History WesternAnimation / TheBackyardigans

* CanadaEh: Tyrone, the moose character. [[WordOfGod Indicated]] during "Secret Mission", in which he carries around a bottle of Spy Maple Syrup with an unmistakeable little red maple leaf on the label.
** Also, in "Race to the Tower of Power", the tower looks remarkably like the CN Tower, a famous landmark in Toronto.
** In "The Masked Retriever", Uniqua mentions Lake Erie.

%% * SpecialEditionTitle: Each double-length episode has one with the theme music in the style of the episode's genre.

-->'' A few seconds later...)''

* ThemeTuneRollCall: "Hi, I'm Pablo!" "My name's Tyrone!" "I'm Uniqua!" "I'm Tasha!" "And my name's Austin!" "And we're...your backyard friends, the Backyardigans!"

** Austin doesn't speak in his appearance in Nickelodeon Fit [[note]]However, his voice actor Jonah Bobo was credited...[[/note]]

** Some dub titles for "Attack of the 50-foot Worman" were written so that his height was given as fifteen meters, while others more generally referred to his being a giant.

We open on one or more of the characters in the backyard playing "pretend", setting up the scenario for the viewer in a song and dance which exemplifies the episode's musical genre. Then things segue into a sort of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration holodeck-style]] fantasy -- whether in the kids' imaginations or literally isn't quite clear -- in which the backyard is transformed into the setting of the story and the characters dressed in appropriate costumes. From here the quest is treated entirely as if it were real...albeit clearly based on a child's logic...and frequently interrupted by musical asides.

* AnAesop: A few episodes have been set aside for morals. "Samurai Pie" [[{{Anvilicious}} hammers in]] the lesson "Just keep trying", and "The Two Musketeers" has both "Don't judge a book by its cover" and [[AccidentalAesop "Don't hate people for petty reasons".]] Then there's "The Key to the Nile" and its whole "manners" thing.

* HugeRiderTinyMount: Tyrone and Molasses in "Horsing Around".

%%ZCE; none of the examples explain why they're examples * HulkSpeak:
%%** Pablo when he transforms into The Flipper mentioned in the previous trope, which is itself a parody of the Hulk.
%%** Tasha also does this in "Super Team Awesome!".
%%** And Austin in "The Heart of the Jungle".
%%** Austin does this again with Tyrone in "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve!"

* HyperspeedEscape: In "Garbage Trek", Tyrone and Pablo use "Zip Speed".

* IAmSong: Expect one of these when a character introduces themselves and the role they're playing.
* IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect: Pablo during "Mission to Mars" and "Secret Mission".

** Also, the horses in "Ranch Hands from Outer Space".
* InevitableWaterfall: Oh yeah. "Polka Palace Party", "Catch that Butterfly", "The Secret of Snow", "Chichen-Itza Pizza", and "The Tale of the Mighty Knights" are just a few examples.

* InsecurityCamera: In "International Super Spy".

* InspectorJavert: Inspector Austin of the Paris Police in "Le Master of Disguise".

* InstantCostumeChange: Tyrone and Pablo do this near the end of "Race to the Tower of Power", Uniqua in "The Masked Retriever", Tasha in "Front Page News", Pablo again in "Le Master of Disguise", and Uniqua and Austin in "Flower Power".
* IntrepidReporter: Tasha in "Front Page News", and Uniqua in "Newsflash".

* IrisOut

* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Pablo in "Who Goes There?".

* ItsProbablyNothing: Tyrone (as a guard) in "The Masked Retriever".
* IWantSong:
** Uniqua and Pablo have one in "The Great Dolphin Race".
** Austin got one in "Caveman's Best Friend".
* TheJeeves: Tyrone in "Whodunit?", he even has his hair specially combed like Jeeves' for that episode. Also Pablo in "Catch That Train" -- so utterly ''utterly'' devoted to having everything Czar Tyrone needs three seconds before he wants it.

* TheJuggernaut: In "Chichen-Itza Pizza", the boulder chasing Tasha and Uniqua.
* JumpIllCatchYou: In "Pirate Treasure", the other characters say this to Pablo as he hobbles across a log with his peg leg.

