List of Unique New York characters
Characters on the series include:
Human Characters[edit]
Name | Actor/Actress | Active | Description | Appearance |
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Jodie | (1974–2001)
(2002–present) |
1974– present | She wears a brown jacket and pants, with red and yellow trim from 1974 to 1977, She wears a pink jumpsuit. has a zipper front, short sleeves with red trim, a red collar, a red belt, and a red pocket on the front since 1977. | |
Jeff | (1974–2001)
(2002–present) |
1974– present | ||
Buddy | Jimmy Slyde | 1977–1987 | ||
Angie Jefferson | Anita Morris | 1974–1982 | ||
Wendy the Cute Ghost | Eleanor Brainsby (1977–2001)
(2002–present) |
1977– present | She is a ghost | |
Alexis the Mermaid | Andrea Schudson
(1977–2001) Agnes Krawcheck (2002–present) |
1977– present | She is a mermaid in Letter People Land Beach | |
Andy the Merman | (1977–2001)
(2002– present |
1977– present | He is a merman in Letter People Land Beach | |
Sebastian the Jack-o'-lantern | (1981–2002)
(2003–present) |
1981– present | ||
Tina the Witch | (1986–2002)
(2003–present) |
1986– present | ||
Andrew | 2003–present | |||
Samantha the Web-footed Martian | 1978– present | |||
Sally the Science Alien | Paula Robertshaw (1978–2002)
Chloe Boulton (2003–present) |
She is scientific human-like alien. She is also Mister Q's assistant and a sister of Priscilla, Nicole, Francine, Sabrina, Paula and Vanessa. | She wear pink argyle sweater and pink long skirt, pink argyle socks Sally's alien feet are pink. | |
Paula the Science Alien | Simone Scriver (1986–2002)
Vanessa Ridge (2003–present) |
1986– present | She is scientific human-like alien. She is scientific human-like alien. She is also Mister Q's assistant and a sister of Sally, Nicole, Francine, Sabrina, Paula and Vanessa | She wear orange argyle sweater and orange long skirt, orange argyle socks |
Vanessa the Science Alien | Wendy Laughlin (1986–2002)
Paula Sanders (2003–present) |
She is scientific human-like alien. She is also Mister Q's assistant and a sister of Nicole, Priscilla, Francine, Sabrina, Paula and Sally | She wear purple argyle sweater and purple long skirt, purple argyle socks | |
Priscilla the Science Alien | Sharon Yeager
(1993–2002) Gina McGlothin (2003–present) |
1993–present | She is scientific human-like alien. She is also Mister Q's assistant and a sister of Sally, Nicole, Francine, Sabrina, Paula and Vanessa. | She wear green argyle sweater and green long skirt, green argyle socks |
Sabrina the Science Alien | Penelope Funchess
(1993–2002) Daphne Cronkite (2003–present) |
She is scientific human-like alien. She is also Mister Q's assistant and a sister of Priscilla, Nicole, Francine, Sally, Paula and Vanessa. | She wear yellow argyle sweater and yellow long skirt, yellow argyle socks | |
Francine the Science Alien | Amy Phillipsburg | 2003–
present |
She is scientific human-like alien. She is also Mister Q's assistant and a sister of Nicole, Priscilla, Sally, Sabrina, Paula and Vanessa | She wear red argyle sweater and purple long skirt, red argyle socks |
Nicole the Science Alien | Alexis Phillipsburg | She is scientific human-like alien. She is also Mister Q's assistant and a sister of Francine, Priscilla, Sally, Sabrina, Paula and Vanessa | She wear blue argyle sweater and blue long skirt, blue argyle socks | |
Gage Nelson | Various | 1978– present | ||
Ellie Nelson | Various | 1978– present | ||
Abby the Cupid | Lily Farthing | 2004– present | She is a cupid | |
Brian Homan | Michael Jeter | 1981–1990 | He is a boyfriend of Miss O | |
Mrs. Shapiro | Alice Barker | 1974 | She is a Daisy and Terrance's next neighbor. | |
Simon Sandman | 2003–present | He is a sandman | ||
Tiffany the Genie | Charlotte Turner | 2004–present | She is a genie | |
Boogeyman
Sylvester |
(1990–2001)
(2002–present) |
1990– present | He is a boogeyman | |
Eudora the Fairy | 2003– present | |||
Rita the Vampire | Kate Bartholomew | 2004– present | ||
Peri the Bunny | Tatiana Rodriguez | 2004-present | ||
Mary Lou Fritz | Ivy O'Hagan (1975–2001)
Emma Poe (2002–present) |
