List of The Backyardigans episodes
This is a complete list of episodes from The Backyardigans animated TV show.
Season 1 (2004-2006)
Knights Are Brave And Strong
Original airdate: 2004-10-11
In the series premiere, Queen Tasha sends Uniqua The Pink 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 guardian of the gate, who join her quest in hopes of becoming knights too.
- Written by: Robert Scull
- Music by: Douglas Wieselman
- 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)"
- Genre: Big Band, Swing
- DVD: The Snow Fort
The Yeti
Original airdate: 2004-10-11
Uniqua and Tyrone 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 in the Frozen North (especially parts of the yeti) causing a conflict between her and Tasha.
- Written by: McPaul Smith
- Music by: Doug Wieselman
- Songs:
- "Yeti Stomp"
- "Keep On Snow Going"
- "Row Your Boat" (tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
- "There's No Such Thing As a Yeti"
- Genre: Funk
- DVD: The Snow Fort
Pirate Treasure
Original airdate: 2004-10-12
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.
Written by: McPaul Smith
Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "A Pirate Says 'Arrr!'"
- "Scurvy Pirate" (tune: "Drunken Sailor")
- "Treasure"
- "Falling Off a Log"
- Genre: Reggae and Ska
- DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost, We Arrrr Pirates!
The Heart Of The Jungle
Original airdate: 2004-10-13
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 is mostly unaware of.
- Written by: Janice Burgess
- Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "I'm Tarzan"
- "Where in the World Do the Wormans Live?"
- "Into the Thick of It"
- "It's Drizzling, It's Pouring" (tune: "I'm Called Little Buttercup")
- Genre: Gilbert and Sullivan
- DVD: Polka Palace Party
Secret Mission
Original airdate: 2004-10-14
Secret agents Uniqua, Pablo, 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. But museum booby traps, laser beams (which trigger alarms), and cages and challenges make this mission very tough.
- Written by: McPaul Smith
- Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "Secret Agent"
- "Sneaking and Hiding"
- "The Treasures of Ancient Egypt"
- "Laser Beam Limbo" (tune: "Limbo Rock")
- Genre: Tango
- DVD: The Snow Fort
Riding The Range
Original airdate: 2004-10-15
Cowboy Tyrone is on his way to Texas for a hoedown, and he comes across a trio of a cowfolk Uniqua, Pablo, and Tasha who are looking for Uniqua's 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). It turns out that Tyrone was actually the bandit and the one leaving the tracks on the trail.
- Written by: McPaul Smith
- Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "Riding the Range"
- "There's an Echo In This Canyon"
- "Texas, Here I Come"
- "Buffalo Girls and Boys" (tune: "Buffalo Gals")
- Genre: Trip hop, hip hop, rap
- DVD: Surf's Up
The Key To The Nile
Original airdate: 2004-10-18
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 Nile river'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.
- Written by: Janice Burgess
- Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "I Love Being a Princess"
- "Three Presents for the Sphinx" (tune: "Steam Heat")
- "I Want My River Back"
- "Please and Thank You" (tune: "Shine On, Harvest Moon")
- Genre: Broadway
- DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost
The Snow Fort
Original airdate: 2004-10-19
While Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers Tyrone and Pablo defend the snow fort that guards the world's largest snowball, Ski Patrol members Tasha and Uniqua mistake them for people who need help.
- Written by: Radha Blank
- Music by: Douglas Wieselman
- Songs:
- "I'm a Mountie" (tune: "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain)
- "Ski Patrol to the Rescue"
- "Snowball Duty"
- "Who Could It Be?"
- Genre: Western Swing
- DVD: The Snow Fort
It's Great To Be A Ghost!
Original airdate: 2004-10-25
In a haunted house, ghosts Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone try to scare unsuspecting stranger Tasha.
- Written by: Jonny Belt
- Music by: Doug Wieselman
- 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")
- Genre: 1920s jazz
- DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost!
Viking Voyage
Original airdate: 2004-11-01
Vikings Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone seek to discover uncharted lands, though a mermaid (played by Tasha) has other ideas.
- Written by: Adam Peltzman
- Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "If You Wanna Be A Viking"
- "Extra Extra Tough" (tune: "The Yellow Rose of Texas")
- "Hold Tight"
- "Rockabilly Lullaby (Hush Little Mermaid)"
- Genre: Twist, Rockabilly & Compas
- DVD: Polka Palace Party
The Quest For The Flying Rock
Original airdate: 2005-02-21
Four explorers find a mysterious map for the legendary Flying Rock atop Stone Step Hill, but upon disagreeing on what path to choose, Uniqua and Tasha compete with Pablo and Tyrone in a race between desert and jungle paths filled with unknown obstacles.
- Written by: Radha Blank
- Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "Flying Rock Song" (tune: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here")
- "Questing, Questing"
- "Shake Your Body"
- "Trudge, Trudge, Trudge"
- Genre: Disco
- DVD: Surf's Up
Surf's Up
Original airdate: 2005-04-25
Surfer Pablo is on the lookout for Tiki Beach to ride the perfect wave, but he can't 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 (Uniqua and Tyrone) and a mysterious lifeguard, Austin.
- Written by: Janice Burgess
- Music by: Evan Lurie, Doug Wieselman
- Songs:
- "Cruisin' the Dunes"
- "The Rad Moves"
- "Mystery Lifeguard" (tune: Guantanamera)
- "Surf's Up (Ho Daddy)"
- Genre: Afrobeat
- DVD: Surf's Up
Race to the Tower of Power
Original airdate: 2005-07-18
Two wicked supervillains, Yucky Man (Pablo), with the ability to make things yucky, and Dr. Shrinky (Tyrone), with the power to shrink objects, 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), with the power to change the weather, and Captain Hammer (Austin), with the power to build anything.
