LazyTown (2002–2014) User Reviews

Lazytown is absurd

[The_Melancholic_Alcoholic · 7/10 · 24 October 2006]

It's nice to see that there are still shows out there which focus on the child's well-being and not on their wallets. Julianna Rose Mauriello is an decent actress, no Jodie Foster or something, but she get's the job done. She's THE typical American dance-sing-act product. I DO wonder if she's really 15, instead of an 21 year old just looking young, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.

Also, I have to ask those posters who question the morals of this show because her character goes "CAMPING WITH A GROWN MAN WHO IS NO RELATION TO HER", are you INSANE?? I mean, OH MY GOD!!!! How can any parent in their right mind censor their kids from this episode? I mean, are your parenting skills so weak and feeble that you think that: (a) your 8 year old daughter immediately will make plans to go camping with strange men? (b) that your convincing skills are so lousy that you cannot prevent such a thing?

Yeah right ....

And about the photo-shopped pics of Julianna, our thoughts should be more with the little girls who inadvertently have loaned their bodies to this, than to Julianna/Stephanie herself.

"Lazy Town" is unique, groovy and decent

[AndreiPavlov · 7/10 · 26 January 2017]

The Sportacus guy is MAGNanimoUS (a new word in my vocabulary, thanks to this TV program and the actor, since his name is "Magnus"), who never uses violence, though he could have kicked Rotten's backside up to the Moon a thousand times, you bet. How many superheroes are there who are like this? Cannot name any other yet.

His sidekickess with an acid hairstyle is the embodiment of joy and happiness that only kids can show off. Witnessing her face expressions makes me happy too. At least to some minor extent.

The villain Rotten is simply outstanding. His melodramatic actions are very cute and not rotten at all. My sick modernized and urbanized mind would think of real nasty things to trigger against the goofy Lazy Town residents and this so-called villain goes as far as some simply outrageous kidstuff that makes him himself look like a complete idiot.

If somebody tries to dig up sexual innuendoes here, then this somebody is spoilt and mutilated by today's sex-pop Madonna/Britney/Gaga (un)culture, being unable to accept that a much better world still exists. Don't think that it's not my problem as well. My taste is also damaged deeply by today's foul pop standards. And the real value of Lazy Town was not clear to me at first sight. But then it struck me like a fission bomb.

Finally, you can feel it in the air that the actors are loving the process of shooting the whole thing. The way they dance, sing, make faces, jump, rock and roll is something so pleasant to the eye. They make it easy and catchy.

For me personally, it would be a pleasure to shake hands with the actors of this good old show. They have managed to create something pleasant to the eye and ear and so, pardon me, innocent. Something that you can watch with the whole family and get only positive impressions. Good work. Cannot dance together with the show staff while watching (or my whole little room will fall apart), therefore prefer to enjoy this extravaganza lying on the sofa like a lazy resident of Lazy Town. Some episodes are not very entertaining though. Therefore...

A very good mark for this one, 7 out of 10. Thanks for attention.

It's an alright kiddie show, but some things are questionable.

[arthurengine · 6/10 · 26 December 2023]

There are some things I will give this show props for.

Getting kids to be active and eat well, which is the reason this series exists.

Robbie Rotten, the bad guy of this series, almost never fails to make me laugh, mainly because of his actions and the way he prepares his schemes. (Rest in peace, Stefan Karl Stefansson)

However, there are a couple of problems I have with some of the health messages this show gives.

The lesson about oral hygiene. I get they're telling kids how many times to brush to each side in order to clean their teeth, but haven't they heard of something called toothpaste? And also, Sportacus brushes his teeth much too fast every time.

The lesson about eating well. I get that they're saying "Candy is a sometime food" and "Fruits and vegetables will boost your health", but it seems as though they're only eating fruits and vegetables as if they're rabbits. How about telling children to eat stuff like meat, grains, fish, noodles, cereal, milk, cheese, bread, and other foods apart from fruit and vegetables.

Like I said, it's not a bad kids show, but the oral and nutrition messages leave a lot to be desired.

I think this is a great show

[poohloverangella · 19 August 2004]

I was first a little skeptical, but after watching my daughter get up and dance and jump around the whole show I changed my mind. I like that it chooses different things to teach. I mean lets face it, we see a million kid shows try to tackle sharing, and manners, but one that talks about getting to bed early to have more energy and that candy only give you energy for a little while, and they teach this in a fun way. When my husband asked our daughter a few days after first watching this, if she wanted a candy bar at the grocery store, she said no she wanted an apple to have energy. She can watch this show as much as she wants. I think it is a great show!!!!!!!

even tho i was a child i wasn't retard enough to enjoy it

[Fgtranime · 3/10 · 18 June 2020]

Nothing good in this show acting /story /scenario /visual effects / makeup the show disrespects the kids mind

We are number one !

