List of Backyardigans episodes

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This is a complete list of episodes from The Backyardigans animated TV show.

On occasion, the UK version of the show varies from the US version, usually when a phrase or a snack is mentioned which is not in common use in the UK. These differences are detailed in the relevant location.

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[edit] Season One

[edit] Pirate Treasure

Uniqua and Austin are brave pirates, who seek a hidden treasure after finding half of a treasure map—without knowing that Pablo and Tyrone have the other half, and are also looking for the same treasure.

  • Songs:
    • "A Pirate Says 'Arrr!'"
    • "Scurvy Pirate" (tune: "Drunken Sailor")
    • "Treasure"
    • "Falling Off a Log"

Catchphrase: "Arrr!" (also: "Half a map is better than nothing.")

Genre: Reggae and Ska

Snack: Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies at Uniqua's House

DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost

[edit] The Heart of the Jungle

Professor Uniqua explores the jungle to return Sherman, the Worman, to his home, while three Tarzans—Tyrone (the animal guy), Pablo (the very strong) and Austin (who does not say too much)—try to warn her about the perils of the jungle especially quicksand which she was mostly unaware of.

Catchphrase: Tarzan yell (Austin: "Quicksand bad!", also "Ugh!")

Genre: Gilbert and Sullivan

Snack: Pretzels at Uniqua's house

DVD: Polka Palace Party

[edit] The Yeti

Tyrone and Uniqua track yeti Pablo through the Frozen North, accompanied by Frozen North expert Tasha, who insists that there's no such thing as a yeti. But Uniqua is an expert at recognizing things at the Frozen North (especially parts of the yeti) causing a conflict between her and Tasha.

  • Songs:
    • "Yeti Stomp"
    • "Keep On Snow Going"
    • "Row Your Boat" (tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
    • "There's No Such Thing As a Yeti"

Catchphrase: "Yeti-yeti-yeti-yeti!" (Tasha: "I'm a frozen north expert!" also "There's no such thing as a yeti!")

Genre: Funk

Snack: Hot chocolate in steaming cups at Uniqua's house

DVD: The Snow Fort

[edit] The Snow Fort

While Mounties Pablo and Tyrone defend the snow fort that guards the world's largest snowball, Ski Patrol members Uniqua and Tasha mistake them for people who need help.

Catchphrases: "Mounties on duty!" and "Ski Patrol to the rescue!" (Uniqua: "A ski patroller never gives up!")

Genre: Western Swing

Snack: Gummy bears at Tyrone's house

DVD: The Snow Fort

[edit] Secret Mission

Secret agents Pablo, Uniqua, and Tyrone have a mission: sneak into a museum to return a mysterious item to its rightful owner with the assistance of a Spy Gadget, a Spy Power Rope and some Spy Maple Syrup.

  • Songs:
    • "Secret Agent"
    • "Sneaking and Hiding"
    • "The Treasures of Ancient Egypt"
    • "Laser Limbo Tango" (tune: "Limbo Rock" )

Catchphrase: "Doo doo doo!" (as well as other spy music sounds; "Shhh!")

Genre: Tango

Snack: Brownies at Uniqua's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Cookies.

DVD: The Snow Fort

[edit] It's Great to Be a Ghost

In a haunted house, ghosts Pablo, Uniqua, and Tyrone try to scare unsuspecting stranger Tasha.

  • Songs:
    • "It's Great to Be a Ghost"
    • "What's So Scary About That?"
    • "Hide and Go Boo"
    • "When I'm Booin'" (tune: "When You're Smiling")

Catchphrase: Tyrone: "Boo!", Tasha: "Eek!", Tyrone "Hee hee hee..."

Genre: 1920s jazz

Snack: Apples at Pablo's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Peaches.

DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost

[edit] Riding the Range

Cowboy Tyrone is on his way to Texas for a hoedown, and he comes across a trio of a cowfolk—Pablo, Uniqua, and Tasha—who are looking for a jumprope, reportedly stolen by a bandit. Each character has a horse in the episode, Harvey (ridden by Tyrone), Pal (ridden by Uniqua), Princess (ridden by Tasha), and Old Paint (ridden badly by Pablo).

  • Songs:
    • "Riding the Range"
    • "There's an Echo"
    • "Texas, Here I Come"
    • "Buffalo Girls and Boys" (tune: "Buffalo Gals")

Catchphrase: "Yahoo!" (Tyrone: "If there's one thing horses love, it's apples.") (Uniqua: "Tarnation")

Genre: Hip Hop

Snack: Cookies at Pablo's house

DVD: Surf's Up

[edit] The Key to the Nile

Princess Cleotasha (played by Tasha), ruler of Ancient Egypt, and her royal servants Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin seek three presents for the sphinx Uniqua in order to learn the secret to restoring the river Nile's flow. However, there is just one thing: Princess Cleotasha doesn't know how to say please or thank you to her servants after they give her what she wants.

