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The series began as a live-action pilot titled "Me and My Friends," filmed at Nickelodeon Studios Florida . It featured full-body puppets of the characters on an indoor stage but was ultimately rejected because the concept didn't quite click in live-action.

As the friends gathered around an old television, the screen flickered to life, showing not a cartoon, but the bustling offices of Nickelodeon in the early 2000s. They watched as a visionary named Janice Burgess backyardigans nickstory

| Attribute | Details | |-----------|---------| | | October 11, 2004 | | Final Episode | July 12, 2013 (Nickelodeon US) | | Seasons | 4 | | Episodes | 80 (plus 4 specials) | | Network | Nickelodeon (Nick Jr. block) | | Production Company | Nelvana | | Creator | Janice Burgess | The series began as a live-action pilot titled