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LazyTown (Icelandic: Latibær) is a children's television program that was produced in Iceland with a cast and crew from Iceland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was created by Magnús Scheving, a gymnastics champion and CEO of LazyTown Entertainment, who also stars in the show. The show has been highly successful, airing in over 100 countries in more than a dozen languages.
A total of 52 episodes of LazyTown were produced.
As of 2009, LazyTown continues to generate spin-off projects, including LazyTown Live! (touring stage productions) and a TV series for younger children called LazyTown Extra.
In the USA, LazyTown aired on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.. In 2011, the joint venture PBS Kids Sprout has gained rights to air the series.
As of 2012[update], production of a new series has started.
The main character is Stephanie (Julianna Rose Mauriello), who arrives in town and urges her new friends Ziggy, Trixie, Stingy, and Pixel to go outside and be active, instead of staying inside and playing video games all day. Her uncle, the bumbling Mayor Milford Meanswell, enlists the help of Sportacus(Magnús Scheving), a self-described "slightly above-average hero". It is Sportacus' job to inspire the kids to play outside, and to help solve low-key emergencies that occur from time to time. However, all this does not sit well with Robbie Rotten (Stefán Karl Stefánsson), a lazy man who lives in an underground lair hidden just on the edge of town. Most of the episodes involve Robbie Rotten dressing up in one of his numerous costumes and trying to make Sportacus leave town forever so he can encourage Stephanie and the kids to be lazy again.