Line #150 Characters/TheBackyardigans


1	The characters of the television series ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'':
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5	[[folder:As A Whole]]
6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/backyardigans_characters_names.png]]
7	* AerithAndBob: Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin all have normal names, while Uniqua is the OddNameOut.
8	* ColorCodedCharacters: Pink for Uniqua, Blue for Pablo, Orange for Tyrone, Yellow for Tasha, and Purple for Austin.
9	* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Tasha is a cynic, Uniqua is optimistic, Tyrone is a realist, Pablo is apathetic, and Austin is conflicted.
10	* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
11	** Sanguine -- Uniqua and Pablo
12	** Choleric -- Tasha
13	** Melancholic -- Austin
14	** Phlegmatic -- Tyrone
15	** This isn't constant. Tyrone is choleric (the exact opposite of phlegmatic) in a lot of season 2 episodes, while Pablo is melancholic (the exact opposite of sanguine) in a lot of season 3 episodes.
16	* HeelFaceTurn: Whenever there's a story that has one of the kids playing the villain, they reform at the end of the episode. {{Justified\|Trope}} [[MeanCharacterNiceActor because all the characters are friends in the real world and it's just a game they're playing]].
17	* MeanCharacterNiceActor: InUniverse, all of the Backyardigans are good kids, but if one of their games requires somebody to be a villain, whoever takes that role will milk it for all it's worth.
18	* MrImagination: Practically a requirement to be a Backyardigan.
19	* MixedAnimalSpeciesTeam: The main group consists of a unique creature, a penguin, a moose, a hippo, and kangaroo.
20	* NiceGuy: They're all genuinely nice kids, [[AffablyEvil even whenever they play the villain]].
21	* TrueCompanions: They all love and respect each other.
22	* TwoGirlsToATeam: Uniqua and Tasha are the only girls in this group.
23	* VagueAge: Their ages are not specified, though they look like they're around 5-7 years old.
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26	[[folder:Uniqua]]
27	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_backyardigans_uniqua_nickelodeon_nick_jr_character_image_1_9.png]]
28	->'''Voiced by:''' [=LaShawn=] Tináh Jefferies (US English), Creator/LizzieWaterworth (UK English), Creator/AnnieRojas (Latin American Spanish)\
29	'''Singing voice:''' Jamia Simone Nash (seasons 1–3), Avion Baker (season 4)
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31	Uniqua is a one-of-a-kind, unique creature (hence her name). She is energetic and positive, but rather stubborn. She is the only character who appears in every episode, as well as the only Backyardigan who is not a real animal. She is the main protagonist of the series.
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33	* ActionGirl: She can be just as tough as the guys.
34	* ADogNamedDog: According to her [[https://nickelodeonuniverse.com/character/uniqua/ official bio,]] her species is called "the uniqua."
35	* AuthorAvatar: Janice Burgess based Uniqua on her childhood self. She is also the only black girl in the group.
36	* BetaBitch: Often plays this whenever she sides with Tasha.
37	* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The gentle girl to Austin's brooding boy.
38	* CartoonCreature: Her species name is called "uniqua" and she doesn't seem to be any kind of real creature.
39	* {{Determinator}}: This is both her greatest strength and her biggest flaw. Uniqua has a tendency to push forward in the face of problems and she often encourages her friends to not give up, but this often leads to her being very stubborn.
40	* DingDongDitchDistraction: While she never did this in the series, [[https://nickjr.fandom.com/wiki/Uniqua her page]] on the Creator/NickJr wiki describes her as "the kid most likely to ring the doorbell and run away".
41	* DubNameChange:
42	** Victoria in French.
43	** Unika in Norwegian and Russian.
44	** Uniki in Japanese.
45	** Żabusia in Polish.
46	** Michaela in Hebrew.
47	** Joana in European Portuguese.
48	** Čudance in Serbian.
49	* GenkiGirl: Uniqua has a cheerful, energetic, and lovable personality, and she's often the character to come up with new ideas for The Backyardigans' adventures. Heck, this is especially common in the first season, like in "The Yeti", "Knights Are Brave and Strong", Monster Detectives" and "High Tea". This is also helped by the Japanese dub, where in a few episodes she says the word "genki" after introducing herself.
50	* GhettoName: Her name sounds a little "ghetto".
51	* TheLeader: She is widely considered the leader of the group due to her being the only character to appear in every episode.
52	* MeaningfulName: Her name is Uniqua. She certainly is a unique creature that's for sure.
53	* NonIronicClown: She, Pablo and Austin are these in "Best Clowns in Town".
54	* NudeColoredClothes: Her overalls are the exact shades of pink that are on her skin.