1975-present | She is a Mister F's next door neighbor | She has a ponytail from 1975 to 1977 and two braids since 1978. She wears a gray and black striped long sleeved shirt from 1975 to 1977 and blue and red striped long sleeved shirt since 1978. she also wears her purple skirt and blue socks and purple pumps. |
Dorothy Lamoreaux | Avis McGlothin (1976–1987)
Cassandra Sandage (1987–present) |
1976–present | She is a owner of Letter People Land Sweet Shop. | She has a ponytail from 1976 to 1977 and straight since 1978. She wears a black and white striped long sleeved shirt from 1976 to 1977 and blue long sleeved shirt since 1978. she also wears her purple skirt and blue socks and purple pumps. |
Alexis Ragdoll | Edwina Carling (1974–1990)
Cindy Edwards (1990–present) |
1974–present | ||
Little Terrance | Darrell Cleese (1974–1982)
Jamie Barnett (2002–present) |
1974–present | He is a little boy live in Star Street on Letter People Land | He wears a red and blue striped shirt |
Daisy Albin | Nikki Baskerville (1974–2002)
Kimberly Beckett (2003– present) |
1974–present | A little girl who lives in Sun Street on Letter People Land. | |
Little Doris | Debbie Reston (1977–2002) (2003–present) | 1977–present | A little girl who live in Moon Street on Letter People Land. | |
Chef Joan Livingston | Burdine Cryder | 1997–present | She is a chef | |
Dentist Charlotte Livingston | 2000– present | She is a dentist. | ||
Scooter | Deanna Stookey (1976–1987) | 1976– present | She is a girl, Introduced as a puppet, then played by actress Deanna Stookey, who a killed in multiple stab wounds on July 3, 1987, at the age of 34, the character was portrayed by a muppet. | |
Alice Livingston | (1977–2003)
(2004–present) |
1977– present | She is a gardener in Letter People Land Garden. | |
Clyde Seaborn | (1975–2002)
(2003–present) |
1975–present | He is a Inventor in Letter People Land Laboratory | |
Elektra Dollar | (1986–2002)
(2003–present) |
1986– present | She is a journalist | |
Harriet Eisenhower | (1976–2002)
(2003–present) |
1976–present | She is a librarian | |
Cheryl the Mime | Lottie Crawford (1977–1992)
Sally Vickers (1993–present) |
1977–present | She is a mime. | |
The Terrific Travis | Victor Freckelton (1978-1992)
Gavin Lee (1993-present) |
1978–present | He is a magician | |
Nurse Abigail Cowman | Deanna Pinnington | 1982–present | She is a nurse | |
Elizabeth Rockefeller | Harriet Teasley | 1989–present | She is a photographer | |
Pirate Samantha | 2003– present | She is a pirate. | ||
Pirate Nonny | Various | 2003– present | He is a son of Pirate Samantha and also a pirate. | |
Charisse Donahue | (1985–2002)
(2003–present) |
1985– present | She is a telegraphist | |
Daniel Morgan | (1974–2002)
(2002–present) |
1974–present | ||
Tatiana Morgan | (1974–2002)
(2002–present) |
1974–present | She is a Irish-American girl in Letter People Land | She has blomde hair and pale skin. |
Lily Morgan | Various | 2003–present | ||
Veronica Sweeney | Gina Newhook (1975–2003)
Sally Hadcock (2003–present) |
1975–present | She is a veterinarian | |
Nina Crossley | Sally Powell | 1985–present | She is a singing telegram lady | |
Lucy Cromack | Lindsay Ridgeway | 1999–present | She is a little girl lives in Moon Street on Letter People Land. | |
Alan Brookes | Michael Gandolfini | 2006–present |
Animated Characters[edit]
Name | Active | Voice Actor/Voice Actress | Description | Appearance |
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Muzzy | 1975–present | Muzzy is a furry, greenish-blue alien | ||
King Nigel | King Nigel is a lion | |||
Queen Elza | Queen Elza is a mouse | |||
Princess Sylvia | Princess Sylvia is a mouse | |||
Bob | Bob is a mouse | |||
Corvax | Corvax is a goblin | |||
Norman | Norman is a human | |||
Ivy | Jeannie Russell | Ivy is a fox | ||
Baby Amanda | 1978–present | Baby Amanda is a baby mouse |
Puppets[edit]
Name | Active | Voice Actor/Voice Actress | Description | Appearance |
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Thidwick The Big-Hearted Moose | 2002–present | Anthony Asbury | Thidwick is a moose that sings beutiful | |
Megan Mullally | 2004–present | |||
Rita Minders | 2002–present | Rita is a girl who uses a wheelchair. | ||
Scooter | 1975–present | Carole Asbury (1987–2001)
