The BEST episodes of The Backyardigans season 1

Every episode of The Backyardigans season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Backyardigans season 1!

Five high-spirited best friends Uniqua, Austin, Tyrone, Tasha and Pablo, who are animals, use their vivid imaginations to create musical and interactive adventures in their backyard.

Last Updated: 9/21/2024Network: Nick Jr.Status: Ended
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8.79
14 votes

#1 - It's Great to Be a Ghost!

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2004

Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are ghosts, haunting an old house to the sounds of '20s-style jazz. When unsuspecting Tasha drops by, they really put their scaring skills to the test!

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8.10
10 votes

#2 - Eureka!

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2005

Uniqua and Tasha are brilliant dinosaur scientists, and Pablo and Tyrone are crusty, dusty prospectors. Township Jive music twangs and confusion reigns as they all scour the South Dakota hills in search of their different kinds of treasure. Is there gold in them thar hills? Or dinosaur bones? Or just a mixed-up misunderstanding?

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8.00
6 votes

#3 - Cave Party

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/2005

Ug! It's an ug-cellent Ice Age adventure set to Calypso as Cave People Uniqua, Pablo and Tyrone invent their way to Tasha and Austin's cave for something called 'a party.

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7.90
10 votes

#4 - Polka Palace Party

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/21/2005

Tyrone is a cowboy polka musician. Tuba in tow, he's on his way to the Cheyenne Polka Palace, to play at Herman the Worman's surprise birthday party. Along the way, he meets more musical cow-pokes - Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin - and helps them out of some jams while simultaneously forming a band. Will they get to Cheyenne in time to rock the house, polka-style?

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7.89
9 votes

#5 - Castaways

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/18/2005

Uniqua, Tyrone, and Pablo are castaways on a desert island. To a Bossa Nova beat, they set up their island life - finding water to drink, food to eat, and building a cozy hut. But strange things keep happening - is someone else hiding out on their island paradise?

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7.83
6 votes

#6 - The Quest for the Flying Rock

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/2005

Uniqua, Tasha, Tyrone, and Pablo are brave, Indiana Jones-style explorers on a quest for the rare, legendary flying rock which sits atop Big Rock Hill. In a frenzied disco dash through the jungle and the desert, they race each other to see who can make it to Stone Step Hill first and claim the prize.

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7.78
18 votes

#7 - Pirate Treasure

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2004

In this reggae-style pirate adventure, Captains Uniqua and Austin sail the high seas in search of treasure. Will they find it before Captains Pablo and Tyrone, or will they walk the plank?

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7.78
18 votes

#8 - Secret Mission

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2004

Shh! Secret agents Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are on a secret mission set to tango to sneak past a Treasure Museum's booby traps and return a treasure to its rightful owner.

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7.77
13 votes

#9 - Surf's Up

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/27/2005

Surfers Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone get some unexpected help from Mystery Lifeguard Austin as they search for the perfect wave at Tiki Beach, all to the sounds of some totally rad Afro-pop music.

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7.70
10 votes

#10 - Race Around the World

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/17/2005

It's racing day, and Austin is prepared. Unlike his friends (and competitors) Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone, he has never won a gold medal before. The referee (Tasha) starts the race, and Zydeco tunes spur them on as they dash around the globe. Who will be the first to break the tape at the finish line?

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7.55
11 votes

#11 - High Tea

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/7/2005

How exciting can a tea party be? Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone find out as Tasha leads them on an epic quest in search of the perfect cup of tea, all to the tune of Irish folk music.

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7.40
10 votes

#12 - Monster Detectives

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/25/2005

Sixties-style rock underscores Tyrone's adventure as a no-nonsense detective helping his client Uniqua retrieve her soccer ball from the castle of the Soccer Monster (Pablo)!

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7.33
15 votes

#13 - Viking Voyage

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2004

Rockabilly music meets medieval Nordic exploration! Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone are Vikings on the high-seas. In search of new lands, they run into wild weather, and a mermaid (Tasha with a tail) who blocks their way. Will they discover new territory? And if they do, what will they name it?

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7.33
12 votes

#14 - Race to the Tower of Power

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/18/2005

Pablo and Tyrone are super-villains who want to rule the world and make it stinky and yucky. But Uniqua and Austin are super-heroes out to stop them! Salsa accompanies the super-competitors on their super-adventure.

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7.30
54 votes

#15 - The Yeti

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2004

Uniqua, Tasha, and Tyrone are tracking Pablo, the Yeti of the Frozen North - a hairy, smelly creature that eats raisins, gives snow-bellies, and stomps to some funky R&B.

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7.17
18 votes

#16 - The Key to the Nile

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/18/2004

Broadway-style musical numbers ring through the desert as Princess CleoTasha and her royal servants try to end ancient Egypt's drought by finding three gifts for Sphinx Uniqua.

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7.14
14 votes

#17 - Knights Are Brave and Strong

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/2004

Uniqua the Pink is sent by Queen Tasha to take a message to the Castle of King Austin, who shall make her a knight if she succeeds. Along the way, she meets the Moose of the Mist and The Guardian of the Gate, who join her quest in hopes of becoming knights too.

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7.07
14 votes

#18 - Riding the Range

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/2004

Yahoo! Cowboy Tyrone is headed to a hip-hop hoedown while cowpokes Uniqua, Pablo and Tasha ride the range in search of a thieving bandit. Will their Wild Western paths cross?

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7.04
26 votes

#19 - The Heart of the Jungle

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2004

Tyrone is Tarzan, and so are Pablo and Austin! Each Tarzan has a different jungle skill, and they use them all to help Uniqua the brilliant scientist. Their quest, set to Gilbert and Sullivan-style operetta, is to help tiny Sherman the Worman find his jungle home. Will they succeed? Or will the treacherous jungle force them to bug off?

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7.00
29 votes

#20 - The Snow Fort

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2004

Mounties Pablo and Tyrone are on duty, defending their Snow Fort, as Ski Patrollers Uniqua and Tasha search for someone to save - all to the sounds of Western Swing.

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