- Written by: Adam Peltzman
- Music by: Evan Lurie
- Songs:
- "We Are Superheroes/Supervillains"
- "Key to the World" (tune: "Three Blind Mice")
- "The Sea of Gobbly Goo"
- "You and Me to the Rescue"
- Genre: Salsa, Latin
- DVD: Surf's Up
High Tea
Original airdate: 2005-08-25
Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone 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.
- Written by: Radha Blank
- Music by: Evan Lurie, Douglas Wieselman
- Songs:
- "Zip, Zip, Zip From Tree to Tree"
- "The Grumpy Emperor"
- "Galloping Song"
- "Pip Pip Cheerio" (tune: "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight")
- Genre: Irish (traditional)
- DVD: Polka Palace Party
Castaways
Original airdate: 2005-09-19
Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are castaways on a deserted island, and as they struggle to find food and a place to live, they receive mysterious help.
- Written by: Leslie Valdes
- Music by: Douglas Wieselman
- Songs:
- "Castaways"
- "Shy Guy"
- "Hut by the Sea" (tune: "By the Beautiful Sea")
- "Who's There?"
- Genre: Bossa Nova, Brazilian
- DVD: Cave Party
Eureka!
Original airdate: 2005-09-20
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 prospectors crusty old Pablo and dusty old Tyrone, and their pack mule, Clementine in search of gold.
- Written by: Keith Kaczorek
- Music by: Evan Lurie, Doug Wieselman
- Songs:
- Genre: Township Jive
- DVD: Cave Party
Polka Palace Party
Original airdate: 2005-09-21
Cowboy Tyrone (on tuba), Cowgirl Uniqua (on clarinet), Cowboy Pablo (on accordion), and Cowboy Austin (on drums), 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.
- Written by: McPaul Smith
- Music by: Evan Lurie, Doug Wieselman
- Songs:
- "Gotta Love the Clarinet"
- "Feeding Time"
- "Oh My Sherman" (tune: "Oh My Darling, Clementine")
- "The Worman Polka"
- Genre: Polka
- DVD: Polka Palace Party
Cave Party
Original airdate: 2005-09-22
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.
- Written by: Anne D. Bernstein
- Music by: Evan Lurie, Douglas Wieselman
- Songs:
- "Three Cheers for Ugh!"
- "Drumming Song"
- "Skate Ahead"
- "The Hokey Pokey"
- Genre: Calypso
- DVD: Cave Party
Monster Detectives
Original airdate: 2005-10-31
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.
- Written by: Adam Peltzman
- Music by: Evan Lurie, Douglas Wieselman
- Songs:
- "I'm a Soccer Monster"
- "The Rules"
- "Hide and Seek" (tune: "When the Saints Go Marching In")
- "Gotta Get the Job Done"
- Genre: Garage rock
- DVD: It's Great to Be a Ghost
Race Around The World
Original airdate: 2006-03-10
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 Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone for his first gold medal. Tasha is the announcer and referee.
- Written by: Rodney Stringfellow
- Music by: Evan Lurie, Doug Wieselman
- Songs:
- "Racing Day"
- "Go! Go! Go!"
- "Snow Is Cold But I Am Cool" (This was the first song to be interrupted when Austin was singing)
- "Austin's Lament" (tune: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"/"Alphabet Song"/"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep")
- This is the last episode where Zach Tyler Eisen. voices Pablo and where Corwin C. Tuggles sings for Tyrone.
- Genre: Zydeco
- DVD: Cave Party
Season 2 (2006-2007)
- "Canada": 2006
- "EUA": October 9, 2006
- "Latin America": November 4, 2006
- "Mexico": November 4, 2006
- "Argentina": February 28, 2007
Mission To Mars
Original airdate: 2006-10-09
In the season 2 Premiere, Uniqua, Pablo and Austin are Astronauts. They are sent by ground controllers Tyrone and Tasha to Mars in a space shuttle to investigate an odd audio signal. This episode features a guest appearance by Alicia Keys as Mommy Martian, and Shakira Lipscomb as Boinga.
- Written by Robert Scull
- 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
- DVD: Mission to Mars
Samurai Pie
Original airdate: 2006-10-16
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 (who is always clumsy).
- Written by Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "Samurai Pie"
- "Do You Wanna Make Pies?"
- "The Great Pie"
- "Ninjas Like Pie Too" (tune: "Blue Tail Fly [Jimmy Crack Corn]")
- Genre: Spaghetti Western (Ennio Morricone, Francesco De Masi, Bruno Nicolai)
- DVD: Mission to Mars
Whodunit
Original airdate: 2006-10-17
Pablo the detective explores Mystery Manor's mazes and secret passageways to find out who stole Lady Tasha's jewels.
- Written by Janice Burgess
- Songs:
- "Aha!"
- "Mysterious, Very Mysterious"
- "The Fleeting Phantom Figure in the Garden"
- "Whodunit?"
- Genre: Django Reinhardt (Gypsy jazz)
- DVD: Mission to Mars
- Note: This is the first episode to feature Jordan Coleman as the voice of Tyrone.