* {{Knighting}}: In "Knights are Brave and Strong".
* KnightInShiningArmor: Uniqua and Tyrone in "The Tale of the Mighty Knights", and "Knights are Brave and Strong".

* LadyInRed: Spoofed in "International Super Spy", with Uniqua as the Lady in Pink.
* LameRhymeDodge: Austin in "The Two Musketeers" does several of these ''without'' the rhyme.
* LargeHam: Austin in 'The Funnyman Boogeyman'.
* LaserHallway: In "Secret Mission" and "Break Out!".
* LastSecondShowoff: Uniqua and Pablo in "Horsing Around".
* LavaPit: In "The Tale of the Mighty Knights" and "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters".

* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: Used in "Monster Detectives", during the TransformationSequence.
--> '''Uniqua''': Where are we going?

* LightningReveal: In "Scared of You".

* TheLoad: Pablo for most of "Sinbad Sails Alone".

* MadScientist: Tasha in "Scared of You".
* MadScientistLaboratory: In "Scared of You", complete with cool-looking lab equipment.
* MagicCountdown: In "Garbage Trek".
* MagicMisfire: Quite a few in "A Giant Problem", caused by inept court wizards Pablo and Tyrone.

* MasterOfDisguise: Pablo, in, well, "Le Master of Disguise".
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: it's not clear whether the reality of the characters live in is fantastic or not, as in some episodes, supporting characters appear both inside the Backyardigans' fantasies and out, [[spoiler: especially the Gilded Golden Butterfly.]]

* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: In "Knights Are Brave and Strong" and "Tale of the Mighty Knights".
* MegaCity: The name of the city in "Robot Rampage".

* MeritBadgesForEverything: In "Pablor and the Acorns".

* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Tyrone in "International Super Spy", and Austin in "The Two Musketeers".
* MissionBriefing: Tasha gives Pablo one in "International Super Spy", and Tyrone and Tasha give one in "Mission to Mars".

* MonsterMash: The monster dance party near the end of "Scared of You".

* {{Mummy}}: Tyrone in "Scared of You".
* TheMusical: The whole show.

* NoSeatBelts: Both space cars in "Cops and Robots", though usually the show is very careful not to do this.
* NoOSHACompliance: The ice factory in "The Secret of Snow" and the sock factory in "For the Love of Socks!".
* NothingCanSaveUsNow: "Save the Day", the "Uh-Oh!" song.
* NothingCanStopUsNow: In "Catch that Butterfly", the "How Hard Can It Be?" song.

* OminousFog: The fog in "Knights are Brave and Strong" and "Whodunit?".

* OrientExpress: "Le Master of Disguise".
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragon himself.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Tasha in "A Giant Problem", and Pablo in "Escape from Fairytale Village".
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In "It's Great to be a Ghost" and "Pirate Camp".
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: The Grabbin' Goblin (Austin) in "Tale of the Mighty Knights" and "Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon".
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Tasha in "Viking Voyage", and then Tasha and Uniqua during Into the Deep".

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Pablo in "Scared Of You".
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Uniqua in "Scared Of You".

%%* ParentalBonus: Deliberate, and clever.
%%** "I don't control the weather. I just report it."
* PepTalkSong: "Things Could Always Be Worse" from "Follow the Feather" and "Astronauts Never Give Up" from "Mission to Mars"

* PoliceAreUseless: Officer Pablo justifies this in "Caveman's Best Friend".
* PoorCommunicationKills: A handful of episode plots are driven by this. Examples include "The Snow Fort", "The Funnyman Boogeyman", and "The Big Dipper Diner".

* ThePowerOfRock: And zydeco. And rumba. And Bollywood. And nortĕno. And ragtime...must we continue?

* TheQuietOne: Once again, Austin.
* ReactiveContinuousScream: This happens in "The Snow Fort", when the mounties (Pablo and Tyrone) and the Ski Patrollers (Uniqua and Tasha) accidentally come face-to-face with each other on the second floor of the snow fort, just a few seconds before the mounties fall off the ladder and land in a pile of snow.
* RecordNeedleScratch: In "Blazing Paddles". The exciting BackgroundMusic suddenly screeches to a halt when Pablo asks "Uh...when is high noon?".

