Back at the Barnyard
Back at the Barnyard (also known as Barnyard: The Series) is an American computer-animated television series based on the film of the same name.[1] The series aired from September 29, 2007 to September 18, 2010 on Nickelodeon.[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] It received low to average ratings in North America. Dan Castellaneta was originally going to voice Otis, but Chris Hardwick makes amends with Nickelodeon to do the job, dubbing over Castellaneta's dialogue in the first thirteen episodes. Otis was originally going to be voiced by Mark Moseley in the second season, but Hardwick reprises his role, dubbing over Moseley's dialogue.
Back at the Barnyard | |
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Screencap from the series' theme song | |
Genre | Animated sitcom |
Created by | Steve Oedekerk |
Directed by | Todd Grimes T.J. Sullivan Mike Gasaway Spike Brandt Tony Cervone Tom Grevera Bert Ring Aaron Hammersley Jim Schumann Fred Gonzales Nick Simotas |
Voices of | Chris Hardwick Jeff Garcia Leigh-Allyn Baker Tino Insana Cam Clarke Rob Paulsen Dom Irrera Wanda Sykes Fred Tatasciore Maria Bamford Steve Oedekerk |
Theme music composer | Michael Fitzpatrick Mickey Petralia |
Opening theme | "Back at the Barnyard Theme Song" performed by Michael Fitzpatrick & Mickey Petralia |
Composer(s) | Guy Moon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (78 segments) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Steve Oedekerk Jed Spingarn |
Producer(s) | Maragret M. Dean (Season 1) Paul Marshal |
Running time | 11 minutes 22 minutes (specials) 48 minutes (TV movie) |
Production company(s) | O Entertainment (2007) (season 1) Omation Animation Studio (2008–11) (seasons 1–2) Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Distributor | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon (2007–10) Nicktoons (2011) |
Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 (2007–10) Dolby Surround 7.1 (2010–11) |
Original release | September 29, 2007 – November 12, 2011 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Barnyard (2006) |
Plot
Following the events of the film, the plot generally revolves around Otis, a cow, and his barnyard friends going on various misadventures and trying to keep their true nature as talking animals a secret from humans.[4]
Characters
- Otis (voiced by Chris Hardwick; originally Dan Castellaneta and Mark Moseley)
- Abby (voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker)
- Noreen "Nora" Beady (voiced by Maria Bamford)
- Farmer Buyer (voiced by Fred Tatasciore)
- Eugene "Snotty Boy" Beady (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)
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
Film | August 4, 2006 | N/A | ||||
1 | 26 | September 29, 2007 | February 24, 2009 | Nickelodeon | ||
2 | 26 | 20 | February 25, 2009 | September 18, 2010 | ||
6 | September 12, 2011 | November 12, 2011 | Nicktoons |
Video game
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games | |
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Developer(s) | Firemint |
Publisher(s) | Play THQ |
Director(s) | Steve Oedekerk |
Composer(s) | Guy Moon |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Action game |
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (released PAL regions under the name Back at the Barnyard: Cowlympics) is an action video game released by THQ in 2008 for the Nintendo DS. It received generally negative reviews from critics, receiving a 43.86% from GameRankings.[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 for DS - GameRankings
External links
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