Haunted Castle

Haunted Castle

September 26, 2006 TV Episode LazyTown

Studio
Nickelodeon, Viacom International, LazyTown Entertainment
Animation studio
380 Studios, Wit Puppets, Neal Scanlan Studio
Distributor
Nickelodeon

Synopsis

After Bessie tells the kids not to play near her drying laundry, they decide to create their own playground at the park, which is Robbie's favorite place. Robbie poses as a ghost to scare the kids into not playing there anymore. Meanwhile, the Mayor warns the kids to stay away from an old, unsafe castle, but Trixie ignores the warning and convinces the kids to join her inside. The kids get trapped in the falling castle and Sportacus arrives to save the day. Trixie admits what she did and the kids learn a valuable lesson in following the rules. Robbie Rotten disguise: A ghost

Characters

Stephanie, Ziggy, Trixie, Stingy, Pixel, Mayor Milford Meanswell, Bessie Busybody.
Live Action Characters: Sportacus 10, Robbie Rotten, Rottenella

Credits

Writing

Created By
Magnús Scheving

Voices

Voice
Guðmundur Þór Kárason (Ziggy), Sarah Burgess (Trixie), Jodi Eichelberger (Stingy), Julie Westwood (Pixel), Kobie Powell (Pixel), Chris Knowings (Pixel), David Matthew Feldman (Mayor Milford Meanswell), Julie Westwood (Bessie Busybody)
Live Action Talent
Julianna Rose Mauriello (Stephanie), Magnús Scheving (Sportacus 10), Stefán Karl Stefánsson (Robbie Rotten), Kristjana Ólafsdóttir (Rottenella)

Production notes

Included the song "Playing On The Playground".

Live action combined with puppetry and CGI animation. The budget for each episode was approximately ISK 70,000,000 (1 million US dollars), or about five times the average cost for a children's television program at the time, making it "the most expensive children's show in the world".

The four main characters are live action, and rest of the characters are hand puppets.