Back at the Barnyard
Back at the Barnyard (also known as Barnyard: The Series) is an American CGI animated television series based on the 2006 film Barnyard.[1] The series aired from September 29, 2007, to September 18, 2010, on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons for two seasons.[2] The show was a co-production between Omation Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The remaining episodes aired from September 12 to November 12, 2011, on Nicktoons.[3]
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Genre | Adventure Comedy |
Created by | Steve Oedekerk |
Based on | Barnyard by Steve Oedekerk |
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Opening theme | "Back at the Barnyard Theme Song" performed by Michael Fitzpatrick & Mickey Petralia |
Composer | Guy Moon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (97 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Original release | September 29, 2007 – November 12, 2011 |
Plot
Following the events of the film, the series' plot generally revolves around Otis and his friends going on various misadventures and trying to keep their anthropomorphism a secret from humans.[4]
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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Film | August 4, 2006 | N/A | |||
1 | 26 | September 29, 2007 | February 23, 2009 | Nickelodeon | |
2 | 26 | 21 | February 25, 2009 | September 18, 2010 | |
5 | September 12, 2011 | November 12, 2011 | Nicktoons |
Characters
- Otis (voiced by Chris Hardwick)
- Abby (voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker)
- Pip (voiced by Jeffrey Garcia)
- Noreen "Nora" Beady (voiced by Maria Bamford)
- Farmer Buyer (voiced by Fred Tatasciore)
- Eugene "Snotty Boy" Goldner (voiced by Steve Oedekerk)
- Nathaniel Randall "Nathan" Beady III (voiced by Steve Oedekerk)
- Pig (voiced by Tino Insana)
- Freddy (voiced by Cam Clarke)
- Peck (voiced by Rob Paulsen)
- Duke (voiced by Dom Irrera)
- Bessy (voiced by Wanda Sykes)
Video game
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games | |
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Developer(s) | Firemint |
Publisher(s) | Play THQ |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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Genre(s) | Action game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (released in European regions under the name Back at the Barnyard: Barnyard Games) is an action video game released by THQ in 2008 exclusively for the Nintendo DS, a system not among the platforms the Barnyard tie-in game was released on to promote the preceding film. It received generally negative reviews from critics, with a score of 49 from review aggregator Metacritic.[5]
References
- Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 9781476672939.
- "Back at the Barnyard | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- Ball, Ryan (September 10, 2007). "Barnyard Gets Debut Date". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games". Metacritic. Retrieved December 12, 2022.