This new show, Lazytown, just debuted on Nick Jr. Sophia asked to watch it. Then she wanted to watch more. The show’s been on a week and it’s the only thing she wants to watch.
Given that it’s a show that wants to inspire kids to get up and move, I’m not sure that’s a good sign. But it’s actually a very, very entertaining show.
Lazytown is the story of (where else?) Lazytown, where both superhero Sportacus and supervillain Robbie Rotten live. Sportacus is into health and activity and eating good food. Robbie wants everyone to be lazy and eat junk food. 
Eight-year-old Stephanie moves to town and becomes friends with Sportacus and the other kids in town (all of whom are puppets), and they foil Robbie’s schemes. And periodically Stephanie, in her bright pink hair and bright pink dress, bursts into a technopop number.
Do not get high before watching this show. I’m just saying.
I sat down to watch this show with Sophia and I definitely had a good time. The themes of the episodes are pretty obvious, but entertainingly done. The importance of getting your sleep, the importance of eating well and choosing an apple over candy, the importance of being honest over telling a lie. I just wish Sophia wanted to get up and bop with Stephanie when she’s doing one of her techno numbers.
The strange accents of Sportacus and Robbie Rotten, the bright colors, and the technopop interludes made me wonder: is this Scandinavian or something? So I looked it up on the Web and no, it’s Icelandic. Yes, Icelandic. And it’s evidently this huge conglomerate, with books and stage shows and all sorts of spinoffs.
My question for my vast audience of Icelandic readers (hi there): was this show originally broadcast in English? Or did they do two versions: the English for export and Icelandic for home?
Update: I’ve closed comments on this entry because I’m getting very, very tired of deleting comments about how “hot” Stephanie is. Guys, she’s 13 oe 14. Find someone your own age. (And if I’ve let any such comments go by, let me know: n k a ( a t ) n o b o d y – k n o w s – a n y t h i n g . c o m.
All I know is that my daughter loves this show wnd I see no harm in it….
Hi my son is three and he absolutely loves lazytown!!! Not to metion I even find myself sitting and watching with him the show is GREAT!!!!!!
Oh and Robbie Rotten is Robbie Hottie!!!!
I just stumbled on this board searching for who portrays Stephanie in Lazytown. This show is wonderful. It gets my 2 year old daughter up and dancing when she wouldn’t even try to dance with Dora or Blue. This show has more music and more dancing which my duaghter absolutely adores both. I truly hope that NickJr. plays this to it’s death. I am taping every episode for my daughter.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW, I’M 19 YEARS OLD AND MY LITTLE BROTHER (2) LOVES THIS SHOW. ROBBIE ROTTEN IS HOT, AND SPORTACUS IS DAMN FINE (HE’S MY MOM’S AGE) THIS SHOW IS ADORABLE. PLUS IT’S FROM ICELAND, MY FAVORITE SOCCER PLAYER (EIDUR GUDJOHNSEN, CHELSEA F.C. IN ENGLAND) IS FROM THERE, HE’S A HOTTIE TOO. more closer to my age.
i lov eyour show. I am 16 and i still watch it.
Just speaking, but from what I’ve been reading it sounds like it has been recorded in Iceland. I’m going to check into it more. The characters are amazing! Each person, actual person, really does their job. They are all talented people and know what they are doing. I’ve been very impressed with it. By the way, some of the stuff ya’ll are looking for might be on their website. lazytown.com
Hi, I enjoy reading your comments on this show. The show is recorded in a small studio in Iceland which was specially built by Nick jr in the town Gardabaer, which is where I live. The show is recorded in english only but most of the creative staff is icelandic and most of the production staff is US.
I noticed here that a lot parents would like to get Lazytown costumes for their kids so I’ve emailed this URL to Magnús, the creator (and Sportacus). Hopefully he will look into manufacturing costumes to meet this demand.
Actually I just spoke to Magnús about it and he said that Lazytown Entertainment aware of the merchandise interest but unfortunately it can’t be produced until sometime in the new year. So maybe next Halloween, parents 🙂
Hey, Bjorn, didja tell your pal Magnus that America is crawling with moms who have enormous crushes on him (including me)? Unfortunately, ladies, one site I checked listed our “little above-average” hero as married (oh well, so are most of us). Great site, Dianne, Lazytown brought me, but the adventures of a fellow mommy will make me stay!
Speaking of magnus i was searching his name in the search spot and one website which is in a different language has everything about thim.. Unfortunatly, i don’t undersatand it, but the picture of him is GORGEOUS!!! It looks like he has blonde hair…Ayway, if this is forwarded to Magnus, I just wanted to tell him that he did a wonderful job on his show, and yes as you can see, alot of us mommies watch the show because of you!!!! ha..ha.. Thanks for the info about the costumes. But i hope thier will be toys or something else we can buy our children in the near future!!