The Legend Of The Volcano Sisters
Original airdate: 2006-10-18
Luau Brothers Pablo the Swift, Tyrone the Strong, and Austin (just Austin, for now) have to appease the Volcano Sisters (Uniqua and Tasha) 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 are trying so hard to find the most amazing things in Hawaii for the sisters that they aren't listening to him. In the end, he gets the Volcano Sisters what they want: invitations to their luau and placates them. He then earns the title Austin the Smart.
- Writer: Radha Blank
- Songs:
- "We Love a Luau"
- "We'll Get You What You Want"
- "Huka Pele"
- "We're Glad"
- Genre: Tarantella (Italian folk)
- DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters
The Swamp Creature
Original airdate: 2006-10-19
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.
- Written by: Koyalee Chanda
- Songs:
- "Totally Awesome Swamp Adventure"
- "He's Green"
- "Customer's Always Right"
- "Awesomely Bad Time"
- Genre: 50's/60's Surf Guitar Instrumental
- DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters
Scared Of You
Original airdate: 2006-10-23
Austin is having his worst birthday ever when his master, Mad Scientist Tasha, orders him to bring three monsters back to her laboratory Werewolf Uniqua, the Transylvanian Vampire Pablo, and the Egyptian Mummy King Tyrone, three scary but cowardly monsters. What Austin does not know is that a big surprise birthday party awaits him when he gets back.
- Writer: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "I Got a Secret"
- "Scared of You"
- "Hurry Home"
- "Monster Dance Party"
- Genre: Jump blues
Note: This is the last episode to feature Reginald Davis Jr. as the voice of Tyrone.
- DVD: Mission to Mars
The Secret Of Snow
Original airdate: 2006-12-15
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) and her good-hearted assistant (also Austin) might know, so she goes to see her, along with cowboy Pablo and Tyrone of the jungle. Tasha thinks they are there to interrupt her work and keeps sending them away to various locations (the desert and the jungle), but with Austin's help, they just might reach the Ice Lady and learn the secret of snow. 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!" This episode is generally only televised at Christmas.
- Written by Jonny Belt, Robert Scull, & Janice Burgess
- Songs:
- "I Love Snow" (tune: Jingle Bells)
- "Fill It Up With Ice" (tune: "Good King Wenceslas")
- "Make the Ice/Fill It Up With Ice" (tune: "Deck the Halls/Good King Wenceslas")
- "The Secret of Snow"
- "We Love Snow/Finale" (tune: Jingle Bells)
- Genre: Dixieland
- This is the only episode where they sing a song in the backyard after their adventure other than the closing song. Also, although he is not seen in the actual world during the special, Austin is the only Backyarigan to have been featured in the real Backyardigans world throughout the episode; the other four appear only in the red hardcover book he reads throughout the episode.
- DVD: Super Secret Super Spy
Special Delivery
Original airdate: 2007-02-14
Uniqua, Tasha, and Pablo are a biker gang called the "Do-Gooders". Tyrone is a mailman who is afraid of bikers. While driving along in his mail truck, 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.
- Writer: Scott Gray
- 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
- DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters
Horsing Around
Original airdate: 2007-03-19
Aseop's classic 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: the always calm Farmer Tyrone and his slow and steady-moving burro, Molasses.
- Writer: Chris Nee
- Songs:
- "The Horse-Rider's Cry"
- "When I Win"
- "I Bet Ya"
- "Keep Goin' Along" (tune: "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze")
- Genre: Klezmer
- DVD: The Legend of the Volcano Sisters
Movers Of Arabia
Original airdate: 2007-03-20
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.
- Writer: Scott Gray
- Songs:
- "I Am the Sultan"
- "Movers of Arabia"
- "I Wish"
- "The Genie Bottle" (tune: "Take Me Out To The Ball Game")
- Genre: Surf rock
- DVD: Movers and Shakers
Cops And Robots
Original airdate: 2007-03-21
Officer Uniqua and Sergeant Tyrone are space cops who must stop Pablonator (Pablo) and T-900 (Tasha) from breaking into the robot factory and reprogramming all the robots in the galaxy from "good" to "bad". T-900 and the Pablonator don't have a clue that when a robot becomes "bad", their wires would malfunction.
- Writer: Adam Peltzman
- 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
- DVD: Movers and Shakers
Save The Day
Original airdate: 2007-03-22
Very determined fisher-lady Tasha is saved time and time again by diligent Harbor Patrollers Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone from sharks and other hazards. But she still insists on going to the most dangerous places to catch a fish.
- Writer: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "Save the Day!"
- "I'll Catch a Whopper" (tune: "Pop Goes the Weasel")
- "Nothin' Too Tough"
- "Uh-Oh!"
- Genre: Psychedelic soul
- DVD: Into The Deep
Sinbad Sails Alone
Original airdate: 2007-03-31
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. They encounter Siren Uniqua and Medusa (Tasha) during their search for food and water.
- Written by: Radha Blank
- Songs:
- "I'm Sinbad the Sailor"
- "Siren Says"
- "Got To Dodge"
- "Do It Myself"
- Genre: Mambo
- DVD: Movers and Shakers, We Arrrr Pirates!
Into The Deep
Original airdate: 2007-06-27
Pablo and Tyrone are deep-sea explorers who plan to discover a mermaid. They find not just one but two (Uniqua and Tasha), 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.
