wait remember back at the barnyard back at the barnyard was a cgi animated tv series
based on the film barnyard the original party animals a 2006 movie starring kevin james as
a male cow with udders if you don't know only female cows have utters but this decision was
made by the writer and director steve odekirk because he thought that them their city folk
think all cows have utters and don't know the difference you're the master we're not
here to talk about the movie but rather the tv show back at the barnyard i'm gonna talk
all about it what happened to it and discuss my thoughts on it so farmer if you have a shovel
get ready to dig this that may be the worst thing i've ever said i apologize please don't leave
oh good you're still here i totally wasn't worried or anything back at the barnyard continued the
adventures of otis the cow leader of the animals of the barnyard and his fellow barnyard friends in
their fictionalized arizona farming town otaville in which steve here named after himself while otis
balanced his responsibilities to protect and lead the inhabitants of the barnyard with his
desire to party and goof off now featuring a hundred percent less kevin james and 100
more talking dead guy back at the barnyard aired from september 29 2007 to september 18 2010 as a
joint omission animation the animation division of o entertainment and nickelodeon animation studios
co-production the series lasted two seasons for a total of 52 episodes receiving fairly solid but
some mixed reviews for both seasons the central character both in the tv show and in the original
film is otis now just voiced by chris hardwick otis is a black and white dairy bull who is strong
and courageous but also not really because he just prefers to goof around pulling pranks and hanging
out with his friends rather than following through with his duties as the current barnyard leader
living with otis at the barnyard is a range of different animals of different species and
personalities one of these animals is pip a gray wisecracking mouse voiced by jeffrey garcia the
voice of sheen from jimmy neutron and planet sheen pip is otis best friend often going along with him
on his crazy party schemes pip also has a crush on bessie throughout the series there was also freddy
played by cam clark an unstable ferret who both wants to eat his friends in particular his best
friend peck the constant struggle to resist his base instinct is implied to be a major cause of
his overall craziness actually in the pilot he was a mongoose but now he's an interesting
looking ferret peck freddie's best friend in the main source of his hunger cravings is a young
accident-prone rooster who at any moment could be eaten by his best friend i don't know how many
times i have to emphasize that instead of worrying about that peck spends his days working as a
teacher at the barnyard school and peck is voiced by carl weiser himself rob paulson pig the pig is
a bit dull to put it light and is another one of otis friends at the barnyard brought to life by
tino and sana all pig wants to do in life is three things to eat roll around in mud and pet his pet
skunk skunky it is also revealed in the episode barnyard idol that pig along with being a great
baker and chef has an exceptional singing voice occasionally joining otis on his wild adventures
with his friends is abby a more country cow voice by leigh allen baker who is friendly athletic and
loves to organize she serves as otis main love interest throughout the series replacing daisy
from the original film also living in the barn is duke the dim-witted sheepdog who dreams of one day
being the barnyard leader despite not having much common sense or respect from the other animals
played by dom herrera bessie a sassy cow and abby's best friend who doesn't like otis very much
she is voiced by wanda sykes and the main thing that the characters have to worry about most is
keeping their secret of being walking talking animals at least when any humans are around
there are a handful of human characters in the barnyard universe in particular a few who show up
regularly there is the farmer a short man who considers the animals his family and by
and large is ignorant of the animal's hidden abilities it's very much so like a toy story
type of situation there's nathan beatty the farmer's neighbor who sits on his couch all
day trying to stay out of the way of his wife there's nora beety the aforementioned wife he
fully believes is crazy after she starts to tell everyone that the animals can talk and
walk after she catches them messing around one day despite no one believing her she holds true
to her beliefs about the animal's secret lives and spends much of the series trying to prove herself
right nora serves as the main antagonist of the show often pushing otis to crazy schemes so he
can keep the animals from being caught but she's not the only one there's also snooty boy eugene
a punk kid who gets into many scuffs with the animals and is the nephew of nathan and
nora back to the otokirk steve odekirk like i mentioned created the show as his second
animated series with nick odekirk first worked with nickelodeon a few years prior
during his time at dna productions as the co-creator of jimmy neutron boy genius a
dna productions original series hi i'm paul yep that freaky three-eyed monkey
thing after dna production shut down in 2006 many employees moved to oh entertainment including
otokirk this move eventually gave him the chance to pitch o entertainment his idea for the barnyard
movie and later sequential spin-off series odakirk is an actor stand-up comedian director editor
producer and screenwriter that has worked with great talents over the years along with creating
the show odenkirk also voiced several smaller characters both in the barnyard movie and in the
show the barnyard movie barnyard the original party animals was a computer animated film
much like the spin-off series produced by nick movies in paramount released in theaters august 4
2006. the original film much like the tv show is set around the barnyard where otis and his friends
live pretty early on in the movie it has shown that when the barnyard's human farmer is away the
animals will play live full lives throwing parties talking like people and walking around on their
hind legs otokirk originally began pre-production on the barnyard film around the summer of 2004 but
it wasn't until what happened with dna production shutting down that he was able to actually go
forward and pitch his idea and go forward making it but this isn't a deep dive into what the movie
is so maybe one day i'll make a video on the movie itself if that's something you'd like to see the
success of the barnyard movie is what encouraged nick to greenlight the following spin-off cgi
tv series of back at the barnyard back at the barnyard remained popular throughout its time on
nickelodeon with characters otis and pip even make an appearance at the kids choice awards in 2009
back at the barnyard received its first daytime emmy for outstanding special class animated
program and received another one the following year for outstanding writing in an animated
series alongside disney's phineas and ferb despite the mixed reviews and fan viewership and award
success the show was eventually cancelled the reasons around it are not as straightforward
as one would think it kind of feels very quiet a little too quiet i'm sure it has something to do
with the usual reason the show would get the axe by nickelodeon i mean the show went on a one-year
hiatus toward the end of season two getting the final six episodes on nicktoons network from there
it would just live on as reruns hey don't move otis and his friends are back at the barnyard
there's more back at the barnyard coming at you and just how there's a barnyard video game based
around the movie there is one based around the show specifically for the nintendo ds in 2008 from
thq back at the barnyard slot bucket games the game would have you compete in the first annual
cow olympics which essentially were sporting events that were more zany and fun because
your barn animals it received pretty mid to low reviews i think why i'm very much so in the middle
with my feelings of enjoyment on this show is that it was the middle show between the adventures of
jimmy neutron boy genius a show i love very much and planet sheen a show in which i don't love
it all it has some of that spark there for me that made jimmy neutron special but in terms of
the writing the slapstick comedy and the lots of hyperactive yelling it has what made planet sheen
way less enjoyable i do like the look of the show the computer graphics aren't the greatest
sometimes a bit weird and off-putting for sure but there is this certain level of charm with
how bright and vivid the farm is mixed with the attitudes and traits of the characters giving
it a completely different feeling from both jimmy neutron and planet sheen the adventures were a lot
of fun because of how ridiculous a cow pig mouse etc look while they are doing so there's some
fun and recognizable voice talent throughout that keep me engaged with the characters more so than
i originally remember when i saw it during its original run on nickelodeon i by no means though
think this show is the worst but it for sure has a lot in common with shows i personally don't prefer
it's the true definition of a mixed bag so if you like the barnyard movie you may like the show
but if you have seen it please let me know what your thoughts are on the show in the
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