Jennifer Barnhart (2002–present) |
Introduced as a puppet, then played by actress Deanna Stookey, who afterwards appeared opposite Frank Sinatra Jr. in the 1987 film Freeze. After she was killed in multiple stab wounds on July 3, 1987, at the age of 34, the character was portrayed by a muppet. | |
Peggy Twinkletoes | 2003–present | Julianne Buescher | ||
Little Deedee | 1978–present | Olivia Shankland
(1978–2001) Susan Garland (2002–present) |
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Iggy | 1974–1978 | |||
Jane Kangaroo | 1994–present | |||
Horton the Elephant | 1994–present | |||
Junior Kangaroo | 1994–present | |||
Morton the Elephant Bird | 1994–present | |||
Fox in Socks | 1994–present | Bruce Lanoil | Since 2003, Mr. Knox and Fox have their own comedy routine. Like his book counterpart. He's also been known to encourage Mr. Knox to try something new. | Fox in Socks wears blue socks on his hands and feet, but on the show, he also wears a matching scarf and bowler hat. |
Mr. Richard Knox | 1994–present | Since 2003, Fox and Mr. Knox have their own comedy routine. | Mr. Knox wears a tall red hat |
The Letter People[edit]
Name | Voice Actor/Voice Actress | Description | Appearance |
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Miss A | Tallulah O'Brien (1977–2001) Randy Sims (2002–presnet |
Miss A is a Letter Person that she gets her sound from her Achoo. | |
Mister B | Waldo Powell (1977–2001) Gene Richardson (2002–present) |
Mister B is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Beautiful Buttons. | Mister B is a blue cute man made out of buttons, with neatly combed yellow hair, and a red uppercase B on his front. |
Mister C | Gene Vachell (1978–2001) Brian Gilkeson (2002–present) |
Mister C is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Cotton Candy. | |
Mister D | Maurice Bankert (1978–2001) Johnny Massengill (2002–present) |
Mister D is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Delicious Doughnuts | |
Miss E | Patsy Merriman(1978–2001) Nicole Yearwood (2002–present) |
Miss E is a Letter Person that she gets her sound from her Exercise. | |
Mister F | Andy Hollingsworth (1977–2001) Victor Fawcett (2002–present) |
Mister F is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Funny Feet | |
Mister G | Joneal Joplin (1978–2001) Sid Flanders (2002–present) |
Mister G is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Gooey Gum | Mister G is a Letter Person made out of purple gum. He has sticks of gum for is hair and rolls of gum for feet. |
Mister H | Patrick Clear (1977–2001) Chester Dashwood (2002–present) |
Mister H is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Horrible Hair | |
Miss I | Nikki Flanders (1978–2001) Sharla Starwood (2002–present) |
Miss I is a Letter Person that she gets her sound from her Itchy Itch. | |
Mister J | Buddy Clear (1978–2001) Simon Seaborn (2002–present) |
Mister J is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Jumbled Junk | |
Mister K | Troy Newcomen (1978–2001) Vincent Nelson (2002–present) |
Mister K is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Kicking | |
Mister L | Sylvester Quantrill (1978–2001) Quincy Rainforth (2002–present) |
Mister L is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Lemon Lollipops | |
Mister M | Jerry Lambson(1977–2001) Patrick Palmerston(2002–present) |
Mister M is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Munching Mouth | |
Mister N | Randall Arkwright (1977–2001) Elmer Lambson (2002–present) |
Mister N is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Noisy Nose | |
Miss O | Tatiana Motomura (1978–2001) Maria Tokugawa (2002–present) |
Miss O is a Letter Person that she gets her sound from her Obstinate. | |
Mister P | Orlando Rowlandson (1978–2001) Sylvester Lapthorne(2002–present) |
Mister P is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Pointy Patches | |
Mister Q | Billy Lazarescu (1978–2001)
Orlando Maranda (2002–present) |
Mister Q is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Quiet | |
Mister R | David Clear (1978–2001) Robert Edwards (2002–present) |
