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Yo Gabba Gabba! is a children's television show currently airing on the Nick Jr. cable network in the United States and the Nick Jr. networks in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Italy and Australia as well as Treehouse TV network in Canada. Created by Christian Jacobs (lead singer of the Aquabats) and Scott Schultz, the program is produced by The Magic Store and Wildbrain Entertainment. The series premiered August 20, 2007 on Nick Jr. and began broadcasting February 23, 2008 on Noggin, now Nick Jr..

On April 30, 2008 the television show received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling. Although "Yo Gabba Gabba" was created as a show for young children, it has slowly become a sensation among teenagers, college students and even some parents who are entertained by its retro style, bright colors, simplicity, and entertaining music from many of the popular bands featured on the show.

Overview

History

Cast

Note that the voice cast is ordered by US and UK versions.

• DJ Lance Rock - Lance Robertson (voiced overdubbed by Ortis Deley in UK version)
• Muno - Josh Bally / David Crespin (voiced by Adam Deibert/Bob Golding)
• Foofa - Cortney Cook (voiced by Emma Jacobs/Teresa Gallagher)
• Brobee - Erin and Tara Pearce (voiced by Amos Watene/Simon Feilder)
• Toodee - Melissa Rossiter / Charme Morales (voiced by Erin Pearce/Jonell Elliot)
• Plex - Lindsay Kraus / Amos Watene (voiced by show creator Christian Jacobs/Simon Feilder)

Regular segments

• Mark's Magic Pictures, featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, drawing simple pictures that often come alive at the end of the segment.
• Biz's Beat of the Day, starring Biz Markie, demonstrating new beatboxing beats
• The Super Music Friends Show, featuring musical guests
• Dancey Dance Time, featuring celebrity guests (which Plex brings down to Gabbaland using his special ray) performing dance moves with the characters
• Cool Tricks, in which a child or adult demonstrates a special talent (e.g. gymnastics, breakdancing, playing a theremin or cup stacking)
• Storytime, where a child narrates a story (e.g. Goon Fishin, Goodnight Moon')
• Super Martian Robot Girl, featuring a helpful comic book-style superhero battling crime.
• Learn with Plex, a solo segment in which Plex teaches basic daily skills like brushing your teeth, going to the bathroom, getting changed, and etc. (saying how they are fun) in songs, using four repeated steps. (It should be noted that each character's solo segment only appears in Season 1.)
• Play Pretend with Muno, in which Muno encourages viewers to pretend along with him, as he imagines himself as various creatures and objects.
• Listen with Toodee, in which Toodee listens to sounds and she encourages the viewer to help her identify them.
• Color with Brobee, in which the viewer guesses what color Brobee is thinking of by the examples he gives.
• Play Games with Foofa, in which Foofa solves simple puzzles, such as mind benders, and she encourages the viewer to help her find the solution.
• DJ Lance Dance, in which DJ Lance Rock teaches the viewers a different dance.
• Funny Faces, in which DJ Lance Rock encourages viewers to make funny faces.
• Knock-Knock Joke of the Day, a segment where Jack McBrayer and Paul Scheer tell knock-knock jokes. This segment first appeared in season 2.
• Look Back At Today, each episode ends with a music video recap of that episode, featuring awesome effects, and a remix of every song featured in that episode. (Season 2 and Season 3 have DJ Lance remembering the things he and the gang did in that episode before the music video starts.)
• Jingles, each episode has animated music videos featuring music by a guest musician and animation by guest artists, designers, and animators. They always happen after the first Gabba Gang and My name is ... I like to dance segment in an episode. (One episode does not have the segment.)

Broadcasters

Australia

ABC Kids, Nick Jr. (Foxtel and Austar - Pay TV)

Canada

Treehouse TV

Latin America

Playhouse Disney Channel

United States

Nick Jr., HBO Family, Playhouse Disney

United Kingdom & Ireland

Nick Jr., Channel 4

The Netherlands

Jetix Play

Asia

Nickelodeon South East Asia (As part of the Nick Jr. line up as there is no separate Nick Jr. channel in the region)

Philippines

Nickelodeon , TV5

Italy

Nick Jr.

Israel

Hop!

New Zealand

Channel 2 (TV2), Nick Jr. (Sky TV; Pay TV)

DVDs

CDs

Two albums have been released featuring songs from the show performed by the cast and the "Super Music Friends Show" segment.

• Music is Awesome! - 2009
• Music is Awesome! Volume 2 - 2010

Characters

• DJ Lance Rock - A male DJ who is an inhabitant of Gabbaland, also a narrator and a friend.
• Muno - A male friendly red cyclops. He's the tallest and is somewhat clumsy and he has a close bond with Foofa, whom he bit unintentionally in one episode. He is also the band's guitarist. In the episodes "Family" and "Baby" his family makes an appearance. During Super Bowl XLIV, he appeared in a commercial for the Kia Sorento. His realm is a mountainous/cavernous style area.
• Foofa - A cute female flower bubble character who's pink and happy. She loves rainbows and unicorns and can play the tambourine. She was once bitten by Muno. Her realm is a summer meadow.
• Brobee - A male little green monster. In one episode, he is tired of being short. Plex accidentally makes Brobee DJ Lance-size and Brobee soon finds that being big isn't very fun for him. He is the drummer for the Gabba band. He is the only "primary" character whose facial expression changes depending on what situation he is in, his normal smile turning into a frown, and vice-versa. He is often subjected to trying new foods. His realm is a vast forest. It is mentioned he is four years old in the series.
• Toodee - A blue female arctic cat-dragon who likes to have fun. She has a close bond with Brobee and is the bassist for the Gabba band. Her realm is an arctic realm, with icicles.
• Plex - A male magic yellow robot. He is really smart and the leader of the Gabba Land and usually gives the lessons to his friends and is a father figure to the gang. He can also use his special ray to bring things into existence. He can play the keytar. He has no realm in particular, though he seems to have a 'docking station' between Foofa and Brobee's realms. Plex sleeps and stands up in Gabba Land in the Episode "Sleep".