55	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: The Pink Girl to Pablo's Blue Boy.
56	* PinkMeansFeminine: She's pink with darker pink spots. The feminine part is downplayed; she’s as likely to play a princess role as Tasha, though Uniqua is slightly tomboyish and usually plays as gender-neutral roles.
57	* RedOniBlueOni: She is often the excitable Red Oni to Tasha's more practical Blue Oni, though they have switched roles just as often.
58	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The energetic girl to Tyrone's savvy guy. This is especially common in the Season 1 episode "Monster Detectives".
59	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Tasha's Girly Girl.
60	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Uniqua is pink all over and is just as likely to be a princess as Tasha is.
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64	[[folder:Pablo]]
65	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_backyardigans_pablo_nickelodeon_nick_jr_character_image.png]]
66	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ZachTylerEisen (season 1), Jake Goldberg (seasons 2–4)\
67	'''Singing voice:''' Sean Curley
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69	Pablo is a blue penguin. He is ''very'' energetic (even moreso than Uniqua) and easily excited. However, he is also very nervous and tends to have panic attacks. He is the secondary protagonist of the series.
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71	* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Tyrone's big guy.
72	* BigThinShortTrio: With Tyrone and Austin.
73	* BlueIsHeroic: Generally ocean/royal blue.
74	* CharacterDevelopment: The number of panic attacks Pablo suffers decreased after the first season, going from OnceAnEpisode to only a few times per season.
75	* CloudCuckooLander: {{Downplayed\|Trope}} He's sometimes practical but can be slightly eccentric and strange with his thought processes, but that's how he rolls.
76	* DubNameChange:
77	** Pinguś in Polish.
78	** Ido in Hebrew.
79	** Paulo in European Portuguese.
80	** Kljuca in Serbian.
81	* FreakOut: He's ''very'' prone to panic attacks.
82	* FreudianTrio: The id to Tyrone's ego and Austin's superego.
83	* IconicOutfit: His propeller beanie.
84	* JustLikeRobinHood: He played as Robin Hood in "Robin Hood the Clean". Though unlike the legend, Pablo just wants to help clean people.
85	* {{Keet}}: Has a lot of energy to spare.
86	* TheLancer: When not acting as the protagonist of an adventure, Pablo often is the Hero's sidekick.
87	* NeverBareheaded: If Pablo's not wearing his iconic beanie, he's wearing a hat that's required for his role.
88	* NonIronicClown: He, Uniqua and Austin are these in "Best Clowns in Town".
89	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: The Blue Boy to Uniqua's Pink Girl.
90	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The manly man to Tyrone's sensitive guy (with Austin in the middle).
91	* SeriesMascot: He is the first character to appear in the intro and is used in most advertisements, despite Uniqua being the true protagonist and the only character to appear in every episode.
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94	[[folder:Tyrone]]
95	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_backyardigans_tyrone_nickelodeon_nick_jr_character_image.png]]
96	->'''Voiced by:''' Reginald Davis Jr. (seasons 1–2), Jordan Coleman (seasons 2–3), Christopher Grant, Jr. (season 4), Creator/MariaDarling (UK), Creator/ShirlyLilu (Hebrew)\
97	'''Singing voice:''' Corwin C. Tuggles (season 1), Leon Thomas III (seasons 2–3), Damani Roberts (season 3), Tyrel Jackson Williams (seasons 3–4)
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99	Tyrone is an orange moose calf. He is snarky and relaxed. However, as proven multiple times in Season Two, he has his limits. He is the tritagonist of the series.
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101	--> "Well, that certainly is convenient."
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103	* BerserkButton: {{Downplayed\|Trope}}. Tyrone doesn't go "berserk", but episodes like "The Yeti" and "To the Center of the Earth" show that Tyrone becomes highly annoyed when his opinion is ignored.
104	* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's usually the calmest of the five, but when he's mad, he's ''scary''.
105	* BigFun: While he's typically the straight man, he does have his moments.
106	* TheBigGuy: The biggest of the cast. Justified, as moose are quite large in real life.
107	* BigGuyLittleGuy: The big guy to Pablo's little guy.
108	** BigThinShortTrio: With Austin.
109	* BlueOrangeContrast: Has orange skin and wears a blue (and red) sweater.
110	* ButtMonkey: Poor, poor Tyrone. Shall we count the instances?
111	** "The Yeti": Gets roped into the girls' frozen north trek and has to play peacemaker between them the whole darn episode.
112	** "It's Great to Be a Ghost!": Is forced into the ghost game against his will, and gets the crap scared out of him the entire time. Did I mention that [[WithFriendsLikeThese Pablo and Uniqua KNEW he was scared and yet made him do it anyway?]] [[spoiler: He does get the last laugh on both them and Tasha when he disguises himself as a BedsheetGhost and uses it to scare all of them]].