  • Songs:
    • "I Love Being a Princess"
    • "Three Presents for the Sphinx"
    • "I Want My River Back"
    • "Please and Thank You" (tune: "Shine On, Harvest Moon")

Catchphrase (or lack there of): "Please" and "Thank You" (Princess Cleo Tasha: "Time to wait on me!" Servants: "Your wish is our command, O Princess!" Servants: "You know Princess Cleo Tasha...She never says please or thank you.")

Genre: Broadway

Snack: Cheese, crackers, and apple juice at Tasha's house

DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost

[edit] Knights Are Brave and Strong

Uniqua the Pink is sent by Queen Tasha to take a message to King Austin, who shall make her a knight if she succeeds. Along the way, she meets the Moose of the Mist (Tyrone) and Pablo the gate guard, who join her quest in hopes of becoming knights too.

  • Songs:
    • "Queens Are Never Wrong"
    • "A Message, a Message" (sung to the tune of "A-Tisket, A-Tasket")
    • "P.U.! (Stinky Swamp Song)"
    • "The Ballad of the Brave Pink Knight (Hey Uniqua)"

Catchphrase: Royal fanfare ("Dah-dah-dah-daaaaahhh!")

Genre: Big Band, Swing

Snack: Pretzels and juice at Uniqua's house (Even though it's offered by Tasha)

DVD: The Snow Fort

[edit] Viking Voyage

Vikings Pablo, Tyrone, and Uniqua seek to discover uncharted lands, though a mermaid (played by Tasha) has other ideas.

  • Songs:
    • "If You Wanna Be A Viking"
    • "Extra Extra Tough" (tune: "The Yellow Rose of Texas")
    • "Hold Tight"
    • "Rockabilly Lullaby (Hush Little Mermaid)"

Catchphrase: "Yaaaagh!"

Genre: Twist, Rockabilly & Kompa

Snack: Graham crackers at Uniqua's house

DVD: Polka Palace Party

[edit] Castaways

Uniqua, Tyrone, and Pablo are castaways on a deserted island, and as they struggle to find food and a place to live, they receive mysterious help. Could it be a mischievous intruder, or just a fellow castaway, maybe Austin, who's too shy to say hello to the others?

Catchphrase: "Ahoy!" (Austin: I'm just too shy.)

Genre: Bossa Nova / Brazilian

Snack: Applesauce at Uniqua's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Apple Juice

DVD: Cave Party

[edit] Race to the Tower of Power

Two wicked supervillains, Dr. Shrinky (Tyrone) and Yucky-Man (Pablo) are intent on stealing the Key to the World, which lies inside the Tower of Power, and taking over the world. Stopping them is the duty of superheroes Weather Woman (Uniqua) and Captain Hammer (Austin).

  • Songs:
    • "We Are Superheroes/Supervillains"
    • "Key to the World" (tune: "Three Blind Mice")
    • "The Sea of Gobbly Goo"
    • "You and Me to the Rescue"

Catchphrases: "Wahahaha!" and "To the rescue!"

Genre: Latin Salsa

Snack: Granola bars at Tyrone's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Cereal Bars

DVD: Surf's Up

[edit] The Quest for the Flying Rock

Four explorers find a mysterious map for the legendary Flying Rock atop Stone Step Hill (really a pyramid), but upon a disagreement on what path to choose, Uniqua and Tasha compete with Pablo and Tyrone on a race filled with unknown obstacles.

Catchphrase: "Float, flutter, fly!"

Genre: Disco

Snack: Waffles at Tyrone's house

DVD: Surf's Up

[edit] Polka Palace Party

Cowboys Tyrone, Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin—united by a shared love of polka music—need to get to Cheyenne by sundown in order to play at a surprise birthday party for Sherman the Worman's brother Herman.

Catchphrase: "Yip, yip, yip, yip!" (also: "What a coincidence!") (Uniqua: "Darn tootin")

Genre: Polka

Snack: Strawberries at Uniqua's house

DVD: Polka Palace Party

[edit] Surf's Up

Surfer Pablo is on the lookout for Tiki Beach to ride the perfect wave, but he can not find it. Little does Pablo know that he must learn a lot of radical moves before he can find that place and ride the perfect wave, and he will only do that with the help of other fellow surfers and a mysterious lifeguard, Austin.

  • Songs:
    • "Surf's Up"
    • "Cruisin' the Dunes"
    • "The Rad Moves"
    • "Mystery Lifeguard" (tune: Guantanamera)

Catchphrase: "Cowabunga!" (also "Surf's up!", "Ho daddy!" and other surfing slang)

Genre: Afro-beat

Snack: Grilled cheese at Pablo's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Cheese Toasties

DVD: Surf's Up

[edit] Eureka!

On the South Dakota mountains, two brilliant scientists—Uniqua and Tasha—look for the bones of the legendary Flappasaurus, and while searching, come across two dusty old prospectors—crusty old Pablo and dusty old Tyrone, and their pack mule, Clementine—in search of gold.

