List of The Backyardigans episodes

The Backyardigans is an animated television show for children. It was created by Janice Burgess. It was first broadcast on the Canadian network Treehouse TV on September 11, 2004.[1] It was first broadcast in the United States for the first time on October 11, 2004 on Nick Jr.[2] The show finished broadcasting all of its episodes in the United States on July 12, 2013.[3] The show has 80 episodes over four seasons.[4][5]

Seasons

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120[6]October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)
220[7]October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17)
320[8]January 14, 2008 (2008-01-14)October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)
420[9]October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)July 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)[10]

Episodes

Season 1 (2004–05)

Number in First time shown on television Episode title
Series[11] Season
1 1 September 11, 2004 (Canada)
October 12, 2004 (US)
"Pirate Treasure"
2 2 September 12, 2004 (Canada)
October 13, 2004 (US)
"The Heart of the Jungle"
3 3 September 19 2004 (Canada)
October 11, 2004 (US)
"The Yeti"
4 4 September 20, 2004 (Canada)
October 19, 2004 (US)
"The Snow Fort"
5 5 September 25 2004 (Canada)
October 14, 2004 (US)
"Secret Mission"
6 6 September 26, 2004 (Canada)
October 25, 2004 (US)
"It's Great to Be a Ghost!"
7 7 October 1, 2004 (Canada)
October 15, 2004 (US)
"Riding the Range"
8 8 October 2, 2004 (Canada)
October 18, 2004 (US)
"The Key to the Nile"
9 9 October 9, 2004 (Canada)
November 2, 2004 (US)
"Knights Are Brave and Strong"
10 10 October 10, 2004 (Canada)
November 3, 2004 (US)
"Viking Voyage"
11 11 October 21, 2004 (Canada)
September 19, 2005 (US)
"Castaways"
12 12 October 28, 2004 (Canada)
July 18, 2005 (US)
"Race to the Tower of Power"
13 13 November 13, 2004 (Canada)
February 21, 2005 (US)
"The Quest for the Flying Rock"
14 14 November 20, 2004 (Canada)
September 21, 2005 (US)
"Polka Palace Party"
15 15 March 9, 2005 (Canada)
April 25, 2005 (US)
"Surf's Up"
16 16 April 20, 2005 (Canada)
September 20, 2005 (US)
"Eureka!"
17 17 May 12, 2005 (Canada)
March 10, 2006 (US)
"Race Around the World"
18 18 June 8, 2005 (Canada)
October 31, 2005 (US)
"Monster Detectives"
19 19 June 19, 2005 (Canada)
September 17, 2005 (US)
"Cave Party"
20 20 August 4, 2005 (Canada)
August 25, 2005 (US)
"High Tea"

Season 2 (2006–07)

Number in First time shown on television Episode title
Series[11] Season
21 1 July 10, 2006 (Canada)
October 9, 2006
"Mission to Mars"
22 2 July 17, 2006 (Canada)
October 16, 2006
"Samurai Pie"
23 3 October 17, 2006 "Scared of You"
24 4 October 18, 2006 "Whodunit"
25 5 October 19, 2006 "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters"
26 6 December 15, 2006 "The Secret of Snow"
27 7 January 4, 2007 "The Swamp Creature"
28 8 January 5, 2007 "Horsing Around"
29 9 February 14, 2007 "Special Delivery"
30 10 May 15, 2007 (Canada)
September 17, 2007 (US)
"International Super Spy: Part 1"
31 11 May 15, 2007 (Canada)
September 17, 2007 (US)
"International Super Spy: Part 2"
32 12 March 19, 2007 "Movers of Arabia"
33 13 March 20, 2007 "Cops and Robots"
34 14 April 18, 2007 (Canada)
September 21, 2007 (US)
"Sinbad Sails Alone"
35 15 March 21, 2007 "Best Clowns in Town"
36 16 March 22, 2007 "Save the Day"
37 17 June 20, 2007 "Into the Deep"
38 18 July 7, 2007 (Canada)
January 16, 2008 (US)
"News Flash"
39 19 July 14, 2007 (Canada)
September 17, 2008 (US)
"Catch That Butterfly"
40 20 July 26, 2007 (Canada)
July 18, 2008 (US)
"A Giant Problem"

Season 3 (2007–08)

