Backyardigans is a new 30-minute show on Nick Jr. and Noggin. The first episode aired mid-November.
The Backyardigans is about five very imaginative preschool friends (left to right: Tyrone, Tasha, Pablo, Uniqua and Austin) who embark on amazing 3-D epic adventures in their backyards (of course). Each episode features original Broadway-caliber music and choreographed dancing spanning a variety of genres including Big Band, Reggae, Rockabilly, Bossa Nova, and Hip-Hop.
Check out your TV listings, give it a try and tell us what you think.
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 12)
12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
niki alvey said...Austin is a kangaroo!
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
sally said...I'm 19 years old and I watch the show because it's a lot of fun. I have a little friend thats 3 years and she dances along with them and we just have lots of fun.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Carlita said...My kids love it too! Does anyone know how I can get any of the music...I really want the Pirate music so I can play it at my 4 year old's Pirate Party!!! Thanks!
OH!!!The official CD, per the nickjr website, is coming out on July 12th!!
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
niki said...Thanks Carlita,
We did a story on that a few days ago, we love the Backyardigans too!
http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/1234000793046654/
They are also coming out with a new episode.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Elsa said...My daughter loves the Backyardigans. I would love to throw her birthday in their theme. But can not find anyone who sells it. Can anyone help???
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Denise said...My boys love Backyardigans too! It's the only thing my 11 month old watches. He loves the music. I wanted to throw him a backyardigans b.day but I can't find anything. I may just buy the CD and let them at least sing along to the songs. I know there is some merchandise on e-bay. I just might have to check it out.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Mary said...We, like others, found the show by accident one day and fell completely in love with it! The music is 'off the hook' and my husband and I love it just as much as our little ones. my 76-year-old mother even loves it and dances with the characters. The computer animation is awesome. They have dance moves that look like real people are dancing. We also love the fact that the names of each of the Backyardigans reflect real names of different cultures in our society today, so that kids watching the show can identify with something on TV 'like them'. I hope Nick Jr. NEVER takes this show off the air. It's too cute, creative, imaginitive and colorful to go by the wayside. I've ordered the CD of songs due out on July 12. Thank you!!!!!
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Flor said...So has anyone found any Backyardigans party supplies yet? I would love to have this theme for my daughter's birthyday. She has been asking everyone in our family if they would come to her Backyardigans party. Her birthday isn't until September and she has been talking about it since January!
Any ideas other then printing out what Nick Jr. has on their website?
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Michael said...You can always see the latest Backyardigans items for sale on eBay
at http://backyardigans.eza.biz - I
always check there.. Great stuff.. CDs, Music, T-shirts, Party Items, etc.. Love Bidding
(and Winning!!) Be sure to bookmark it!!
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Amanda said...My daughter will be 1 next week. She loves the "YETI" song. I am having a Backyardigans party for her. I haven't found any party supplies but I am going to make decorations out of the pictures and activities that I find on the Internet. It should be fun.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Zsuzsanna Khoury said...My kids love the Backyardigans also, but I have the same question as some of the other fans before me, what type of animal is Uniqua? It's killing me, can't figure it out! Do you guys know?
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Katy said...For those of you wondering about Uniqua, according to tv.com she is a unique species (hence the name Uniqua). Maybe a dinosaur or an alien? That blew a hole in my theory that, not only are the characters each a different species, they might also each represent a different continent/land mass. Austin (Kangaroo) from Australia, Pablo (Penguin) from Antarctica, Tasha (Hippo) from Africa, Tyrone (Moose) from the Americas (specifically North America), and Uniqua (?) from Europe/Asia landmass.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Heather Brewer said...I have a nine month old who LOVES the Backyardigans, if he is asleep and it comes on(because I always have to check and see which episode is on) he wakes up as soon as he hears the music. I am trying to find party stuff for his 1st birthday. Does anyone know where I can find this?? Thanks
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
aisha said...my daughter is 2 yrs old and is absolutley in love with the backyardigans! i'm hoping that i will be able to find backyardigan products for her birthday party. the show is fabulous and i find myself singing the songs during the course of the day. i am a dancer and am blown away by the choreography of the show. i's nice to have something that we can both watch and enjoy.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Jackie K said...I LOVE the Backyardigans! My son is only five months old, but he always gets quiet during their songs. I hope he continues to like them, because I'll have to watch by myself if he doesn't!
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Sandra White said...I love this show, it's so innocent in an age where innocence is dead! I'm happy my 5-year-old daughter likes it as well, she especially likes to dance with the backyardigans at the beginning and end of the show.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Patricia Belton said...My four years old granddaughter looks to watch the backyardigans. She got me to watch it and now it is a family thing to watch the backyardigans. I think they are so cute. I look the way they dance and sing as well as going on their adventures. This is a great cartoons. My family and I love it. My granddaughter sings along and dance with the backyardigans. Keep us with the wonderful show.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Rev. Barbara said...O.K. I kept hearing about the new children's TV show. My grandchildren love it. My little two-year-old grandson sits still, hums the songs, and is very attentive to the show. WOW!
Please tell me where we can get stuffed animals, videos, music, bedding, toothbrushes, pins..........SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER TO ME!
Call on me, I'll mass produce the T-shirts. We are ready!
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
Dorothy Kiss said...This is a wonderful show, my grandson who will be 2 in September just loves it. Like others, he loves the music and the dancing, he especially likes it when his momma sings all the songs for him! I would love to be able to get some pictures of each character as I am a scrap booker and I have many pictures of the little one sitting watching the show completely entranced! Is there any way to get pictures? Or even a logo for a page header?
Thanks for a truly wonderful show for toddlers and children of all ages - including grandparents!
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12-18-2005 @ 6:57PM
paule h. said...We love the Backyardigans. We received a CD sample disk in a magazine several months ago. I finally pulled it out and our boys, 1 and 3 just love it, they put it in, listen, sing and dance. Even my husband said, their voices are not anoying! So I checked them out, now we tape it daily to watch over the next day. They are so fun.
About UNIQUA right out of TV TOME at www.tv.com - search for Backyardigans here is what they had listed for her.
UNIQUA: One of a kind.....(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.)
We like this show a lot!
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