  • Songs:
    • "Digging for Gold"
    • "Those Bones" (tune: "Dem Bones")
    • "Eureka!"
    • "One Good Turn Deserves Another"

Catchphrase: "Eureka", as expected (Tasha: "Brilliant." Pablo: "Gold, I tell ya!" followed by Clementine braying.) (Pablo: "Dagnabbit")

Genre: Township Jive

Snack: Graham crackers at Uniqua's house

DVD: Cave Party

[edit] Race Around the World

Austin has never won a race before, but he is well prepared for the difficult "Race Around the World". He will compete with veteran racers Pablo, Tyrone, and Uniqua for his first gold medal.

Catchphrase: Victory chant ("Dunt-da-dadaaahh!") (Austin: "I've got everything a racer needs" and "You can never tell what will happen in a race. That's why I like to be prepared")

Genre: Zydeco

Snack: Chocolate chip cookies at Uniqua's house

DVD: Cave Party

[edit] Monster Detectives

Pablo is a (seemingly) fearsome Soccer Monster, who lives in a big castle but has nobody to play with. Tyrone, a Monster Detective, has to enter his castle to retrieve Uniqua's stolen soccer ball. The castle has pictures of Pelé and Mia Hamm, as well as Uniqua's favorite team, Manchester United. You can also see what appears to be Puerto Rican flags hanging from the rafters.

Catchphrase: "Soccer!" (also: "Bleh?!")

Genre: 60's Rock and Roll

Snack: Celery with hummus at Tyrone's house

UK Variation: All references to "Soccer" are changed to "Football". The picture referred to as Mia Hamm is instead changed to Ronnie Radford, although is still clearly a picture of a female! (Bizarrely the snack is not changed!)

DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost

[edit] Cave Party

The Mountain Cave People—Austin and Tasha—invite the Valley Cave People—Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone—to howl at the moon when it hits the highest peak. While the three Valley Cave People must get there on time, the two Mountain Cave People must fill their time, all with the help of handy new inventions.

  • Songs:
    • "Three Cheers for Ugh!"
    • "Drumming Song"
    • "Skate Ahead"
    • "The Hokey Pokey" (tune: "Hokey Pokey")

Catchphrase: "Ugh!" (which means whatever they want it to)

Genre: Calypso

Snack: Cinnamon toast at Pablo's house

UK Variation: "The Hokey Pokey" is renamed "The Hokey Cokey". The snack is changed to Jam and Toast.

DVD: Cave Party

[edit] High Tea

When Pablo, Tyrone and Uniqua can not agree on what to do, they let Tasha decide—and she leads them on a quest for the perfect cup of tea that takes them to Borneo, the Ming Empire (ruled by a grumpy Emperor Austin) and the Gobi Desert.

  • Songs:
    • "Zip, Zip, Zip From Tree to Tree"
    • "The Grumpy Emperor"
    • "Galloping Song"
    • "Pip Pip Cheerio" (tune: "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"[1])

Catchphrase: "Pip pip cheerio!" (Tasha: "There's just one teensy little thing" and "Don't dawdle!")

Genre: Irish (traditional)

Snack: Peanut butter and jelly at Pablo's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Jam.

DVD: Polka Palace Party

[edit] Season Two

[edit] Mission to Mars

Astronauts Uniqua, Austin, and Pablo are sent by ground controllers Tasha and Tyrone to Mars in a space shuttle to investigate an odd audio signal. This episode features a guest appearance by Alicia Keys as Mommy Martian.

  • Songs:
    • "We're Going to Mars"
    • "Ready for Anything"
    • "Astronauts Never Give Up"
    • "Almost Everything Is Boinga Here" (guest starring Alicia Keys)

Genre: Kenyan Highlife

Catchphrase: "Boinga-boinga-boinga!"

Snack: S'mores, at Uniqua's.

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Cakes.

DVD: Mission to Mars

[edit] Samurai Pie

Samurai Pie Maker Tyrone must train apprentice Austin to make the Great Pie for Empress Tasha, while fending off a raid from pie-stealing ninjas Uniqua and Pablo.

Genre: Spaghetti Western

Catchphrase: "Pie-ya!" (Pablo (after falling): "I meant to do that") (Tasha: "Where's my pie?!")

Snack: Milk at Pablo's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Ice Cream

DVD: Mission to Mars

[edit] Scared of You

Austin is having his worst birthday ever when his Master, Mad Scientist Tasha, orders him to bring three monsters back to her laboratory—Mummy Tyrone, Werewolf Uniqua and Vampire Pablo. What Austin does not know is that a big surprise birthday party awaits him when he gets back. Although listed as Monster Party the beginning of the episode announces the title as Scared Of You. This episode only airs around the time of Halloween in the US, but airs in syndication in Canada and the UK.

  • Songs:
    • "I Got a Secret"
    • "Scared of You"
    • "Hurry Home"
    • "Monster Dance Party"

Genre: Louis Jordan

Catchphrase: "Oh, brother!"

Snack: Pumpkin pie at Uniqua's house

UK Variation: In the UK, almost all instances of "Oh, brother" are changed to "Oh, boy", leading to several obvious lip-synch issues.

DVD: Mission to Mars

[edit] Whodunit?

Sherlock Holmes-style detective Pablo explores Mystery Manor's mazes and secret passageways to find out who stole Lady Tasha's jewels. Was it Butler Tyrone, Mr. Austin Frothingslosh, or Inspector Uniqua Underhood?