113	** "Monster Detectives": Has to put up with Uniqua being TooDumbToLive, only to [[spoiler:lose her to the Soccer Monster.]]
114	** "Special Delivery": Spends the entire episode scared out of his mind because he thinks the bikers were trying to tamper with the mail, which could very well get him ''fired''.
115	** "International Super Spy": Has to put up with the Lady in Pink's bossiness.
116	** "Sinbad Sails Alone": Forced to put up with Pablo's antics.
117	** "Best Clowns in Town": Forced to put up with three clowns' antics, and just like in "It's Great to Be a Ghost!", they ''know'' they're bothering him. He ends up screaming "CLOWNS!" repeatedly throughout the episode whenever he gets really mad at them.
118	** "Who Goes There?": Forced to put up with the others' antics yet again, and this time he risks getting fired from the job he ''just got''.
119	** "To the Center of the Earth", quite possibly the worst 'The writers hate Tyrone' episode. Loses his lucky penny, which he treasures, and forced to go on a ridiculously dragged-out mission to get it back. And each time they lose the penny again, he points out that he could have just ''walked over and picked it up'', and everytime he gets ignored.
120	** "Match on Mt. Olympus": Becomes a CosmicPlaything to the gods/goddesses.
121	** "Escape from Fairytale Village": Spends the entire episode running for his life because he thinks everyone wants to ''eat him''.
122	** "Robot Rampage": First he gets grabbed by an out-of-control robot who's driving like a maniac. Once the robot drops him, he feels sick and dizzy. After that, he has to [[ItMakesSenseInContext dress like a robot]], which involves wearing roller skates. He can't skate for the life of him.
123	** "Attack of the 50 Foot Worman" He's a ground keeper and is [[NeatFreak obsessed with everything neat and organized]], only to have it be messed up by Uniqua, Pablo, and the Worman's antics yet again.
124	* CaptainObvious: According to [[https://nickjr.fandom.com/wiki/Tyrone his page]] on the Nick Jr. wiki, being a deep thinker sometimes makes him a "master of the obvious".
125	* CharacterCatchphrase: As mentioned above, "That certainly is convenient".
126	* CharacterDevelopment: Early episodes depict him as having a tendency to get nervous, but he gets over it pretty quickly. He also has trouble with any kind of skating, but fittingly improves in "The Magic Skateboard".
127	* DeadpanSnarker: Easily the snarkiest of the cast.
128	* DubNameChange:
129	** Thèo in French.
130	** Anton in Norwegian.
131	** Łosiek in Polish.
132	** Yaron in Hebrew.
133	** Eugénio in European Portuguese.
134	** Telibor in Serbian.
135	** Tajron[[note]]Pronounced the same as his English name[[/note]]in multiple dubs.
136	* FreudianTrio: The ego to Pablo's id and Austin's superego.
137	* HardboiledDetective: "Monster Detectives" has Tyrone as a non-nonsense detective helping Uniqua finding her soccer ball.
138	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Tyrone only wears a red and blue striped shirt, yet somehow he always seems to put his hands in his pockets.
139	* HiddenDepths: Later episodes (for example, "To the Center of the Earth" and "Robot Rampage") imply he gets motion sickness. [[note]] Explanation: After being subjected to lots of movement beyond his control, afterwards he's seen holding his belly, looking slightly nauseated. [[/note]]
140	* NiceGuy: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ehtHLlmLYTw This (poor quality) video]] describes him as "the nicest little moose you ever met".
141	* OnlySaneMan: There is a very good reason why he's the DeadpanSnarker.
142	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The savvy guy to Uniqua's energetic girl.
143	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The sensitive guy to Pablo's manly man (with Austin in the middle).
144	* ShownTheirWork: Regarding his antlers. Only male moose have antlers, and they usually start growing when they're a year old. Someone did their research.
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148	[[folder:Tasha]]
149	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_backyardigans_tasha_nickelodeon_nick_jr_character_image.png]]
150	->'''Voiced by:''' Naelee Rae (US English, seasons 1–2), Gianna Bruzzese (US English, seasons 3–4), Creator/MariaDarling (UK English), Creator/JannemienCnossen (Dutch), Creator/AntonellaBaldini (Italian), Creator/KanaUeda (Japanese)\
151	'''Singing voice:''' Kristin Danielle Klabunde (seasons 1–3), Gabriella Malek (seasons 3–4)\
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153	--> "Oh, for goodness' sakes!"