Mister R is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Ripping Rubberbands | Mister R has rubberbands for hair, and wears a blue shirt with red suspenders and a red letter R on the front. |
Mister S | Michael Joplin (1978–2001) Tyrone Laughton(2002–present) |
Mister S is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Super Socks | |
Mister T | Michael Martin (1977–2001) Chauncey Moore(2002–present) |
Mister T is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Tall Teeth | |
Miss U | Wendy Lazarescu (1978–2001) Tatiana Maranda (2002–present) |
Miss U is a Letter Person that she gets her sound from her Upsy-Daisy Umbrella. | |
Mister V | Gordon Martin (1978–2001) Ernie Jackson (2002–present) |
Mister V is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Violet Velvet Vest | |
Mister W | Ernie Moore (1978–2001) Ellwood Martin (2002–present) |
Mister W is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Wonderful Wink | Mister W is a green Letter Person with black hair. He wears a blue hat with a red lowercase w on it, and and orange sweater with a red uppercase W as well as a blue tie. |
Mister X | Ernest Ramsay (1978–2001) Travis Laughton (2002–present) |
Mister X is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from Mixed Up/All Wrong | Mister X is an extremely shy man with a standard puppet body (no mixed-up limbs, etc.), a baseball cap, and is overall colored green with a bushy black hairdo and mustache. |
Mister Y | Benjamin Mendelson (1978–2001) Frederick Wilson (2002–present) |
Mister Y is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Yawning | |
Mister Z | Franklin Wilson (1978–2001) Ernest Fisher (2002–present) |
Mister Z is a Letter Person that he gets his sound from his Zipping Zippers |
The Backyardigans[edit]
Name | Speaking Voice | Singing Voice | Species | Description | Personality | Appearance |
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Pablo | Zach Tyler Eisen (2004–2006)
Jake Goldberg (2006–2012) Michael Carpenter (2013–2020) Fred Timmons (2021–present) |
Sean Curley (2004–2012
Amy MacLeod (2013–2020) Francesca Ambler (2021–present) |
Penguin | Pablo is a penguin. He is one of the Backyardigans. | He likes ice cream and raisins. He is best friends with Tyrone, and he lives in a blue house. His interests include playing with his friends, pretending, and going on adventures. He often has "panic attacks" where he runs in circles telling he or his friends to stay calm. Pablo is good-natured, playful, and tries to make everyone happy. | Pablo's head, back, flippers, and toes and a dark blue color. His belly, and legs are a light yellow color, and a brighter colored beak. He wears a blue bowtie and a blue-and-yellow beanie hat with a propeller on top. |
Tyrone | Reginald Davis, Jr. (2004–2006)
Jordan Coleman (2006–2009) Prince Michael Jackson II (2011–2020) Adren Jackson (2021–present) |
Corwin C. Tuggles (2004–2006)
Leon G. Thomas III (2006–2010) Abigail Lanoil (2011–2020) Shanai Goodson (2021–present) |
Moose | Tyrone is a moose. He is one of the Backyardigans. His favorite music is the polka, and he is best friends with Pablo. He can talk to Wormans. | Tyrone is scared of most things, including robotic bugs, ghosts, and spooky voices | Tyrone is mostly orange. He has red hair and white eyes with black pupils. His shirt is red and blue striped. Tyrone doesn't have pants. Tyrone's feet are orange |
Uniqua | LaShawn Tináh Jefferies | Jamia Simone Nash | Uniqua | Uniqua is a unique creature and one of the Backyardigans. | Uniqua is highly energetic and the sporty type. She is often the character to come up with new ideas for adventures, and if she's not, Uniqua will become a large part of the journey. | Her skin is pink (With big polka dots) with Black pink randomly placed spots around her body. She has white eyes with normal black pupils and her mouth is noticably wide. Her other most noticeable feature is probably her curled antennae at the very top of her head. Her eyebrows are a very dark red. She wears dark-gloom pink overalls with light pink spots, being a opposite of her skin. She also has two red-pink buttons, one for each strap. |
