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Tasha

Revision as of 19:06, 20 October 2014 by Pablor (Message Wall | contribs) (→‎Evolution)
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Tasha

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Name
Tasha
Species
Hippopotamus
Gender
Female
Occupation
Adventurer
Interests
Tea parties, talking fancy
Relatives
None known
Friends
Aliases
First Appearance
Me + My Friends (unaired), The Yeti (aired)
Last Appearance
Polka Palace Party Back

Tasha and her best friend, Uniqua.

Tasha is a yellow hippopotamus. She lives on the left side of the backyard behind a fence, and enjoys playing with her friends Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin. Tasha is best friends with Uniqua, and they frequently play together when roleplaying on their adventures.

Tasha is rational, headstrong, and a little bossy at certain points. On a few occasions, she may have a disagreement with a friend over something small (as shown in The Yeti or The Swamp Creature), but Tasha, with the help of her imagination and friends, can always end the quarrels almost instantly.

Depending on what character she is playing, Tasha can come across as being very bossy, while at other times, she may play a friendly worker, or even a 'damsel in distress', as shown in episodes like International Super Spy, Blazing Paddles and Break Out!.

Tasha was voiced by Naelee Rae McCann in the first and second season and voiced by Gianna Bruzzesse in the third and fourth season. Her singing voice was provided by Kristin Klabunde in season one, two, and the first five episodes of season three, and Gabriella Malek during the rest of season three, as well as all of season four.

Personality

Tasha is

Run Tasha!

Tasha Jumping

extremely confident and likes to be in charge most of the time. She is usually determined to get her way no matter what, however, she is never downright mean to her friends. Tasha usually is very opinionated and likes to make people do what she says and can come off just a bit bossy as a result. She is hard to scare, as pointed out in the episode It's Great To Be A Ghost!. At other times, she can very relaxed, carefree, and happy, as shown in the episode A Giant Problem.

Tasha is also Uniqua's much admired and always eagerly-awaited play date. She looks sweet as pie but underneath her extra girly exterior beats the heart of a CEO - tough-as-nails, take-no-prisoners, my-way-or-the-highway kind of gal. The others have learned to respect her bossiness, and normally let her take control.

Tasha is rational, skeptical, and highly motivated to get her own way, but it's always special for Uniqua when

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Tasha's there, because she is someone who can also be giggly, silly, and full of fun. Her interests include tea parties and talking fancy.

Arctic Explorer

In season one, her bossy personality was brought out in most episodes she appeared in (exceptions include The Snow Fort, Cave Party, Race Around the World, and Eureka!). But in season two, her bossy trait decreased somewhat, and she was shown in many episodes as being sweet and helpful, as shown in episodes like Scared Of You, in which Tasha threw a surprise birthday party for Austin, and Special Delivery, in which Tasha played a member of a motorcycle gang devoted to helping others.

By the third season, her bossy trait decreased significantly, but was brought up in a few season three episodes, though to a lesser extent. By the fourth season, her bossy trait disappeared almost completely.

Looks

Tasha is a yellow skinned hippo with a red-pink tongue, two slightly sunken nostrils above her mouth, dark yellow noticeable eyelashes and very thin eyebrows. She wears an orange dress with eight light-orange flowers printed on it in random spots, along with red Mary-Janes shoes. Though often color or costume will change depending on her character she plays. Also, she sometimes will wear wigs for said roles.

Appearances

Tasha has appeared in many episodes of The Backyardigans. Her first appearance was in Knights Are Brave And Strong, the first episode of The Backyardigans. To more, go to List of Tasha's Appearances.

Hi! Me Tasha!

Evolution

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Difference between the two

Season 1- Tasha's head is plump and eyebrows are thin, and she is a light yellow.

Season 2- Tasha's body is redesigned a little in this season, like all the other characters. Tasha's head and body are skinnier, her skin is more of a yellowish-gold tone, and her eyebrows are thicker. The white dots on her shoes are now a dark pink. She is slightly shorter than her previous model.

Season 3- The dots on her shoes are now a lighter tone of red.

Season 4- Her skin color is a bit more saturated. The dots on her shoes are now pink.

Promotional Model-wise

  • Tasha's head is plump and eyebrows are thin, and she is a light yellow. Her strap buttons on her shoe are white.
  • Tasha's body is redesigned a little in this season, like all the other characters. Tasha's head and body are skinnier, her skin is more of a yellowish-gold tone, and her eyebrows are thicker. The white dot on her shoes are now a yellow. Her Mary-Janes are more circular.
  • Season 3- Tasha's promotional model is skinnier. The dot on her shoes is now a lighter tone of red.
  • Season 4- The model is very similar to her season 3 model. The pointiness of her Mary-Janes are between the first and second models, more of the season 2 model.

Trivia

  • Tasha's house is behind a fence on the far left of the backyard. When the Backyardigans go to her house for a snack, they head around the left side of Pablo's house towards the street, where it is implied that, offscreen, they curve around to the front door.
  • Tasha is claimed to be a cow by some fans, but Janice Burgess states she is a hippopotamus.
  • Tasha's catchphrase is "Oh for goodness sakes!".
  • Tasha has pretended to be an Empress twice. The empress of France in The Two Musketeers and in Samurai Pie, she pretended to be the empress of Japan.
  • Tasha is the only main character who has not met Sherman. She has seen him with other Wormans, but has never been introduced to him or been told his name.
  • Tasha appears in more episodes than Austin, but less than Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone.
  • Uniqua does not call Tasha by her name or pretend name (Ms. T.) in International Super Spy, instead she calls her "the hippo" two times.
  • Tasha wears more wigs than any of the other characters.
  • Tasha is the fourth main character in the series, after Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone.
  • Tasha is the only character to wear shoes all the time.
  • Tasha can play the guitar.
  • Ironically, she was named after Tasha Cooper, one of Pablo's dancers.
  • The original design of the character composed of her being barefoot, having two front teeth, and a little red bow on her head.

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Characters
Main characters
Uniqua • Pablo • Tyrone • Tasha • Austin
Recurring characters
Wormans • Sherman • Dragon • Robot Roscoe • Can't-See-Ums • Fish • Giant Clam • Giant Robot • Boy • Announcer
Minor characters
Aliens • Asian Elephant • Austin's Cat • Birds • Blarg • Blue Streak • Boinga • Bugs • Bull • Butterfly • Clementine • Common Housefly • Dinosaur • Dinosaur Skeleton • Dusty • Elephants • Factory Robots • Flapasaurus • Gilded Golden Butterfly • Grabbing Tree • Harvey • Herman • Horses • Hugs • Lightning • Male Hippo • Manchester United • Maverick • Mega City Robots • Mia Hamm • Molasses • Mommy Martian • Not-So-Nice Dragon • Old Paint • Pablo's Mother • Painted Horses • Pal • Pelé • Polka-Dot Donkeys • Polka-Dotted Pony • Princess • Princess CleoTasha's Horse • Quick Silver • Ralphy • Rex Robot • Robot Racquel • Robot Reba • Robot Ripley • ROVER • Royal Horses • Santa Claus • Sea Squirt • Sea Monster • Seatriscuit • Sharks • Shooting Star • Spaceman • Spooky Voice • Thunder • Toronado • Tropical Fish • Tyrone's Father • Tyrone's Mother • Uniqua's Mother • Viewer • Windy • W-I-O-Wa News Announcer
Characters from merchandise
Butterflies • Fireflies • Frog • Jellyfish • Ladybug • Octopuses • Slug
Characters from live performances
Boinga-Boinga • Clammy • Doll and Finn • Espejo Mágico • Marsha • Octavia • Seahorse

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