List of Barnyard characters
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The following is a list of characters who appearing in the 2006 film Barnyard and its Nickelodeon animated sequel television series Back at the Barnyard. The main characters in the film are unique in that they are animated as female milking cows, but are voiced over by male actors such as Kevin James and Sam Elliott. A total of 178 individual characters were built by animators for the film.
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Otis
Otis (voiced by Kevin James in the film and Chris Hardwick in the series) is a male Holstein Friesian and the leader of the Barnyard. He is carefree, goofy and energetic, lacking responsibility and goofing off at any given opportunity. Despite this, Otis is highly intelligent and clever enough to come up with solutions to a problem and cares deeply about his friends and family. His superhero alter-ego is "Cowman". Despite being a bull, he has an udder.
Pip
Pip (voiced by Jeffrey Garcia) is a slight Mexican-accented wisecracking barn mouse who is Otis' best friend. He has a crush on Bessy, the sassy and sarcastic cow best friend of Abby, but she always rejects him.
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