The Backyardigans is a Canadian/American

United States

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 3-D

3D computer graphics

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 CGI

Computer-generated imagery

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-animated children's TV series

Children's television series

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, created by Janice Burgess

Janice Burgess

Janice Burgess is the former key person of Nick Jr.. She is the creator and executive producer of The Backyardigans, a CGI-animated series on Nick Jr. running from 2004 to 2008 about five high-spirited friends and their imaginative, musical journeys....

. It features five animal children, who imagine that their backyard becomes an adventure place. It is a coproduction of Treehouse TV

Treehouse TV

Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...

, and the Canadian animation studio Nelvana

Nelvana

Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...

. Debuting on October 11, 2004, it was originally directed by Robert Scull. Dave Palmer began directing the show in the middle of season one, and has directed all episodes since.