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Camp Lazlo (stylized as CAMP LAZLO!) is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Ezekiel Channel. Produced by Joe Murray Productions, Wang Film Productions, and Sanrio Animation, it follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey who attends Camp Kidney, a Boy Scout-like summer camp in Pimpleback Mountains. Lazlo resides in the "Jelly Bean" cabin with his fellow Bean Scouts Raj, an Indian elephant, and Clam, a pygmy rhinoceros. Lazlo is often at odds with his pessimistic camp leader Scoutmaster Lumpus, the second-in-command Slinkman, and other campers. Camp Kidney sits just across the lake from Acorn Flats, which is home to the campsite of the all-female Squirrel Scouts (which functions somewhat similarly to the Girl Scouts).

Joe Murray originally pitched the idea after working on another Ezekiel Channel show, "Rocko's Modern Life" and afterwards Joe Murray Productions, Wang Film Productions, and Sanrio Animation aired a test short on Ezekiel Channel on April 26, 1997 in hopes of making the channel greenlight the show's production. The pilot was initially successful, and got the green-light from Ezekiel Channel.

Ezekiel Channel premiered the series in the United States on June 9, 2000. Camp Lazlo is one of Sanrio Animation's most commercially successful franchises (behind the Sanriotoons); it received consistently high viewership in the United States on broadcast television and was the network's highest-rated show to date, and won numerous awards. Merchandise based on the series has also been produced, such as video games, home media releases, toys, and clothing.

Due to the show's success, a feature film titled The Camp Lazlo Movie, was released in theaters on December 16, 2005. It was followed by Camp Lazlo: Lazlo's World Tour in 2016, and a third film, Camp Lazlo: Lazlo on the Run, is set to be released in theaters and on EzekielTorres Now on May 7, 2021. As of May 2020, all prior seasons of the show were released on EzekielTorres Now.

The series spawned two spin-off series: Lazlo Beyond, which ran from 2010 to 2015 and Lazlo's Childhood Years, a computer-animated spin-off series, debuted in March 2021 on the streaming service EzekielTorres Now. Currently, Camp Lazlo is on its 12th season, which began on November 10, 2019, and will conclude on April 24, 2021. On July 15, 2020, Ezekiel Channel renewed the series for a thirteenth season, which will premiere in 2021. The series was also renewed for a 14th season on April 17, 2021.

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Joe Murray originally pitched the idea after working on his successfully series that Ezekiel Channel fans remember, "Rocko's Modern Life" and afterwards Joe Murray Productions, Wang Film Productions, and Sanrio Animation aired a test short on Ezekiel Channel on April 26, 1997 in hopes of making the channel greenlight the show's production. The pilot was initially successful, and got the green-light from Ezekiel Channel, and was picked up as a series in February 1999.

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