Parents need to know that The Backyardigans is a popular preschool series that celebrates the value of imaginative play by way of colorful, friendly characters who take on new roles in each episode.

A major force in children's television has died. Janice Burgess oversaw popular Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon shows such as "Blue's Clues." As NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, she was ...

"T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon confirmed Burgess' death to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday. “We are ...

Janice Burgess, the Emmy-winning creator of Nickelodeon's The Backyardigans, has died. She was 72. According to The New York Times, Burgess died Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan. On Tuesday, ...

Janice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of ...

She oversaw production of “Blue’s Clues” and drew on her childhood for the popular show in which five cartoon animals imagine their yard as a place of otherworldly adventure. By Remy Tumin and John ...

Janice Burgess, a former Nickelodeon executive and the creator of the popular preschool tv series The Backyardigans, has died in Manhattan. She was 72. The cause of death was breast cancer, according ...

Janice Burgess, who as an executive, producer or creator had a hand in some of the most seminal Nickelodeon animated series of the past 20 years, died Saturday in Manhattan, according to the New York ...

Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon executive who created “The Backyardigans,” has died. She was 72. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the great architects of Nick Jr. and creator of the ...

The two-time Daytime Emmy winner and Nick Jr. exec said she put a lot of herself into the character Uniqua, whom she called a “ringleader.” By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Janice Burgess, the two-time ...

The creator of kids' TV show The Backyardigans has died aged 72. Janice Burgess' passing was confirmed in a heartbreaking social media post by animation writer Fracaswell Hyman. Penning the news on ...

The creator of the Nickelodeon show ‘The Backyardigans’ and a writer for ‘Winx Club,’ Janice Burgess, has died at the age of 72. Burgess’ long-time friend Fracaswell Hyman confirmed her death. The two ...