Back at the Barnyard

Back at the Barnyard
Otis and the "Jersey Cows" ride motorcycles toward the camera, with the series' logo superimposed on top of them.
Title card
GenreSurreal humor
Slapstick
Created bySteve Oedekerk
Based on
Barnyard
by Steve Oedekerk
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Back at the Barnyard Theme Song" performed by Michael Fitzpatrick & Mickey Petralia
Ending theme"Back at the Barnyard Theme Song" (instrumental)
ComposerGuy Moon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (97 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
  • Steve Oedekerk
Producer
  • Paul Marshal
Running time
  • 11 minutes
  • 22 minutes (specials)
  • 46 minutes ("Cowman: The Uddered Avenger")
Production companyOmation Animation Studio
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseSeptember 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) –
September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)
NetworkNicktoons
ReleaseSeptember 12 (2011-09-12) –
November 12, 2011 (2011-11-12)

Back at the Barnyard (originally advertised as Barnyard: The Series) is an American animated comedy television series created and executive produced by filmmaker Steve Oedekerk. The series follows the film Barnyard (2006), which he wrote, co-produced, and directed. The series features the voice of Chris Hardwick as Otis, replacing Kevin James from the film, and introduces Leigh-Allyn Baker as Abby, while Jeff Garcia, Tino Insana, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, Dom Irrera, Wanda Sykes, Maria Bamford, Fred Tatasciore and Oedekerk reprise their roles from the film.

Back at the Barnyard aired from September 29, 2007 to September 18, 2010 on Nickelodeon for two seasons. The show was a co-production between Oedekerk's Omation Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The last five episodes aired from September 12, 2011 to November 12, 2011, on Nicktoons. It received mixed reviews from critics throughout its run, but garnered a cult following on online social media platforms after its cancellation.

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.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
FilmAugust 4, 2006 (2006-08-04)N/A
126September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)Nickelodeon
22621February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25)September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)
5September 12, 2011 (2011-09-12)November 12, 2011 (2011-11-12)Nicktoons

Characters

Video game

Back at the Barnyard:
Slop Bucket Games
DeveloperFiremint
PublisherTHQ
PlatformNintendo DS
Release
  • NA: October 20, 2008
  • AU: October 23, 2008
  • EU: October 24, 2008
GenreAction game
ModeSingle-player

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.

References

  1. ↑ "(DVD) Barnyard: The Series 2006 announcement", www.youtube.com, 2006, retrieved February 5, 2024
  2. ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ↑ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 20. ISBN 9781476672939.
  4. ↑ "Back at the Barnyard | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ball, Ryan (September 10, 2007). "Barnyard Gets Debut Date". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games". Metacritic. Retrieved December 12, 2022.