Viva Piñata is an animated children’s television series produced by 4Kids Productions and Bardel Entertainment in collaboration with Microsoft.

Lloyd Goldfine and Paul Griffin served as executive producers, with Mike deSeve acting as story editor and Anne Bernstein and David Steven Cohen among the series' writers.

[3] Viva Piñata premiered on August 26, 2006, as part of the 4Kids TV programming block, later moving to The CW4Kids before being removed from the schedule on October 25, 2008.

The series also aired on Nicktoons and CITV in the UK and on Nickelodeon and ABC Television in Australia.

"Horstachio of a Different Color" was also featured on a bonus disc included with the Special Edition version of the Viva Piñata game.