History Trivia / LazyTown

** The reason for it's existence was that the creator of the movie - Zaki Paul, was displeased with Turner Broadcasting System Europe not doing anything with the franchise and decided to send it to Prime Video for this reason. Somehow, it was '''accepted''' by Amazon (likely by bots) and was able to be bought for $20. It was soon uploaded to [=YouTube=] as well. However, Zaki Paul's claims were proven to be wrong, as it was eventually taken down both Prime Video and [=YouTube=] following a cease-and-desist copyright claim by Warner Bros. Discovery (the owners of TBS Europe and the ''[=LazyTown=]'' IP). It is still on the former site but is not watchable anymore.

* FanWorks: In May 2023, something called ''The [=LazyTown=] Movie'' was added to Creator/PrimeVideo. However, what it ended up being was a low-quality bootleg movie created using Website/GoAnimate featuring AI-generated voices of actors and actresses (which is borderline illegal for paid work because it tarnishes the work of the actors), an adult-oriented story that is completely off-tone with the kid-friendly show (especially revolting topics including '''rape''') and [[BlatantLies claims that the movie was distributed by]] Creator/UniversalPictures, even though they had nothing to do with it or anything to do with the ''[=LazyTown=]'' IP as a whole.

** The original plays are long out-of-print [[NoExportForYou and were only released on DVD in Iceland]], making Website/YouTube the only way for non-Icelanders to experience them.

* FanWorks: In May 2023, something called ''The [=LazyTown=] Movie'' was added to Creator/PrimeVideo. However, what it ended up being was a low-quality bootleg movie created using Website/GoAnimate featuring AI-generated voices of actors and actresses (which is borderline illegal for paid work because it tarnishes the work of the actors), an adult-oriented story that is completely off-tone with the kid-friendly show (especially revolving topics including '''rape''') and [[BlatantLies claims that the movie was distributed by]] Creator/UniversalPictures, even though they had nothing to do with it or anything to do with the ''[=LazyTown=]'' IP as a whole.

* FanWorks: In May 2023, something called ''The [=LazyTown=] Movie'' was added to Creator/PrimeVideo. However, what it ended up being was a low-quality bootleg movie created using Platform/GoAnimate featuring AI-generated voices of actors and actresses (which is borderline illegal for paid work because it tarnishes the work of the actors), an adult-oriented story that is completely off-tone with the kid-friendly show (especially revolving topics including '''rape''') and [[BlatantLies claims that the movie was distributed by]] Creator/UniversalPictures, even though they had nothing to do with it or anything to do with the ''[=LazyTown=]'' IP as a whole.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrqT0nFN2Q The Pilot for the show from 2001]] had a slightly different art style with most of the (puppet) kids having different designs to them as well as voice actors and Stephanie being played by Shelby Young, who had to step down from the role due to [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood union issues]].

** An unused song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqmpffxlNkw Easy Way]]", which is about Pixel's remote controlled device that can do anything for him was featured on the Nick Jr. Jukebox site. It is usually connected with "Remote Control" (where it is the main topic) leading into a theory that it was going to be used in that episode. The episode actually reuses "Gizmo Guy" (since both have the same tune).

** The only UK actor to be replaced is Stingy's, who was replaced by [[UnPerson someone completely unknown]].

** In the Spanish dub, Stephanie was voiced by Creator/RenePinochet for the first few episodes, before Creator/JessicaToledo took over.

* TalkingToHimself:
** Bessie Busybody is voiced by Julie Westwood. In the UK dub, she also voices Pixel.
** In a similar fashion, Sarah Burgess voices both original series Trixie and UK Stingy.
** In the French dub, Stingy and Pixel are both voiced by Paolo Domingo.
** In the Romanian dub, Ziggy, Mayor Meanswell and Stingy[[labelnote:*]]excluding Season 4[[/labelnote]] are all voiced by Viorel Ionescu.
** In the Flemish Dutch dub, ''all'' the characters are voiced by the same three actors (Sam Verhoeven, Wanda Joosten, and Door Van Boeckel).

