Camp Lazlo

Camp Lazlo is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray. The series was released on July 8, 2005 in the United States and November 1, 2005 in the United Kingdom. The show features a Boy Scout-like summer camp with a cast of anthropomorphic animal characters, a "retro" type of humor and cultural references. The show was a hit right out of the gate and drew in over 5 million viewers for it's premiere. Ratings - Source
== Description ==
Each episode is split into two parts approximately 11 minutes long, with the exception of two episodes. The show breaks the fourth wall, such as when Lazlo is gives an award to a camper for being the best "incidental character", and sometimes lacks continuity, as in an episode which ends with Lumpus being eaten by a lake monster.
Camp Lazlo premiered on July 8, 2005 in the USA and ended on March 27, 2008. In Canada, Teletoon's English channel also debuted the show June 26, 2006; but in the last week of August 2006, it was pulled from TELETOON, and returned on June 22, 2007. Due to its nature, TELETOON only airs it during the summer season.
In Australia and India, Camp Lazlo is shown on the Cartoon Network.
Camp Lazlo also got his "brother" or "sister" show. Summer Camp Island that is created by Cartoon Network Studios and showing on Cartoon Network also.
== Characters ==
::Main article: Camp Lazlo/Characters
Camp Lazlo has a cast of dozens, but these are some of the main characters:
*Lazlo - is a cheerful Brazilian spider monkey. Often annoying Edward, he is a very happy-go lucky monkey. A hippie, Lazlo loves peace. In Camp Kidney, he is very well liked except occasionally Scoutmaster Lumpus, sometimes the Squirrel Scouts and Commonly Edward.
*Raj - is a cautious Indian elephant who speaks with a distinct Indian accent. Born in India, Raj is one of Lazlo's bunkmates and best friends in the Jelly Bean Cabin at Camp Kidney and is seen spending most of his time with Lazlo and Clam; the three are collectively known as the "Jelly Trio." Jeff Bennett voiced Raj.
*Clam - is a small albino pygmy rhinoceros who is part of the "Jelly Trio". Although being one of the main characters of the show, he rarely speaks. He has a low voice and usually speaks in short bursts of few words, often repeating the last words that others say. Carlos Alazraqui voiced Clam.
*Samson Clogmeyer - is a luckyness gunia pig.
*Scoutmaster Lumpus - is a grumpy, stubborn and stick-in-the-mud moose with a big ego.
*Slinkman - Lumpus's assistant.
*Edward Platypus - is a curmudgeon platypus who has much common sense why Camp Kidney is a dump and hates Lazlo or anyone's idiocy.
*Chip & Skip - Dung beetles, despite their humanoid form. They are the camp morons.
== Episodes ==
::Main article: Camp Lazlo/Episodes
== Awards & Nominees ==
=== Pulcinella ===
The series won three 2006 Pulcinella Awards for Best Animated Series for Children and Best Animated Series for all ages and Lazlo was the winner of Best Character at the 10th Cartoons By The Bay Festival in Positano, Italy. It was the second consecutive year that a Cartoon Network series won the latter two awards, as the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends character, Blooregard Q. Kazoo, won the award the year before.
=== Emmy ===
"Hello Dolly / Over Cooked Beans" was nominated for an Emmy in the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour) category, but was defeated by The Simpsons. The episode has been hosted on the Cartoon Network website and can be viewed here.
The TV movie Where's Lazlo? has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) category in 2007.
=== Annie ===
Sue Mondt, a production designer on Camp Lazlo, was nominated an Annie Award for production design on the episode "Hard Days Samson".
== Home media ==
The show got a press kit DVD of the series that contains 4 episodes ("Gone Fishin' (Sort of) / Beans Are from Mars" and "Parasitic Pal / It's No Picnic") from season one.
The show got a complete first season DVD, titled: Camp Lazlo: Complete Season 1. It is released in Australia on region 4 by Madman Entertainment.
The show has also been released on Cartoon Network themed DVDs. The season 1 episode "Hello Dolly" appeared on the Cartoon Network Fridays Volume 1 DVD released on September 19, 2006. The season 2 episode "Snow Beans" is released on the Cartoon Network Christmas: Volume Three DVD on October 3, 2006. 
All 5 seasons of the series are available on iTunes and Amazon Prime. 
Camp Lazlo was released on the Boomerang streaming service in 2018.
The series was released on HBO Max in Latin America in 2022.
== Video games ==
A video game based on the series was released in 2006 for GameBoy Advance, it was called Camp Lazlo: Leaky Lake Games. In the game, you play as Lazlo, Raj, and Clam, as they compete in game challenges and earn merit badges in the Leaky Lake games event.
The Camp Kidney hat was shown as a wardrobe in the 2019 mobile game, Kleptocats: Cartoon Network.
== Appearances in other projects ==
Lazlo, Raj, and Clam appeared in the end credits of the Codename: Kids Next Door and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy crossover special, The Grim Adventures of the KND with a mini-crossover with Evil Con Carne titled Evil Camp Carne, with Lazlo as Boskov, Raj as General Skarr, and Clam as Dr. Major Ghastly.
