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The Meerkats are minor characters in The Backyardigans.

Backyardigans Me + and My Friends Meerkats Meercats

The Meerkats with their puppeteers

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 were also supposed to appear in the original series, although they were eventually scrapped and replaced by Austin.

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.
  • Since Austin was not a planned character, the Meerkats were originally going to appear in The Backyardigans series, but they were eventually removed from production and replaced by Austin.


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