List of The Backyardigans episodes facts for kids

This was a live-action pilot with puppets. Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha sang and explored their backyard, marking discoveries with flags.

This was a computer-animated pilot. Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone danced in the backyard and found a mud pit, imagining it was quicksand.

Uniqua and Austin are pirates looking for treasure. Pablo and Tyrone have the other half of the map and are also searching! Genre: Reggae and ska

Songs: "A Pirate Says Arrr", "Scurvy Pirate", "Treasure", "Falling Off a Log"

Professor Uniqua explores the jungle to deliver Sherman the Worman home. Tarzans Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin try to warn her about dangers. Genre: Gilbert and Sullivan

Songs: "I'm Tarzan", "Where in the World Do the Wormans Live? (Hey Sherman)", "Into the Thick of It", "It's Drizzling, It's Pouring"

Uniqua and Tyrone track Yeti Pablo in the Frozen North. Expert Tasha insists yetis don't exist, but they soon find out! Genre: Rhythm and blues

Songs: "Yeti Stomp", "Keep On Snow Going", "Row Your Boat", "There's No Such Thing as a Yeti"

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Tyrone and Pablo guard a snow fort. Ski patrol Tasha and Uniqua think they need help. Genre: Western swing

Songs: "I'm a Mountie", "Ski Patrol to the Rescue", "Snowball Duty", "Who Could It Be?"

Secret agents Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone sneak into a museum. They must deliver a mysterious bone, avoiding laser beams and traps. Genre: Tango

Songs: "Secret Agent", "Sneaking and Hiding", "The Treasures of Ancient Egypt", "Laser Limbo Tango"

In a haunted house, ghosts Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone try to scare Tasha. But Tasha isn't easily scared! Genre: 1920s jazz

Songs: "It's Great to Be a Ghost!", "What's So Scary 'Bout That?", "Hide and Go Boo", "When I'm Booin'"

Cowboy Tyrone is going to Texas for a hoedown. Uniqua, Tasha, and Pablo think a bandit stole Uniqua's jumprope, but it was Tyrone by mistake! Genre: Hip hop

Songs: "Riding the Range", "There's an Echo In This Canyon", "Texas, Here I Come", "Buffalo Girls and Boys"

Princess CleoTasha needs three gifts for the Sphinx Uniqua. Her servants Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin help, but she forgets her manners. Genre: Broadway

Songs: "I Love Being a Princess", "3 Presents for the Sphinx", "I Want My River Back", "Please and Thank You"

Queen Tasha sends Uniqua The Pink to deliver a message to King Austin. She meets the Moose of the Mist (Tyrone) and Pablo, who join her quest. Genre: Big band/swing

Songs: "Queens Are Never Wrong", "A Message, A Message", "P.U.! (Stinky Swamp Song)", "The Ballad of the Brave Pink Knight (Hey, Uniqua)"

Vikings Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone want to find new lands. Mermaid Tasha tries to stop their ship, but they outsmart her with a song. Genre: Rockabilly

Songs: "If You Wanna Be a Viking", "Extra, Extra Tough", "Hold Tight", "Rockabilly Lullaby (Hush Little Mermaid)"

Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are castaways on a deserted island. They get mysterious help from Austin, who is too shy to show himself. Genre: Bossa nova

Songs: "Castaways", "Shy Guy", "Hut by the Sea", "Who's There?"

Supervillains Yucky Man (Pablo) and Dr. Shrinky (Tyrone) want to steal the Key to the World. Superheroes Weather Woman (Uniqua) and Captain Hammer (Austin) must stop them. Genre: Salsa

Songs: "Superheroes vs. Supervillains", "Key to the World", "The Sea of Gobbly Goo", "You and Me to the Rescue"

Uniqua finds a map to a flying rock. She and Tasha go through the jungle, while Pablo and Tyrone cross the desert to find it. Genre: Disco

Songs: "Flying Rock Song", "Questing, Questing", "Shake Your Body", "Trudge, Trudge, Trudge"

Sherman plans a surprise birthday party for Herman. Tyrone, Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin must get to the Polka Palace to play music. Genre: Polka

Songs: "Tuba Polka," "Gotta Love the Clarinet", "Feeding Time", "Oh My Sherman", "Dancin' the Worman Polka"

Surfer Pablo wants to ride the perfect wave. Mysterious Lifeguard Austin helps him learn "rad moves" with Uniqua and Tyrone. Genre: Afrobeat

Songs: "Cruisin' the Dunes", "Rad Moves", "Mystery Lifeguard", "Surf's Up (Ho Daddy)"

