School Scam

School Scam

February 16, 2007 TV Episode LazyTown

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

Synopsis

It's time for school. As Stephanie and the others go to class, Robbie Rotten comes up with a plan to prevent the kids from learning: disguising himself as a teacher and not teaching them lessons, rather telling them to "Open your books. Turn them around, lean forward. And go to sleep!". During science class he makes a major mistake and almost blows up the school. Sportacus arrives to save the day. Robbie Rotten disguise: Professor H.R. Rottenein

Characters

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

Credits

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)

Crew

Created By
Magnús Scheving

Production notes

Included the song "I Like Learning".

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.