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.
SEE WHAT I GO THROUGH! I mean, Bridget doesn’t like the Lazytown songs! (gasp) But Bridget, you have to admit, Mads puts on a good performance. I give her a 10. Lol.
my 2 year old grand daughter loves your show. she was a preemie and has a delay in her walking the music gets her on her feet dancing. also my 19 year old daughter and i love to watch to see sporticus what a hottie! great job.
Hey Hey heyyyyyyyyy! i Love ThiS SHoW..
I LoVE TO SIng ThE SOnG!:D
wow have people been talking about this show now for allmost 8 months nonstop. Maggi (magnus “sportacus” schewing) lives 300 feet away from me (seltj.nes Iceland) and has done a great job, but WOOOW he did not expect this, the show is for kids but I think the main group following it are adults, rave-craving danceTechno maniacs who all want to dress up like stephany (solla stirda in Icelandic) and having sportacus whipping their fat cheeseburger asses, dang thats kinky.
Just weighing in to say I have become totally captured by the series. Forget the kids. They’re at school. It’s a bright pickmeup in the morning before I head to work.
I was wondering if anyone here knew what Magnus’ last name was? I am trying to make a gift for a fan and find websites about lazy town or Magnus.
his name is Magnus Scheving ( Magnús Scheving )
My 18 month old adores the show! She dances and sings to the music! I also enjoy the show immensely – a great way to start the day! Plus Sportacus is a ‘Hottie’! Stephanie is really sweet, cute and smart – what a great role model for young girls!
I’m an elementary school teacher in southern California. There is much emphasis on major content areas of learning, however physical education is not at the top of the list. Thank you so much to Lazytown creator Magnus Scheving for acting on the urgent need to raise the focus of physical education for our children. If there is one things kids do is watch T.V. It’s brilliant to use the T.V. as a vessel for learning. Why didn’t Disney think of it?
I love the show but I think it would be better if they had the subtitles 4 the songs like bing bang cuz thats my favorite song. OOOO and I’m almost 13 and I love the show so much u make it fun 4 me 2 watch everytime I have a chance…..Thank You
Wow my fiance and I love this show. Every Saturday morning that is the only show we watch. We looked up the pictures and stuff of the real actors and WOW ROBBIE IS FINE though so is Sporticus. Anyway we just adore little Stephanie and hope when we have kids that we have one just like her. I’ve stumbled around a few sites where it does seem adult are more into this then kids. I’m not suprised its awesome. We were just flipping through the channels when we saw Stephanie and I made my fiance stop to watch it. Lucky I did. Anyway this is a great site and I’ve enjoyed hearing all the cool facts everyone puts on here and I got a good laugh over Sporticus translating to “sport elf”
I’m 10-years-old..and im INLOVE with Lazy Town i think its the best show on NickJr..i think Sportacus is a hottie!!..and Stephani is really pretty!..Robbie Rotten kinda freaks me out though.
I dont really get the point of this show though..is it suppose to teach you to eat your veggies??..
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HI THERE! i luv Lazy Town because… i dun noe its just so great! My cuzin she’s like 8 and she told me to watch it cuz she thought it was soo cool too and when i watched it my eyes were glued to the tv man! hehehehe i luv stephanies voice. At first my neice went to nik jr and then i saw lazy town there and i was thinking cuz it said steph was eight then i though oh my gosh am i learning from an eight year old?? hehehe then i went to this webpage and thank goodness shes only 13 old then me! thanx
I love this show as much as my three year old son does! We dance, we “power jump” and we think apples are “sports candy.” Besides that, Magnus Scheving is easy on the eyes. Many kids’ shows just drive me insane, but not Lazy Town.
Hi I’m icelandic and read your comment about Lazytown.
It´s been really popular in Iceland since I think 1995 and it called Latibær here. I went to school with one of the actors (Robbie) and am related to Sportacus (well it´s a really small country haha)
They sell lots of products here, have their own money that kids can collect and buy healthy things with.
It has only been shown in icelandic until last year.
A litle info on Magnus for those of you who are interested.
Magnus Scheving is a two-time European champion, and a silver medallist in the World Aerobics Championship.
He is a world-class athlete, and an acclaimed entertainer and writer in his native Iceland. During his travels around the world, lecturing on health and fitness, parents were always asking Scheving about exercise and nutrition for children.
In response to this, he created LazyTown in 1991 with the book Go, Go Lazy Town! The property has since built into a household name in Iceland, with businesses including publishing, live theatrical performances and a radio station.
