Back at the Barnyard
Back at the Barnyard | |
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Genre | 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 |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Steve Oedekerk Jed Spingarn |
Producer(s) |
Maragret M. Dean (Season 1) Paul Marshal |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Omation Animation Studio Nickelodeon Animation Studios |
Distributor |
Viacom International Paramount Television |
Release | |
Original network |
Nickelodeon (2007–2010) Nicktoons (2011) |
Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
Audio format |
Dolby Digital 5.1 (2007–2010) Dolby Surround 7.1 (2010–2011) |
Original release | September 29, 2007 – November 12, 2011 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Barnyard (2006) |
External links | |
Website |
Back at the Barnyard (also known as Barnyard: The Animated Series) is a Nickelodeon computer-animated television series that is a spin-off from the 2006 film, Barnyard. The series premiered on September 29, 2007 on Nickelodeon. The show is produced by Omation Animation Studio, in association with Nickelodeon Animation Studios. The last episode aired on November 12, 2011 on Nicktoons.
Plot
The plot generally revolves around Otis, a cow, and his barnyard friends. Otis wants to horse around, but has to be responsible and protect the inhabitants of the Barnyard. He and his friends Pip the mouse, Abby the cow, Pig the pig, Freddy the ferret, Peck the rooster, Duke the sheepdog, and Bessy the cow have many crazy adventures, while at the same time help Otis protect the farm. The setting is unknown but it is heavily implied to be in the fictional Arizona town of Oedeville. While the setting strongly resembles Arizona (the Grand Canyon has been depicted in some episodes, i.e. Cowman and Ratboy), some have questioned whether or not it is in Arizona or a made-up setting. According to the original film and an episode of the spin off, Oedeville (which Steve Oedekerk most likely named after himself) is 20 miles from the actual city of Phoenix. There is still debate of whether this should be the official location because there are many scenes in the show where the nature background does not look at all like Arizona (it is green and hilly, whereas Arizona is more of a desert-like area which is dry, arid and sandy). Otis and his friends have to overtake many obstacles like preventing Mrs. Beady from proving that animals know how to talk and distracting the farmer, so that they can throw a party. In many episodes, Otis gets himself in a sticky situation where his friends have to come to the rescue, resulting in him learning a lesson. Sometimes, the animals dress up like people when out in public, which nobody notices except Mrs. Beady.
Characters
- Otis (voiced by Chris Hardwick)
- Pip (voiced by Jeff Garcia)
- Abby (voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker)
- 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)
- Noreen "Nora" Beady (voiced by Maria Bamford)
- Farmer Buyer (voiced by Fred Tatasciore)
- Eugene "Snotty Boy" Beady (voiced by Steve Oedekerk)
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Season DVD release date | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||
1 | 26 | September 29, 2007 | February 24, 2009 | Nickelodeon | November 7, 2011 | ||
2 | 26 | 20 | February 25, 2009 | September 18, 2010 | November 1, 2011 | ||
6 | September 12, 2011 | November 12, 2011 | Nicktoons |