GRAND RAPIDS -- No one can say it like Uniqua, the peerless, polka-dotted creature at the heart of the The Backyardigans. "I proclaim," she said, "This doth stink!" Her pickle, and that of her orange ...

Austin is a robot repairman in Mega City, a futuristic metropolis where robots do everything. But one day, all of the robots start breaking down. Austin must track down the Evil Professor Bug (Pablo) ...

Several years ago, Shawn Shafner co-directed a play about Jonah in which live beluga whales were used on stage. Yes, beluga whales. Thankfully in tanks. Which were thankfully in the world's largest ...

This 3-D CGI-animated musical adventure series, pitched to the preschool set, is originally a Canadian product that has gained favor since 2004 on U.S., U.K. and Australian television. For the ...

"Castaways," a song from the children's cartoon "The Backyardigans," went viral on TikTok. The song, written in a bossa nova style, has sparked memes and gained massive popularity. It debuted last ...

In my last column, I railed against the blight that is “Higglytown Heroes.” Today I come not to bury another television show, but to praise it: “The Backyardigans” rules. Created by Janice Burgess for ...

A major force in children's television has died. Janice Burgess oversaw popular Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon shows such as "Blue's Clues." As NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, she was ...

Pablo, a creature called a Yeti from the frozen north, leads the Unique, Tasha, and Tyrone on a chase all the way to his igloo in the frozen north. The Yeti loves to eat raisins and give snow bellies.