[blademail · 10/10 · 9 January 2017]

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

No

[invisibleunicornninja · 3/10 · 6 June 2018]

I watched this show when I was around the target age range, and I just remember being terrified whenever it ended up onscreen.

The perfect anime

[littleburke · 10/10 · 11 December 2016]

This has to be one of the greatest things I have ever laid my eyes upon. Not only is this anime educational, but it's also filled to the brim with class A actors, including the man himself, Stefan Karl Stefansson, aka, Robbie Rotten. Robbie is an extremely likable villain with character development and a heart wrenching backstory. If all of this isn't enough to convince you that this is a perfect anime, then I think this may do it... Robbie Rotten has a hit song called "We Are Number One." Give it a listen; it may change your life forever... if you allow it to. (Warning: This song may cause you to go through intense emotions that may trigger lachrymation. I have no consent over your emotions, and have no influence over the decision you choose to make). May God bless you all.

not a fan

[Raivenblade · 1/10 · 1 February 2007]

I thoroughly dislike shows like these. In the end it is little more then propaganda aimed at the youngest among us, and downright insulting towards the intelligence of children.

Furthermore it encourages a negative way of thinking towards people who aren't sportive and people who have weight problems. It generates the idea that if you don't like sport ( or simply aren't good at it), and if you are overweight, that there is something wrong with you. There is nothing wrong with a child that enjoys eating candy, there is nothing wrong with a child who likes to sit down and play a computer game.

It is bad enough so many adults obsess about the shape their body is in, and how much they weigh, do we really need to imprint these negative ways of thinking on our little children?

Beautiful

[IheartYouTube527 · 10/10 · 24 June 2017]

One of the best animes ever along with Cory in the House, Shrek, Bee Movie, Seinfeld, Married...with Children and Nanalan'. If you want your kids to watch quality anime, you've come to the right place. Plus, this anime features some of the greatest songs I've ever heard in my life, such as "You Are a Pirate", "The Mine Song", "Cooking by the Book", "Master of Disguise" and, of course, "We Are Number One". Watch one episode and your life will be changed forever.

10/10

Lazytown sucks!

[skylermo · 2/10 · 17 August 2012]

I have watched this show several times and to be honest, I don't like this show. I am not impressed at all by the way they educate kids. I have seen better kid's shows and educational programs than this. Although some of the songs are quite catchy, it ultimately get's annoying and repetitive. It's like if I hear one more song, I will bash the TV screen with a baseball bat! I understand that it's trying to teach kids to eat right and stay active but kids can always turn off the TV and actually play outside instead of sitting in front of the television screen! It's like they are teaching the exact opposite of what they are trying to teach! They encourage a negative way of healthy living towards people who aren't sportive and active and people who have overweight problems. It becomes an idea that if you aren't good at sports or don't like it, then you are not good enough. They treat candy like it's a disease and I understand that eating right is important but there is nothing wrong with a kid who eats candy and play's a computer game.

It's bad enough that many teens and adults obsess with the way their bodies look and how much they weigh but do they really need to plaster this negative thinking on our kids? The show get's rather creepy at times, the acting is bad, the puppets look very weird, it becomes incredibly cheesy sometimes, and the way that Sporticus follows Stephenie around all the time is downright creepy! I really feel like Sporticus and Stephenie is having a secret fling going on. I have no idea how old Stephenie is suppose to be but it seems like Sporticus should be registered if you know what I mean. Why do's he feel the need to do a thousand flips every time he go's somewhere? The way he acts and talks makes him seem very haughty and stuck up and he thinks he is so darn special. Robbie Rotton is a lame villain if you ask me. Why do's he care so much about the kids being active and healthy? If he doesn't like it, why don't he just move away? Nobody is forcing him to stay there. So overall, I don't like this show. I know some people love it and if they like it, that's cool. Everybody has their own opinions.

LazyTown Rocks!

[kali-epicureanhermit · 16 March 2005]

My daughter is two and a half, and won't eat anything but spaghetti, pizza and vegemite toast. Since she's started watching LazyTown, she has taken to eating apples and carrots, and recently started asking for broccoli! I've watched this show with her, and it's got a wonderful message, is upbeat, the star (Scheving) Sportacus is real easy on a mother's eyes (he can come teach me how to exercise any time!), and the villain, Robbie Rotten, is a master of melodramatic mugging.

I love dance music, and the show has a very modern soundtrack. I listen to a dance station on FM, and every time my daughter gets in the car, she starts yelling, "LazyTown!" She makes me do the dance at the end with her every time.

