An early contender for the song of the summer has arrived: "Castaways," a track from the Nickelodeon kids' cartoon "The Backyardigans." In the now-viral song, characters from the music-focused cartoon ...

Janice Burgess, the Emmy-winning creator of Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72. According to The New York Times, Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan. On Tuesday, ...

Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of ...

ANIMATION legend Janice Burgess has died at the age of 72. Tributes have poured in for the screenwriter, best known for creating the Nickelodeon cartoon show The Backyardigans. Fracaswell Hyman, a ...

Emmywinner Janice Burgess has died aged 72, according to her former colleague and friend (Picture: WireImage Nickelodeon has paid tribute to ‘kind and creative’ Janice Burgess after her death at the ...

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America announced new performances of The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights throughout 2008 and into 2009. The national touring production will visit 30 ...

The brand-new, national touring production of "The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights" will perform at 4 p.m. April 6 in Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. Nickelodeon and Live ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New ...

She revealed the inspiration behind the popular kids' show The Backyardigans ANIMATION legend Janice Burgess has died at the age of 72. Tributes have poured in for the screenwriter, best known for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon executive who created “The Backyardigans,” has died. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the ...