  • Songs
    • "Aha!"
    • "Mysterious, Very Mysterious"
    • "The Fleeting Phantom Figure in the Garden"
    • "Whodunit?"

Genre: Django

Catchphrase: Aha! (Austin: "Great Caesar's ghost!") (Pablo: "Mysterious, very mysterious.")

Snack: Cheese and crackers at Austin's house

DVD: Mission to Mars

[edit] The Legend of the Volcano Sisters

Luau Brothers Austin, Pablo, and Tyrone have to appease the Volcano Sisters (Tasha and Uniqua) with a special gift to keep them from ruining the big luau with a volcanic eruption. The only catch is, that the Volcano Sisters won't tell them what they want. Austin has a solution, but Pablo and Tyrone had thoughts about the most amazing things in all of Hawaii in their minds.

  • Songs
    • "We Love a Luau"
    • "We'll Get You What You Want"
    • "Huka Pele"
    • "We're Glad"

Genre: Tarantella (Italian folk)

Catchphrase: "Huka Pele!" "Aloha!" "That was not what we wanted!" and "Now go!"

Snack: Orange slices at Pablo's house

DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters

[edit] The Swamp Creature

Swamp tour guides Uniqua and Pablo promise to show tourists Tasha and Austin the Swamp Creature, even if they have to trick them when they believe that there's no such thing as a Swamp Creature. Little do they know is that there really is a Swamp Creature—Tyrone.

  • Songs:
    • "Totally Awesome Swamp Adventure"
    • "He's Green"
    • "Customer's Always Right"
    • "Awesomely Bad Time"

Genre: 50's/60's Guitar Instrumental

Catchphrase: "The Totally Awesome Swamp Adventure, Adventure, Adventure!" (Tyrone: "I'm a-comin'!")

Snack: S'mores at Uniqua's house.

UK Variation: The Swamp Creatures' favourite food is changed from s'mores to sweets. The snack is also changed to sweets.

DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters

[edit] Special Delivery

Tasha, Uniqua and Pablo are a biker gang called the "Do-Gooders". Tyrone is a mailmoose who is afraid of bikers. While driving along in his mailtruck, he sees the Do-Gooders, gets scared and drives off. A bag of mail falls out the back of his truck, which the Do-Gooders try to return to him. Unfortunately, now Tyrone thinks they are chasing him and want to steal his mail.

  • Songs:
    • "We Are The Do-Gooders"
    • "I Never Fail to Deliver the Mail"
    • "I Gotta Gas It Up"
    • "Special Delivery" (tune: "La Cucaracha")

Genre: Norteño

Catchphrase: "Grr!"

Snack: Carrot sticks at Tyrone's house

DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters

[edit] Horsing Around

The fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" gets the Backyardigans treatment as Cowgirl Uniqua and Jockey Pablo decide to have a race to see who is the best. Austin is the race announcer. They are joined by a rather unusual third racer: even-tempered Farmer Tyrone and his slow and steady-moving burro, Molasses. Given that Pablo and Uniqua spend more time trying to outdo each other than race, the winner may not be who anyone expects...

  • Songs:
    • "The Horse-Rider's Cry"
    • "When I Win"
    • "I Bet Ya"
    • "Keep Goin' Along" (tune: "Man On the Flying Trapeze")

Genre: Klezmer

Catchphrase: "Yee-ha! (Yah!)"

Snack: Blueberry muffins at Tyrone's house.

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Fresh Fruit Salad.

DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters

[edit] The Secret of Snow

Uniqua loves snow and wants to know its secret. She is told by a mysterious narrator (voiced by Austin) that the Ice Lady (played by Tasha) might know, so she goes to see her. This is an unusual episode, as the entire adventure is told in storybook format. Because of this, there is no catchphrase and no snack: The storybook closes as the Backyardigans play in the new-fallen snow, ending the episode by wishing the audience, "Happy holidays, everyone!"

Genre: Dixieland

Catchphrase: We're goners

Snack: None, episode ends with characters playing outside in the snow

UK Variation: The ending has the characters wishing the audience a Merry Christmas, although this episode is usually shown in syndication.

DVD: Super Secret Super Spy

[edit] Movers of Arabia

Tyrone, the Sultan of Arabia, has a lot of magical stuff he needs moved from his treasure cave to his palace. He phones Uniqua and Pablo, the Movers of Arabia, to do the job. They are excited, as this is their first job, and, upon arriving to the palace, are given a bottle by Sultan Tyrone containing a genie (Austin) who will grant them three wishes in case they get into trouble. They end up needing their wishes sooner than they think....

Genre: Surf Rock

Catchphrase: "Alakazam!" also "Movers of Arabia, We move Arabian things?"

Snack: Cheese and Crackers at Austin's house

DVD: Movers and Shakers

[edit] Cops and Robots

Sergeant Tyrone and Officer Uniqua are space cops who must stop T-900 (Tasha) and the Pablonator (Pablo) from breaking into the robot factory and reprogramming all the robots in the galaxy from "good" to "bad".

