History YMMV / TheBackyardigans

* CreatorWorship: The fans young and old '''revere''' the creator of the show, Creator/JaniceBurgess. Apart from creating this beloved nostalgic classic, she was also the executive in charge of production for Creator/NickJr, overseeing the development of shows like ''Series/GullahGullahIsland'', ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', and ''WesternAnimation/LittleBill''. It's safe to say that without her, Nick Jr as we know it wouldn't the same. She also set a positive example by being a black woman in animation, since black (especially black woman) showrunners are still very rare. Many tears were shed when it was announced that she died in March 2024.

** "MY NAME'S TYRONE!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] His introductory line in the theme song (specifically, the theme for the fourth season). It likely became a meme because of his enthusiasm or him having a stereotypical African American name. [[/labelnote]]

* CreatorWorship: The fans young and old '''revere''' the creator of the show, Creator/JaniceBurgess. Apart from creating this beloved nostalgia classic, she was also the executive in charge of production for Creator/NickJr, overseeing the development of shows like ''Series/GullahGullahIsland'', ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', and ''WesternAnimation/LittleBill''. It's safe to say that without her, Nick Jr as we know it wouldn't the same. She also set a positive example by being a black woman in animation, since black (especially black woman) showrunners are still very rare. Many tears were shed when it was announced that she died in March 2024.

* DesignatedHero: In "Samurai Pie", Pie Master Tyrone is presented as a good guy despite being a stuck-up jerk to Austin and not getting any comeuppance for it.

* CreatorWorship: The fans young and old '''revere''' the creator of the show, Janice Burgess. Apart from creating this beloved nostalgia classic, she was also the executive in charge of production for Creator/NickJr, overseeing the development of shows like ''Series/GullahGullahIsland'', ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', ''WesternAnimation/LittleBill''. It's safe to say that without her, Nick Jr as we know it wouldn't the same. She also set a positive example by being a black woman in animation, since black (especially black woman) showrunners are still very rare. Many tears were shed when it was announced that she died in March 2024.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Tasha. Some fans enjoy her sassy spirit and singing voice, others find her bossy and irritating.

* BizarroEpisode: "Ranch Hands from Outer Space", even by this show's standards.
* BrokenBase: "Samurai Pie" is either the best or worst episode depending on who you ask.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Austin, whose popularity with the viewers (especially the PeripheryDemographic) is, strangely, in direct counterpoint to how often he appears on the show. [[note]] 80 episodes in total; he appears in 52. [[/note]] He was only occasionally featured on the toys and marketing, which tended to focus on Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone.
** Sherman the worman even more so. Despite appearing in only ''three'' episodes, he appears in a lot of fan art, mostly because of his [[{{Moe}} cuteness]].

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The series is so popular in Latin America that it's easier to find fansites and videos of the show in Spanish than the original English (or at least until Treehouse Direct and the official Backyardigans account started uploading the full English episodes on Youtube) and got reputation of FountainOfMemes there.

** Tyrone's singing voice for the second and third season is [[{{Series/Victorious}} Andre]].

** Even though Boinga only appeared "Mission to Mars", she is loved because of how she's [[TheCutie an adorable]] [[CheerfulChild Martian infant.]]

* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: A cute show that is loved by all ages.

* GrowingTheBeard: From the second season onwards, the animation was much improved, and the music became even better. The plots became more original too. For example, the first season had pirates looking for treasure, cowboys chasing a bandit, and knights delivering a message, whereas the third season had pirates attending summer camp, cowboys playing Ping-Pong, and knights protecting a dragon egg... and the double-length Super Spy special.

** When the teaser trailer for WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie released in October 2022, people jokingly compared the Penguin King to Pablo.

* DesignatedHero: In "Samurai Pie", Pie Master Tyrone is presented as a good guy despite being a stuck up jerk to Austin and not getting any comeuppance for it.

* GrowingTheBeard: From the second season onwards, the animation was much improved, and the music became even better. The plots became more original too. For example, the first season had pirates looking for treasure, cowboys chasing a bandit, and knights delivering a message, whereas the third season had pirates attending summer camp, cowboys playing Ping-Pong, and knights protecting a dragon egg... and the double length Super Spy special.
* HarsherInHindsight: At the end of the season 4 episode, " The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon", the five heroes promise to come back later, as they normally do at the end of every single episode. This turned out to be the last episode ever.

** "[[Recap/TheBackyardigansS3E10LeMasterOfDisguise Le Master of Disguise]]": The titular antagonist, Le Master of Disguise, is a scheming trickster able to change his appearance with masterful skill. On the run from Paris police Inspector Austin, Le Master disguises himself as the Orient Express's conductor to escape the Inspector before changing his persona to that of a waiter. Further fooling Austin and playing him against the train's passengers, Le Master rounds out the story by pulling off his most ingenious plan yet, disguising himself as Austin and nearly tricking bystanders long enough for him to make his escape in Istanbul.

** "[[Recap/TheBackyardigansS4E6FlowerPower Flower Power]]": The Gloom Meister is Flower Girl's ArchEnemy, a cackling, well-dressed supervillain with a hatred for all things pretty and flowery thanks to a fear of them. Causing chaos throughout Garden City to gain Flower Girl's attention, the Meister lures her into a trap that leaves her powerless, with the heroine only escaping thanks to a split-second window of opportunity. The Meister plans to use his Gloomsday machine to plunge Garden City into perpetual gloom, yet quickly turns the machine into a weapon to help him overpower and fight off Flower Girl. After his plan is thwarted, the Gloom Meister overcomes his fear of flowers with Flower Girl's help and rechristens himself the Bloom Meister, becoming a new hero to Garden City in the process to atone for his mistakes.