Back at the Barnyard is a Nickelodeon show that is a spin-off of the 2006 film Barnyard. According to the show's page on Nick.com it aired September 29, 2007. The show is produced by Omation, the animation division of O Entertainment, in association with Nicktoons Studios. In March 2008, Nickelodeon renewed the show for a second season consisting of 20 episodes. Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... Steve Oedekerk (born November 27, 1961) is an American TV and film director, editor, producer, screen writer, actor, and stand-up comedian. ... For speed cuber, see Chris Hardwick (speed cuber). ... Jeffrey Jason Garcia (born February 24, 1970 in Gilroy, California) is a Mexican American professional quarterback currently employed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ... This article is about the voice actor Rob Paulsen. ... Cameron A. Clarke (born November 6, 1957 in Burbank, California) is an American voice actor, made famous for his many starring roles in popular video games and animated television and film. ... Leigh-Allyn Baker is an American actress. ... Dom Irrera, originally from Philadelphia, is a stand-up comedian. ... Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964), also known as Wanda Sykes-Hall or Adriana Bedoya, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. ... Fred Tatasciore (last name pronounced Tata-shore) is a voice actor and animator. ... Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian. ... Steve Oedekerk (born November 27, 1961) is an American TV and film director, editor, producer, screen writer, actor, and stand-up comedian. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of episodes for the Nickelodeon television series, Back at the Barnyard. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For the 1923 film, see The Barnyard (1923 film). ... For the 1923 film, see The Barnyard (1923 film). ... O Entertainment is an American animated cartoon studio, founded in 1996 by Steve Oedekerk, and was best-known for creating Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and other films and television series, using computer-animated techniques. ... Nicktoons Studios (also known as Nickelodeon Animation Studios) is an animation studio. ...

Plot

The plot generally revolves around Otis (a male cow) and his barnyard friends. Otis wants to goof around, but is responsible and must protect the inhabitants of the farm. He and his friends Pip (a mouse), Pig (a Pig), Peck (a rooster), Freddy (a ferret), Abby (a cow), Duke (a dog) and Bessy (a cow) have many crazy adventures, while at the same time help Otis protect the farm. Otis can refer to: Otis, the Great Bustard. ... This article is about the rodent. ... For other uses, see Pig (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rooster (disambiguation). ... This article is about the mammal. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ...

Otis and his friends have to overtake many obstacles like Mrs. Beady trying to prove that animals can talk, and goals like to distract the farmer, so they can party every week.

Shorts

The series is a spin-off of the movie Barnyard. Nickelodeon then announced that it will become a spin-off series. Before the series aired, four shorts were shown: The traditional barnyard with its animals is a thing of the past. ...

I'm a Loopy Nut Job

Otis and Pip pull a prank on Mrs. Beady while she is watching a yoga show and a cooking show.

Cow in the Road

A family is driving and Otis, Pip, Freddy, Peck, and Pig distract them.

Sloshy Sloshy

A class goes on a field trip to the farm. Snotty Boy starts to poke Bessy's udders and then, Bessy squirts milk at him.

Pig in a Bottle

While Pig is in the mud, he gets a bottle stuck on his butt.

Notes

The character design of "Otis" is based on a sculpture by Southern California Artist Mark Beam

According to the DVD commentary on Barnyard, the underground world of gophers will be revealed. On the preview, it indicates that Otis may still play pranks on the humans. This will be Steve Oedekerk's next animated series for Nickelodeon, as he was one of the executive producers (but not creator) for The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Also, as noticed in commercials, Otis will not be played by his voice actor in the film, Kevin James. Instead, Chris Hardwick voices him here. The traditional barnyard with its animals is a thing of the past. ... Steve Oedekerk (born November 27, 1961) is an American TV and film director, editor, producer, screen writer, actor, and stand-up comedian. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a spin-off of the Oscar-nominated computer-animated movie; Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, first officially aired in September 2002. ... For speed cuber, see Chris Hardwick (speed cuber). ...

Dag, the leader of the coyotes in the film, and the main villain of it, hasn't made an appereance in the series.

Back At The Barnyard Has Been Renewed For A Second Season Of 20 Episodes.

A DVD Release Consisting of 8 episodes is to be released August 5, 2008 entitled Back At The Barnyard: When No One's Looking. Source: Tvshowsondvd.com

DVDs

Volume 1: When No One's Looking

Release Date: August 5, 2008 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

• The Good, the Bad, and the Snotty

• Cowman and Ratboy

• The Farmer Takes a Wife

• The Barnyard Games

• Raging Cow

• Dead Cow Walking

• Snotty's New Pet

• Home Sweet Hole

Volume 2: Cow's Night Out

Release Date: TBA

Trivia

• The pizza guys' delivery car's license plate says 1337, internet lingo for elite.
• The episode "Fowl Play", refers to the show Law & Order. The beginning shows the Fowl Play text similar to the Law & Order text, also the intermissions refer to Law & Order's intermissions that make that double bell sound.
• Mr. and Mrs. Beady are references to Mr. and Mrs. Kravitz of the Bewitched TV series. Mrs. Beady sees the animals walking and talking nearby, and in Bewitched, Mrs. Kravitz sees witchcraft being practiced nearby.
• Oedekerk got the idea for the show when he was working on something while his friend's dog was staring at him. When he left the room, he imagined the dog standing up and saying "Jeez, I thought that guy would never leave".
• Otis appears in Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots as a Master Model used by Professor Calamitous.
• In the movie Abby did not appear but a cow named Daisy did leading to the thought that Abby has replaced Daisy.

This article is about the original television series. ... This article is about an American television sitcom. ... Professor Finbarr Calamitous is one of the villains that Jimmy Neutron encounters in the television cartoon series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. ...

See also

• List of Back at the Barnyard Episodes
• List of Back at the Barnyard Characters
• Back at the Barnyard Hayride (roller coaster)

This is a list of episodes for the Nickelodeon television series, Back at the Barnyard. ... This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon television series Back at the Barnyard. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Press Release
• Mark Beam - Character Design / Associate Producer
• |The Tv.com Page