A TikTok-er who revived interest in the kids’ show that ran on Nickelodeon inspired others to make their own videos, and a musician explains why the bossa nova song “Castaways” is a masterpiece.

Janice Burgess, creator of the beloved children's TV series "The Backyardigans," is dead at 72. The former Nickelodeon executive had breast cancer.

The Backyardigans is a children’s show that aired on Nick Jr. from 2004 to 2013 and follows five friends who go on imaginary adventures with each other in their backyard. There’s often a ...

"Castaways," a song from the children's cartoon "The Backyardigans," went viral on TikTok. The song, written in a bossa nova style, has sparked memes and gained massive popularity. It debuted last ...

R.I.P. Janice Burgess, creator of The Backyardigans. In 1998, she produced the pilot for My Friends And Me, a full-body, live-action puppet show starring a penguin, a moose, a hippopotamus, and a ...

The creator of kids' TV show The Backyardigans has died aged 72.. Janice Burgess' passing was confirmed in a heartbreaking social media post by animation writer Fracaswell Hyman. Penning the news ...

Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon television executive who oversaw shows like Blue Clues, Little Bill, and The Backyardigans, has died at 72. She's remembered for inspiring kids' sense of adventure.

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 ...

Janice Burgess, Creator of ‘The Backyardigans,’ Dies at 72. The two-time Daytime Emmy winner and Nick Jr. exec said she put a lot of herself into the character Uniqua, whom she called a ...