LazyTown Extra explained

Alt Name:	LazyTown Action Time! (US/CAN)
Genre:	Live action
Creator:	Magnús Scheving
Based On:
Starring:	Ronald Binion Magnús Scheving Jodi Eichelberger Guðmundur Þór Kárason Stefán Karl Stefánsson Sarah Burgess Lorraine Parsloe David Matthew Feldman Julie Westwood Caroline Dalton Julianna Rose Mauriello Jackson Elton
Country:	United Kingdom Iceland
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	26
Executive Producer:	Magnús Scheving Magnús Ragnarsson
Producer:	Julian Essex-Spurrier
Editor:	Kimberly Pena
Runtime:	12-14 minutes
Company:	LazyTown Entertainment BBC Scotland^[1]
Network:	CBeebies
Related:	LazyTown

LazyTown Extra (also known in other countries as LazyTown: Action Time!) is a British children's television series produced by LazyTown Entertainment, based on the original LazyTown series, functioning as a spin-off. It first aired on September 15, 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. (Odd-numbered episodes)
• Trixie and Stephanie – Set within Mayor Milford's house, Stephanie teaches Trixie something. (Even-numbered episodes)
• Meeting the Children – Ziggy meets two or three children 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. (Odd-numbered episodes)
• 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. (Appears after the Big Activity in odd-number episodes and the Children meeting in even-numbered episodes).
• Sportacus' Moves – Set within the LazyTown Sports Hall, Sportacus teaches a group of children wearing Sports Clothes how to do a move together. (Even-numbered episodes)
• Ziggy's Questions – Ziggy asks questions to the children about the episode's topic.
• Sportacus Challenge – Pixel sets Sportacus with an athletic challenge. (Odd-numbered episodes)
• Robbie's World Records – Robbie Rotten attempts to do a world record in relation to the episode's topic, to disastrous results. (Even-numbered episodes)
• 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 being produced for the UK market (as the series was semi-redubbed 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

• • Magnús Scheving as Sportacus Stefán Karl Stefánsson as Robbie Rotten
• Julianna Rose Mauriello as Stephanie

Puppets

• Lorraine Parsloe as the voice of Ziggy
  • Guðmundur Þór Kárason as the voice and puppeteer of Ziggy (Action Time! version)
• Jodi Eichelberger as Stingy
• Sarah Burgess as Trixie and Ziggy (Puppeteer)
• Ronald Binion as Pixel
• David Matthew Feldman as Mayor Milford Meanswell
• Julie Westwood as Bessie Busybody and Ziggy (Puppeteer)

Other

• Caroline Dalton as the Airship Voice
• Antonía Lárusdóttir, Anita Rós Þorsteinsdóttir, Fjóla Brynjarsdottir, Rachel Hilson and Isis Mullen-Hansen as Dancers

Production

The show was filmed in Spring and Summer 2008.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - Press Office - CBeebies out and about with Lazytown Extra.
2. Web site: LazyTown Extra on CBeebies . BBC Press Office . 17 March 2023 . 21 May 2008.