Janice Burgess, creator of the beloved children's TV series "The Backyardigans," is dead at 72. The former Nickelodeon executive had breast cancer. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

A TikTok-er who revived interest in the kids’ show that ran on Nickelodeon inspired others to make their own videos, and a musician explains why the bossa nova song “Castaways” is a masterpiece.

Press Photo/Paul L. Newby IIThe Backyardigans include, from left, Austin, Tasha, Pablo, Uniqua and Tyrone. The cast performed Wednesday live at Van Andel Arena. GRAND RAPIDS -- No one can say it ...

After 16 years, the preschool show The Backyardigans has finally had its musical genius recognized. Much like the Little Einsteins theme song experienced a viral nostalgia resurgence via remixes ...

Twenty-five years ago, Evan Lurie was a Lounge Lizard who haunted New York City night spots and European jazz festivals. Today he's the musical tour guide for Pablo the penguin, Tasha the hippo ...

"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 ...

TORONTO -- FremantleMedia Enterprises has picked up the worldwide home entertainment rights to pre-school series "The Backyardigans," which Canadian cartoon producer Nelvana co-produces with Nick Jr.

Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon television executive who oversaw shows like Blue Clues, Little Bill, and The Backyardigans, has died at 72. She's remembered for inspiring kids' sense of adventure.

R.I.P. Janice Burgess, creator of The Backyardigans. In 1998, she produced the pilot for My Friends And Me, a full-body, live-action puppet show starring a penguin, a moose, a hippopotamus, and a ...

Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New York Times.She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the ...

Janice Burgess, the two-time Daytime Emmy winner who created the beloved animated musical series The Backyardigans for Nickelodeon, has died. She was 72. Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in ...