Toys, costumes and books already bear the LazyTown name in many countries. Live tours have been franchised in Britain and Latin America. Talks are under way with Nintendo to create a video game for its Wii console, which features a motion-sensitive controller. Internet projects are also being mulled.

The bad news is now I can’t get the cake song out of my head. The good news is that LazyTown-girl turns 16 this year… or is that bad news?

It’s a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake
If the way is hazy
You gotta do the cooking by the book
You know you can’t be lazy
Never use a messy recipe
The cake will end up crazy
If you do the cooking by the book
Then you’ll have a cake
We gotta have it made
You know that I love cake
Finally it’s time to make a cake

She sure loves her cake, doesn’t she? I happen to know that cake in this case is a euphemism for something else that can be quite messy. If you do the cooking by the book as illustrated below, then you will get your precious cake.