LazyTown
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| Name: | LazyTown |
| Abbreviation(s): | LT |
| Creator: | Magnús Scheving (Magnús Örn Eyjólfsson Scheving) |
| Date(s): | 16 August 2004 – 13 October 2014 |
| Medium: | Live-Action TV |
| Country of Origin: | Iceland |
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LazyTown was a children's live-action TV series, focused around encouraging kids to eat healthily and exercise. Several memes have been based on LazyTown content, most notably We Are Number One.
Canon
LazyTown began as a 1995 book, Áfram Latibær! (Go, LazyTown!), written by the actor who portrays Sportacus, Magnús Scheving.[1] Scheving went on to produce plays based on the book before launching the TV show in 2004.[2]
The LazyTown TV show was first commissioned by Nickelodeon and originally ran from 2004-2007. A few shorts featuring the LazyTown characters, called LazyTown Extra, were created as a co-production with the BBC in 2008. In 2011, the franchise was purchased by Turner Home Entertainment, which ordered two additional seasons of the show that aired from 2013-2014. [3][4]
The show included a mixture of live actors and puppets.
Characters
- Stephanie - the new girl in town, and the only child character to not be played by a puppet
- Sportacus - Parody of Spartacus
- Robbie Rotten - the main antagonist of the show
- Ziggy
- Stingy - the greedy one of the group
- Pixel - the gamer of the group
- Trixie - the tomboy of the group
- Bessie Busybody
Fandom
Fanon and Fandom Trends
Although the fandom is primarily focused on the TV show, it is common for fans to incorporate material from the book and stage plays into fanworks. Fanworks frequently reference older versions of the characters' backstories and relationships.
Additionally, there are several significant differences between the original Icelandic show and its English translation--for example, in Icelandic, Sportacus's name is literally "Sports Elf" and he is treated as being an elf, while in English he is generally portrayed as a human. [5] As a result, AO3 maintains seperate character tags for the English and Icelandic versions of certain characters.
Pairings
Despite being a children's show, LazyTown enjoys a significant adult periphery fandom and a lot of shipping content. As of November 2022, the most popular pairing in the LazyTown category on AO3 is the slash pairing of Robbie Rotten/Sportacus, followed by the pairing's Icelandic-language counterpart, Glanni Glæpur/Íþróttaálfurinn. The het pairing Sportacus/Stephanie enjoys more popularity on Fanfiction.net. Other notable pairings include Stephanie/Trixie and Bessie Busybody/Mayor Meanswell.
Memes
The show had a number of catchy songs that became memes and inspired various parodies and edits:[6]
- We Are Number One
- You Are A Pirate
- Cooking by the Book
- The "Mine" Song
In addition to the songs, the show was also the origin of several non-musical memes, most notably the exploitable object labeling template known as "Would You Like To?" This meme is from the first episode of the TV show and circulated widely outside of LazyTown fandom circles.[7]
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
Fanart
- LT Studies -- E for Effort? by Shinjuchan - posted 2006
- LazyTown-Redraw by MadJesters1 - posted 2016
- lets go by @hope-and-frustration - posted 2022
Fanvids
Cosplay
- No one's lazy in Lazytown by xHee-Heex - posted 2008
- Don't be lazy by ArielVanDeKamp - posted 2011
- Sportacus and Stephanie from Lazytown by ZeroKing2015 - posted 2015
- "our buddy RJ just founds some photos they took..." by lazy--stars - photos from 2018, posted 2019
Meta
Zines
Resources & External Links
References