| LazyTown | |
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| Icelandic | Latibær |
| Created by | Magnús Scheving |
| Based on | Áfram Latibær! by Magnús Scheving |
| Written by | Mark Valenti |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Welcome to LazyTown" by Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson |
| Ending theme | "Bing Bang" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Máni Svavarsson |
| Country of origin | Iceland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 24 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (Nick Jr.) (United States, Seasons 1–2) Cartoonito (Seasons 3–4) RÚV and Stöð 2 (Iceland) |
| Release | August 16, 2004 – October 13, 2014 |
| Related | |
| LazyTown Extra | |
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LazyTown (Icelandic: Latibær) is an English-language Icelandic preschool children's educational television series created by aerobics champion Magnús Scheving.[1] The show was designed to encourage healthy lifestyles. The series was based on Scheving's stage plays Áfram Latibær! (itself adapted from a book that Scheving wrote in 1991).[2]
The series was commissioned by Nickelodeon in early 2003, following the production of two stage plays and a test pilot. It was originally performed in English; however, the show has been dubbed into more than thirty languages (including Icelandic) and broadcast in over 180 countries. The show combines live action, puppetry and computer animation, making it one of the most expensive children's shows ever made, with a cost per episode of over five times that of the average children’s show.[3]
The first two seasons (fifty-two episodes) were produced from 2004 to 2007. LazyTown originally aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block in the United States and the United Kingdom and RÚV in Iceland. Turner Broadcasting System Europe acquired LazyTown Entertainment in 2011[4] and commissioned the third and fourth seasons[5][6] for a total of 26 new episodes, which premiered in 2013 on Turner's Cartoonito and later on Viacom's Channel 5.
Multiple spin-offs were created, including stage productions and a short-format television programme for younger children titled LazyTown Extra.
- ^ ""Bing bang" goes on in Iceland's "Lazy Town"". Reuters. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Frá dauða til lífs". Morgunblaðið. 19 December 1995.
- ^ "LazyTown on air in 103 countries". LazyTown Entertainment. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Turner, Mimi (8 September 2011). "'LazyTown' Founder Sells To Turner Broadcasting For $25 Million". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "C21Media".
- ^ "Turner's 'LazyTown' Returns for Season 4". Animation World Network. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2015.