  • Songs:
    • "Can't Stop the Cops/Bots" (tune: "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me!")
    • "We Are Badbots"
    • "Steer, Baby, Steer"
    • "I Feel Good"

Genre: Jug band

Catchphrase: "Can't stop the cops!"

Snack: Toast and jam at Tyrone's house

DVD: Movers and Shakers

[edit] Save the Day

Very determined fisher-lady Tasha is saved time and time again by diligent Harbor Patrollers Uniqua, Tyrone, and Pablo from sharks and other hazards. But she still insists on going to the most dangerous places to catch a fish!

  • Songs:
    • "Save the Day!"
    • "I'll Catch a Whopper" (tune: "Pop Goes the Weasel")
    • "Nothing Too Tough"
    • "Uh-Oh!"

Genre: Psychedelic soul

Catchphrase: "Rescue One, over and out."/"I want to catch a whopper!"

Snack: Sushi at Tyrone's house

DVD: Into The Deep

[edit] Sinbad Sails Alone

Tyrone is Sinbad the sailor, who sails alone on his quest to find the end of the rainbow. Pablo is a sailor and Sinbad's biggest fan. He wants to join Sinbad but 'Sinbad sails alone'. Pablo sneaks aboard Sinbad's ship in order to help him. Sinbad finds him, and is forced to let him stay aboard. Comedy ensues, as Pablo's youthful enthusiasm ends up causing more trouble than assistance, but Sinbad soon learns that everyone needs help sometimes. Even himself. Even if it's Pablo.

  • Songs
    • "I'm Sinbad the Sailor"
    • "Siren says"
    • "Got To Dodge"
    • "Do It Myself"

Genre: Mambo

Catchphrase: "Ahoy, Mateys!"

Snack: Unknown at Tyrone's house

DVD: Movers and Shakers

[edit] The Best Clowns In Town

Uniqua, Pablo and Austin are a team of clowns: 'The Best Clowns In Town'. They're looking for a circus to work in. Tyrone is the ringmaster of the local circus, which is packing up to head to the Big City. They ask to join his circus, but Tyrone refuses, because he hates clowns. While he's explaining this, the train leaves without him. Tyrone is furious. Uniqua makes a deal with him: if they can get Tyrone to his train before it reaches the Big City and the circus starts, he'll let them join. Can they do it and maybe teach Tyrone to like clowns, too?

  • Songs:
    • "The Best Clowns In Town"
    • "That's Not Funny" (tune: "Goodnight Ladies"/"Mary Had a Little Lamb")
    • "The Show Must Go On"
    • "At The Circus"

Genre: Carl Stalling/Circus music

Catchphrase: *horn-honk* (Tyrone screaming: "CLOWNS!" followed by the echo)

Snack: Popcorn at Pablo's house (offered by Austin)

DVD: Movers and Shakers

[edit] Into the Deep

Pablo and Tyrone are undersea explorers who plan to discover a mermaid. They find not just one but two (Tasha and Uniqua), who don't appreciate the boys being in their territory and do everything they can to get rid of them, because they think they plan to capture them and ruin their garden.

  • Songs:
    • "Into the Deep"
    • "Call of the Mermaid"
    • "Our Garden"
    • "You've Got to Be Brave (In a Cave)"

Genre: Bollywood

Catchphrase: "Prrrrt!" (mermaidspeak)

Snack: Strawberries and Yogurt at Pablo's house (although snack is offered by Tyrone)

DVD: Into The Deep

[edit] Newsflash

Tasha, Uniqua and Austin work for W-IOWA, a news station. Most of their news involves corn and how good the season has been. Tyrone and Pablo are farmers who are proud of their corn crop, but what they phone in to the station just isn't considered news. So, they decide to make some news to get on the air...

  • Songs:
    • "W-I-O-WA (The Corniest Station in the Nation)"
    • "Corn"
    • "Newsflash (tune: "Going To A Go-Go")
    • "It's All News to Us"

Genre: Motown

Catchphrase: "Newsflash!"

Snack: Corn Fritters at Tyrone's house

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Corn on the Cob

DVD: Into The Deep

[edit] Catch That Butterfly

Professor Pablo, world famous English bug expert, is hunting the Gilded Golden Butterfly. He chases it all the way to the West where he meets stagecoach drivers Tyrone and Uniqua and hires them to help him 'catch that butterfly'!

But who would have thought catching one little bug would be so much work...?

Genre: Opera

Catchphrase: "Hi-ho, old chap!"/"You said a mouthful there."/"How hard can it be?"

Snack: Grilled cheese sandwiches at Pablo's house

DVD: Into The Deep

[edit] A Giant Problem

Grumpy Queen Uniqua wants to take a nap, but she can't do that with a huge (but friendly) giant on the loose (played by Tasha), so she hires clumsy Wizards Pablo and Tyrone to get rid of her. They try several spells on Giant Tasha before stumbling on a rather novel solution...

  • Songs
    • "Nobody's Bigger Than a Giant"
    • "It's Hard to Be a Wizard"
    • "I Know a Spell"
    • "On Top of the World"

Genre: 80's Pop/ New Wave Music

Catchprase: "Yoo-hoo!"