* RhymesOnADime: Austin as the Greek poet Austicles in "Who Goes There?".

* RobeAndWizardHat: Tyrone and Pablo in "A Giant Problem".
* {{Robinsonade}}: The episode "Castaways".
* RobotBuddy: Rover in "Mission to Mars", as well as all of the robots in "Robot Rampage" before they went haywire.

* RuleOfCute: Not at all overplayed, but there nonetheless (they do have plushies to sell, after all).

* RunawayTrain: The plot of "Catch that Train!"

* ScoutOut: The Acorn Scouts in "Pablor and the Acorns".

* SeadogPegLeg: Pablo has one in "Pirate Treasure".
* SeaMonster: A playful one appears in "The Amazing Splashinis".

* ShaveAndAHaircut: How Uniqua, Tyrone, and Pablo get Austin's attention in "Polka Palace Party". Austin drums out the "two bits" part himself.
* TheSheriff: Uniqua, in "Blazing Paddles".
* ShoePhone: Pablo's hat-phone in "International Super Spy".

* ShrinkingViolet: Austin at first. He opens up later.
* ShrugTake: Mr. Spiffy's (Pablo) reaction to the Wormans in "What's Bugging You?"

* SlowAndSteadyWinsTheRace: "Race Around the World" and "Horsing Around".
* TheSmartGuy: Austin, especially during "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" and "Mission to Mars". Uniqua sometimes also fills this role, while Pablo is usually used to parody/subvert it.

* SpacePolice: Officer Uniqua and Sergeant Tyrone in "Cops and Robots", as well as Officers Tyrone and Tasha in "The Big Dipper Diner".
* SpecialEditionTitle: Each double-length episode has one with the theme music in the style of the episode's genre.
* SpeechImpairedAnimal: The Wormans in their first two appearances.

* SpinAttack: Pablo's "Bandit Slam It" move in "Blazing Paddles".
* SpinToDeflectStuff: Uniqua does this in "Blazing Paddles" during the song "I Must Be Ready".

* SpitTake: Uniqua does this in "Catch that Butterfly", after they've fallen off a waterfall.
* SplitScreenPhoneCall: Uniqua and Tyrone have this in "Movers of Arabia".
* SpiritualSuccessor: Is one to ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', and arguably has one in WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies, produced by some of the same staff.
* SpookyPainting: Spoofed with Pablo in "It's Great to be a Ghost".

* StorybookEpisode: "Knights are Brave and Strong", "A Giant Problem", "Tale of the Mighty Knights", and "Escape from Fairytale Village".
* StorybookOpening: "The Secret of Snow".

** Pablo in "The Heart of the Jungle" can lift Tyrone in the air. Keep in mind that Pablo is probably 12 pounds at most[[note]]Assuming he is an Adelaide penguin (see WMG)[[/note]], meaning Tyrone was heavier since ''birth'' (moose calves are about 30 pounds at birth). They're FunnyAnimals though, so the weight difference between them probably isn't the same as it would normally be.
* StraightMan: Usually played by Tyrone, with Pablo as his comic foil.

* StreamingStars: Seen in "Cops and Robots" and "Garbage Trek".

* SuperheroEpisode: Four: "Race to the Tower of Power", "Front Page News", "Flower Power" and "Super Team Awesome".
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Tasha has one as Super Snap in "Front Page News" and [[spoiler: Tyrone]] gets one in "Super Team Awesome!".
* SuperSpeed: Tasha as Super Snap in "Front Page News", Uniqua as The Pink Fury in "Blazing Paddles", and Pablo in "Legend of the Volcano Sisters".
* SuperStrength: Tyrone in "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters"; Uniqua as Bug Girl in "Front Page News" ''and'' as Strong Blossom in "Super Team Awesome"; Pablo as Tarzan the Very Strong in "Heart of the Jungle".

* TakeOverTheWorld: Several episodes have characters wanting this, in particular "Race to the Tower of Power".

* TalkingPest: The Wormans in "What's Bugging You?"
* TeamShot: Usually how episodes end.

