GRAND RAPIDS -- No one can say it like Uniqua, the peerless, polka-dotted creature at the heart of the The Backyardigans. "I proclaim," she said, "This doth stink!" Her pickle, and that of her orange ...

Austin is a robot repairman in Mega City, a futuristic metropolis where robots do everything. But one day, all of the robots start breaking down. Austin must track down the Evil Professor Bug (Pablo) ...

Several years ago, Shawn Shafner co-directed a play about Jonah in which live beluga whales were used on stage. Yes, beluga whales. Thankfully in tanks. Which were thankfully in the world's largest ...

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 ...

A major force in children's television has died. Janice Burgess oversaw popular Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon shows such as "Blue's Clues." As NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, she was ...

Pablo, a creature called a Yeti from the frozen north, leads the Unique, Tasha, and Tyrone on a chase all the way to his igloo in the frozen north. The Yeti loves to eat raisins and give snow bellies.

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. Janice Burgess, a longtime Nickelodeon television ...