Number in First time shown on television Episode title
Series[11] Season
41 1 August 20, 2007 (Canada)
March 3, 2008 (US)
"Who Goes There?"
42 2 August 27, 2007 (Canada)
March 10, 2008 (US)
"Blazing Paddles"
43 3 September 4, 2007 (Canada)
March 14, 2008 (US)
"Garbage Trek"
44 4 September 11, 2007 (Canada)
March 17, 2008 (US)
"Fly Girl"
45 5 September 18, 2007 (Canada)
April 4, 2008 (US)
"What's Bugging You?"
46 6 Septmeber 25, 2007 (Canada)
April 25, 2008 (US)
"Chicken-Itza Pizza"
47 7 October 9, 2007 (Canada)
May 2, 2008 (US)
"To the Center of the Earth"
48 8 October 16, 2007 (Canada)
May 9, 2008 (US)
"Front Page News"
49 9 November 5, 2007 (Canada)
July 7, 2008 (US)
"Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 1"
50 10 November 5, 2007 (Canada)
July 7, 2008 (US)
"Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 2"
51 11 March 12, 2008 (Canada)
July 14, 2008 (US)
"Le Master of Disguise"
52 12 March 27, 2008 (Canada)
July 18, 2008 (US)
"Match on Mt. Olympus"
53 13 April 5, 2008 (Canada)
July 21, 2008 (US)
"The Great Dolphin Race"
54 14 April 12, 2008 (Canada)
July 25, 2008 (US)
"Caveman's Best Friend"
55 15 April 23, 2008 (Canada)
September 22, 2008 (US)
"Ranch Hands from Outer Space"
56 16 May 2, 2008 (Canada)
September 26, 2008 (US)
"Robin Hood the Clean"
57 17 May 9, 2008 (Canada)
September 29, 2008 (US)
"Escape from Fairytale Village"
58 18 May 18, 2008 (Canada)
October 6, 2008 (US)
"Pirate Camp"
59 19 June 14, 2008 (Canada)
October 10, 2008 (US)
"The Two Musketeers"
60 20 June 22, 2008 (Canada)
October 13, 2008 (US)
"The Masked Retriever"

Season 4 (2009–10)

Number in First time shown on television[10] Episode title
Series[11] Season
61 1 May 11, 2009 (Canada)
May 21, 2010 (US)
"Robot Rampage: Part 1"
62 2 May 11, 2009 (Canada)
May 21, 2010 (US)
"Robot Rampage: Part 2"
63 3 October 1, 2009 "Catch That Train!"
64 4 December 22, 2009 "Attack of the 50 Foot Worman"
65 5 February 9, 2010 "Dragon Express"
66 6 November 26, 2009 "Flower Power"
67 7 October 26, 2009 "The Funny Boogeyman"
68 8 February 10, 2010 (Canada)
July 8, 2013 (US)
"Follow the Feather"
69 9 November 24, 2009 (Canada)
November 5, 2010 (US)
"Break Out!"
70 10 December 7, 2009 (Canada)
December 25, 2009 (US)
"The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve"
71 11 March 24, 2010 (Canada)
July 9, 2013 (US)
"Los Galacticos"
72 12 March 4, 2010 (Canada)
November 26, 2011 (US)
"For the Love of Socks!"
73 13 March 5, 2010 (Canada)
November 11, 2012 (US)
"The Flipper!"
74 14 April 22, 2010 "Elephant on the Run"
75 15 March 9, 2010 (Canada)
July 10, 2013 (US)
"The Magic Skateboard"
76 16 March 10, 2010 (Canada)
July 12, 2013 (US)
"Pablor and the Acorns"
77 17 March 31, 2010 (Canada)
July 11, 2013 (US)
"Super Team Awesome!"
78 18 May 3, 2010 (Canada)
February 25, 2011 (US)
"The Big Dipper Diner"
79 19 May 28, 2010 "The Amazing Splashins"
80 20 May 31, 2010 (Canada)
December 16, 2012 (US)
"The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon"

References

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  9. "Nickelodeon Picks-Up Returning Animated Hits Including Seventh Seasons of Spongebob Squarepants and the Fairly Oddparents, Plus More Episodes of New Nicktoon Back at the Barnyard and the Preschool Favorite the Backyardigans". The Futon Critic. March 13, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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