- Written by Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "Into the Deep"
- "Call of the Mermaid"
- "Our Garden"
- "You've Got to Be Brave (In a Cave)"
- Genre: Bollywood
- DVD: Into The Deep
International Super Spy (parts 1 and 2)
Original airdate: 2007-09-17
The very first two-part Backyardigans episode (originally 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" (Tasha) to protect three containers from the evil "Lady in Pink" (Uniqua) and her sidekick, Henchman Tyrone. Austin is an undercover agent, who helps Pablo throughout his missions. The song "The Lady in Pink" features an elaborate 007-style music video of sorts and pop singer Cyndi Lauper as a guest star.
Emission
- Canada: February, 2007, Treehouse
- Latin America: April 8, 2007, Discovery Kids (Latin America)
- US: September 17, 2007, Nick Jr
- Writer: Robert Scull
Songs
- "International Super Spy"
- "The Lady in Pink" (guest starring Cyndi Lauper)
- "Good and Bad Don't Mix"
- "A Recipe for Disaster"
- Genre: Modern Swing
- DVD: Super Secret Super Spy
Best Clowns In Town
Original airdate: 2007-09-20
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.
- Writer: Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "The Best Clowns In Town"
- "That's Not Funny" (tune: "Goodnight Ladies"/"Merrily We Roll Along")
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "At The Circus"
- Genre: Circus music
- DVD: Movers and Shakers
Catch That Butterfly
Original airdate: 2008-01-16
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 Uniqua and Tyrone and hires them to help him 'catch that butterfly!'.
- Written by: Koyalee Chanda
- Songs:
- "The Gilded Golden Butterfly"
- "We're Tough"
- "How Hard Can It Be"
- "Hunt the Butterfly" (tune: "The Barber of Seville (overture)")
- Genre: Rossini Opera
- DVD: Into The Deep
A Giant Problem
Original airdate: 2008-01-17
Grumpy Queen Uniqua wants to take a nap, but she can't do that with a huge (but friendly) giant on the loose (Tasha), so she hires clumsy wizards Pablo and Tyrone to get rid of her.
- Writer: Adam Peltzman
- 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
- DVD: Super Secret Super Spy
News Flash
Original airdate: 2008-01-18
Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin work for W-IOWA, a news station. Most of their news involves corn and how good the season has been. Pablo & Tyrone are farmers who are proud of their corn crop, but what they phone in to the station just isn't considered news.
- Writer: Janice Burgess
- Songs:
- "W-IOWA" (The Corniest Station in the Nation)"
- "Corn"
- "Newsflash!" (partially based on the tune of: "Going To A Go-Go")
- "It's All News to Us"
- Genre: Motown
- This is the last episode where Naelee Rae voices Tasha.
- DVD: Into The Deep
Season 3 (2008-2009)
Tale of the Mighty Knights (parts 1 and 2)
Original airdate: 2008-01-14
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 wood and caves of the Grabbing 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.
- Writer: Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "We're Knights
- "A Challenge"
- "The Grabbing Goblin's Song"
- "Tweedily-Dee"
- "Dragon Mountain"
- "I'm Not An Egg Anymore" (featuring Adam Pascal)
- Genre: Rock Opera
- This is the first episode to feature Gianna Bruzesse as the voice of Tasha.
- DVD: Tale of the Mighty Knights
Fly Girl
Original airdate: 2008-02-01
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.
- Written by: Chris Nee
- Songs:
- "Singing Telegram"
- "Clean Clean"
- "It's Great to Meet a Grump Like You"
- "Thank You"
- Genre: Early Rock and Roll
- DVD: High Flying Adventures
To The Centre Of The Earth
Original airdate: 2008-03-07
Tyrone has lost his lucky penny. Brilliant inventors Uniqua and Pablo decide it must have fallen to the center of the earth and use their rocket drill to find it. They embark on an exciting steampunk Jules Verne adventure to retrieve it.
- Written by: Billy Aronson
- Songs:
- "We're Inventors, Amazing Inventors"
- "Going to the Center of the Earth"
- "Doing the Diamond Slide"
- "Extendo-Arm"
- Genre: 1930 small novelty band (Raymond Scott)
- DVD: Robin Hood the Clean
Who Goes There?
Original airdate: 2008-04-04
Tyrone is a night watchman at a museum where the exhibits (Uniqua, a character from an Impressionist painting, General Pablo the statue, and Austocles (Austin), a figure on a Greek urn) 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.
- Written by: Chris Nee
- Songs:
- "Who Goes There"
- "Tired of Hanging Around"
- "The Art is on the Loose"
- "The Splatter Paint Flamenco"
- Genre: Flamenco
- DVD: High Flying Adventures
Blazing Paddles
Original airdate: 2008-04-11
Uniqua is sheriff 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.
- Writer: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "The Sheriff Makes it Right"
- "Ping Pong"
- "I Must Be Ready"
- "No One Gets to Play Today"
- Genre: Raï
- DVD: Tale of the Mighty Knights
Le Master Of Disguise
Original airdate: 2008-04-18
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 Disguise with is his nasty laugh
- Writer: Janice Burgess.
- Songs:
- "Le Master of Disguise"
- "Who Can it Be?"
- "I'm a Cowboy"
- "Could Le Master of Disguise Do This?"
- Genre: Jùjú music
- Note: This is the first episode to feature Tyrel Jackson Williams as the singing voice of Tyrone.
- DVD: US: Escape from Fairytale Village UK: Tale of the Mighty Knights
What's Bugging You?
Original airdate: 2008-05-12
Uniqua and Tyrone 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 Mr. 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 Mr. Spiffy arrives!
- Writer: Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "What's Bugging You?"