After reading about it in the TV Guide, I thought I’d watch it due to the insanely bright colors. So, when I did I immediantly became obsessed with it and watched it for the rest of summer break. I’m 14 and I think I luv it more than anyone! I’m even trying to make my own CD since they’re not making one…
After reading about it in the TV Guide, I thought I’d watch it due to the insanely bright colors. So, when I did I immediantly became obsessed with it and watched it for the rest of summer break. I’m 14 and I think I luv it more than anyone! I’m even trying to make my own CD since they’re not making one…
I’m 18 and I was recently enlightened by this awsome little show (hey,I work in a daycare center!)umm,I was wondering if anyone knew the lyrics to that song that they sing.This has really been bugging me,man it’s just soo catchy!
The Nick Jr Site has the lyrics for 4 of the songs… including that bing bang dinga dinga dong (or whatever) song.
I’m a grown woman and not a huge fan (Robbie Rotten really annoys me) but my 2 1/2 yr old nephew (who I babsit mon-fri), who is constantly moving and into everything every minute of every day actually SITS STILL through every ‘wazytown’ episode (I know, kind of defeats the purpose of the show) – and gives me a breather, so I am a fan of that! Oh, and we like Ziggy AKA ‘Sportacandy’
I just wish they’d show more… I’ve seen the cake episode 3 times already.
My daughters love the show, but I have a problem with a TV show promoting exersize, etc., when the kids just sit there watching it! Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, they just want to watch more after it is over! Luckily, they have an 80’s mom, all we had when we were kids was atari which was so boring after a while we WANTED to go outside, which is were we spent most of our time, summer AND winter. So we will go be sporticus outside, not in front of the tv!~
Lazy Town is tnhe best show ever, My favorite character is Stephenie. Iwould love to meet her or be her pen pal. Bye
The first LazyTown episode that i saw on Nick Jr was the sports day episode. After watching that I kept wondering why the show was called LazyTown. Then one day I finally saw the first episode and everything started to make sense to me and to my little brother. Unlike most of the Nick Jr. shows, LazyTown concentrates more on teaching children how to stay active and healthy. What i really like about LazyTown are the songs. I also like the characters. I just hope that LazyTown stays around for a long time. You know what would be nice….. it’ll be nice to see a Lazytown Christmas Special where everybody in Lazytown would have a big Christmas party. My idea is that in this episode everyone would be playing in the snow and decorating the town. Then, of course you’ll have Robbie Rotten trying to ruin the celebration but at the end everyone would forgive Robbie and he will end up getting a present from the town that way he wouldn’t be left out on Christmas. What makes this episode special is that it will teach kids to forgive one another. I just hope that Magnus decides to make something like this.
I’ll only post this once. My son is turning 3 October 14th, and he loves LazyTown. I’ve already ordered a video capture card so I can get them on my computer to make dvds out of each episode for him. VCRs suck, you know.
I LOVE this show. My 3 yr old and I watched it 3 times today and every time it’s over he starts to get upset and say, “I want Robbie Rotten!” … (I say, “I want Sportacus!!” Hee hee… What a babe!) The idea for this show is FANTASTIC. When I read reviews before it came out and heard that kids actually get up and dance, I didn’t believe it – after all, he doesn’t usually participate with Dora prompting, “Get up please” – so what would change now? Boy was I wrong! He dances and moves during the show and afterwards will want an apple or carrots (something he rarely requested in the past.) This is great — PLEASE DON’T TAKE IT OFF THE AIR EVER!!
Greetings everyone!
I’m so glad to see this forum on the Internet! It’s wonderful to know that so many people — especially parents and their children in America — love “Lazy Town.”
As a token of appreciation, here’s a little “gift” for those of you who like our “Bing Bang” song from “Lazy Town.” The gift? An Internet address that lets you hear the song in its original Icelandic!
So, just go to:
http://www.krakkabanki.is/utvarp/utvarp.swf
Then, click the “forward” button on the player’s *bottom* tool bar (the one directly below the word “Byrja.” The screen will change to a selection menu. Finally, choose selection number three, “Bing Bang.” Enjoy!
EmEs
who is the actor who plays robbie rotten?
my daughter is nuts over LazyTown. I am searching for a way to get a Stephanie costume, but i guess we will just have to get creative over the next few weeks. i love how this show motivates the kids to get up and dance. there alot of junk on TV and this is a definite winner. i really enjoy watching the show and learning the dances with my munchkin. it’s all good in our book. Go Go Go LazyTown!!!!!!
