So the newfound appreciation for one Backyardigans song in particular that has taken over a corner of TikTok makes me extremely happy and renewed my belief that Gen Z is the best generation.

"T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon confirmed Burgess' death to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday.

It’s a rather easy-going and pleasant song, the kind of thing that—minus the context of The Backyardigans—you could imagine playing in a coffee shop or even a Studio Ghibli movie.

"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 ...

As NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, she was also the creator of the animated series "The Backyardigans." (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE BACKYARDIGANS") UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1 ...

Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon executive who created “The Backyardigans,” has died. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the great architects of Nick Jr. and ...

She was 72. In 1998, Burgess created the first iteration of what would eventually become The Backyardigans, a fanciful show where five animal neighbors in a communal backyard imagine new settings ...

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 ...