* TempleOfDoom: Several in "Chichen-Itza Pizza".

* TenPacesAndTurn: Tasha, Uniqua, and Austin used this as a visual joke in "The Two Musketeers", when they are having, mind you, a ''politeness'' duel.

* ThatPoorCat: Happens in the double-length episode "International Secret Super Spy" when The Lady in Pink's secret headquarter lights end up dying from The Lady Pink pushing on the tickle table button several times. The Lady to Pink orders Henchman Tyrone to activate the emergency lights. While doing so, Henchman Tyrone crashes off-screen and we hear the screeching cat noise.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Austin as the Grabbin' Goblin in "The Tale of the Mighty Knights". Though he is capable of still using "I" to refer to himself.

* ThreateningShark: The sharks in "Save the Day".

* TickleTorture: In "International Super Spy", this is the Lady in Pink's method of punishment.

%%ZCE * TotallyRadical: The characters talk like this throughout "Surf's Up".

* TreasureMap: In "Pirate Treasure", naturally.
* TriumphantReprise: Of "I Love Snow" at the end of "The Secret of Snow".

* {{Turncoat}}: [[spoiler: Austin]] in "The Secret of Snow" may count.

* TwitchyEye: Tyrone has one in "Best Clowns in Town" right after the clowns make him miss his train the second time, and Pablo gets one every time he's about to become the Flipper in "The Flipper".
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Tasha and Uniqua

* TwoPartEpisode: Starting with season two, there was one per season.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: Although it could be argued that their fantasy wardrobes are purely imaginary...
* TheUnmasking: [[spoiler:Tasha]] in "Front Page News" does this.
* UnrealisticBlackHole: In "Garbage Trek".

* TheVoice: The mystery voices near the end of the episodes "Secret Mission" and "It's Great to Be a Ghost!" do not come from any of the main characters. They're rumored to have come from Evan Lurie, one of the show's composers. There are also announcer voices near the beginning of "News Flash".

* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Austin as the princesses' magic (compact) mirror in "Break Out".

* WallCrawl: Pablo's vacuum shoes in "To the Center of the Earth".
* WallJump: Uniqua is able to do this with two trees in "Samurai Pie".
* WalkThePlank: In "Pirate Treasure", and "Fly Girl".

* WhipPan: Used in "Tale of the Mighty Knights", "Le Master of Disguise", "Robin Hood the Clean", and several other episodes.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Tasha during "Chichen-Itza Pizza" -- logically enough, the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' parody episode.
* WigDressAccent: Austin during "International Super Spy", with a strange mustache instead of the wig.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: In the episode "It's Great to Be a Ghost!", Pablo and Uniqua force off Tyrone into being a ghost, when he tries to tell them that he is too nervous about the whole "ghost" thing, and just wants to play off something else. But Pablo and Uniqua WANT Tyrone to play ghosts with them, and apparently, throughout the whole episode, they want Tyrone to scare somebody. But Tyrone's too nervous and he wants to be friendly. Pablo and Uniqua, [[TooDumbtoLive not knowing that Tyrone doesn't wanna play ghosts with them]], force him out there anyway, in a BedsheetGhost-esque style upstairs in the haunted house. Poor Tyrone....

* YouShallNotPass: Used literally by Pablo in "Knights are Brave and Strong". Of course, he then admits that ''he'' can't open the door either.

* AccidentalArt: Tyrone splattering paint on the brand new canvas in "Who Goes There?" results in this.

* ActionGirl: You should have seen Uniqua in "Blazing Paddles" and Tasha in "The Two Musketeers".

* AirGuitar: Tyrone does this during the song "Gotta Get the Job Done" in the episode "Monster Detectives".
* AirplaneArms: Uniqua does this near the beginning of "Fly Girl".
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The aliens in "Mission to Mars", "News Flash", "Ranch Hands from Outer Space", "Los Galacticos", and "The Big Dipper Diner".

* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: Subverted to hell and back with "Special Delivery" and its "Do-Gooders".

* TheAllegedSteed: Molasses the donkey from "Horsing Around".

