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The "Legacy" section only talks about the recent trend on TikTok making videos out of two songs, which is not indicative of the show's entire legacy. It seems to give "Undue Weight" to that one meme trend, and at the very least, it shouldn't be titled "Legacy". Can I take those two sentences out, or at least rename the section, since it's so unbalanced right now? -- DBK ( talk) 21:29, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
There seems to be a disagreement about the cast ordering with multiple edits back and forth.
According to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Cast_and_characters_information, the character order should be based on the "the original broadcast credits". The broadcast credits at the end of the show are just in alphabetical order and include more voice actors than the main cast so I don't think that settles the question. However, I think the theme song and procession of characters at the start of the show pretty clearly supports the following order:
1. "Hi, I'm Pablo"
2. "My name's Tyrone"
3. "I'm Uniqua"
4. "I'm Tasha"
5. "And my name is Austin"
I propose that the article settle on that order. -- Daniel Quinlan ( talk) 00:31, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
The first order (Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, Austin) was based on the original order used by NickJr.com (archive link - view source if Flash doesn't load) and Nick's character guide, which also reflect the characters' appearances (Uniqua appears in every episode, Pablo is absent for one episode, etc.). Since this was the order set by the production company, could we restore that order and just add a comment that it's based on those factors? (Plus, the pilot had Uniqua introduce herself first and then point to the others, if that means anything.) Squittens ( talk) 13:46, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Please keep in mind that though "main" cast members are determined by the series producers (not by popularity, screen time, or episode count) and generally have a set order in the credits, recurring and guest stars will not necessarily be credited in the same order in each episode in which they appear, so their place in the list should be based on the order of credits in the first episode that they appear. The cast listing should not contain an episode count, e.g. (6 episodes) or (episodes 1–6), to indicate the number of episodes in which the actor or character appeared.
Jumping in here - as an editor on the Backyardigans Wiki, I have some more insight about this. (I noticed an IP change the characters' order against the order used in the cited sources -- both sources in the "Plot" section use the order with Uniqua first.) The show's creator, Janice Burgess, said in interviews that she was based on herself and was the "main" character out of the five. That explains why she's often listed first on official summaries, and why she's the only character to appear in every episode. It also agrees with the show's website back when it was up - I don't really agree with calling it a dead website, since it was the show's official site during its run. In the absence of ordered end credits, it's really up to the sources, since these are all official sources from the creators. FunhausFrank ( talk) 18:25, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
It looks like the producers used the Uniqua-first order, though, with the show's official website and their character guide. I was just adding that the producers' order aligns with the approach the creator took, with Uniqua called the "main" character/leader, but the sources are more important as we can easily use them to back up the ordering. A very similar Nick Jr. example would be PAW Patrol, which also has alphabetical end credits. It has the main dogs introduced in the theme song by a different order (lyrics are "Marshall, Rubble, Chase, Rocky, Zuma, Skye") than what Wikipedia uses (Chase, Marshall, Skye, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma). That Wikipedia page uses the order used by the producers/NickJr.com with the leader of the dogs (Chase) first instead of whoever is named first in the theme song. I would support doing the same here, going back to the Uniqua-first order, as it's in line with the Manual of Style (following other sources from the producers in the absence of ordered end credits). FunhausFrank ( talk) 02:13, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
After a couple edits and reverts it got me curious as to what the actual end date of the show is. The citation in the Episode section is an Amazon link. I found this TV Guide episode list that shows the final episode airing May 31, 2010. Here Yet on the top of the page it says 2004-2013. Hopefully we can find a good clear source. Elvisisalive95 ( talk) 22:36, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
The last episode of the show, Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon, was released in May 3, 2010, so it should be changed to say the show ran from 2004-2010 instead of 2004-2013. 70.50.199.125 ( talk) 22:21, 10 March 2024 (UTC)