6.2 /10 1 Votes
Composer(s) (Bobby Goldsboro) Number of seasons 1 Cast Bobby Goldsboro | 6.3/10 IMDb Written by Bobby Goldsboro Theme music composer (Bobby Goldsboro) First episode date 3 February 1996 Program creator Bobby Goldsboro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opening theme "Rollin' Down to Lost Lagoon" Genres Education, Children's television series Similar Pappyland, The Big Garage, Nini's Treehouse, Gerbert, Wilbur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The swamp critters of lost lagoon the opening act
The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon (originally named Swamp Critters) is an American children's television series created by Bobby Goldsboro. Targeted for children aged 2 to 6, the show featured characters brought to life by actors. The show aired on PBS and The Learning Channel from 1995 to 2000, and according to the show's website, it currently airs on the America One Television Network and on TCT Kids.
Contents
- The swamp critters of lost lagoon the opening act
- The swamp critters of lost lagoon swamp critters christmas
- Band
- Other characters
- Development
- Music
- Animatronics
- Cast and Crew
- References
The swamp critters of lost lagoon swamp critters christmas
Band
Other characters
Development
Goldsboro funded the show using his own money instead of getting investors to back it. According to him, "the minute somebody puts in money, they think they have the right to say, 'You know, Barney is so successful, why don't you make that alligator purple instead of green?' I've got enough to worry about without having to appease somebody else." Goldsboro also decided to start the show on a PBS affiliate rather than on a network affiliate. According to him, if he had gone to a network he "would have had to have a lot more action on the show. On the network shows, everything is fast cuts and fast movements. They think that's what kids want to see in this day and age of video games."
Music
Each half-hour episode contains four to six songs, with the music ranging from blues and Dixieland jazz to pop and classical and country music. For the first two seasons, over 100 songs were written. According to Goldsboro, "it's music that's on a children's show but it's not children's music. I've never understood talking down to kids and treating them like they're imbeciles. Several shows do that."
Animatronics
Each of the main characters' costume heads contains over $20,000 worth of animatronics, which are used to control their facial expressions and mouth movements.