Giant Clam

Giant Clam Name Unknown Species Giant clam Gender Unknown First appearance "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" The Giant Clam is a recurring character in The Backyardigans. Description According to Tyrone the Strong in "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters", the giant clam is the angriest mollusk he has ever seen. The clam contains the most valuable pearl in all of Hawaii. Although the clam acts similarly to a dog and can't speak, it can be very aggressive when angered. With the exception of Sea Squirt in "The Great Dolphin Race", the residents of Atlantis are too scared of the clam to stand up to it. Its behavior is somewhat identical to that of a bulldog or a German Shepard. Looks The giant clam's shell is a light shade of gray. It has a white mouth and normally carries a gleaming pearl. Appearances The giant clam has appeared in two episodes of The Backyardigans: "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" from season two and "The Great Dolphin Race" from season three. He appears in the live shows Quest for the Extra Ordinary Aliens and Sea Deep in Adventure, both as a puppet and in animated form. The giant clam can also be seen in the books We Love a Luau! and First Look and Find: What's Different? Gallery The clam in season two The clam in season three The clam in We Love a Luau! The clam in What's Different? Puppet form in Sea Deep in Adventure Animated form in Sea Deep in Adventure Storyboard excerpt from "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" Characters Main characters Uniqua • Pablo • Tyrone • Tasha • Austin Recurring characters Wormans • Sherman • Dragon • Robot Roscoe • Can't-See-Ums • Fish • Giant Clam • Giant Robot • Boy • Announcer Minor characters Aliens • Asian Elephant • Austin's Cat • Birds • Blarg • Blue Streak • Boinga • Bugs • Bull • Butterfly • Clementine • Common Housefly • Dinosaur • Dinosaur Skeleton • Dusty • Elephants • Factory Robots • Flapasaurus • Gilded Golden Butterfly • Grabbing Tree • Harvey • Herman • Horses • Hugs • Lightning • Male Hippo • Manchester United • Maverick • Mega City Robots • Mia Hamm • Molasses • Mommy Martian • Not-So-Nice Dragon • Old Paint • Pablo's Mother • Painted Horses • Pal • Pelé • Polka-Dot Donkeys • Polka-Dotted Pony • Princess • Princess CleoTasha's Horse • Quick Silver • Ralphy • Rex Robot • Robot Racquel • Robot Reba • Robot Ripley • ROVER • Royal Horses • Santa Claus • Sea Squirt • Sea Monster • Seatriscuit • Sharks • Shooting Star • Spaceman • Spooky Voice • Thunder • Toronado • Tropical Fish • Tyrone's Father • Tyrone's Mother • Uniqua's Mother • Viewer • Windy • W-I-O-Wa News Announcer Characters from merchandise Butterflies • Fireflies • Frog • Jellyfish • Ladybug • Octopuses • Slug Characters from live performances Boinga-Boinga • Clammy • Doll and Finn • Espejo Mágico • Marsha • Octavia • Seahorse