Camp Lazlo

Camp Lazlo
GenreComedy
Created byJoe Murray
Creative directorMark O'Hare
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Lazlo Was His Name-O" (parody of the children's song "Bingo")
ComposerAndy Paley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes
  • 61 (total)
  • 120 (segments)
  • 2 (specials)
  • 14 (shorts)
(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Shareena Carlson (seasons 1–2)
  • Janet Dimon (seasons 3–5)
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseJuly 8, 2005 (2005-07-08) –
March 27, 2008 (2008-03-27)
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Camp Lazlo is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network.[2] The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey who goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout–like summer camp in the Pimpleback Mountains. Lazlo resides in the "Jelly Bean" cabin with his fellow Bean Scouts; Raj, an Indian elephant, and Clam, a pygmy rhinoceros. Lazlo is often at odds with his pessimistic camp leader, Scoutmaster Lumpus the moose, but usually gets along well with the second-in-command, Slinkman the banana slug, and other campers. Camp Kidney sits just across the lake from Acorn Flats, which is home to the campsite of the all-female Squirrel Scouts (which function somewhat similarly to the Girl Scouts).[3]

Camp Lazlo was produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Its style of humor is similar to the Nickelodeon series Rocko's Modern Life, which Murray also created and worked on, albeit more well-suited for a younger audience.[4] The series premiered on Cartoon Network on July 8, 2005, and ran for five seasons comprising 61 episodes and the hour-long television special, Where's Lazlo?. The final episode aired on March 27, 2008. During its run, the series won three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Pulcinella Awards, and was nominated for another Emmy and an Annie Award. Spin-off media include DVDs, restaurant promotions, a video game, and digital download releases.

  1. ^ "Camp Lazlo | Joe Murray Studio". Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Spreier, Jeanne (July 7, 2005). "'Camp Lazlo' has a goofy charm kids will love". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 52. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walters, Josh. "Camp Lazlo: Series Info". Thetvdb.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2012.