LazyTown Extra


LazyTown Extra is a British-Icelandic children's television series produced by LazyTown Entertainment, based on the original LazyTown series, functioning as a spin-off. It first aired on 15 September 2008, showing on CBeebies, along with the original series.

Synopsis

LazyTown Extra is formatted as a sketch show featuring the LazyTown characters in an assortment of short sketches, with the main focus being on Ziggy, as he travels to various parts of the United Kingdom looking at many different athletic activities.

Segments

  • Super Moves – Sportacus showcases a move the viewer can do at home.
  • Ziggy's Introduction – Ziggy lands somewhere in the United Kingdom and introduces the episode's topic to the audience.
  • LazyTown's Big News – Mayor Milford Meanswell and Bessie Busybody give out a fact in relation to the episode's topic.
  • Trixie and Stephanie – Set within Mayor Milford's house, Stephanie teaches Trixie something.
  • Meeting the Kids – Ziggy meets two or three kids and confuses the episode's topic for something he enjoys.
  • Stephanie's Moves – Stephanie teaches the audience how to do dance moves to a LazyTown song.
  • Big Activity – Ziggy watches the children doing the topic, sometimes doing it himself. Instrumentals of LazyTown songs play in the background.
  • Stingy and Milford – Set at Mayor Milford's house or the Town Hall, Stingy complains about a topic, while Milford teaches him advice that Stingy can take the other way..
  • Sportacus' Moves – Set within the LazyTown Sports Hall, Sportacus teaches a group of children wearing Sports Clothes how to do a move together.
  • Ziggy's Questions – Ziggy asks questions to the kids about the episode's topic.
  • Sportacus Challenge – Pixel sets Sportacus with an athletic challenge.
  • Robbie's World Records – Robbie Rotten attempts to do a world record in relation to the episode's topic, to disastrous results.
  • Ziggy's Goodbye – Ziggy says goodbye to the viewers, and the episode then ends.
In the LazyTown Action Time! version, the Ziggy segments are shorter and are set on a white screen, voiced by his original voice actor.

Cast

Despite the show being produced for the UK market, only Lorraine Parsloe reprises her role as Ziggy, due to his segments being produced in the United Kingdom itself. The original American voice actors for the puppets reprise their voice roles in the series. However, in the Action Time! version, Guðmundur Þór Kárason reprises as Ziggy.

Live actors

The show was filmed in Spring and Summer 2008.

Episodes