Okay I am so glad I found this site. We are yet another family that LOVES LazyTown. Our daily schedule somewhat revolves around it. I have a 5 years old in afternoon Kindergarten and a 2 year old. My 10 year old daughter wants to be Stephanie for Halloween too!! I am looking at fabrics and wigs so if I come up with anything I will let you guys know here. Someone mentioned that they though Julianna (Stephanie) was on Broadway…she was in Oklahoma 🙂
I emailed the U.S. Director of Marketing in NY but never heard back from him about costumes or other merchandise so I am glad I heard it here.
Robbie Rotten definitley echoes Jim Carrey’s “Grinch” to me, but looking at the timeline it seems like maybe Jim Carrey took a hint or two from good ol’ Robbie huh? j/k He is hilarious and the kids love him too. I think the show does so much more than just teach about fitness and health when Robbie does mean things but they still save him when he gets in a pickle and include him in everything. Thank You Magnus and Nick Jr. for bringing this show into my kids’ lives.
(oh yeah does it need to be said that Sportacus is yummy beyond belief?? he he he)
I was just searching the internet to get information on the cast…I love the show too. My 21 month old loves it. Compared to the Tubbies or Boobah it is so much better. My brain hurts after watching Boobah with her.
It has the look of a Dr. Seuss movie(hollywoods version)…but doesn’t bog down like those movies do. Maybe it’s because it’s only a 1/2 hour long.
My 3 year old son loves Lazy Town! We have it on our Season Pass with TiVo! My son pretends to be Sportacus all the time! And he often gets up and dances when they are dancing on the show and when he plays the game on the Nick Jr. website!
I was hoping to find a Sportacus Halloween costume over the ‘Net and found this site instead–LOL!
I don’t mind the theme song too much–it’s catchy! And so much better than Caillou, Tubbies, or Boobah!
Oh, this is great! My kids adore this show! We’ve got a TiVo season pass too. I don’t mind listening to the music over and over, its very catchy and it gets my kids moving (although at the moment one of the songs is stuck in my head). My daughter, Megan, wants to be Stephanie too, and my other daughter and son both want to be Sportacus.
I must agree that Sportacus is very nice to look at LOL But I won’t tell my kids that.
This is the coolest show ever!!! My 10 year old sister started watching it and got me hooked! I am 16 and have now hooked all of my friends so now we have lazytown parties! We all agree we think Sportucus is one good lookin fellow!!!!! we also love the dancing and singing along to the awesome songs!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was just flipping through the channels one day while at home and I think it was the day it premired on Nick Jr. I wanted to go upstairs and shower but I was so fascinated in the show that I couldn’t leave! I think it’s an awesome idea for a show yet it does confuse me a bit on the fact that’s it a TV show promoting kids not to sit inside and watch TV…but besides that it’s trully spectacular…and I’m 18 haha…I love the bright colors and music. I wish this show was on wehn I was a kid!
I was online looking for the actress that played Stephanie as I just wondered what color her real hair was, lol! I finally found some pictures of her on b’way with dark hair. Then found some of Sportacus with blonde hair, I thought he was hot on the show, WOW is all I can say. What a great show! The songs even get me up and dancing! I wish I could get to the words of “Bing Bang”. You have to be able to print them off Nick Jr. and I can’t. 🙁 OH, FOR THOSE WANTING COSTUMES, Nick Jr. does have the instructions to make a Stephanie and Sportacus costume. If you are crafty at that type of thing, as I am not. Just wanted to say hello to all the other fans. My son is 3 and he is always flying through the house being Sportacus and telling me I am Stephanie. What a great kept secret from us, thanks Nick Jr for picking it up. Too bad we can’t get their products YET. Keep up the great work! GO GO LAZYTOWN
hi my name is hannah and i am 10 years old i never thought that i would watch nick jr. agian but now i am excited to get up when there is no school and whatch lazytown i know all the songs from welcome to lazytown and cooking by the book andbing bang.this show is cool i would like to know how old stephaniei know in the show she is 8 years old but in real life.great job!!!!!
Hannah.xxxx
I have a 3year old son, Elijah Lyn Kent who is my “Punkin Pie”. He loves Lazytown and his favorite character is Sportacus. He runs around the house with a Coleman belt on, sandles on his hands, and a Army helmet on his head, yelling, “I’m Sportacus”. I had never seen the program before, because he watches this at his daycare provider’s house. I looked into what it was about and I was surprised to find out it was about healthy eating and exercise. I think it’s so cool that there is a program out there supporting the way I am raising my child!!!