- "I'm Mr. Spiffy"
- "Get Those Little Critters"
- "Worman Worman Party" (Tune: Conga line)
- Genre: Rumba, Cha-cha-cha/Cha-cha and Conga
Note: This is the last episode to feature Kristin Klabunde as the singing voice of Tasha.
- DVD: High Flying Adventures
Chichen-Itza Pizza
Original airdate: 2008-06-06
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.
- Writer: Robert Scull
- 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
- DVD: High Flying Adventures
- Note: This is the first episode the feature Gabriella Malek as the singing voice of Tasha.
Pirate Camp
Original airdate: 2008-06-09
Uniqua and a visibly nervous Pablo attend Camp Walkaplanka, Captain Austin's pirate camp. Aboard his ship, Captain Austin instructs the campers in the fundamentals of pirating and they learn to heave-ho, swashbuckle and scallawag. When Austin accidentally steps into the boot of the ghost Captain Redboots (Tasha), pulling the ship to her island and Austin to Redboots' cave, Uniqua and Pablo have to rescue him.
- Written by: Kerri Grant
- Songs:
- "Pirate Camp"
- "(You Gotta Have) Piratitude"
- "The Scallawag"
- "Red Boots"
- Genre: Garage Band
- DVD: Escape from Fairytale Village, We Arrrr Pirates!
Front Page News
Original airdate: 2008-06-27
Tasha is the photographer for Bigopolis Big News, but also has a secret: she's SuperSnap, super fast superhero and Bigopolis' 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 Bug Girl (Uniqua) and Captain Bubble (Tyrone) defeat the robot that she forgets to get a photo of herself.
- Writer: Scott Gray
- Songs:
- "I've Got a Secret Identity"
- "Front Page News"
- "Bug Girl"
- "Cheese, Cheese"
- Genre: Berlin Cabaret/German showtune (Kurt Weill)
- DVD: Escape from Fairytale Village
The Great Dolphin Race
Original airdate: 2008-07-11
Under the sea in Atlantis, Uniqua and Pablo run a dolphin stable for their employer, Tyrone, the greatest dolphin racer under the ocean but with bad manners. 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.
- Written by: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "We Love Dolphins"
- "Someday"
- "I'll Be With You All The Way" (Tune: Home on the Range)
- "The Greatest Dolphin Race"
- Genre: Cumbia
- DVD: Mighty Match-Up
Match On Mt. Olympus
Original airdate: 2008-08-04
Pablo and Tyrone (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 Uniqua, the Goddess of Naps, and Austin, the God of Laughter. In the end, along with the help of Uniqua and Austin, they end up challenging Tasha to a game of basketball. If they win, they get a sunny day, if she wins, it rains forever.
- Writer: Robert Scull
- Songs:
- "It's a Sunny Day"
- "The Gods of Mount Olympus" (tune: "Big Rock Candy Mountain")
- "Basketball"
- "I'm Busy (So Busy)"
- Genre: Samba
- DVD: Mighty Match-Up
Ranch Hands from Outer Space
Original airdate: 2009-01-12
Overworked rancher Tasha wants to hire some ranch hands to help her out. Zuniqua and Zablo (Uniqua and Pablo) 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, Zuniqua and Zablo's alien abilities and tendency to take orders literally means this will be a pair of ranch hands she isn't likely to forget.
- Writer: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "I Gotta Get To Work"
- "We'll Work For Pancakes"
- "Zoid Zoid Zoid"
- "Oh My!"
- Genre: 60s Italian Pop
- DVD: Mighty Match-Up
Caveman's Best Friend
Original airdate: 2009-01-13
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 wild and that he shouldn't take his leash off, but Austin is too far away to hear her. He goes to the park, removes the leash and the pup takes off.
- Writer: Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "I Wanna/Gotta Pet"
- "I Need a Hand"
- "Where Has My Dinosaur Gone" (Tune: "Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?")
- "Now Would Be a Good Time to Whistle"
- Genre: Soul (Sam Cooke)
- DVD: Mighty Match-Up
The Two Musketeers
Original airdate: 2009-01-14
Bonjour! Pablo and Tyrone are the Two Musketeers; Musketeers are full of style, grace, have impeccable manners and can make beautiful balloon animals. They fight against the Empress, whose guards (Uniqua and Austin) pursue them. A masked lady (Tasha) joins with them in the hopes of becoming the Third Musketeer, but Tyrone and Pablo refuse. Later, they are captured by the guards and thrown into the palace prison, where it's up to Tasha to break them out.
- Writer: Robert Scull
- Songs:
- "It's Great to Be a Musketeer"
- "Number Three"
- "We Don't Care For the Empress"
- "In the Name of the Empress"
- Genre: Son Cubano
- DVD: Robin Hood the Clean
Garbage Trek
Original airdate: 2009-01-15
In this Star Trek-themed episode, Lieutenant Uniqua, Captain Tasha and Ensign Austin of the garbage collection space ship USS Collector roam the galaxy collecting space garbage. The Moose-ians, Pablo and Tyrone, try to take the garbage away by tricking them with fake distress calls.
- Writer: Robert Scull
- Songs:
- "Garbage Trek"
- "Trash Day"
- "That Garbage Funk"
- "You Can Do It"
- Genre: Jazz-Funk
- DVD: Tale of the Mighty Knights or Mighty Match-Up
Robin Hood the Clean
Original airdate: 2009-02-27
Welcome to the village of Filthingham, the muddiest, filthiest, grossest village in the world. Uniqua, Tyrone, and Tasha 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 (Including Tyrone's Rubber Ducky and Robin Hood's "Mitty") 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 Purewood forest to find Robin Hood the Clean (Pablo), in the hopes that he can help Filthingham and its villagers.
