UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #6: (As Steve, singing) Join our Blue's Clues band today. TSIOULCAS: But Janice Burgess' personal triumph was the show she created. "The Backyardigans" premiered in 2004 ...

In “The Backyardigans,” five cartoon animals ... rivers and outer space while dancing and singing. With the series, Ms. Burgess said, she hoped to help children use their imaginations ...