LazyTown facts for kids
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The 2007–08 LazyTown Live show at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
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LazyTown (which is Latibær in Icelandic) is a fun and educational TV show for kids. It's an Icelandic program, but it's made in English by a team from many different countries. The actors are from Iceland, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The show is based on a children's book from 1995 called Áfram Latibær!. It was created by Magnús Scheving, who was an aerobics champion. He also plays the super-active character, Sportacus, in the show!
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How LazyTown Was Created
The idea for LazyTown started with stage plays. After two successful plays and a test episode, Nickelodeon decided to order the TV series in 2003. The show was first made in American English. It became very popular and was later translated into more than thirty languages. This means kids in over 180 countries could watch it!
Making LazyTown was quite a big project. The show mixes different ways of filming. It uses real actors, puppetry (where puppets are controlled by people), and CGI animation. CGI is like computer-made cartoons that look very real. Because of all these different techniques, LazyTown was one of the most expensive children's shows ever made!
LazyTown Around the World
The first two seasons of LazyTown had fifty-two episodes. They were produced between 2004 and 2007. The show first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States and in other countries.
Later, in 2011, a company called Turner Broadcasting System Europe bought LazyTown Entertainment. They decided to make more episodes! So, the third and fourth seasons were created, adding 26 new episodes. These new episodes started showing in 2013 on Turner's Cartoonito channel. They also aired on Channel 5 in the UK.
Other LazyTown Adventures
Because LazyTown was so popular, other projects were made too. These are called spin-offs. There were more stage productions where you could see the characters live. There was also a shorter TV show for younger children called LazyTown Extra. This show had quick, fun lessons for little ones.
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The 2007–08 LazyTown Live show at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
See also
In Spanish: LazyTown para niños