- Written by: Scott Gray
- Songs:
- "Everything is Filthy in Filthingham"
- "We Wish We Could Wash"
- "Robin Hood the Clean"
- "The Festival of Soap"
- Genre: Countrypolitan
- DVD: Robin Hood the Clean
The Masked Retriever
Original airdate: 2009-04-23
In the season 3 finale, Uniqua is the librarian in Viejo, California, a job she loves. But, when a book isn't returned on time, she becomes the Masked Retriever, savior of overdue library books. Tasha wants to take out a book that is overdue: Don Austin has it but won't give it back.
Writer: Janice Burgess
- Songs:
- "The Masked Retriever"
- "I Love the Library" (tune: Humoresque No. 7 in G flat major by Antonín Dvořák)
- "I'm Going to Get That Book"
- "(Looks Like We Got Us) A Happy, Happy Ending"
- Genre: Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
- Note: This is the last episode to feature Jamia Simone Nash as the singing voice of Uniqua, Thomas Sharkey as the singing voice of Austin and Jordan Coleman as the voice of Tyrone.
- DVD: Robin Hood the Clean
Escape from Fairytale Village
Original airdate: 2009-06-05
Tyrone the paperboy has a new route through the forest in Fairytale village. There he meets Uniqua the witch (from Hansel and Gretel), Pablo the giant (from Jack and the Beanstalk), and Austin the wolf (from The Three Little Pigs).
- Written by: Billy Aronson
- Songs:
- "Newspaper, Newspaper!"
- "You're in Fairytale Village"
- "Gotta Dash"
- "Why Does Everyone Want to Eat Me?"
- Genre: Bluegrass music
- DVD: Escape from Fairytale Village
Season 4 (2009-2010)
Voices:
- Uniqua: Speaking: LaShawn Tináh Jefferies, singing: Avion Baker
- Pablo: Speaking: Jake Goldberg, singing: Sean Curley
- Tyrone: Speaking: Chris Grant, Jr., singing: Tyrel Jackson Williams
- Tasha: Speaking: Gianna Bruzzese, singing: Gabriella Malek
- Austin: Speaking: Jonah Bobo, singing: Nicholas Barasch
Catch that Train!
Original airdate: 2009-10-01
In the Season 4 Premiere, Uniqua is the engineer for Tzar Tyrone of Russia. The Tzar, along with his assistant Pablo Pablovich and his bag with everything the Tzar needs, are heading to the Winter Palace. Tyrone takes a nap on the train and Pablo accidentally releases the train's external brake. Uniqua and Pablo chase the train across Russia on a handcar, a horsedrawn sleigh and skis.
- Writer: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "Yes Sir, I Am the Engineer"
- "We've Got to Catch That Train!"
- "Don't Sleepwalk on the Train"
- "It Was a Really Good Choo-choo Ride"
- Genre: Ragtime
- Note: This is the first episode to feature Avion Baker as the singing voice of Uniqua, and Chris Grant Jr. as the speaking voice of Tyrone.
- DVD: Robot Repairman
The Funnyman Boogeyman
Original airdate: 2009-10-26
The Boo Crew (Uniqua and Pablo) are spooky-creature hunters, out to nab their first creature ever. But the Boogeyman they've found (Austin) is just a comedian looking for an audience.
- Wriiten by Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "The Boo Crew"
- "Find Me"
- "Catch That Boogeyman"
- "Giant Shoes"
- Genre: Martinique Beguine
- DVD: Join the Adventurers' Club
Break Out!
Original airdate: 2009-11-24, 2010-11-05 (US)
Sister princesses Uniqua and Tasha have been locked up in the castle tower for a very long time, but they plan to break out with the help of their magic mirror (Austin). However, castle guards Pablo and Tyrone, along with their security camera and traps don't plan to make this easy for them.
- Writer: Carin Greenberg
- Songs:
- "Break Out!"
- "You Can't Get Out of Here" (Tune: "Leader of the Pack")
- "Dance For Your Life"
- "The Chase Is On"
- Genre: Wall of Sound/Girl group/Psychedelic pop
- DVD: Escape From The Tower
Flower Power
Original airdate: 2009-11-26
Flower seller Uniqua is pricked by the thorn of an unusual flower when getting more flowers from Pablo's greenhouse and gains the ability to fly and fire three kinds of rays from her hands that create flowers of any size, make rainbows and fire bursts of pollen. As Flower Girl, she defends and beautifies the ironically flower-free Garden City.
- Wriiten by Scott Gray
- Songs:
- "Everything Is Rosy (When I'm Around)"
- "Superhero Practice"
- "Me And My Shadows"
- "(Don't Argue With Me) This Is My Song"
- Genre: Rebetiko/ belly dance
- DVD: Join the Adventurers' Club
The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve
Original airdate: 2009-12-27, 2009-12-07 (US)
Sometimes, Christmas doesn't go as smoothly as it should. When it doesn't, Santa (voiced by Conan O'Brien) calls on Snappy (Uniqua), Mr. Jingles (Pablo), and Flappy (Tasha): the Action Elves! With their tiny hammers, capable of building anything they need, they spring into action at a moments notice. Santa's sack has been stolen by the Abominable Brothers (Tyrone and Austin) and if Santa doesn't get it back, there will be no Christmas. As with The Secret Of Snow this episode is usually only shown during the Christmas season.