* AncientEgypt: In "The Key to the Nile".

* AnIcePerson: Tasha as the Ice Lady in "The Secret of Snow".

* ApologeticAttacker: Austin (on a kid's level) in "The Two Musketeers".
* ArabianNightsDays: In "Movers of Arabia".

* AsteroidThicket: Tyrone, Uniqua, Pablo, and Tasha all drive through one in "Cops and Robots" and sing a song about it.

* {{Atlantis}}: The setting of "The Great Dolphin Race".

* BagOfHolding: ''Ohhh boy.''
** The ultimate example would probably be Uniqua and Pablo's trunk in "To the Center of the Earth", which could hold several inventions, a telescope, a hammer, a thermos, a lasso, a ladder, a bucket, a net, an umbrella, a sponge mop, a hat stand, a lamp, a rake, poles, skiis, a feather duster, a bike horn, wooden spoons, a large tuba, string, marshmallows, a spring, helium-filled balloons... do we need to go on?

* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Uniqua and Austin in their regular clothes. This applies occasionally to Pablo and Tyrone's various costumes on select episodes.
* BeachEpisode: The whole point of episodes such as "Surf's Up" or "Legend of the Volcano Sisters".
* BedsheetGhost: [[spoiler:Tyrone]] becomes one in "It's Great to be a Ghost".

* TheBigBadWolf: Austin in "Escape from Fairytale Village" and the French dub of "The Funnyman Boogeyman".
* BigNo: Oh yeah. Bad bot Tasha does this in "Cops and Robots", when Uniqua flips Pablo's back switch, which turns him into a good Bot. Also Pablo in "Blazing Paddles" and Tyrone in "Who Goes There?", "The Magic Skateboard" when [[spoiler:the eponymous Magic Skateboard falls down the hill]] and "Monster Detectives" when [[spoiler: Uniqua is about to be turned into a soccer monster]].
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Pablo in "The Yeti", Tyrone in "Fly Girl" and Austin and Tyrone in "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve".
* TheBigRace: "Race Around the World", "Horsing Around", "The Great Dolphin Race", and "The Magic Skateboard".

* BirthdayEpisode: "Scared of You" is this for [[spoiler:Austin.]]

* BoobyTrap: In "Secret Mission", and "The Snow Fort".
* BookcasePassage: In "It's Great to be a Ghost", "Whodunit?", and "The Masked Retriever".

* BottomlessPits: In "Fly Girl".

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the framing scenes; also inside the fantasy if the main character is alone.
* BrickJoke: The horse appearing when Tyrone opens the door in "Who Goes There?".

* ButtMonkey: It seems like the writers ''really'' hate Tyrone. "Match on Mt. Olympus" and "Robot Rampage" are pretty good examples of this.
** Thankfully, there are a few episodes (i.e "It's Great to Be a Ghost!") where he gets the last laugh.
* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: "I Get Whatever I Want" from "Robot Rampage, Part 2".
* CallAndResponseSong: Pretty much any song involving more than one character is this.

* CaptainsLog: Tasha has one in "Garbage Trek".

* CastingAShadow: Austin as the Gloom Meister in "Flower Power".

* TheCavalry: [[spoiler:Austin]] in "International Super Spy".

** Tyrone's "spy maple syrup" in "Secret Mission".
** The thermos box in "Chichen-Itza Pizza".
* ChristmasEpisode: "The Secret of Snow" and "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve."

* ClockTower[=/=]RaceAgainstTheClock: In "International Super Spy", and "Blazing Paddles".

* CompanionCube: Pablo's teddy bear from "The Flipper!".
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: The Tickle Table in "International Super Spy".

* CoolShades: Austin wears some at one point in "Surf's Up!", and so do Pablo and Tyrone in "Elephant on the Run!". They're also present during the "You Can Do It" song sequence in "Garbage Trek".
* TheComicallySerious: Mr. Spiffy in "What's Bugging You?".

* CueTheRain: Happens in "Match on Mount Olympus". Right after the song entitled "It's a Sunny Day", no less!
** Also happens in "The Heart of the Jungle".

* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: Uniqua opening the box in "Movers of Arabia".
* CuteMonsterGirl: Uniqua in "Monster Detectives" and "Scared of You", although the latter instance fits the trope better, as she is a werewolf in that case.
* CuteWitch: Uniqua, in "Escape from Fairytale Village".

* DaEditor: [[PlayingAgainstType Pablo]] in "Front Page News".
* DamselOutOfDistress: The plot of "Break Out!"

* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler:Tyrone and Molasses]] in "Horsing Around".

* DeadpanSnarker: Tyrone, at times audibly and more often visually. Somehow, despite the character wearing no pants, he manages to give the impression he's slouching with his hands stuck in his pockets.
** This is particularly helped when he's animated with his hands in nonexistent pockets.
** FridgeBrilliance: Maybe he's wearing orange footie pants.
* DeathWorld: The locations in "Save the Day". "Shark Bite Bay", "Disaster Reef", "Straits of Despair", and more.

* DesertedIsland: The castaway island variety in "Castaways", the lost world variety in "To the Center of the Earth", and the treasure island variety in "Pirate Treasure" and "Pirate Camp".

* DisneyAcidSequence: Uniqua/Lady in Pink's VillainSong in "International Super Spy".
* {{Disneyfication}}: If you're gonna parody ''Franchise/JamesBond'' or ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' on a preschool show, you had ''better'' have this trope in place.

* EggSitting: In "Tale of the Mighty Knights".

* EveryoneIsASuspect: In "Whodunit?", and "Le Master of Disguise".

* EvilPlan: In "International Super Spy", "Robot Rampage", and "Cops and Robots".
* EvilVsEvil: Pablor vs Uniquor for most of "Pablor and the Acorns".

* ExpositoryThemeTune

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Uniqua]] in "Monster Detectives", but for a selfless reason.
* TheFairFolk: Tasha in "Tale of the Mighty Knights".
* FairPlayWhodunnit (Or ReverseWhodunnit if you prefer): The "Whodunit?" episode, [[CaptainObvious naturally]].

** "Escape from Fairytale Village". Witch living in a gingerbread house? Check! Wolf? Check! Beanstalk with a giant? Check!

* FasterThanLightTravel: The "Zip Speed" in "Garbage Trek".

* FawltyTowersPlot: "What's Bugging You?" and "The Big Dipper Diner".

* FeeFiFauxPas: Austin in "Samurai Pie", when he mentions The Great Pie in front of the Empress.

* FieryRedhead: Tyrone occasionally slips into this, especially in "Best Clowns in Town".

* FlashbackEffects: Tyrone has one in the form of a thought bubble during "Who Goes There?"

* FluffyCloudHeaven: In "Match on Mt. Olympus".
* FlyingPostman: The entire "Dragon Express" episode.
* FootballFightSong: The music genre for "Chichen-Itza Pizza".

* ForgottenBirthday: Austin thinks this in "Scared of You". In reality Tasha was setting up a surprise party and distracted Austin by unknowingly gathering up the guests.
* FourFingeredHands: With the exception of Pablo, who has mitten-like flippers.
* FracturedFairyTale: "Escape from Fairytale Village" and "Break Out!"

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Tons.

* {{GASP}}: A RunningGag in "Blazing Paddles".

* GenieInABottle: Austin in "Movers of Arabia".
* GenkiGirl: Uniqua most of the time, and Tasha during "A Giant Problem".

* GentleGiant: Tasha, literally, in "A Giant Problem". Pablo also turns out to be this in "Escape from Fairytale Village".
** Though not a literal giant, Tyrone is both the biggest and the friendliest of the bunch.

* GhostPirate: Tasha as Captain Redboots in "Pirate Camp".
* GhostSong: The songs in "It's Great to be a Ghost".

* GirlGroup: The music genre (specifically 1960s girl group stylings) in "Break Out!", along with Wall of Sound.

* TheGoodKing: Austin in "Knights are Brave and Strong" and "High Tea", Tyrone in "Movers of Arabia", Chichen-Itza Pizza", and "Catch That Train", and Pablo in "Tale of the Mighty Knights".