OMG! I watched this show ONCE and I am hooked! I am 19 years old and I was channel surfing one day. Well, I was flipping through the channels when I came across Nick Jr. with a show I had never seen (or heard of for that matter) before. So I said, what the hell, and after that Sportacus just became my new hero! I really look up to him, and hope one day I will get to meet him. By the way, Sportacus has encouraged me to eat right, and exercise. So ya know what? I have been eating healthier, and going to the gym and trying to be my best cause I do NOT wanna let Sportacus down! Before watching the show I was around 170lbs, and now I am back down to 135lbs(the proper weight for my height) Now if I could only get my hands on a costume or any Lazy Town merchandise for that matter….
Cameron my 3 year old loves to exercise with sportacus, and thinks steph is wow
my 3 year old loves to exercise with sportacus, and thinks steph is wow
I don’t know how this show is so atticting! I’m a 20 year college student and I LIKE THE SHOW! Maybe because I was always involved with athletics and finally, after my childhood was over and done with, a show like Lazytown comes out with an athletic superhero. I like the show so much, I even called the Lazytown Entertainment headquarters in Iceland to let them know how much I enjoy the show and how much I appriate Magnus for coming up with such a great idea. Never the less Robbie is humorous and Stephanie is a cute girl. Thats what I have to say about the show.
I think that I have gone crazy over this show. My brother made a cd for me to listen to with my three yr old son. He wants to do things like Sportacus, like flips, and running real fancy, push-ups, cart wheels, bounce off the walls.
He will definitly be in gymnastics before the year is out or he’s going to ruin my furniture.
We just watch it together and dance to the music and we love Stephanie’s beautiful voice and Sportacus’s, if it is him singing. I ‘ve thought about it and have listened closely and I think it is him. He is sooo awesome, I want a big Sportacus poster for my bedroom, I don’t think my hubby will mind, he knows that I am looney over Magnus and we have fun with it. He is the hottiest hotty, smart, talented, he is just wonderful.
I LOVE LAZYTOWN! Im 13 years old and was channel surfing while on vacation and got addicted to it! i watched it everyday until we left! i also got my friends hooked to it! IT IS THE BOMB.COM!!!!!!!!!!GOOOOOOOOOOOO LAZYTOWN!
I just returned from the beach and had so much fun introducing my family to lazy town. I read somewhere in here that Stephanie reads sometimes,I hope so, you are so talented and adorable. My brother knowing how my son and I love this show made a music disk with all your songs, I will be buying them when they come out I just could not wait ,my sons 3.very strong, he tries to do things like Sportacus, we need an exercise video, I think that would be a great we listened to your music all the way from shelby nc to surf side sc and all the way home again and talked about your show and how we think it is just a wonderful thing for children and how glad we are to have it. I was wondering what the future is of lazy town, the show will not be the same without you and Magnus, you two make the show and I doubt anyone else would ever be able to fill your shoes. What are you going to do???
Will there be a lazy town movie. I would love to play Stephanie’s mother, with pink hair and the works,wouldn’t that be fun? Later
hey,
lazy town is the best show on tv.i like the girl with the pink hair she aswome
I love your show.
I absolutely love this show! I watch it every morning before I go to school at 7 (satellite). My mom thinks my brother and I are weird for watching it…I’m only 15 (brother is 13)! I love this show, Stingy is definately the best though, and all the songs are great! Well, I’m going to go eat a carrot now! =D
i am freakin 18 yrs old and i love the show. i cant get enough of it.
Hello everyone!! I’m a sucker for foreign men…so it doesn’t really surprise me that I think Stefan Karl Stefansson is one of the sexiest men I’ve ever seen. Alas, when his website was being redone, there were two pictures on there. One headshot…and one of him squatting. And ladies, there was a wedding ring there 🙁 OH, the agony!!
hi
my dotter loves this show and now that we have moved we cant seam to find it on tv so i was wondering if there was a website that we could go to to watch the show ????
This is awsome i am 20 and i watch the show every day my girlfriend makes fun of me but it is the best show ever the music is great and it teaches kids great things
I’m 24 and have a 4 yearold boy who loves it and i found it cute and I like that sportacus
this was entirely long and that is good because it shows how much effort you guys put into this.