Lazlo made an appearance in the MAD segment, Once Upon a Toon.
Scoutmaster Lumpus and Edward appeared in the Villainous special, The Lost Cases of Elmore.
Lazlo made a cameo appearance in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus.
The series was acknowledged in the Cartoon Network 30th Anniversary video in October 2022.
== Trivia ==
* Some video platforms have the series in different aspect ratios, iTunes has the series itself cropped to fullscreen while the Boomerang streaming service has its entirety in widescreen.
* The two-part special, Where's Lazlo?, is in different formats on some home media platforms. The double length version is on the Boomerang streaming service and aired on the Boomerang network at some point, while the split part version is on iTunes.
== Broadcast history ==
Cartoon Network (original run: 2005-2008; re-runs: 2008-2014)
Boomerang (re-runs: 2014-2015, 2021-2022)
== Gallery ==
Camp Lazlo Apple TV Vol.2.jpg|Volume 2 Apple TV cover
File:CampLazloVolume3AppleTV.jpg|Volume 3 Apple TV cover
Camp Lazlo Apple TV Vol.4.jpg|Volume 4 Apple TV cover
File:CampLazloVolume5AppleTVCover.jpg|Volume 5 Apple TV cover
File:CampLazloVolume1AppleTVcover.jpeg|Volume 1 Apple TV cover
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File:Lazlo in Cartoon Network's 20th anniversary poster.jpeg|Lazlo in Cartoon Network's 20th anniversary poster.
File:Raj in Cartoon Network's 20th anniversary poster.jpeg|Raj in Cartoon Network's 20th anniversary poster
File:LazloCrossoverNexus.jpg|Lazlo's cameo on the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus
File:CampLazloBoomerang.jpg|icon on the Boomerang streaming service.
File:CampLazloVolume2iTunesCover.jpg|Volume 2 iTunes cover
File:CampLazloVolume4iTunesCover.jpg|Volume 4 iTunes cover
File:CampLazloVolume5iTunesCover.jpg|Volume 5 iTunes cover
File:Camp Lazlo - HBO Max vertical image.jpg|HBO Max Latin America cover
File:CampLazloHorizontalHBOMaxcover.jpeg|Horizontal HBO Max Latin America cover
File:CampLazloCN30thAnniversaryiTunescover.jpg|The Complete Series Cartoon Network 30th Anniversary iTunes cover
File:Stardima star-dima-com-134547517734.png|Season 1 DVD set from Australia
File:CampLazloMadmanWallpaper.jpeg|Madman Entertainment promo
File:CampLazloLeakyLakegamescover.jpeg|Leaky Lake Games cover
File:CampLazlofigurines.jpeg|Figurines
File:Invaded Camp Lazlo.jpg|Cartoon Network Invaded promo
File:LazloSmackandYakplush.jpeg|Smack and Yak plush of Lazlo
File:CampKidneyFusionFall.jpeg|Camp Kidney as it appears in FusionFall
File:LazloBingBangBoingBall.jpeg|Bing Bang Boing ball of Lazlo
File:DareOffDuosLazlo.jpeg|Dare Off Duos figure of Lazlo
File:RajDareOffDuofigure.jpeg|Dare Off Duo figure of Raj
File:CampLazlothumbnail.jpg|Thumbnail of the show's YouTube livestream on the official Cartoon Network YouTube channel
File:Lazlo Toonix.png|Lazlo Toonix
File:Slinkman Toonix.png|Slinkman Toonix
File:CampLazloJigsawpuzzle.jpeg|Jigsaw Puzzle
File:CampLazloLeakyLakegamesGBAgamecartridge.jpeg|Leaky Lake Games game cartridge
File:CampLazloLeakyLakegamesbackcover.jpeg|Leaky Lake Games back cover
File:CampLazloCompleteSeriesAppleTVcover.jpeg|The Complete Series Apple TV set
File:Meat beard promotional poster (2006).jpg|Lazlo's promo poster from the Yes! era
File:Lazlo City Icon.PNG|Now/Then icon of Lazlo from the City era
File:LazloMcDonald.jpeg|McDonald's Toy plush of Lazlo
File:RajMcDonald'sToys.jpeg|McDonald's Toy of Raj
File:Lazlo.png.webp|Noods version of Lazlo
File:Raj Nood.jpg|Noods version of Raj
File:CampLazloCharacterArtpackcover.jpeg|cover of Character art pack
File:CampLazloWhere'sLazloDVD.jpeg|Where's Lazlo DVD
File:Lazlo Yes Icon.PNG|Lazlo's Now/Then icon from the Yes! era
File:CampLazloCNStudiosPromoDVD.jpeg|Cartoon Network Studios promotional DVD
File:CampLazlopromotionalDVDbackpackage.jpeg|Promotional DVD back package
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