"The Backyardigans" became a hit with preschoolers after it debuted on Nickelodeon. The animated musical series ran for four seasons between 2004 and 2013. The show follows animal neighbors Austin ...

As NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, she was also the creator of the animated series "The Backyardigans ... UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As Austin) And my name's Austin.

In “The Backyardigans,” five cartoon animals — Tyrone, Tasha, Pablo, Austin and Uniqua — imagine their backyard as a place of adventure, traversing deserts, oceans, jungles, rivers and ...