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155	Tasha is a yellow hippo. She is strong-willed and a bit bossy, but she has a soft side as well. Tasha doesn't appear as often as the trio listed above.
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157	* AlphaBitch: Often plays this role.
158	* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: A ''yellow'' hippo.
159	* CharacterCatchphrase: As noted above, "Oh For Goodness Sakes!", usually when she's frustrated.
160	* CharacterDevelopment: Tasha was considerably bossy in the first season, but she mellows out throughout the series.
161	%%* [placeholder]: Often Tasha plays the role of the character who kicks off the plot, but does not necessarily drive it. Lady Tasha in "Whodunit" is a good example as while she did invite everyone to Mystery Manor, Pablo was the one the episode focused on.
162	* DubNameChange:
163	** Flora in Norwegian.
164	** Hipcia in Polish.
165	** Dana in Hebrew.
166	** Nilka in Serbian.
167	** Ticha in European Portuguese.
168	* GirlyBruiser: She's just as much of an ActionGirl as Uniqua.
169	* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: While Tasha is the most feminine of the main cast, she is willing to get dirty if a role requires it. For example, she was the head of the Do-Gooder biker gang in "Special Delivery".
170	* IconicOutfit: Her red Mary Janes, to the point where she is only shown with any other footwear if it's absolutely necessary.
171	* JerkWithaHeartOfGold: {{Downplayed\|Trope}} Tasha is a nice girl, but she's a my-way-or-the-highway- kind of hippo who can be pretty bossy. Still, she can also be just as giggly and playful as any of her backyard friends.
172	* NiceGirl: She becomes less strong-minded in the later seasons.
173	* TheOneWhoWearsShoes: She is the only Backyardigan to consistently wear shoes.
174	* RedOniBlueOni: She is typically the practical Blue Oni to Uniqua's excitable Red Oni.
175	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Uniqua's Tomboy.
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178	[[folder:Austin]]
179	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_backyardigans_austin_nickelodeon_nick_jr_character_image.png]]
180	->'''Voiced by:''' Jonah Bobo (US English), Creator/LizzieWaterworth (UK English)\
181	'''Singing voice:''' Thomas Sharkey (seasons 1–3), Nicholas Barasch (season 4)
182
183	Austin is a purple joey. He is very shy (even having a song about it in "Castaways"), but finally blossoms in later seasons. Due to appearing less than the trio ''and'' Tasha, he is simply listed as a main character.
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185	* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: A ''purple'' kangaroo. Interestingly, he's the only one of the group whose coloring occasionally changes for his role: red in "Who Goes There?", pale blue in "The Funnyman Bogeyman", and olive green in "Tale of the Mighty Knights" (though his character is inexplicably the usual purple in the SequelEpisode, "The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon".
186	* BigGood: If Austin's not playing a protagonist, a supporting character, or a villain, chances are he's playing this.
187	* BigThinShortTrio: The thin to Tyrone's big and Pablo's short.
188	* BreakTheCutie: In "Race Around the World" when he keeps coming last in the race.
189	* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The brooding boy to Uniqua's gentle girl.
190	* CharacterDevelopment: Austin is much more open with his friends during later seasons than he was at the beginning, and becomes more prone to mischief and joking around, as seen with the Grabbing Goblin in "The Tale of the Mighty Knights" and the titular Boogeyman from "The Funnyman Boogeyman."
191	* CuteMute: As Austin the Clown in "The Best Clowns in Town," he only communicates with his horn or other props (think [[Creator/MarxBrothers Harpo Marx]]) until he breaks character at the end of the episode.
192	* DubNameChange:
193	** August in Norwegian.
194	** Kanguś in Polish.
195	** Yoni in Hebrew.
196	** Afonso in European Portuguese.
197	** Skoča in Serbian.
198	* FreudianTrio: The superego to Pablo's id and Tyrone's ego.
199	* NonIronicClown: He, Pablo and Uniqua are these in "Best Clowns in Town".
200	* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Of the three boys, he's the only one to be fully-clothed (even if [[BarefootCartoonAnimal barefoot]]), and in Season 1, his character model has smaller hands and longer fingers.
201	* RealMenWearPink: Austin moves like a ballerino, and his motion capture was performed by a woman.
202	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He is in the middle of Pablo's manly man and Tyrone's sensitive guy (he plays either Pablo's manly man or Tyrone's sensitive guy).
203	* ShrinkingViolet: Austin was pretty shy during the first season [[WordOfGod since he had recently moved into the neighborhood and didn't know the other kids too well yet]]. He comes out of his shell during the later seasons.
204	* TheSmartGuy: Usually plays these roles, mostly as a GadgeteerGenius or MissionControl.
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