hi! im 21 from tulsa, i have a 1 year old son that loves music and loves to dance so, yeah, he loves this show. and so do i! the music is great for a kids show. i actually got curious how someone as athletic as sportacus got into doing a kids show and looked him up.. for those that didnt know it seems that he is the one that created it..magnus sheving. i have to admit my fave character may be robbie, just cause i think he’s funny. ‘You blinked your eyes! yeah im too fast for that’ maybe its the accent. 🙂
hi im 21 from tulsa and i have a 1 year old son that loves music and loves to dance, so yeah, he loves lazytown. it has great music for a kids show. i actually got curious as to why someone as athletic as sportacus would be on a kids show and for those that dont know it seems that he is the one behind the show.. magnus sheving. champion athlete used to tour talking to kids about the importance of health. i have to admit that my favorite character may be robbie.. simply because i think he’s funny ‘You blinked your eyes! yeah im too fast for that.’ ok maybe its the accent. but stephanie reminds me of this girl that i went to highschool with named kathryn zaremba that was a child star.. she was on full house and the jeff foxworthy show.. and toothless.. some disney movie, which makes me kind of annoyed with stephanie.. haha
I am a 21 year old college student in the US and for some reason I can’t get enough of LazyTown! I love the basic characters with names that reflect their personalities. Though there are very few characters, each one basically reflects portions of everyone’s personalities: stingy, pixel (kids these days know so much about computers), Mayor Meanswell, Miss Busybody, etc.
The bright colors and fast paced song and dance breaks are mystifying to small children as well as seniors in college (apparently). There are SO many children’s shows out there right now, it’s great to see a new one that incorporates both humans and puppets. The morals are very obvious but it’s great that the kids in the show usually make decisions on their own and understand why certain things are not good for them. Stephanie is adorable, even though she’s actually a teenager. I hate to see them replace her once she ‘develops’ past the 8 year old she plays.
I don’t have any kids of my own, but if I did, I’m sure they would love LazyTown and all of its energy. I’m so glad to read stories of how much it affects others. Since television and computers are becoming cheap babysitters these days, I love that the kids are learning good morals and healthy tips.
Does anyone have a copy of the instructions for making any of the Lazytown costumes that was posted on nickjr.com? I can’t find them on the site. If you would, Please email them to me if you have them. Thank you.
Tori:
Don’t worry, i’m 29 and I like the friggen show.
I watch it pretty much every day. It’s Mr Rotten that cracks me up, every single time. I love the shows that focus on his antics.
Aaahhr. Pirate! =D
There are supposed to be 40 new shows in the pipeline!! Go – Go Lazytown!!
I hate it! Not the show of corse, but the fact that i am in school when it is on! I love the show, and am happy to hear steph is 13, not 18 like i thought, *grins*. Any way, if they could put the show on at 600 or 630 in the morning i would make a point of watching it every day… maybe it would wake me up for math…
Hey im 35 and i LOVE Lazy town its my life. I go home and watch it every single day its on. I cant get enough of it. I love their songs and ohh wait never mind because it is on right now. Sorry this is short but i just cant miss and episode. Sorry once again. Ohh yeah by the way my 5 kids love to watch it but not as much as ME! Bye
My son won’t watch the show-but I, his mother do!!!!! Magnus has a beautiful body!~
Is it just me, or does Robbie Rotten remind anyone of the count from “A Series of Unfortunate Events”? He’s got the chin, the slightly psychotic demeanor, wirey frame, quasi-pinstripe suit and just generally plots in the same way.
I gotta say though, what really hooked me about this show is Stephanie. That girl is just too adorable.
I am a babysitter and the baby I watch loves the show. I also love it. It makes me want to get up and dance. I don’t know how anyone can have as much energy as Sportagus does.
I watch Lazzy Town with my brother. It is fun and energetic. My brother loves it! He used to only like blues clues but know i showed him this and he loves it. These songs make you want to dance. I somtimes watch this show or listen to it on the computer on my free time.(Its a great show) Thanx for making this show Its great
Look what I found…
LazyTown on ‘Favorites’ DVD
LazyTown is coming to DVD for the first time ever! The episode “Sports Day” will be available on the new DVD “Nick Jr Favorites – Volume 1” which will be available May 24 , 2005. The DVD will also include episodes from Dora, Max & Ruby, Oswald, Little Bill and Blue’s Clues.
Shirts are available now at http://shop.nickjr.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=1900665 .
How can I get a soundtrack?
I found the Instructions (Originaly posted on NickJr’s Web Site)
How to Make a Sportacus Costume
How to Make Stephanies Costume
and Posted them on my Blog http://www.lazytowndad.blogspot.com
I still haven’t had time to make any other posts but I will be posting info on the Background of Lazytown Like What Is Sportacus’ FIRST NAME. I have been digging around the Internet and found the Orignial Story line, before the show was picked up by Nick.
i love ths show i watch it all the time i even know the song even though im 1 years old i like it any how i luv staphanie shes so cute and she likes pink just like me!!!!
That show ROCKSSS! I luv itt!
Hi, people!
Hey, I’m from Brazil and I’m so curious to know this show that looks so interesting… (Yeah, chicks, Sportacus is “everything” – like we say here in Brazil…:) where can I buy the DVD? Do you want to do subtittles in portuguese?
Bye, kisses for you!
Lazy Town is awesome. I love Stephanie – she is so hot. She needs a fan club and lots of pictures.