Back at the Barnyard: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Back at the Barnyard Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Wild Mike's Dance Party
Feb 25, 2009
Otis is bored of Abby's book club, so he releases Wild Mike from a cage so they can have a dance party, but things get out of control when Wild Mike accidentally escapes the barn a
Buyers Beware
Feb 26, 2009
When the farmer puts a sign that says "Welcome Buyers", the animals fear that he is selling the barn to other people, so whenever someone comes to the barn, they use tactics to sca
Anchor Cow
Feb 27, 2009
When news anchor Hilly Burford is crushed covering a giant cheese curd that Otis made, the animals fill in for him on the news. They turn out to be a huge hit and replace Hilly, bu
Abby and Veronica
May 18, 2009
Abby is excited that her cousin, Veronica, is coming to the barnyard for a visit, but it turns out Veronica, despite appearing to be nice on the outside, is actually using her beau
Bling My Barn
May 19, 2009
When Otis accidentally blows up the barn with an atom smasher he accidentally received in the mail, they audition for "Bling My Barn," a home improvement show that fixes up barns f
Udderado
May 20, 2009
The animals turn the barnyard into a Wild West theme park to raise the Farmer's bail money (who got arrested because of Otis wearing a viking helmet and mooning a cop) and decide t
Cupig
May 21, 2009
Pig writes a love letter to his favorite pastry treat, but Otis finds it and thinks Abby wrote it to him.
Happy Animal Fun Time
May 22, 2009
In order to get out of going to a "Brianna Texicanna" concert with Abby so he and his friends can go bowling to beat a rival farm, Otis lies and says he needs to celebrate "Happy A
Dream Birthday
Jun 29, 2009
The animals feel bad for the Farmer after seeing that everyone forgot his birthday, so they decide to throw him a party and tell him it's a dream, but the Farmer gets carried away.
Lord of the Beavers
Jun 30, 2009
When Otis injures himself, Pip temporarily takes over as the barn leader, and when he recovers, realizes that the others think Pip is a much better leader than Otis was. Insulted,
Little Otis
Jul 1, 2009
Otis is too lazy to do chores around the barnyard so he creates a clone of himself to do the work for him. It turns out the clone is a much smaller version of him, and when Mrs. Be
Kids in the City
Jul 2, 2009
When responsibility is thrust upon Otis to watch the three kids of the barnyard, Joey the calf, Macy the lamb, and Boyle the chick, after Abby and Bessy read story time, Otis loses
Snotty and Snottier
Jul 3, 2009
When Snotty Boy's cousin Bernard stays at the Beady house and torments Snotty, he escapes and tries to seek refuge in the barnyard, so the animals must help Snotty to defeat Bernar
Paging Dr. Filly
Nov 5, 2011
The animals call Dr. Filly to settle a recent persistent argument between Freddy and Peck, but instead of making things better, Dr. Filly seems to make it worse when other animals
Barnyards and Broomsticks
Oct 5, 2009
When the animals go on a camping trip, Pip tells a scary campfire story about a witch. When they get lost and find an old woman's house with tons of sweets, Otis fears that this wo
The Barn Buddy
Oct 5, 2009
The animals buy a security system called The Barn Buddy (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) for the barnyard, but it turns out that the system is doing more harm than good.
Iron Otis
Nov 6, 2009
After Freddy's recipe for a tofrooster that is going to be cooked on the show, things get worse when Chef Big Bones (voiced by Jim Cummings) insists on using a real rooster, and ca
Too Good to be Glue
Oct 6, 2009
When Pig cooks up what appears to be permanent glue, the animals try to sell the glue to make money. They soon realize that the glue explodes two hours after it is applied and must
Everett's Treasure
Oct 7, 2009
The animals find an old safe in the barn that belonged to Everett's former owner Nebraska Schwartz. Everett doesn't remember the lock combination to open the safe, so Otis helps Ev
King Cud
Oct 7, 2009
Otis is knocked out and wakes believing that he is King Cudenhotep. The only way for him to get back to normal before the farmer comes back is if someone knocks him in the head aga
Free Schmoozy
Oct 8, 2009
The animals liberate a show whale from a water show at a fair, but Otis has a lot more to go when the animals are being constantly eaten by this whale.
Man's Best Fiend
Oct 8, 2009
Duke wants a playmate, but no other animal wants to play with him, so the animals convince the farmer to get Duke a playmate. Unfortunately for Duke, the farmer brings Duke's arch-
Fumblebums
Oct 9, 2009
The animals must stand in for injured football players in a game and the coach’s mother to like him after becoming the mascots for the team.
