Back at the Barnyard (originally advertised as Barnyard: The Series) is an American animated comedy television series created and executively produced by filmmaker Steve Oedekerk. The series follows the film Barnyard (2006), which he wrote, co-produced, and directed. The series features the voice of Chris Hardwick as Otis, replacing Kevin James from the film, and introduces Leigh-Allyn Baker as Abby, while Jeff Garcia, Tino Insana, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, Dom Irrera, Wanda Sykes, Maria Bamford, Fred Tatasciore and Oedekerk reprise their roles from the film.
Back at the Barnyard aired from September 29, 2007 to September 18, 2010 on Nickelodeon for two seasons. The show was a co-production between Oedekerk's Omation Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The last five episodes aired from September 12, 2011 to November 12, 2011, on Nicktoons. It received mixed reviews from critics throughout its run, but garnered a cult following on online social media platforms after its cancellation.
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Plot
Following the film's events, Otis and his friends continue going on various misadventures and trying to keep their anthropomorphism a secret from humans.
Characters
Chris Hardwick as Otis
Jeff Garcia as Pip
Tino Insana as Pig
Leigh-Allyn Baker as Abby
Cam Clarke as Freddy
Rob Paulsen as Peck
Dom Irrera as Duke
Wanda Sykes as Bessy
Maria Bamford as Mrs. Beady
Steve Oedekerk as Snotty Boy and Mr. Beady
Fred Tatasciore as Farmer Buyer
Video game
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (released in European regions under the name Back at the Barnyard: Barnyard Games) is an action video game released by THQ in 2008 exclusively for the Nintendo DS, a system not among the platforms the Barnyard tie-in game was released on to promote the preceding film. It received generally negative reviews from critics, with a score of 49 from review aggregator Metacritic.