Scientists Uniqua and Tasha search for a Flapasaurus fossil. They meet prospectors Pablo and Tyrone, who are looking for gold. Genre: Township Jive

Songs: "Digging for Gold", "Those Bones", "Eureka!", "One Good Turn Deserves Another"

Austin wants to win the "Race Around the World." He competes against Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone, with Tasha as the announcer. Genre: Zydeco

Songs: "Racing Day", "Go, Go, Go", "Snow Is Cold But I Am Cool", "Austin's Lament"

Uniqua's soccer ball is stolen by Pablo, the Soccer Monster. Detective Tyrone helps Uniqua get it back from the monster's castle. Genre: 1960s rock

Songs: "I'm a Soccer Monster", "The Rules", "Hide and Seek", "Gotta Get the Job Done"

Valley Cave People Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are invited to a party by Mountain Cave People Tasha and Austin. They travel to howl at the Moon. Genre: Calypso

Songs: "Three Cheers for Ugh!", "Drumming Song", "Skate Ahead", "The Hokey Pokey"

Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone let Tasha decide their day. She leads them on a quest for the perfect cup of tea across the world. Genre: Irish folk

Songs: "Pip Pip Cheerio", "Zip, Zip, Zip (From Tree to Tree)", "The Grumpy Emperor", "Galloping Song"

Astronauts Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin go to Mars to check out a strange sound. Alicia Keys guest stars as Mommy Martian! Genre: Kenyan Highlife

Songs: "We're Going to Mars", "Ready for Anything", "Astronauts Never Give Up", "Almost Everything Is Boinga Here"

Samurai pie maker Tyrone trains Austin to make the Great Pie for Empress Tasha. They must also stop ninjas Uniqua and Pablo from stealing pies. Genre: Spaghetti Western

Songs: "Samurai Pie", "Do You Wanna Make Pies?", "The Great Pie", "Ninjas Like Pie Too"

It's Austin's birthday, and Mad Scientist Tasha tells him to bring back three monsters. The monsters (Werewolf Uniqua, Vampire Pablo, and Mummy Tyrone) have a surprise for Austin! Genre: Jump blues

Songs: "I Got a Secret", "Scared of You", "Hurry Home", "Monster Dance Party"

Detective Pablo explores Mystery Manor to find out who stole Lady Tasha's jewels. He goes through mazes and secret passages. Genre: Gypsy jazz

Songs: "Aha!", "Mysterious, Very Mysterious", "The Fleeting Phantom Figure in the Garden", "Whodunit?"

The Luau Brothers, Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin, need to give a gift to the Volcano Sisters (Uniqua and Tasha) to stop a volcanic eruption. Genre: Tarantella

Songs: "We Love a Luau", "We'll Get You What You Want", "Huka Pele", "We're Glad"

Uniqua loves snow and wants to know its secret. Ice Lady Tasha sends her away, but Uniqua learns an important lesson. Genre: Dixieland

Songs: "I Love Snow", "Fill It Up With Ice", "Make the Ice", "The Secret of Snow"

Swamp tour guides Uniqua and Pablo promise to show Tasha and Austin the Swamp Creature. It turns out to be Tyrone! Genre: 1960s guitar

Songs: "The Totally Awesome Swamp Adventure", "He's Green", "The Customer Is Always Right", "An Awesomely Bad Time"

Cowgirl Uniqua and Jockey Pablo race to see who's the best rider. Farmer Tyrone and his slow burro join the race. Genre: Klezmer

Songs: "The Horse-Ridin' Cry", "When I Win", "I Betcha", "Keep Goin' Along"

Uniqua, Pablo, and Tasha are "Do-Gooders" bikers. Mailman Tyrone is scared of bikers, and they try to return his lost mail. Genre: Norteño

Songs: "We Are the Do-Gooders", "I Never Fail to Deliver the Mail", "Gotta Gas It Up", "Special Delivery"

Pablo is a secret agent hired by Miss "T" (Tasha) to protect three containers. He must stop the Lady in Pink (Uniqua) and her sidekick Tyrone. Cyndi Lauper guest stars! Genre: Jazz

Songs: "International Super Spy", "The Lady in Pink", "Good and Bad Don't Mix", "A Recipe for Disaster", "International Super Spy"

Sultan Tyrone needs magical items moved to his palace. Uniqua and Pablo, the Movers of Arabia, get help from a genie (Austin). Genre: Surf rock

Songs: "I Am the Sultan", "Movers of Arabia", "I Wish", "The Genie Bottle"

