The Backyardigans (2004)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Meet five lively animal friends who love to sing, dance and use their imaginations to embark on outrageous adventures to magical places.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (5,129 votes)
Episode average: 8.8 ↑ +1.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

8.51 avg 20 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 25 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pirate Treasure	8.0	90
2	The Heart of the Jungle	8.7	75
3	The Yeti	8.4	66
4	The Snow Fort	8.1	65
5	Secret Mission	8.7	75
6	It's Great to Be a Ghost!	8.4	72
7	Riding the Range	8.5	63
8	The Key to the Nile	8.4	62
9	Knights Are Brave and Strong	8.4	61
10	Viking Voyage	8.4	50
11	Castaways	9.3	83
12	Race to the Tower of Power	8.5	58
13	The Quest for the Flying Rock	8.5	61
14	Polka Palace Party	8.7	92
15	Surf's Up	8.9	72
16	Eureka!	8.1	51
17	Race Around the World	9.0	70
18	Monster Detectives	8.6	57
19	Cave Party	8.3	61
20	High Tea	8.3	51

Season 2 (2006)

8.82 avg 20 episodes 9.2 → 8.9 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mission to Mars	9.2	102
2	Samurai Pie	9.1	98
3	Scared of You	8.8	86
4	Whodunit	9.5	117
5	The Legend of the Volcano Sisters	9.2	100
6	The Secret of Snow	8.2	52
7	The Swamp Creature	8.1	60
8	Horsing Around	8.9	82
9	Special Delivery	8.7	64
10	International Super Spy: Part 1	9.2	133
11	International Super Spy: Part 2	9.4	122
12	Movers of Arabia	8.9	63
13	Cops and Robots	9.3	92
14	Sinbad Sails Alone	8.3	43
15	Best Clowns in Town	7.3	59
16	Save the Day	9.2	72
17	Into the Deep	8.9	71
18	News Flash	9.1	85
19	Catch That Butterfly	8.2	45
20	A Giant Problem	8.9	55

Season 3 (2008)

8.93 avg 20 episodes 9.2 → 9.1 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Who Goes There?	9.2	62
2	Blazing Paddles	9.4	104
3	Garbage Trek	9.1	73
4	Fly Girl	8.4	41
5	What's Bugging You?	8.4	44
6	Chichen-Itza Pizza	8.5	50
7	To the Center of the Earth	8.6	52
8	Front Page News	9.0	65
9	Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 1	9.0	56
10	Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 2	9.5	48
11	Le Master of Disguise	9.3	77
12	Match on Mt. Olympus	9.1	80
13	The Great Dolphin Race	9.2	80
14	Caveman's Best Friend	8.6	37
15	Ranch Hands from Outer Space	8.7	36
16	Robin Hood the Clean	9.0	74
17	Escape from Fairytale Village	9.2	73
18	Pirate Camp	8.8	46
19	The Two Musketeers	8.5	35
20	The Masked Retriever	9.1	66

Season 4 (2009)

8.73 avg 20 episodes 9.6 → 8.6 24 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Robot Rampage: Part 1	9.6	154
2	Robot Rampage: Part 2	9.7	132
3	Catch That Train!	8.8	41
4	Attack of the 50 Foot Worman	9.1	53
5	Dragon Express	8.6	24
6	Flower Power	8.6	29
7	The Funnyman Boogeyman	8.6	39
8	Follow the Feather	8.5	23
9	Break Out!	8.4	37
10	The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve	8.1	40
11	Los Galacticos	8.6	21
12	For the Love of Socks!	8.9	31
13	The Flipper!	9.0	28
14	Elephant on the Run	8.7	24
15	The Magic Skateboard	8.0	23
16	Pablor and the Acorns	8.4	32
17	Super Team Awesome!	8.6	23
18	The Big Dipper Diner	9.1	35
19	The Amazing Splashinis	8.7	24
20	The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon	8.6	33

The Backyardigans (2004)

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