* GospelRevivalNumber: "Now Would Be a Good Time to Whistle" from "Caveman's Best Friend".
* GratuitousDiscoSequence: The music genre in "The Quest for the Flying Rock".
* GratuitousRussian: In "Catch That Train".
* GratuitousSpanish: In "The Masked Retriever" and "Los Galacticos".
* GreasySpoon: "The Big Dipper Diner" is a {{Recycled IN SPACE}} version.
* GreatDetective: Pablo in "Whodunit?".
* GreenRocks: The flying rock in "The Quest for the Flying Rock" and the Crystal of Power in "Pablor and the Acorns".

* GrowlingGut: Quite possibly the king of this trope; every episode ends with someone's stomach rumbling, prompting the kids to bring the adventure to a close and go get a snack.

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Pablo and Tyrone.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Central to the concept... especially the fantasies that happen in ''interstellar space''.
* HauntedCastle: In "It's Great to be a Ghost", and "Scared of You". Also, technically "Monster Detectives".
* HeelFaceTurn: A common ending for any character portrayed as a villain.

* HeroSecretService: The secret headquarters in "International Super Spy".
* HeroicDolphin: The dolphin mounts in "The Great Dolphin Race".

* TheHighQueen: Tasha in "Knights are Brave and Strong", "Samurai Pie", "Fly Girl", and "The Two Musketeers", and Uniqua in "A Giant Problem".
* HilarityEnsues: It does!

* HookHand: Austin has one in "Pirate Treasure".

* PaperThinDisguise: Pablo, in "The Master of Disguise". All he does is change his clothing, but to the other characters his disguise is ''perfect''. {{Justified}} since the kids are using their imaginations and are pretending that Pablo's disguises are perfect.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Is one to WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies and WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}, and arguably has one in WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies, produced by some of the same staff.

* HulkSpeak:
** Pablo when he transforms into The Flipper mentioned in the previous trope, which is itself a parody of the Hulk.
** Tasha also does this in "Super Team Awesome!".
** And Austin in "The Heart of the Jungle".
** Austin does this again with Tyrone in "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve!"

->''"We've got the whole wide world in our yard to explore.\\
Now it's time for us to have a snack.\\

With your friends,'' ''[[TitleDrop The Backyardigans]]...''"

[[caption-width-right:350:Your backyard friends.[[note]]On top: [[GenkiGirl Uniqua]]. Bottom row from left: [[{{PluckyComicRelief}} Pablo]], [[DeadpanSnarker Tyrone]], [[{{Shorttank}} Tasha]], and [[TheSmartGuy Austin]].]] [[/note]]

->''"We've got the whole wide world in our yard to explore...\\

With your friends, the Backyardigans..."''

* ParentalBonus: Deliberate, and clever.
** "I don't control the weather. I just report it."

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* RobinHood: Pablo, as the title character in "Robin Hood the Clean".

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->''"We've got the whole wide world in our yard to explore..."''

* CuffsOffRubWrists: Tyrone and Pablo in "The Two Musketeers".

* TotallyRadical: The characters talk like this throughout "Surf's Up".

** ''What Do You Do With A Scurvy Pirate?'' is actually a [[FilkSong filk]] of a classic sea shanty called ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_Sailor Drunken Sailor]]''[[note]]Sadly, this song is not well known outside of North America and parts of Europe. When the episode was exported, it resulted in [[AdaptationDisplacement many viewers not from the mentioned regions associating the tune with The Backyardigans]] instead of the original[[/note]].

* [[ExcitedShowTitle Excited Episode Title!]]: "Eureka!", "For The Love of Socks!", "Break Out!", and "The Flipper!".

* VaporWear: During the first two-parter, Uniqua, as the Lady in Pink, clearly wears ''nothing'' under her jacket. She does wear her overalls at the ski slope, though.

* DarkerandEdgier: Obviously, this is moderated by the show being aimed at preschoolers, but "Robot Rampage" is darker and more serious than any other episode in the series. Unlike all the other villains in the series, "Professer Bug" is played dead serious.

* ADogNamedDog: Accoring to Nickelodeon's character bio for her, Uniqua's "unique" species is actually called the uniqua. Who knew?