Busytown is a fictional town inhabited by assortment of anthropomorphic animals, as depicted in various books by the children's author Richard Scarry. Main characters of these books include the following: Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Mr. Frumble, Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Fixit, Bananas Gorilla, Hilda Hippo, Farmer Fox, Farmer Alfalfa, Dingo Dog, The Pig Family, Pig Will, Pig Won't, The Firefighters, Goldbug, Bully Bobcat, Bumbles Leopard and lots of other characters.
In the early 1990s, Cinar (now known as WildBrain, previously Cookie Jar Entertainment and later DHX Media) produced the animated series The Busy World of Richard Scarry, based around the inhabitants of Busytown. The series originally aired on Showtime in Canada and Nick Jr. in the United States. A board game and a computer game based on Busytown were also produced in 1990s. Another animated series centered around Busytown, Busytown Mysteries, ran in 2007 until 2010.
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- Main article: List of Busytown characters