Space police Officer Uniqua and Sergeant Tyrone must stop robots Pablonator (Pablo) and T-900 (Tasha) from turning all robots bad. Genre: Jug band

Songs: "Can't Stop the Cops/Bots", "We Are Bad Bots", "Steer, Baby, Steer", "I Feel Good"

Tyrone is Sinbad, a sailor looking for the end of a rainbow. Pablo, his biggest fan, tries to help, but sometimes causes trouble. Genre: Mambo

Songs: "I'm Sinbad the Sailor", "Siren Says", "Gotta Dodge", "Do It Myself"

Clowns Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin want to join a circus. They help Ringmaster Tyrone get to Big City after he misses his train. Genre: Circus music

Songs: "Best Clowns in Town", "That's Not Funny", "The Show Must Go On", "At the Circus"

Fisher-lady Tasha tries to catch a big trout. Harbor Patrollers Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone keep saving her from dangers. Genre: soul

Songs: "Save the Day", "I'll Catch a Whopper", "Nothing Too Tough", "Uh-Oh!"

Deep-sea explorers Pablo and Tyrone want to film a mermaid. Mermaids Uniqua and Tasha think they want to capture them. Genre: Bollywood

Songs: "Into the Deep", "Call of the Mermaid", "Our Garden", "You've Got to Be Brave"

Farmers Pablo and Tyrone want their corn on the news. They trick the news team (Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin) into thinking an alien spaceship will land. Genre: Motown

Songs: "W-I-O-Wa", "Corn", "News Flash", "It's All News to Us"

Professor Pablo, an insect expert, hunts a gilded golden butterfly. He hires stagecoach drivers Uniqua and Tyrone to help him. Genre: Comic opera

Songs: "The Gilded Golden Butterfly", "We're Tough", "How Hard Can It Be?", "The Butterfly Hunt"

Queen Uniqua wants to nap, but Giant Tasha is too loud. Uniqua hires clumsy wizards Pablo and Tyrone to get rid of Tasha. Genre: 1980s pop

Songs: "Nobody's Bigger Than a Giant", "It's Hard to Be a Wizard", "I Know a Spell", "On Top of the World"

Tyrone is a night watchman at a museum. The exhibits (Lady Uniqua, General Pablo, and Austocles (Austin)) come alive at night! Genre: Flamenco

Songs: "Who Goes There?", "Tired of Hanging Around", "The Art is on the Loose", "The Splatter Paint Flamenco"

Uniqua is the sheriff of Ping Pong Mesa. The Ping Pong Bandit (Pablo) steals everyone's paddles. Uniqua must practice to get them back. Genre: Raï

Songs: "The Sheriff Makes It Right", "Ping Pong", "I Must Be Ready", "No One Gets to Play Today"

In this Star Trek tribute, Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin collect space garbage. The Moose-ians (Pablo and Tyrone) try to steal it. Genre: Jazz-funk

Songs: "Garbage Trek", "Trash Day", "That Garbage Funk", "You Can Do It"

Uniqua is a pilot who delivers singing telegrams to grumpy people: a pirate (Pablo), a maharani (Tasha), and the abominable snowman (Tyrone). Genre: 1950s rock-and-roll

Songs: "Singing Telegram", "Clean, Clean", "A Grump Like You", "Thank You"

Uniqua and Tyrone are pest controllers who talk to wild creatures. Lady Tasha hires them to get rid of Wormans before Mr. Spiffy (Pablo) arrives. Genre: Rumba

Songs: "What's Bugging You?", "My Name Is Spiffy", "Get Those Little Critters", "The Worman Party"

Uniqua and Tasha own a pizzeria. They must cross the Mexican jungle to deliver a pizza to Mayan King Tyrone's pyramid. Genre: College fight

Songs: "Chichen-Itza Pizza", "A Bicycle Built for Two", "I Quit!", "Yum!"

Tyrone drops his lucky penny. Inventors Uniqua and Pablo use their rocket-drill to find it, going to the center of the earth. Genre: 1930s small novelty band

Songs: "Amazing Inventors", "To the Center of the Earth", "The Diamond Slide", "The Extendo-Arm"

Tasha is a photographer for the news. A giant robot causes trouble, and she needs to get a picture of him and superheroes Bug Girl (Uniqua) and Captain Bubble (Tyrone). Genre: Berlin Cabaret

Songs: "I've Got a Secret Identity", "Front Page News", "Bug Girl", "Cheese, Cheese"

Knights Uniqua and Tyrone guard King Pablo’s egg. They chase it through the woods, meeting the Grabbing Goblin (Austin) and the Flighty Fairy (Tasha). The egg leads them to Dragon Mountain. Genre: Rock opera

Songs: "We're Knights, "A Challenge", "Goblin", "Tweedily-Dee", "Dragon Mountain", "Not An Egg Anymore"

Inspector Austin chases Le Master of Disguise (Pablo) on a train. Pablo changes his appearance, so Austin must question all the passengers. Genre: Jùjú

Songs: "Le Master of Disguise", "Who Can It Be?", "I'm a Cowboy", "Could Le Master of Disguise Do This?"