As far as children's shows go, from a Mom point of view, this one gets 10 stars. You can't get a much better package than this one. With all due respect to the first poster, Oobi is creepy; LazyTown is the best!

Poor Acting; Weirdos

[eph007-304-665351 · 3/10 · 17 October 2013]

OK, so why the heck is this sporticus guy running around doing flips like a monkey every damn second? Quite distracting if you ask me but then again there isn't much story to be had anyway.

Very cheesy, not the greatest acting on the part of Sporticus who i will give credit only for being an athlete. The other 2 characters are more interesting.

I gave it 2 stars for those other actor's contributions and because of the healthy message for kids, but sheesh they need a half decent actor who is YOUNGER to play Sporticus.

Someone with a bit of charm who doesn't take himself as seriously but who you can take more seriously OK, figure that one out ;)

We are number one

[waluigi-23339 · 8/10 · 30 December 2016]

Hey! We're Number One Hey! We're Number One Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh No, don't touch that! We're Number One Hey! We're Number One Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I have found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it on him, not me! Uh, let's try something else Now watch and learn, here's the deal You slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, gasp! what are you doing!? ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We're Number One Hey! ba-ba- biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We're Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba- ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We're Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba- ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We're Number One Hey! Hey!

always looked low budget.

[ThunderKing6 · 3/10 · 16 September 2021]

I never cared for this show. Even at 12 I was still watching many children shows that were better than LazyTown.

LazyTown is a live action comedic, musical, learning show for children. I'm not sure why any child would find them funny or sing along to their boring songs. (If you want songs, watch the wiggles). All characters are lame and act like they are a "Northstar". The male characters are questionable. The other girl character, well, who cares. That's how much I cared for this show.

Everything about this show is mildly repulsive. This show looks like the show on the first Spykids movies, where the show was braintampering with children.

During its long useless run, there were better shows to watch. Don't settle for this.

Last Words: If your children are Lazy all the way around they'll love LazyTown.

An awesome show!!

[Candicemomof3 · 10/10 · 27 October 2006]

This show is the best kids show I have seen on TV in a very long time! Blue's Clues is educational and my kids loved it but Lazy Town is fun, energetic AND educational. :D I love the focus on health and fitness. :) I have two kids, a 6 year old boy and a 3 year old girl. Both ADORE this show! We dance around and talk about what happened on the show that day. lol My son comes home and asks his sister what happened and looks forward to pd days so he can watch it himself. rofl The kids even ask for "sports candy" (aka apples) as snacks! I have a basket of them on the table for them to snack on and they love it!

For myself, I love it too! The music is contagious and makes me want to get up and move. If I could find them I would buy every episode on DVD!! hehehe Sportacus is good eye candy for Moms too... rofl ;D I went to the website and found out that Sportacus is the man who produces and created the whole Lazy Town world. :D Two big thumbs up and a hardy THANK YOU to Magnus Scheving for creating a show that gets our kids (and us!) up and moving! The characters, plots, music, backgrounds... they are all captivating and educational! The things needed to help cement the lessons we're trying to teach our kids. :) Everyone should give this show a shot... :D

p.s. I think that some people think things too hard. Sportacus isn't a strange man to Stephanie. He's a hero... So what if he's not related? We have friends that are close enough to be family and I would let them take my kids camping if that's what they wanted to do. :P There's enough bad stuff in the world today... why create more when it's not there?

Lazytown: A Decent Show for Younger Kids but Lacks Depth and Complexity

[hdoerr-02108 · 5/10 · 12 January 2024]

I watched Lazytown recently, and I must admit it was just okay. While the show had some catchy songs and colorful visuals, the characters seemed flat, and the plot was predictable. The show's message of promoting healthy living and exercise was commendable but sometimes felt forced. For instance, it included some scenes only to convey the message and could have fit better with the storyline.

Lazytown is a decent show for younger kids who enjoy bright colors and upbeat music. The show's setting is bright and cheerful, and the characters are entertaining for the most part. However, as an adult viewer, I found the show needed more depth and complexity. It did not engage me as much as some other shows, and it missed an opportunity to explore more complex issues.

I would give Lazytown a rating of 5 out of 10. While it is a decent show for younger children, it lacks the depth and complexity that older viewers might look for in a TV show.

