Meerkats

The Meerkats are minor characters in The Backyardigans.

Description

The Meerkats were puppets that only appeared in the unaired pilot Me and My Friends. At some point in the transition from live action to animation, they were removed.

They are three colorful meerkats, a red one, a light-blue one, and a yellow one.

Appearances

They appear exclusively in the unaired pilot Me and My Friends.

Trivia

Only one name of one of them is known, being the light blue meerkat, called Omar.
The red meerkat is a female, while the light-blue and yellow meerkats are males.

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Uniqua • Pablo • Tyrone • Tasha • Austin
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Wormans • Sherman • Dragon • Robot Roscoe • Can't-See-Ums • Fish • Giant Clam • Giant Robot • Boy • Announcer
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Characters from merchandise
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Characters from live performances
Boinga-Boinga • Clammy • Doll and Finn • Espejo Mágico • Marsha • Octavia • Seahorse