Endangered Liaisons
Oct 9, 2009
The animals claim the farm as a protected habitat to prevent a wreck crew from tearing it down and disguise Freddy as a spotted three-toed ferret. They then realize that this speci
Back at the Booyard
Oct 25, 2009
n a bid to collect the most Halloween candy and win a prize, Otis tops off the animals' trick-or-treat candy with a handful of candy from a hollow tree that legend says belongs to
Mr. Wiggleplix
Nov 14, 2009
Pig has been hanging out with his imaginary friend, Mr. Wiggleplix, for weeks and it drives the other animals crazy. Then one day, Pig claims that Otis killed Mr. Wiggleplix so Oti
Chain Gang
Nov 14, 2009
The animals get arrested when they are mistakened by the police for bandits disguised in animal costumes. Chained together, they try to escape so that they can use a computer to fi
It's an Udderful Life
Dec 5, 2009
Otis convinces his college buddies Donner and Blitzen to stop by the barnyard on Christmas Eve. During the visit, Otis accidentally gives Santa a cup belonging to Freddy, who is si
Get Bessy
Jan 2, 2010
Bessy is constantly rude towards the animals, even though she is barely seen. The animals wonder what she does when they don't see her and try to spy on her.
A Beautiful Freddy
Jan 2, 2010
After Freddy gets struck by lightning, he becomes a genius and knows everything, so they get him to compete in a trivia show so they can win a million dollars. They realize that, u
RoboPeck
Jan 16, 2010
After Otis accidentally breaks up Peck's body with a hammer, he rebuilds Peck by adding robot parts to him so he can be a big help around the barnyard, but things go awry when Peck
Arcade of Doom
Jan 16, 2010
Otis and the gang go to an arcade so they can get tickets to buy a gaming console. Snotty Boy and his friends also want the console, however, so they have to compete to see who can
Puppy Love
Feb 6, 2010
Duke is excited when his sister Stamps comes to visit, but is shocked when he realizes that Stamps is engaged to his arch-enemy, Baxter. However, the animals learn that Baxter is a
Rodeotis
Feb 6, 2010
The farmer is in love with a woman named Branco Betsy who's a rodeo host and is interested in bull riders, so Otis pretends to be the farmer's bull so Branco Betsy would be impress
A Catfish Called Eddie
Jun 19, 2010
Otis' old best friend, Eddie comes to visit. Otis is mad because Eddie stole his product idea for pizza flavored gum. Eddie claims to have seen the error of his ways and wants new
Beady and the Beasts
Jun 19, 2010
Mrs. Beady has no choice but to move with the barnyard animals after being kicked out of her house and being mistreated by Mr. Beady's mother, Mother Beady.
Mission: Save Bigfoot
Sep 11, 2010
The animals climb a mountain to reach Bigfoot's home after Bigfoot gets in an accident.
Mrs. Beady Takes a Holiday
Sep 11, 2010
The animals successfully prank Mrs. Beady into taking a holiday. Now, they no longer have to worry about getting caught by her, but now Otis experiences withdrawal symptoms because
Clonedemonium
Sep 18, 2010
The clones Little Otis and Little Abby come back to visit the barnyard, but it becomes a problem because they never sleep so the animals couldn't sleep when they're here. In order
Hickory Dickory Donkey
Sep 18, 2010
When a beautiful she-donkey named Prunella takes an interest in Pip, Bessy suspects ulterior motives and follows them on their dates, causing the other animals to accuse her of bei
Treasure Hunt
Sep 12, 2011
A group of Canadian Crows want to steal the corn from the barnyard, but after repeated failed attempts, they decide to give the animals a fake treasure map to distract them from gu
Clown and Out
Sep 19, 2011
While trying to escape Snotty Boy, the animals run over Snotty's clown father. His dad survived, but has lost a lot of hilarity and Pig takes him into surgery. Otis disguises himse
Clan of the Cave Cow
Sep 19, 2011
An ancient cave cow comes to attack the barn animals! Meanwhile, scientists kidnap Otis, thinking he's really Cave Cow.
Four Leaf Otis
Sep 26, 2011
The leprechaun steals the farmer's potatoes after Otis sprayed the potatoes, Otis and pals must stop him before the farmer goes bankrupt and the animals for less outlet. Unfortunat
Cop Cow
Sep 26, 2011
Otis and his friends become cops after another cop gets injured, and they try to solve a crime that is about stealing in a donut store. They find the suspects are Mrs. Beady, Snott
Plucky and Me
Oct 3, 2011
Otis finds a giant chicken egg and decides to hatch it so they can have a fifth for polo. The giant chicken egg turns out to be that of a dinosaur, which proceeds to wreak havoc wh
Pig of the Mole People
Oct 3, 2011
Pig's mole subjects (from when he was Emperor of the Mole People for 45 minutes) have sought him out to return as their Emperor and defend them from Eric the Terrible, a verbally a
Aliens!!!
Nov 12, 2011
In the series finale, Otis orders a satellite dish online in order to watch monkey boxing from Rio. Mrs. Beady sees this and believes that he is secretly signaling Aliens. Otis fin