Snack: Mini Muffins at Tyrone's house

DVD: Super Secret Super Spy

[edit] International Super Spy (parts 1 and 2)

The very first two-part Backyardigans episode (often shown as a single hour long episode), and a faithful parody of James Bond movies, it also has an opening in the style of the episode rather than the regular ones. Pablo is a smooth international agent who likes his apple juice shaken and drives a red automobile/jet-ski/helicopter/airplane. He is hired by Miss "T" to protect three containers from the evil "Lady in Pink" and her sidekick, Tyrone. The song "The Lady in Pink" features an elaborate 007-style music video of sorts and pop singer Cyndi Lauper as a guest star.

  • Songs
    • "International Super Spy"
    • "The Lady in Pink" (guest starring Cyndi Lauper)
    • "Good and Bad Don't Mix"
    • "A Recipe for Disaster"

Genre: Standard "spy movie" Jazz music

Catchphrase: "Shaken!" (Pablo: "Check this out.")

Snack: More chocolate milk and cookies at Pablo's house.

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Chocolate milk and fruit cake.

DVD: Super Secret Super Spy

[edit] Season Three

[edit] Who Goes There?

In a story reminiescent of Night At The Museum, Tyrone is a night watchman at a museum where the exhibits (Uniqua, a character from an Impressionist painting, Austin "Austicles", a figure on a Greek urn, and Pablo, a statue of Napoleon) come to life at night. Once Tyrone discovers them they play a game of tag and make a mess of the museum but manage to clean up before curator Tasha returns to find them.

  • Songs
    • "Who Goes There"
    • "Tired of Hanging Around"
    • "The Art is on the Loose"
    • "Splat"

Genre: Flamenco

Catchphase: "Who Goes There?"

Snack: Tea and crumpets at Uniqua's house.

DVD: High Flying Adventures

[edit] Blazing Paddles

Uniqua is Sherrif of the small Western town of Ping Pong Mesa. Tyrone is the town saloon barkeep, Tasha is the bar-room dancer and Austin is the Deputy. Then, a stranger enters the town: Pablo, the Ping Pong Bandit, who's the best Ping Pong player in the west. He challenges them to a game of ping pong and, if they lose, they lose their paddles until someone can beat him. Unfortunately, they lose. Finally, Uniqua challenges him and loses as well. She leaves the town in disgrace and, after finding a cactus that looks just like a ping-pong paddle, decides to practice up and return to town in disguise to beat Pablo. Can Uniqua, as the Pink Fury, beat the bandit at his own game and teach him to share?

  • Songs
    • "Howdy, Howdy"
    • "Ping-Pong"
    • "I Must Be Ready"
    • "No-one Gets to Play Today"
    • "Howdy, Howdy (reprise)"

Genre: Raï

Catchphrase: So long, partner! (Tasha: I do declare)

Snack: Nachos at Pablo's house.

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Pasta

DVD: Tale of the Mighty Knights

[edit] Garbage Trek

In this Star Trek-themed episode, Captain Tasha, Lieutenant Uniqua and Ensign Austin of the garbage collection space ship USS Collector roam the galaxy collecting space garbage. The Moosians, Tyrone and Pablo, try to take the garbage away by tricking them with fake distress calls.

  • Songs
    • "Garbage Trek"
    • "Trash Day"
    • "That Garbage Funk"
    • "You Can Do It"

Genre: Jazz-Funk

Catchphrases: Zip Speed! (Tasha), Garbage! Arr arr arr arr! (Moosians)

Snack: Sloppy Joes at Uniqua's house (but offered by Tasha)

UK Variations: All references to "Trash" are changed to "Waste" (including changing the song "Trash Day" to "Waste Day"). The snack is changed to Fruit Salad.

DVD: Tale of the Mighty Knights

[edit] Fly Girl

Uniqua is a pilot who delivers singing telegrams. She delivers telegrams to grumpy Pirate Moody (Pablo) during ship-cleaning day, Maharani Tasha, who just wants some peace and quiet, and Tyrone the abominable snowman, who just finished making a path through the snow to his cave. Her arrival angers them until she sings her telegram. They want to thank her for making them feel better (by singing back), but she keeps running off because she thinks she's going to get in trouble. Can the three finally catch up with Uniqua to thank her?

  • Songs
    • "Singing Telegram"
    • "Clean Clean"
    • "It's Great to Meet a Grump Like You"
    • "Thank You"

Genre: 1960-style Rock and Roll

Catchphrase: Mi-mi-mi-mi-miiii! (Uniqua)

Snack: Chocolate pudding at Uniqua's house (offered by Tyrone)

UK Variation: The snack is changed to Strawberry Smoothies.

DVD: High Flying Adventures

[edit] What's Bugging You?

Tyrone and Uniqua are the Best Pest Control; they deal with household pests by talking to them instead of exterminating them. Lady Tasha hires them to deal with a pest problem (a worman) before Mister Spiffy (Pablo) arrives. She's about to become a member of the Spiffy Club and he's here to look over her house. Unfortunately, everything Tyrone and Uniqua do seems to attract more wormans and then Mister Spiffy arrives! Can they take care of the worman problem and keep Mister Spiffy from seeing?