- Writer: Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "Action Elves"
- "Magic Sack"
- "Snowball Fight"
- "To Fill the Sack for Santa" (Tune: The Twelve Days of Christmas)
- Genre: Memphis Soul
- DVD: Christmas With The Backyardigans
Robot Rampage (parts 1 and 2)
Original airdate: 2010-01-10
Austin and his robot Roscoe run Rapid Robot Repair in Mega City, a city in the future, where robots do everything, but they never break down, making Austin's job somewhat pointless. Suddenly the robots belonging to Uniqua, Tyrone and Tasha malfunction, along with every other robot except Roscoe. Professor Bug (Pablo) is making all the robots in the city malfunction so he can take over. It's up to Austin, his repair skills and the help of his friends to defeat the steampunk Professor and fix all the robots in Mega City. Like "International Super Spy", and "Tale of the Mighty Knights", this episode has a special opening, following the assembly of Robot Roscoe to roller disco music. But unlike those two specials, there is no guest star actor.
- Writer: Janice Burgess
- Songs:
- "Robots Never Ever Break"
- "Robot on a Rampage"
- "Professor Bug"
- "Screw Loose"
- "I Get Whatever I Want"
- "Like a Robot"
- "Give Me the Remote"
- Genre: Roller disco, Flamenco
- DVD: Robot Repairman
Attack of the 50 Foot Worman
Original air date: 2010-02-08
Pablo and Uniqua are scientists working on a growth formula. But the formula spills onto Uniqua's pet worman and it starts to get bigger and bigger. Now the two scientists must find a way to shrink the worman back to its normal size.
- Written by: Scott Gray
- Songs: I'm A Scientist, Mix It Up, Where'd It Go?
- Genre: Jazz
DVD: Robot Repairman
Dragon Express
Original airdate: 2010-02-09
It's Pablo's first day on the job with the Dragon Express package delivery service. He and his dragon Maverick report for duty to the delivery terminal in the mountains of Norway where they meet Air Boss Uniqua along with fellow driver Austin and his dragon Windy. As they make deliveries to Cliff Top Castle and the Mountain Mine, Pablo teaches Austin the art of fancy flying. When Pablo gets into trouble delivering a package to the Ice Palace, Austin has to use his newly learned fancy flying skills to help his friend.
- Written by: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "Dragon Express"
- "Fancy Flying"
- "Dragon Jock"
- "Woo Hoo"
- Genre: Strauss Waltz
- DVD: Join the Adventurers' Club
Follow the Feather
Original airdate: 2010-02-10 (Canada) 2013-07-08 (US)
After finding the feather of the never-before-seen, flying, polka-dotted pony, Tyrone enlists the help of the other members of the Adventurers' Club (Pablo and Tasha) to track down the pony. As the Adventurers travel to Tibet to carry out their search they receive help from a mysterious lady (Uniqua) who tells them they must "Follow the feather".
- Written by: Jeff Borkin
- Songs:
- "Watch Her Fly"
- "Follow The Feather"
- "Things Could Always Be Worse"
- "She Won't Fly"
- Genre: Psychedelic Rock
- DVD: Join the Adventurers' Club
Los Galacticos
Original airdate: 2010-03-03 (Canada) 2013-07-09 (US)
Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha are the world-famous Mariachi band Los Galacticos. After receiving a new tour bus, they quickly learn that it's actually a spaceship! After accidentally launching themselves into space, and learning that Earth is in danger of attack from the Googors (Uniqua and Austin), they decide it is their duty to defend the Earth.
- Written by Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "Los Galacticos"
- "We Love Goo"
- "Pushing Every Button"
- "Earth Es Muy Bueno"
- Genre: Mariachi
- DVD: Escape From The Tower
For the Love of Socks!
Original airdate: 2010-03-04
Folder Uniqua, Static-tester Pablo, and Sockmatcher Tyrone work in the world's sock factory, under the watchful eye of Foreman Tasha. But, when the sock machine goes berserk after Tasha loses her pencil in it, they must enter the machine's cavernous depths to find it.
- Written by: Kerri Grant
- Songs:
- "Socks, Wonderful Socks"
- "That's My Job, That's My Job"
- "A Life Without Socks Is Not a Life For Me"
- "Gotta Get the Pencil!"
- Genre: Bhangra
- DVD: Escape From The Tower
The Flipper!
Original airdate: 2010-03-05 (Canada) 2012-11-11 (US)
Uniqua, Pablo and Tasha are the Meteor Watcher Squad, who keep an eye on the sky for meteors that might endanger the Earth. After learning a meteor is headed straight for Earth, Pablo, inventor of the Amazing Rocket Racket, his (untested) anti-meteor device, gets coated with a vial of space goo and transforms into a giant Hulk-like creature called the Flipper whenever he gets overexcited about the meteor. The only thing that calms him back to normal is his teddy bear.
- Written by Scott Gray
- Songs:
- "Today Could Be the Day (the Big Big Day)"
- "Where Is Meteor?"
- "Don't Flip Out"
- "Meteor Watcher"
- Genre: Bo Diddley-style rock/Rock-blues
- DVD: Operation Elephant Drop
The Magic Skateboard
Original airdate: 2010-03-09 (Canada) 2013-07-10 (US)
Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone and Austin are taking part in the Showoff Showdown in Skatesburg, deep in the desert for the Golden Ollie trophy. Tyrone is new to skateboarding and is unsure of himself, but Uniqua gives him some tips. After his skateboard breaks, he finds a skateboard in a cave and begins boarding better than he ever has, but the board doesn't makes the skater, the skater makes the board.
- Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "The Showoff Showdown"
- "Get a Little Better"
- "I Found the Magic Skateboard"
- "May the Best Dude Win"
- Genre: Forró
- DVD: Operation Elephant Drop
Pablor and the Acorns
Original airdate: 2010-03-10 (Canada) 2013-07-12 (US)
The Acorn scouts, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin, plan to climb Buttercup Mountain to earn their mountain-climbing merit badges. Meanwhile, up in space, galactic warlords Uniquor (Uniqua) and Pablor (Pablo) battle for the crystal of power and control of the universe. After a short battle with Uniquor, Pablor crash-lands on Earth and the crystal lands on the top of Buttercup Mountain. The Acorns offer to lead the brusque and rude Pablor to the top of the mountain, and, along the way, teach him some skills and eventually make friends with him. Unfortunately, Uniquor knows where the crystal is, too, and is on her way.
- Written by: Ellen Martin
- Songs:
- "Acorns"
- "The Crystal of Power"
- "Hold my Hand"
- "I'd Rather Be an Acorn (Than Rule the Universe)"
- Genre: Society Band
- DVD: Christmas With The Backyardigans
Super Team Awesome!
Original airdate: 2010-03-31 (Canada) 2013-07-11 (US)
Tyrone is the tour guide for Old Gushie cavern, at the bottom of which is Old Gushie; the first volcano to erupt on schedule like a geyser. A boulder breaks loose and threatens to plug Old Gushie (which will cause the Earth to explode) and Tyrone calls a superhero for help. Three arrive: Princess Strong Blossom (Uniqua) with her super strength, Pirate Pablo, with his ability to blow powerful wind from his mouth and Jungle Girl (Tasha), with the ability to mimic any animal ability.
- Written by Jeff Borkin
- Songs:
- "I'm a Tour Guide"
- "I'm A Superhero" (This is the second song to be interrupted while Pablo, Uniqua, and Tasha were singing)
- "Super Heroes For Goodness Sake"
- "Super Team Awesome"
- Genre: Country Rock
- DVD: Operation Elephant Drop
Elephant on the Run
Original airdate: 2010-04-22
Delivery Agents Pablo and Tyrone never miss a delivery, but when they head to India to deliver an Indian elephant to the Dandeli Nature Preserve for Park Ranger Tasha, they may have met their match in the form of Miss Rhamaswami (Uniqua) and her assistant Austin-Ji (Austin), who steal the elephant because Miss Rhamaswami has always wanted one for a pet.
Written by Jeff Borkin
- Songs:
- "We Are Delivery Agents"
- "Havin' an Elephant As a Pet"
- "Elephant Where Could You Be?"
- "Right Where She Belongs"
- Genre: Alternative rock
- DVD: Operation Elephant Drop
The Big Dipper Diner
Original airdate: 2010-05-03 (Canada) 2011-02-25 (US), not aired again in the US until 2012-09-09.
Uniqua and Pablo, the waitress and cook of the Big Dipper Diner ("The best cafe in the Milky Way!", also referred to "The tastiest place in outer space!") are setting up for the day and awaiting their best customers: space officers Tasha and Tyrone. On their way to the diner, the space officers get a warning that an alien named Blaarg who likes shrinking things is in the area. Meanwhile, an extremely affectionate alien named Hugs arrives at the diner who is the same species as Blaarg. Now Pablo and Uniqua have to help Tasha and Tyrone catch Blaarg and keep them from accidentally arresting Hugs — and the fact that both aliens are dressed almost the same isn't making things any easier.
- Writer: Rodney Stringfellow
- Songs:
- "The Big Dipper Diner"
- "Two Eggs Moony-side Up"
- "Something Suspicious Going On"
- "Stop That Alien!"
- Genre:Hootenanny/Western folk music
- DVD: Christmas With The Backyardigans
The Amazing Splashinis
Original airdate: 2010-05-28
Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are the world's greatest synchronized diving team, the Amazing Splashinis. They want to perform their newest and most daring trick, the Sextuple Somersault Splash, but a playful sea monster is taking up all the room in their pool.
- Writer: Janice Burgess
- Songs:
- "The High Dive"
- "The Sextuple Somersault Splash"
- "Let's Go"
- "You'd Make a Great Splashini"
- Genre: Balalaika orchestra
- DVD: Christmas With The Backyardigans
The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon
Original airdate: 2010-05-31 (Canada) 2012-12-16 (US) In this sequel to Tale of the Mighty Knights (plus the Season 4 finale), Tasha the Flighty Fairy and Austin the Grabbing Goblin are off to a tea party at King Pablo's castle, along with his knights Uniqua and Tyrone. Unfortunately, the castle is attacked by a mean-spirited red dragon which captures the knights and king when they try to tame it by grabbing the dragon's tail and counting to ten. Now it's up to Tasha and Austin to rescue them from the dragon's cave, with the help of Dragon. This is the series finale.
- Written by Adam Peltzman
- Songs:
- "A Wonderful Day for Tea"
- "We're Not Knights"
- "We're Stuck in a Cave"
- "Mini-Muffins (For Major Heroes)"
- Genre: 1930s Broadway
- DVD: We Arrrr Pirates!
- Note: This episode had not been aired since its premiere in the US.
External links
- List of The Backyardigans episodes at TV.com
- The Backyardigans Episode Guide at About.com
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439349/episodes