LazyTown Extra
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LazyTown Extra | |
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Also known as | LazyTown Action Time! (US/CAN) |
Genre | Live action |
Created by | Magnús Scheving |
Based on | LazyTown Áfram Latibær! by Magnús Scheving |
Starring | Ronald Binion Magnús Scheving Jodi Eichelberger Guðmundur Þór Kárason Stefán Karl Stefánsson Sarah Burgess Lorraine Parsloe David Matthew Feldman Julie Westwood Caroline Dalton Julianna Rose Mauriello Jackson Elton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom Iceland |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Magnús Scheving Magnús Ragnarsson |
Producer | Julian Essex-Spurrier |
Editor | Kimberly Pena |
Running time | 12-14 minutes |
Production companies | LazyTown Entertainment BBC Scotland[1] |
Original release | |
Network | CBeebies |
Release | 15 September 28 October 2008 | –
Related | |
LazyTown |
LazyTown Extra (also known in other countries as LazyTown: Action Time!) is a British children's television series produced by LazyTown Entertainment, based on the original LazyTown series, functioning as a spin-off. It first aired on 15 September 2008, showing on CBeebies, along with the original series.
Synopsis
LazyTown Extra is formatted as a sketch show featuring the LazyTown characters in an assortment of short sketches, with the main focus being on Ziggy, as he travels to various parts of the United Kingdom looking at many different athletic activities.
Segments
- Super Moves - Sportacus showcases a move the viewer can do at home.
- Ziggy's Introduction - Ziggy lands somewhere in the United Kingdom and introduces the episode's topic to the audience.
- LazyTown's Big News - Mayor Milford and Bessie Busybody give out a fact in relation to the episode's topic. (Odd-numbered episodes).
- Trixie and Stephanie - Set within Mayor Milford's house, Stephanie teaches Trixie something. (Even-numbered episodes)
- Meeting the Children - Ziggy meets two or three children and confuses the episode's topic for something he enjoys.
- Stephanie's Moves - Stephanie teaches the audience how to do dance moves to a LazyTown song.
- Big Activity - Ziggy watches the children doing the topic, sometimes doing it himself. Instrumentals of LazyTown songs play in the background.
- Stingy and Milford - Set at Mayor Milford's house or the Town Hall, Stingy complains about a topic, while Mayor Milford teaches him advice that Stingy can take the other way. (Appears after the Big Activity in odd-number episodes and the Children meeting in even-numbered episodes
- Sportacus' Moves - Set within the LazyTown Sports Hall, Sportacus teaches a group of children wearing Sports Clothes how to do a move together. (Even-numbered episodes)
- Ziggy's Questions - Ziggy asks questions to the children about the episode's topic.
- Sportacus Challenge - Pixel sets Sportacus with an athletic challenge. (Odd-numbered episodes)
- Robbie's World Records - Robbie Rotten attempts to do a world record in relation to the episode's topic, to disastrous results. (Even-numbered episodes)
- Ziggy's Goodbye - Ziggy says goodbye to the viewers, and the episode then ends.
In the LazyTown Action Time! version, the Ziggy segments are shorter and are set on a white screen, voiced by his original voice actor.
Cast
Despite being produced for the UK market (as the series was semi-redubbed for the UK market), only Lorraine Parsloe reprises her role as Ziggy, due to his segments being produced in the United Kingdom itself. The original American voice actors for the puppets reprise their voice roles in the series. However, in the Action Time! version, Guðmundur Þór Kárason reprises as Ziggy.
Live Actors
- Magnús Scheving as Sportacus
- Stefán Karl Stefánsson as Robbie Rotten
- Julianna Rose Mauriello as Stephanie
Puppets
- Lorraine Parsloe as the voice of Ziggy
- Guðmundur Þór Kárason as the voice and puppeteer of Ziggy (Action Time! version)
- Jodi Eichelberger as Stingy
- Sarah Burgess as Trixie and Ziggy (Puppeteer)
- Ronald Binion as Pixel
- David Matthew Feldman as Mayor Milford Meanswell
- Julie Westwood as Bessie Busybody and Ziggy (Puppeteer)
Other
- Caroline Dalton as the Airship Voice
- Antonía Lárusdóttir, Anita Rós Þorsteinsdóttir, Fjóla Brynjarsdottir, Rachel Hilson and Isis Mullen-Hansen as Dancers
Production
The show was filmed in Spring and Summer 2008.[2]
Cancellation
In 2009, it was announced that the extra version was cancelled after one series.
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - CBeebies out and about with Lazytown Extra".
- ^ "LazyTown Extra on CBeebies". BBC Press Office. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
External links
- 2008 British television series debuts
- 2008 British television series endings
- 2000s British children's television series
- 2000s British television sketch shows
- British children's comedy television series
- British children's musical television series
- British preschool education television series
- British television spin-offs
- British television shows featuring puppetry
- British television series with live action and animation
- 2000s preschool education television series
- Children's sketch comedy
- CBeebies
- LazyTown
- English-language television shows