Supporting characters

• Muno's parents - Muno's parents appear in the episodes "Family" and "Baby". His father likes computers and cowboy movies. His mother likes dogs and Chinese noodles, possibly attributing to Muno's liking for them (the noodles). Muno's father is a darker red than Muno, and has a mustache and a hat. His mother has blue hair and no bumps (same as the other girls in Muno's family).
• Cheebo - Muno's older sister who likes school and baby owls. She is pink and wears a blue winter hat. She, like the mother and the other girls in Muno's family, has no bumps.
• GoGo - Muno's baby brother. Almost like a younger version of Muno, he has Muno's bumps and is orange in color. GoGo likes being happy and is almost always seen in his carriage. He also appeared in the episodes "Family" and "Baby".
• Kemba - DJ Lance's younger sister. Like Lance, she too is also a DJ, and appeared in the episode "Family". She wears orange and likes the Super Music Friends Show.
• Plexee - Plex's niece who appears to be a toddler or baby. Plexee cries when Toodee and Foofa meet her. She sleeps after Toodee, Foofa, and Plex sing. She first appeared in episode "Baby".
• Gooble - An unhappy creature similar to Muno, who first appeared in the episode "Happy" for the Super Music Friends Show. He cries all of the time. Often when he is seen in Gabba Land, some of the characters do not understand why Gooble cries, and they get upset with him because of it.
• Archibald - A giant purple worm puppet and friend of DJ Lance. He appears in the episode "Happy". Has two worm babies: Annie (girl) and Armand (boy).
• Foofle - A blue water drop bubble character who was first introduced in the episode "Mystery" as Foofa's older brother. He is an avid surfer and spends most of his time at the beach.

Playtime Actions on Yo Gabba Gabba Episodes

Pilots: 2006

Season 1 : August 20, 2007-September 21, 2008

Season 2 : September 22, 2008 - February 1, 2010

Season 3 : January 6, 2006 - August 26, 2013

In Canada, Treehouse has aired School, Clubhouse, Nature, Pet, Superhero, Baby, Adventure, Space, Circus, Treasure, Doctor, Flying, Fairytale, The Best Of Brobee From Yo Gabba Gabba episodes. For reasons unknown, the Canadian-aired episodes do not have the "Knock Knock Joke Of The Day" segments.

Critical reception

Nominated for a Daytime Emmy in both 2008 and 2009 for Best Costume Design.

Time magazine's James Poniewozik named Yo Gabba Gabba! one of the Top 10 new TV series of 2007, ranking it at #8.

In November 2008, Yo Gabba Gabba! won a BAFTA Children's Award, International.

The show has also become popular among some college-age young adults because of the artists often featured.

Due to the show's popularity amongst both adults and children, they performed at the 11th installment of Coachella as special guests.

In Other Media

In 2009, the cast was featured in their own float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Muno was featured in a commercial for the Kia Sorento that aired during the 2010 Super Bowl.

The cast has also featured in the Big Time Rush episodes Big Time Audition and Big Time Halloween.

References

1. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations", 30 April 2008
2. http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=289717&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=14459507
3. Dollar, Steve: "Gimme Gimme Gabba Gabba", Print, September/October 2007
4. "Yo Gabba Gabba!" (2007) - Episode List, IMDb.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
5. Yo Gabba Gabba! Episodes, TVGuide.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-22.
6. New York Magazine - Elijah Wood Does the Puppet Master
7. "Nick Jr. Begins Production on Season Two of Acclaimed Live-Action Preschool Music Series Yo Gabba Gabba!, Produced by the Magic Store and W!LDBRAIN, Beginning Monday, May 12", PR Newswire, 28 April 2008
8. Poniewozik, James: "Top 10 New TV Series", Time, 2007
9. BAFTA Children's Awards Winners "", BAFTA, 2008
10. Friedman, Emily "Nickelodeon Cartoon Draws Unusual Fans", ABC News, May 7, 2008

External links

• Official website (Flash-enabled browser required)
• Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There's a Party In My City! Website
• Nick Jr. Yo Gabba Gabba Website
• Yo Gabba Gabba! on Myspace
• Yo Gabba Gabba! at IMDb
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• Gabbafriends.com - Yo Gabba Gabba (unofficial) fansite
• Yo Gabba Gabba website on Treehouse TV

• 2007 American television series debuts
• 2000s American television series
• American children's television series
• English-language television series
• HBO network shows
• Television series with live action and animation
• Nick Jr. shows
• Programs broadcast by Treehouse TV