Back at the Barnyard

Back at the Barnyard
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 (2007-09-29) – November 12, 2011 (2011-11-12)
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

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedSeason DVD release date
First airedLast airedNetwork
126September 29, 2007February 24, 2009NickelodeonNovember 7, 2011
22620February 25, 2009September 18, 2010November 1, 2011
6September 12, 2011November 12, 2011Nicktoons
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