Just for you Stefán

[samturver1200 · 10/10 · 23 August 2018]

I know that it may not be the best kids show. But in memory of stefán karl stefánsson, I rate this show a 10. Making sure this show is Number 1

This show is a psyop to distroy humanity by hammering their intellect to dust

[kaannoksethellberg · 3/10 · 26 May 2023]

And no, just because its "for the kiddies" and i should get a life and leave, you entitled brick will listen my moaning avout it and thank me for it. There is not much say abbout this horrible series. Its like USSSR and some capitalist swindleler came together and farted is series ideas on the table and started making this degenerete dung. And somehow thouse sosiopats made this horrible sht show horrible, terryfinli bad stein working. They sold it to to tens or hunreds cobtries and its veen a perverted hit from the getgo. I think it cant be stopped anynoore. Only option is just completrly destroy it. And oll videokopies. Then we can start fixing the country in other arias.

Lazytown is hard to watch at first, but becomes a favorite

[boysmom · 24 May 2005]

When I first spotted Lazytown on Nick, Jr. I could not stand it. The colors are vibrant, the pace fast, the plots silly. However, my sons, ages 2 and 4, were captivated. I gave it another chance for their sakes...and I am very glad I did. The superhero, Sportacus, eats healthy and exercises. The bad guy is Robbie Rotten, who is lazy and eats too much junk food. Although it is about as subtle as a freight train, it is surprising entertaining. My older son will actually say he doesn't want more candy because Sportacus says it's bad for him. Can't beat that for a 23 minute show! Personally, I love the focus on health in this show, but the music is a little too Euro dance club for me. It would be difficult for me to name other new shows that are getting as much attention from the preschool crowd as Lazytown and The Backyardigans.

CREEPY!

[Jace_the_Peanuts_Fan · 1/10 · 15 July 2023]

I never liked LazyTown, not even when I was a little kid, mainly because I was scared of the puppets, & I still am. I must say that they look even creepier in the pilot. I love puppets, except for some but not all ventriloquist dolls (mostly ones from the 60s and 70s) and puppets that look like them, including the ones from this show.

I must say that this show gives people refusing to take advice from it a bad name. I get that they're encouraging the audience to live a healthy lifestyle and get exercise, but they treat candy like it's a disease. It gives the impression that you're a bad person if you like candy, play video games, don't like sports or aren't good at them, but there's nothing wrong with those things. It's bad enough that many teenagers and adults obsess about their weight and how their bodies look. Do we seriously need to be reminded of that and pass these negative ways of thinking onto children? Robbie Rotten is the only character I like, but if he isn't happy about LazyTown not being lazy anymore, then why doesn't he move away? Nobody is making him stay.

Some of the kiddie shows I liked as a little kid, I still like and find nostalgic (Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, Bear in the Big Blue House, The Wiggles, etc.), some I now hate/dislike (Dora, season 1 of Caillou, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Angelina Ballerina, etc.), but LazyTown is one of the only kiddie shows from my heyday I never liked.

Get Stefan his Golden Play Button

[psrmajor · 10/10 · 20 September 2018]

*gets all of r/dankmemes to give a 10/10 rating*

"Here's a little lesson in trickery!"

RIP Stefen Karl stefansson!

[darrenvocav · 10/10 · 26 August 2018]

I used to watch this show as a kid. So many memories. Robbie rotten/ Stefan shall always be #1

The Best Show Ever

[mduggi · 10/10 · 31 July 2016]

Words cannot express the emotions I have towards the Oscar deserving television program Lazy Town. Set in the fictional village, Lazy Town, relationships are challenged and hearts are broken as the devilish romance between Robbie Leanne Rotten, Sportacus the Grand and young Stephanie brews. The use of symbolism throughout the program in the form of Robbie plotting to increase laziness expertly highlights the troubles in our own lives, including perverted love. Despite Sportacus only being shown as a superhero, his lust towards Stephanie shows that he is more than a superhero and he is a man, with real human feelings and desires.

How many stars can I give it?

[mattkiel · 17 March 2005]

I would like to give credit to Magnús Scheving for his wonderful work that he's doing for the children, not only of Iceland, but also for the rest of the world. This is a great show, with good values and a captivating way of expressing itself.

This is my son's favorite show (at 2.5 yrs) and asks for it by name. He also often dons the persona of Sporticus when he's playing and acting out his imagination. I can't think of a better role model on children's television.

For those that aren't able to sit through an episode and would like to bad mouth the show, are you the one that is supposed to be watching it? Are you the one that's supposed to be watching Blue or Dora or Calliou? These shows are for your kids. You're job is to make sure that the shows are good for them. Not for you. It's not prime-time material folks. It's children's education (and entertainment).

I'd give Lazytown 5 out of 5, or 10 out of ten, or the max out of the max for as many stars as are available. And that's not just b/c I like the show. But my son does, and he is who really counts.

Way to go Magnús Scheving!!!