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A perfect choice for children aged 2-5, The Backyardigans is an animated Childrens TV Show, now also available in DVD, which features five animal friends who each have a wild imagination, fantasizing that their backyard transforms into a place full of exciting adventures. This new world is quite different to the one in which they live, and it’s here that they experience a day of learning and excitement,  before returning home for snack time.

Pablo…Pablo…PABLO, yes you got it! Pablo is definitely one of the friendly characters on the show. A blue and yellow penguin, Pablo gets himself very heavily involved in situations and issues that surround him. His best friend, the good natured mouse Tyrone, is the complete opposite. Unlike Pablo, this orange character leads a very laid back life. Uniqua is yet another friendly character on the show. Always dressed in pink, it’s quite surprising that she’s a tomboy. Like Uniqua, Tasha, the small yellow hippopotamus is a very sweet girl, yet also quite rational. Austin, the purple kangaroo, is originally shy, but overtime becomes more involved in the show, sharing his smart and imaginative mind with his new-found friends.

Check out this free music video of The Backyardigans that I found.

The show is very unique, with each episode featuring its own musical theme. According to Underthree, “Each half-hour episode of this Emmy® Award-winning show features a unique music/dance genre with four original songs, along with real choreographed movements recreated in animation”. Not only is the show creative in recreating its own songs specific to the musical theme, but it produces songs of that same musical genre and choreographs the dance moves to be of that same music style.

The episodes focus on music and dancing as much as they do on the stories. These story-driven musicals stimulate children to stretch their imagination together with these friendly characters, as they sing and dance along with them. “Kids will find themselves being sucked into the world of The Backyardigans’ imagination. The songs are all fun and energetic and I think the kids would love to sing and dance along”. [Backyardigan Review]. As quoted by Rave and Review, “As well as being catchy and cute, The Backyardigans is great because it teaches kids that you really are never bored if you’ve got an active imagination”.

If you don’t own The Backyardigans, be sure to purchase it for your children. You wouldn’t want them to miss out on the magical musical adventures of these 5 friendly animals.