Back at the Barnyard#Characters
{{Short description|American animated television series}}
{{About|the series|the 2006 film|Barnyard (film)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = May 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Back at the Barnyard title.png
| genre = Comedy
| creator = Steve Oedekerk
| based_on = {{Based on|Barnyard|Steve Oedekerk}}
| voices = {{ubl|Chris Hardwick|Jeff Garcia|Leigh-Allyn Baker|Tino Insana|Cam Clarke|Rob Paulsen|Dom Irrera|Wanda Sykes|Fred Tatasciore|Maria Bamford|Steve Oedekerk}}
| theme_music_composer = {{plainlist |
}}
| opentheme = "Back at the Barnyard Theme Song" performed by Michael Fitzpatrick & Mickey Petralia
| composer = Guy Moon
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 52 (97 segments)
| list_episodes = List of Back at the Barnyard episodes
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Steve Oedekerk}}
| producer = {{ubl|Paul Marshal}}
| runtime = {{plainlist |
- 11 minutes
- 22 minutes (specials)
- 46 minutes (TV film)
}}
| company = {{ubl|Omation Animation Studio|Nickelodeon Animation Studio}}
| network = Nickelodeon
| network2 = Nicktoons
| first_aired = {{start date|2007|09|29}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2010|09|18}}
| first_aired2 = {{start date|2011|09|12}}
| last_aired2 = {{end date|2011|11|12}}
| image_size =
| caption = Screencap from the series' theme song
| alt = Otis and the "Jersey Cows" ride motorcycles toward the camera, with the series' logo superimposed on top of them.
}}
Back at the Barnyard (originally advertised as Barnyard: The Series){{Citation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tSVWNjp3lk&ab_channel=DVDVideoCollection|title= (DVD) Barnyard: The Series 2006 announcement |date=2006 |website=www.youtube.com |language=en |access-date=2024-02-05}} is an American animated television series created and executively produced by filmmaker Steve Oedekerk based on the 2006 film Barnyard, which he wrote, co-produced, and directed. The series serves as a direct sequel to the 2006 film.{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=55–56}} The series features the voice of Chris Hardwick as Otis, replacing Kevin James from the film, while Jeff Garcia, Tino Insana, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, Wanda Sykes, Maria Bamford, Fred Tatasciore and Oedekerk reprise their roles from the film. It was the second Nickelodeon television series to be based on a film, with the first being The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. It aired from September 29, 2007 to September 18, 2010 on Nickelodeon for two seasons.{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=20}} The show was a co-production between Oedekerk's Omation Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The last five episodes aired from September 12 to November 12, 2011, on Nicktoons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/back-at-the-barnyard/episodes/289619|title=Back at the Barnyard {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}
Plot
Following the film's events, Otis and his friends continue going on various misadventures and trying to keep their anthropomorphism a secret from humans.{{Cite web|title=Barnyard Gets Debut Date|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/barnyard-gets-debut-date/|last=Ball|first=Ryan|date=2007-09-10|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-12}}
Episodes
{{main|List of Back at the Barnyard episodes}}
{{:List of Back at the Barnyard episodes}}
Characters
{{main|List of Barnyard characters}}
- Chris Hardwick as Otis
- Jeffrey Garcia as Pip
- Tino Insana as Pig
- Leigh-Allyn Baker as Abby
- Cam Clarke as Freddy
- Rob Paulsen as Peck
- Dom Irrera as Duke
- Wanda Sykes as Bessy
- Maria Bamford as Mrs. Beady
- Steve Oedekerk as Snotty Boy and Mr. Beady
- Fred Tatasciore as Farmer Buyer
Video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Back at the Barnyard:
Slop Bucket Games
| image =
| caption =
| developer = Firemint
| publisher = Play THQ
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 20, 2008|AUS|October 23, 2008|EU|October 24, 2008}}
| genre = Action game
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Nintendo DS
}}
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (released in European regions under the name Back at the Barnyard: Barnyard Games) is an action video game released by THQ in 2008 exclusively for the Nintendo DS, a system not among the platforms the Barnyard tie-in game was released on to promote the preceding film. It received generally negative reviews from critics, with a score of 49 from review aggregator Metacritic.{{Cite web |title=Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/back-at-the-barnyard-slop-bucket-games/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [http://cabletvt.powerrangermail.net/index.php/topic,3446.html Press Release]
- [http://www.markbeam.com Mark Beam - Character Design / Associate Producer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516161318/http://markbeam.com/ |date=May 16, 2021 }}
- {{IMDb title|0857277|Back at the Barnyard}}
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