Thanks!!
Kandace
Great show! I’m 19 years old… and have watched my little sister growing up incredibly “lazy” barely being active at all.. just wanting to watch tv and or play on the computer or other games…. and seince my twin sistera have been born i had been wondering how motivated they would be to run jump and play…. I saw this show open up on a network sponsered by nick .. then after a week or so it came on nick jr. i just turned it on every day it came on and let the 8 year old lead… its great to see them jump around singing and dancing trying to follow the main character’s every movements.. then when its over.. they instantly want to go try and play the sports and such that they play on the tv show… i’m very excited that this tv show has became so popular.. and i hope that it begins to play later in the day… possibly a few times after they get off of school.. i love this show and i’m glad that they can make the show not only fun but productive for the children.
Hi!I’m Lazytown’s #1 fan.Stephanie is so pretty that she is my romodel.I got my whole class to be watching Lazytown.I was thinking about being on the show in the beging.But now that’s my dream
I think LazyTown is great if you have a child that is able to be inspired extremely fast and grabs a ball and runs outside as soon as the show is over.My neice loves the show but when its over she asks me to change to disney and just sits there . For heavens sake she lives in America !!If any one knows where i can see pics of stephanie without her LazyTown outfit plz post it . thanks
they record it in english and for the icelandics they are going to dub it in icelandic.
links to some pics of Julianna Mauriello(stephanie)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396991/board/nest/12835983
I think Lazy Town is a great show that blends life lessons with a balance of entertainment. Be nice if it could join other Nick and Nick Jr. shows in the paramount DVD collection.
You can get a hot pink wig (like Stephanie’s but a bit longer) at Target in the Halloween section.
this show is awsome i love it. it rocks i wish we could some merchandise but they are not out yet so we are waiting for those to come out
My favorite song is “Cooking by the Book” so far, and I’m a 30-year-old mom 🙂 I just spent an hour listening to the Nick Jr. radio for Lazy Town and reading web posts about the show. I also hope there will be lots of merchandise and stuff revolving around this show, but with one caveat – I hope the message of healthy living will be built into any products that use this show’s star power to sell. I hope they will run promotions that teach kids and adults to eat healthy and sleep well and exercise, and bring down sales of soda pop and candy in the states noticeably, just as the craze did in Iceland (per post on Nick Jr’s Lazy Town message board).
Dear lazytown,
I love your show. I need help though. Can you give me a good website with games from lazytown?
Thanks,
Joselyn Ellis
Wooooooooooooo áfram Latibær!
I can’t wait for the show to air in Iceland, even though it’ll be dubbed.
If it ever comes out on DVD I’m going to buy it and thus watch the ennnglish version..
But I’m actually excited to see what the dub will be like.. Hehe.. Kind of funny to watch something in the language you’re used to watching it in.. But.. it still being a dub. It’ll be strange. 🙂
I LOVE this show! But in the play pictures {see offical site} RR looks a little bit, well, evil. Im mean see for yourself!
One day I was flipping through the channels and I landed on nick jr. It happened to be four thirty so I was watching lazy town and my hobby is singing and dancing. i’m good at it and I was watching it. then it ended and came the singing and dancing part, and right away I had to get up and dance now. I watch it all the time. – Melissa – Florida – Age 8
I think we all agree this is a WONDERFUL show. And yes! As a mother of 3 I find Sportacus and his accent irresistable!!! And the little girl Stephanie! Where did they get her? She is just charming all over and you can tell she’s having fun doing the show… her eyes and smile are just so genuine. Is she american?
Hooray! For Lazytown, the best show out there! Thanks Magnus!
Yes I know how everyone on here feels…..My 3yr old loves this show and I have found myself watching it along with him…and I do agree with most the mommies Sportacus is totally hot.
Okay I signed onto this site looking for any clue where I may be able to purchase Lazy Town merchandise! My daughter loves Stephanie and Sportacus and wants them for Christmas! HELP!!!
I am a 38 yr old Single White Male – no where near the target market. I was working out at the Gym when the show came on one of the 5 TV’s in the Cardio Area. Visually, it was so captivating I had to switch over from a Football game to see what it was about. Then Stephanie started singing some bubble gum techno rock song and I was totaly enthralled. The energy is contagious and I doubled my pace on the Stairmaster. This show is going to be a big hit! I never want Stephanie to grow up.
I just want to say me son loves this show, he is 3 and into everything. When Lazytown is on he is clued to the tv and imitating everything Sporticus does. An amazing show and I hope it stays on the air forever. Thank you Lazytown!!!