Tasha | Naelee Rae | Kristin Klabunde | Hippo | Tasha is a fun-loving hippo who likes to play pretend with her friends. | On occassion, she love to play girly games and talk fancy. Tasha is very intelligent, and likes to be in charge most of the time. Depending on what character she is playing, Tasha can also be a little bossy, although Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, and Austin don't mind this, except for her older brother Jason. Ultimately, Tasha knows how to have an exciting adventure, and her friends love and respect her very much. | Tasha is yellow and wears an orange dress. Eight light orange flowers are on her dress. She has red Mary Janes. Tasha has a reddish-pink tongue and black eyelashes. She has two yellow ears on her head. |
Austin | Jonah Bobo | Thomas Sharkey | Kangaroo | Austin is a kangaroo | he is describes as shy and fun-loving | Austin is tall and his entire body is purple. He has a light blue shirt with a yellow line in the middle. He wears blue pants that are rolled up. His nose is dark purple and his eyebrows are dark purple. He has long ears with dark centers on the top of his head. Austin has a tail which comes out of the center of the seat of his shorts and trails on the ground. |
Andrew | (2006–2009)
(2010–2017) (2018–2020) (2021–present) |
Penguin | Andrew is a penguin and the older brother of Pablo. He is the oldest of the group. He is best friends with Jeff. | Andrew is very quiet, sensible, calm, wise, and helpful. Although calm, he could sometimes get into a panic attack like his brother. | Andrew's head, arms, back and toes are black and his chest and legs are pale yellow. His arms end in mitten-like flippers. He has a blue headband with goggles around it. He wears a red shirt over his white undershirt and black tie. He has a yellow beak, a pink tongue and black eyelashes. | |
Penny | Penguin | Penny is a penguin and the younger sister of Pablo and Andrew. | Penny is an excitable penguin. She can also get into panic attacks like her brothers. | Penny's head, arms, back and toes are light blue and her chest and legs are pale yellow. Her arms end in mitten-like flippers. She has a yellow beak, a pink tongue and black eyelashes. She wears a pink dress. She also wore a red handkerchief around her neck. | ||
Kathy | Moose | Kathy is a moose and the younger sister of Tyrone. | Kathy is highly energetic unlike her brother who is easygoing and laid-back. | |||
Ramona | Uniqua | Ramona is a unique creature, and Uniqua's twin sister. | Even though she and Uniqua are the same age, she acts as a little sister to Uniqua. | She looks a lot like Uniqua, except that her skin colors were reversed. Her skin is dark pink while her polka dots are light pink. She wears light pink overalls with dark pink spots, being a opposite of her skin. She also has two bright-pink buttons, one for each strap. | ||
Jason | Hippo | Jason is a dark yellow hippo and the older brother of Tasha. | Jason has almost the exact opposite personality of Tasha. While Tasha can be a little bossy depending on which character she plays, Jason has a very pleasant side. Sometimes he would discipline his sister for her behavior, because he's older than her, but he only does that when they make-believe. Also, when they make-believe, they would tend to bicker with each other. | |||
Victor | Kangaroo | Victor is a kangaroo and Austin and Jordan's brother. He is one year younger than Austin. He is the comic relief of the group. | Victor is the joker/clown of the group and tends to behave silly and clumsy. He is very accident prone and usually bumps into things. He is very excitable, a bit air-headed, and not particularly well co-ordinated. | Victor is tall and his entire body is a different shade of purple. But he is a little bit shorter than Austin. He has a light red shirt with a green line in the middle. He wears blue pants that are rolled up. His nose is dark purple and his eyebrows are dark purple. He has long ears with dark centers on the top of his head. Victor has a tail which comes out of the center of the seat of his shorts and trails on the ground. | ||