** WhatCouldHaveBeen:

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/LazyTown Lets get up up do the Jump, To it's own page]].

* ShortRunInPeru: ''Secret Agent Zero'' and ''Lazytown's Greatest Hits'' aired in Germany first.

* ShortRunInPeru: ''Secret Agent Zero'' and ''LazyTown's Greatest Hits'' aired in Germany first.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrqT0nFN2Q The Pilot for the show from 2001]] had a slightly different art style with most of the (puppet) kids having different designs to them as well as voice actors and Stephanie being played by Shelby Young, who had to step down from the role due to [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood union issues]].
** [[TotallyRadical Jives]], a character from the original play [=LazyTown=] was based on, was intended to be in the show, but ended up getting dropped. Despite this, his house can still be seen in the background of some episodes. In a similar fashion, characters like [[PoliceAreUseless Officer Obtuse]] and Hannin the Rooster were intended to appear as well but ended up getting scrapped.
** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20040113165642/http://www.lazytown.com/pages/about/concept/theworld.html Early]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20040108161211/http://www.lazytown.com/pages/about/concept/theoriginsstory.html concepts]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20031225233457/http://www.lazytown.com/pages/about/concept/sportacus.html for]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20031225235205/http://www.lazytown.com:/pages/about/concept/robbierotten.html the show]] had the town be a CrapsaccharineWorld full of instant gratification and temptations Sportacus had to avoid, and had a backstory where Robbie bullied Sportacus when they were kids. Sportacus, who went by Alex as a child, was mentored by Number Nine, who passed on his mantle when Alex was old enough. Bessie Busybody was also Sportacus's mom at one point.
** [[http://www.getlazy.net/forums/showthread.php?2872-I-Went-To-The-Studio&p=78439&viewfull=1#post78439 One backstory for Sportacus]] was that as a child he was enslaved in the mines by a man named Mr. Kicker, getting his number in a case of YouAreNumberSix. He eventually led a slave rebellion and escaped after building an airship.
** The infamous "We Are Number One" song originally had [[https://youtu.be/ODr2YmVuMEk completely different lyrics]], which were discovered when the song's stems were released.
** The first episode in production order, "The Lazy Dance," was never released due to technical issues. The plot was about Sportacus being embarrassed because he couldn't dance, with Robbie disguising himself as a female dance instructor to teach Sportacus embarrassing, lazy dance moves.
** An unused song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqmpffxlNkw Easy Way]]", which is about Pixel's remote controlled device that can do anything for him was featured on the Nick Jr. Jukebox site. It is usually connected with "Remote Control" (where it is the main topic) leading into a theory that it was going to be used in that episode. The episode actually reuses "Gizmo Guy" (since both have the same tune).
** The stage play [=Ævintýri í Latabæ=] was never officially released due to poor reviews during its preview phase, with the only surviving footage being a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wukztvr8E trailer]] and the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYdn9BwTRmE Dansa, Áfram Dansa]].
** In an interview with fan site Getlazy, head writer Mark Valenti talked about writing [[PutOnABus Stephanie out of the series in Season 3]] and [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute replacing her with her cousin]]. Stephanie was supposed to appear on a video screen and explain why she was leaving town to the other characters. That idea was scrapped and Stephanie was simply recast instead.
** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/yr31z/iama_head_writer_for_the_worlds_most_expensive/c5y47q3/ This Reddit AMA]] mentions a planned [=LazyTown=] movie that would have answered what happened to Number Nine, but nothing came of it except [[http://www.getlazy.net/forums/showthread.php?3433-Movie-concept-art concept art]]. With Stefán Karl Stefánsson's death in 2018 it will likely never see the light of day.
** Dyri Kristjansson was assigned by Magnus Scheving as his successor in the role of Sportacus in January 2014 for live shows. It's implied Dyri was going to perform Sportacus for the TV series, but Turner pulled the plug on the revival later that year after Series 4 concluded.

** Julianna also took over as Stephaine from Shelby Young, who played her in the pilot but had to turn down the role on the show due to [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood union issues]].