14 Facts About Camp Lazlo

Camp Lazlo is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network.

Camp Lazlo Kidney sits just across the lake from Acorn Flats, which is home to the campsite of the all-female Squirrel Scouts .

Camp Lazlo was one of the first Cartoon Network Studios series produced in a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, despite originally being broadcast in the full screen aspect ratio of 4:3.

Camp Lazlo described cartoons with pastoral settings, such as the Bugs Bunny cartoons of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series and Yogi Bear, as having a "calming" effect due to the tree-filled backgrounds.

Camp Lazlo originated from a camp-related children's book series concept by Murray that, according to him, "outgrew its medium".

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Production of Camp Lazlo began in 2004 and ended in 2007; November 2007 saw the beginning of the series' final production run.

Murray felt that Camp Lazlo successfully appealed to younger children because his prior experiences with his own children helped him determine details that children found humorous.

Camp Lazlo said that he had "a lot of pre-production time" and therefore details became established before the show aired on television.

Murray asked many staff members who participated in creating Rocko's Modern Life to return and perform duties for Camp Lazlo, describing his main tactic to attract the crew as "coercion".

Camp Lazlo describes "great comic book artists" as important to himself and Mark O'Hare.

Opening theme song, "Camp Lazlo Was His Name-O", was based on the children's folk song "Bingo", which was adapted, with new lyrics, by American musician Terry Scott Taylor.

Camp Lazlo was released in HD remasters partially on Boomerang's streaming service in 2018, completing the HD release of the show in its entirety in June 2019.

Camp Lazlo characters appeared in a 2007 commercial for the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's, which advertised various Cartoon Network characters being included as action figure toys in Happy Meals, including those from Camp Lazlo.

Camp Lazlo said that he appreciates Cartoon Network's "campaign for healthier eating habits for kids".