  • Songs
    • "What's Bugging You?"
    • "I'm Mr. Spiffy"
    • "Get Those Little Critters"
    • "Worman Worman Party"

Genre: Rumba

Catchphrase: What's bugging you? (Tyrone and Uniqua), I certainly wasn't expecting that. (Tyrone)

Snack: Cupcakes at Uniqua's house

UK Variations: Mr Spiffy is called Mr Tidy and the Spiffy club is called the Tidy Club.

DVD: High Flying Adventures

[edit] Chichen-Itza Pizza

Uniqua and Tasha own Chichen-Itza Pizza, in the middle of the Mexican jungle. After getting the store set up, they get a call from King Tyrone, who wants them to deliver to his Great Golden Pyramid. Uniqua, who thinks she knows a short-cut, accidentally goes to the Pyramid of the Earth and sets off a trap, which they barely escape. Can they make it through the Pyramids of the Winds and the Waters in one piece as well, and get King Tyrone his pizza while it's still hot?

  • Songs
    • "Chichen-Itza Pizza (We Deliver)"
    • "A Bicycle Built for Two" (tune: "Daisy Bell")
    • "I Quit!"
    • "Yum! (I Can't Wait to Eat That Pizza)"

Genre: College fight songs

Catchphrase: We Deliver! (Uniqua and Tasha), I have a bad feeling about this... (Tasha), Don't look down, don't look down, don't look down... (Tasha)

Snack: More pizza at Uniqua's house

DVD: High Flying Adventures

[edit] To the Centre of the Earth

Tyrone has lost his lucky penny. Brilliant inventors Uniqua and Pablo decide it must have fallen to the centre of the earth and use their rocket drill to find it. They travel to the bouncy layer of the earth, the slippery diamond layer of the earth, then to the centre of the earth itself to get Tyrone's penny, but somehow their inventions just make things more difficult...

  • Songs
    • "We're Inventors, Amazing Inventors"
    • "Going to the Centre of the Earth"
    • "Doing the Diamond Slide"
    • "Extendo-Arm"

Genre: 1930 small novelty band (Raymond Scott)

Catchphrase: My Penny! (Tyrone), Poppycock! (Pablo) Balderdash! (Uniqua)

Snack: Sweet potato fries at Tyrone's house

[edit] Front Page News

Tasha is the photographer for Big City News, but also has a secret: she's SuperSnap, super fast superhero and Big City's newest hero! The city is under attack by a giant robot and her boss, Pablo the editor, asks her to get a picture of it and SuperSnap for the front page, but she's so busy helping out resident superheroes Captain Bubble (Tyrone) and Bug Girl (Uniqua) defeat the robot that she forgets to get a photo of herself. Can she help Captain Bubble and Bug Girl and get a front page picture of herself for Pablo?

  • Songs
    • "I've Got a Secret Identity"
    • "Front Page News"
    • "Bug Girl"
    • "Cheese, Cheese"

Genre: Berlin Cabaret

Catchphrase: (Tasha) "Can you guess what snack we're having?" (All) "CHEESE"!

Snack: Cheese at Uniqua's house (but offered by Tasha)

[edit] The Tale of the Mighty Knights

A two part special shown as an hour long episode that follows the adventure of knights Uniqua and Tyrone after King Pablo orders them to guard an egg, chasing it through the caves of the Grabbin' Goblin (Austin) and the forest of the Flighty Fairy (Tasha). The egg leads them to Dragon Mountain to reveal what lies inside. The opening is different, with the theme song done in the style of 70's hard rock, and the final song features vocals by Adam Pascal.

  • Songs
    • "We're Knights (That's Right!)"
    • "A Challenge"
    • "Goblin"
    • "Tweedily-Dee"
    • "Dragon Mountain"
    • "Not An Egg" (guest starring Adam Pascal)

Genre: 70's hard rock / Opera rock (influenced by Queen)

Catchphrase: "We're knights, that's right!" (Austin: "Oh, the things Goblin has grabbed!")

Snack: Unknown at Pablo's house (Pablo mentions egg salad but is just kidding)

DVD: Tale of the Mighty Knights

[edit] Le Master of Disguise

Inspector Austin of the Paris police is chasing down Le Master of Disguise (Pablo), who he has cornered on the Orient Express bound for Istanbul. All Austin has to identify Le Master of Disgiuse with is his nasty laugh. Can he ferret out Le Master of Disguise from the passengers of the train, including the Conductor (Uniqua), a Cowboy (Tyrone) and Tasha, the Circus Balancer before the train reaches Istanbul and Le Master of Disguise makes his escape?

  • Songs
    • "Le Master of Disguise"
    • "Who Can it Be?
    • "I'm a Cowboy"
    • "Could Le Master of Disguise Do This?"

