LazyTown is an Icelandic children's television series. It was created by Magnús Scheving, an aerobics champion who also plays the character Sportacus, and it is based upon his stage plays Áfram Latibær! and Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ. The series was commissioned by Nickelodeon in 2003, following the production of two stage plays and a test pilot. Originally performed in English, the show has been dubbed into more than thirty languages and aired in over 180 countries. The show combines live action, puppetry, and computer-generated imagery, making it one of the most expensive children's shows ever made. The first two seasons were produced from 2004 to 2007. LazyTown originally aired on Viacom's Nickelodeon channel in the United States and CBeebies in the United Kingdom.
| Genre | Children's, Musical, Action, Comedy, Educational, Puppetry |
| Created by | Magnús Scheving |
| Based on | Áfram Latibær, by Magnús Scheving |
| Written by | Mark Valenti |
| Starring | Magnús Scheving, Julianna Rose Mauriello, Chloe Lang, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Guðmundur Þór Kárason, Sarah Burgess, Aymee Garcia, Kobie Powell, Jodi Eichelberger, David Matthew Feldman |
| Ending theme | "Bing Bang", (Instrumental) by Julianna Mauriello and Chloe Lang |
| Composer(s) | Máni Svavarsson |
| Country of origin | Iceland |
| Original language(s) | Icelandic, English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Executive producer(s) | Magnús Scheving, Ragnheiður Melsteð, Raymond P. Le Gué, Mark Read, Brown Johnson (Seasons 1-2), Kay Wilson Stallings (Seasons 1-2) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | LazyTown Entertainment, Truenorth Production, Les Enterprises Le Gué |
| Distributor | LazyTown Entertainment (Seasons 1-2), Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Seasons 3-4) |
| Original network | RÚV, Stöð 2 (Iceland), Nickelodeon (Seasons 1-2, international), Cartoonito (Seasons 3-4, international) |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| First shown in | November 1996 (stage adaptation), 2002 (pilot) |
| Followed by | LazyTown Extra |
About LazyTown
A pink haired girl tries to teach the residents of lazy town that physical activity is beneficial. The show ran for four seasons and aired 78 episodes in total.
Achievement of LazyTown
The show has been dubbed into more than 30 languages and has aired in over 180 countries.
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