Jordan | Kangaroo | Jordan is a kangaroo and the younger sister of Austin and Victor. She is three years younger than Austin and two years younger than Victor. She is best friends with Austin. | Jordan is probably the most mature of the female characters. She always thinks before she can do anything. She idolizes Austin very much and often sticks by his side as his closest companion. | Jordan's skin is mostly pink. She wears a red tank top and a light purple skirt. | ||
Dante | Baby Sound Effects | Joey (Kangaroo) | Dante is a baby kangaroo and Austin, Victor, and Jordan's baby brother. He is approximately 14 to 16 months old.Due to being a baby, Dante doesn't talk, and only makes baby sounds. | |||
Thomas | Wolfe | Thomas is a wolf. He is one of the Frontyardigans. He moved in from England and speaks in a British accent. | He looks similar to Austin, but his skin is blue and his skin and tail are all furry. His outfit is inspired by British attire - his pants have the United Kingdom flag wrapped around. He wears a red flat cap on his head. | |||
Sophie | Cat | Sophie is a cat. She is one of the Frontyardigans. | She has orange fur. She wears a white tank top with yellow rims and a picture of a butterfly. She also wears a green skirt. | |||
Martin | Dragon | Martin is a dragon. He is one of the Frontyardigans. | He has red scales. He wears a blue T-Shirt with yellow stripes and a yellow star. He also wears khaki pants. | |||
Moe | Cow | Moe is a cow. He is one of the Frontyardigans. | He is white with black spots. He has a same hairstyle as Tyrone, except it's black. He has two horns. He also wears brown shirt and brown pants. He also wears a red scarf. | |||
Henwen | Pig | Henwen is a pig. She is one of the Frontyardigans. | Depending on which character she plays, Henwen is the prima donna of the group. She is very sassy and fashionable and is more of a diva than Tasha. | She is pink. She has a snout. She wears blue overalls over her lighter blue shirt. She also has a gold bracelet around her wrist, and a flower on her head. | ||
Victoria | Koala | Victoria is a koala and a cousin of Austin, Victor, Jordan, and Dante. She is also Victor's best friend. She moved in from Australia and speaks in an Australian accent. | Like her cousin Victor, she tends to behave silly and clumsy. She is also very accident prone and usually bumps into things. She is very excitable, a bit air-headed, and not particularly well co-ordinated. She is also the most tomboyish of her female friends. | |||
Kevin | Bear | Kevin is a bear who lived in the Backyardigans and Frontyardigans' neighborhood. He is always nice to the gang in real life. But he always pretends to be a villain no matter which episode he appears in. He has a twin sister named Tina who also only plays villains.
Whenever Kevin and Tina were defeated, the other female characters would say, "You are a very bad bear." (or if together, "You are very bad bears.") Due to episodes not needing a villain, and episodes that have other characters playing more superior villains, Kevin doesn't appear very often. |
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Tina | Bear | Tina is a bear who lived in the Backyardigans and Frontyardigans' neighborhood and is Kevin's twin sister. Like her brother, she is always nice to the gang in real life. But she always pretends to be a villain no matter which episode she appears in.
Also, like Kevin, due to episodes not needing a villain, and episodes that have other characters playing more superior villains, Tina doesn't appear very often. Whenever Kevin and Tina were defeated, the other female characters would say, "You are a very bad bear." (or if together, "You are very bad bears.") |
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Jeff | Dog | Jeff is a dog who moved into the Backyardigans and Frontyardigans' neighborhood. He was born deaf and only communicates using sign language. | ||||
Ronnie | Bunny | Ronnie is a bunny who moved into the Backyardigans and Frontyardigans' neighborhood. She is bilingual as she can speak English and Spanish because her family moved in from Mexico. | She is very hyperactive and energetic. | |||
Sparky | Dog Sound Effects | Dog | Sparky is a pet puppy dog owned by Austin, Victor, and Jordan. He is the only pet to be a part of the gang. Sparky doesn't speak, but he only barks. |