Pablo and Tyrone want to play basketball, but it rains. They climb Mount Olympus to ask Tasha, Goddess of Weather, for sunshine. Genre: Samba

Songs: "It's a Sunny Day", "The Gods of Mount Olympus", "Basketball", "I'm Busy"

Uniqua trains a fast dolphin named Sea Squirt. She challenges rude dolphin racer Tyrone to a race to keep Sea Squirt in his stable. Genre: Cumbia

Songs: "We Love Dolphins", "Someday", "I'll Be With You All the Way", "The Greatest Dolphin Race"

Caveman Austin gets a dinosaur puppy named Boy. Austin takes off the leash, and Boy runs off, leading Uniqua and Austin on a chase. Genre: Early soul

Songs: "I Want a Pet", "I Need a Hand", "Where Has My Dinosaur Gone", "Now Would Be a Good Time to Whistle"

Rancher Tasha needs help. Aliens Zuniqua (Uniqua) and Zablo (Pablo) land nearby, needing pancakes for their ship. They agree to help Tasha for pancakes. Genre: 1960s Italian pop

Songs: "I Gotta Get to Work", "We'll Work for Pancakes", "Zoid-Zoid!", "Oh, My!"

Uniqua, Tyrone, and Tasha live in dirty Filthingham. Mayor Austin Stinkypants forbids cleanliness. Tyrone gets Robin Hood the Clean (Pablo) to help. Genre: Countrypolitan

Songs: "Everything is Filthy in Filthingham", "We Wish We Could Wash", "Robin Hood the Clean", "The Festival of Soap"

Paperboy Tyrone has a new route through Fairytale Village. He meets Uniqua the witch, Pablo the giant, and Austin the wolf. Genre: Bluegrass

Songs: "Newspaper, Newspaper!", "You're in Fairytale Village", "Gotta Dash", "Why Does Everyone Want to Eat Me?"

Uniqua and Pablo go to Captain Austin's pirate camp. When Austin gets trapped by ghost Captain Redboots (Tasha), his campers must save him. Genre: Garage rock

Songs: "Pirate Camp", "Ya Gotta Have Pirattitude", "The Scalawag", "Redboots"

Pablo and Tyrone are the Two Musketeers. They fight the Empress's guards (Uniqua and Austin). A masked lady (Tasha) wants to join them. Genre: Son cubano

Songs: "It's Great to Be a Musketeer", "Number Three", "We Don't Care For the Empress", "In the Name of the Empress"

Uniqua loves being a librarian. When Don Austin refuses to return a book, she becomes the Masked Retriever to get it back. Genre: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Songs: "The Masked Retriever", "I Love the Library", "I'm Going to Get That Book Back", "A Happy Ending"

Austin and Robot Roscoe run a repair shop. When robots in Mega City break down, they find Professor Bug (Pablo) is making them malfunction to take over. Genre: Roller disco

Songs: "Robots Never Ever Break", "Robot on a Rampage", "Professor Bug", "Screw Loose", "I Get Whatever I Want", "Like a Robot", "Give Me the Remote"

Uniqua is a train engineer in Moscow. Tzar Tyrone and Pablo Pablovich are going to the Winter Palace, but Pablo accidentally releases the train's brake. Genre: Ragtime

Songs: "Yes Sir, I Am the Engineer", "We've Got to Catch That Train!", "Don't Sleepwalk on the Train", "It Was a Really Good Choo-Choo Ride"

Sherman the Worman becomes giant after getting covered in Scientist Pablo's growth formula. Pablo and Uniqua must find a way to shrink him back. Genre: 1950s jazz

Songs: "I'm a Scientist", "Mix It Up", "Where'd It Go?", "That Worman Must Shrink"

Pablo starts his first day at Dragon Express. He learns "fancy flying" from Air Boss Uniqua and Austin. When Pablo gets into trouble, Austin must use his new skills. Genre: Strauss waltz

Songs: "Dragon Express", "Fancy Flying", "Dragon Jock", "Woo Hoo"

