Back at the Barnyard
Back at the Barnyard (also known as Barnyard: The Series) is an American CGI animated television series based on the 2006 film Barnyard.[1] The series aired from September 29, 2007, to September 18, 2010, on Nickelodeon for two seasons.[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]
| Back at the Barnyard | |
|---|---|
|  Screencap from the series' theme song | |
| Genre | Comedy Adventure | 
| Created by | Steve Oedekerk | 
| Based on | Barnyard by Steve Oedekerk | 
| Directed by | T.J. Sullivan Todd Grimes Mike Gasaway Spike Brandt Tony Cervone Tom Grevera Bert Ring 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 | Guy Moon | 
| Country of origin | United States | 
| Original language | English | 
| No. of seasons | 2 | 
| No. of episodes | 52 (97 segments) (list of episodes) | 
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steve Oedekerk Jed Spingarn | 
| Producers | Maragret M. Dean (Season 1) Paul Marshal | 
| Running time | 11 minutes 22 minutes (specials) 46 minutes (TV movie) | 
| Production companies | O Entertainment (Credited as Omation Animation Studio) Nickelodeon Animation Studio | 
| Distributor | Viacom Media Networks | 
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon (2007-2010) Nicktoons (2011) | 
| Original release | September 29, 2007 – November 12, 2011 | 
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Barnyard | 
Plot
    
Following the events of the film, the series' plot generally revolves around Otis and his friends going on various misadventures and trying to keep their anthropomorphism a secret from humans.[4]
Episodes
    
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Characters
    
- Otis (voiced by Chris Hardwick)
- Abby (voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker)
- Pip (voiced by Jeffrey Garcia)
- 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)
Video game
    
| Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Firemint | 
| Publisher(s) | Play THQ | 
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS | 
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action game | 
| Mode(s) | Single-player | 
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (released in European regions under the name Back at the Barnyard: Barnyard Games) 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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