Genre: Jùjú music

Catchphrase: Heh heh heh! (Pablo), Laugh! (Austin) But you haven't said anything funny yet. (Uniqua, Tyrone and Tasha)

Snack: Croissants at Pablo's house

[edit] Match on Mount Olympus

Tyrone and Pablo (the weatherman and sportscaster on an Ancient Greek news station) forecast sunny weather that is perfect for playing basketball. They are just about to start playing when it begins to rain. They decide to climb Mount Olympus to ask Tasha, Goddess of the Weather for sunshine. Along the way they meet and befriend Austin, the God of Laughter and Uniqua, the Goddess of Naps. In the end, along with the help of Austin and Uniqua, they end up challenging Tasha to a game of basketball. If they win, they get a sunny day, if she wins, it rains forever...

  • Songs
    • "It's a Sunny Day"
    • "The Gods of Mount Olympus"
    • "Basketball"
    • "I'm Busy (So Busy)"

Genre: Samba

Catchphrase: Thanks for watching! (Tyrone and Pablo)

Snack: Baklava at Pablo's house

DVD: Mighty Match Up

[edit] The Great Dolphin Race

Under the sea in Atlantis, Pablo and Uniqua run a dolphin stable for their employer, Tyrone, the greatest dolphin racer under the ocean. One day, while exploring, Uniqua saves a small (and incredibly fast) dolphin from a giant clam. Uniqua asks if she can keep the dolphin (which she has named Sea Squirt) and train it as a racer, but Tyrone says it's too small. Uniqua then challenges Tyrone to a race: if she wins, she gets to keep Sea Squirt. If Tyrone wins, she and Sea Squirt have to leave.

  • Songs
    • "We Love Dolphins"
    • "Someday Someone Will Race Me"
    • "Don't Be Afraid" (Tune: Home on the Range)
    • "The Greatest Dolphin Race"

Genre: Cumbia

Catchphrase: Jumpin' Jellyfish! (Uniqua)

Snack: Clam chowder at Uniqua's house

DVD: Mighty Match-Up

[edit] Caveman's Best Friend

Austin the caveman wants a pet, so he goes to Uniqua's pet store and gets a dinosaur pup. Uniqua warns him that his pup is pretty frisky and that he shouldn't take his leash off, but Austin doesn't hear her. He goes to the park, removes the leash and the pup takes off. Can Austin, along with the help of Uniqua, Pablo the Police Officer and Tyrone the Fireman get his pup back?

Genre: Soul (Sam Cooke)

Catchphrase: *WHISTLE* (Austin)

Snack: Fresh strawberries and yogurt at Tyrone's house

DVD: Mighty Match Up

[edit] Ranch Hands From Outer Space

Zoid zoid! Overworked rancher Tasha wants to hire some ranch hands to help her out. Zablo and Zuniqua (Pablo and Uniqua) from the planet Zorbidor have landed their ship just outside her ranch. Their ship is out of fuel called zum-zum (which we know as pancakes), and they go to Tasha's ranch to search for some. Tasha thinks they're the ranch hands she's looking for and she hires them to help around the ranch for a big plate of pancakes (which is just what the two are searching for). Unfortunately for Tasha, Zablo and Zuniqua's alien abilities and tendency to take orders literally means this will be a pair of ranch hands she isn't likely to forget!

  • Songs
    • I Gotta Get To Work
    • We'll Work For Pancakes (Tune: 'O Sole Mio)
    • Zoid Zoid Zoid
    • Oh My!

Genre: 60’s Italian Pop

Catchphrase: Zoid zoid! (Pablo and Uniqua)

Snack: Blueberry pancakes at Uniqua's house

DVD: Mighty Match Up

[edit] Robin Hood the Clean

Welcome to the lovely(?) village of Filthingham, the muddiest, filthiest, grossest village in the world. Tyrone, Tasha and Uniqua wish they could all take baths and be clean, but their mayor, Austin Stinkypants, has forbidden cleanliness and locked all of their soap and shampoo in the dungeon. To make matters worse, today is the Festival of Dirt, which means everything will be even dirtier. Deciding that enough is enough, Tyrone sneaks out of the town to find Robin Hood the Clean (Pablo), in the hopes that he can help Filthingham and it's villagers. Can Robin Hood break the villagers cleaning supplies out of the dungeon so everyone can finally take a bath, and maybe teach the mayor to like being clean too?

  • Songs
    • Everything is Filthy in Filthingham
    • We Wish We Could Wash
    • Robin Hood the Clean
    • The Festival of Soap

Genre: Countrypolitan

Catchphrase: We're clean! (Tyrone, Tasha and Uniqua)

Snack: Oatmeal raisin cookies at Pablo's house

[edit] Pirate Camp

Uniqua really wants to be a pirate. She convinces a fearful Pablo to go to pirate camp with her where under the tutelage of the great pirate captain, Austin, they will learn to swashbuckle, heave ho, and scalawag. When Austin is captured by a fearsome ghost Captain Red Boots (Tasha) after his foot landed in a red boot, it's up to the campers to set him free.

  • Songs
    • "Pirate Camp"
    • "(You Gotta Have) Pirate-itude"
    • "The Scalawag"
    • "Red Boots"

Genre: Garage Band

Catchphrase: "Arrr!" (Pablo and Uniqua)

Snack: Tuna melts at Uniqua's house

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