Flower seller Uniqua gets pricked by a magic thorn and can make flowers of any size. Gardener Pablo calls her Flower Girl, and she fights the evil Gloom Meister (Austin). Genre: Rebetiko

Songs: "Things Are Always Rosy", "Superhero Practice", "Me and My Shadows", "This Is My Song"

The Boo Crew (Uniqua and Pablo) look for monsters. They find the Boogeyman (Austin) in a theater, but he's a comedian looking for an audience. Genre: Martinique Biguine

Songs: "The Boo Crew", "Find Me", "Catch That Boogeyman", "Giant Shoes"

Adventurer Tyrone finds a feather from a flying polka-dotted pony. He, Pablo, and Tasha go to Tibet to find the mysterious pegasus. Genre: rock

Songs: "Watch Her Fly", "Follow the Feather", "Things Could Always Be Worse", "She Won't Fly"

Sister princesses Uniqua and Tasha are locked in a castle tower. They plan to escape with their magic mirror (Austin), but guards Pablo and Tyrone try to stop them. Genre: Wall of Sound

Songs: "Break Out!", "You Can't Get Out of Here", "Dance For Your Life", "The Chase Is On"

Snappy (Uniqua), Mr. Jingles (Pablo), and Flappy (Tasha) are helpful elves. They must get Santa's sack back when the Abominable Brothers (Tyrone and Austin) steal it. Genre: Memphis soul

Songs: "Action Elves", "Magic Sack", "Snowball Fight", "To Fill the Sack for Santa"

Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha are the famous Mariachi band Los Galacticos. Their new tour bus is actually a spaceship, and they accidentally launch into space! Genre: Mariachi

Songs: "Los Galacticos", "We Love Goo", "Pushing Every Button", "Earth Es Muy Bueno"

Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone work in a sock factory. When Foreman Tasha loses her pencil in the machine, they must go inside to fix it. Genre: Bhangra

Songs: "Socks, Wonderful Socks", "That's My Job, That's My Job", "A Life Without Socks Is Not a Life For Me", "Gotta Get the Pencil"

Uniqua, Pablo, and Tasha are the Meteor Watch Squad. Pablo gets covered in space goo and turns into a giant creature when he gets excited. Genre: Rock

Songs: "Today Could Be the Day", "Where Is Meteor?", "Don't Flip Out", "The Meteor Watchers' Celebration"

Delivery agents Pablo and Tyrone are taking an Indian elephant to a sanctuary. Miss Rhamaswami (Uniqua) and Austin-Ji steal the elephant as a pet. Genre: Alternative rock

Songs: "We Are Delivery Agents", "Havin' an Elephant for a Pet", "Elephant, Where Could You Be?", "Right Where She Belongs"

Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin are in a skateboarding competition. Tyrone finds a magic skateboard, but learns that his own skills are more important. Genre: Forró

Songs: "The Showoff Showdown", "Get a Little Better", "I Found the Magic Skateboard", "May the Best Dude Win"

Acorn Scouts Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin climb Buttercup Mountain. Space supervillain Pablor (Pablo) crash-lands and needs help getting a crystal from the mountain top. Genre: Society band

Songs: "Acorns", "The Crystal of Power", "Hold My Hand", "I'd Rather Be an Acorn"

Tyrone is a tour guide. A boulder threatens to plug a geyser, which could make the Earth explode! Princess Strong Blossom (Uniqua), Pirate Pablo, and Jungle Girl (Tasha) help him. Genre: Country rock

Songs: "I'm a Tour Guide", "I'm a Superhero", "Super Heroes For Goodness Sake", "Super Team Awesome!"

Uniqua and Pablo work at the Big Dipper Diner. Space officers Tyrone and Tasha are hunting a dangerous alien, the Blarg, who looks just like a friendly regular customer. Genre: Folk rock

Songs: "The Big Dipper Diner", "Two Eggs Moony-Side Up", "Something Suspicious Going On", "Stop That Alien!"

Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are the Amazing Splashinis, a synchronized diving team. A playful sea monster takes over their pool, stopping their big trick. Genre: Balalaika orchestra

Songs: "The High Dive", "The Sextuple Somersault Splash", "Let's Go", "You'd Make a Great Splashini"

In a sequel to "Tale of the Mighty Knights," Tasha the Flighty Fairy and Austin the Grabbing Goblin go to King Pablo's tea party. A red dragon attacks and takes everyone hostage! Genre: 1930s Broadway

Songs: "A Wonderful Day for Tea", "We're Not Knights", "We're Stuck in a Cave", "Mini-Muffins"