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| Created by | Christian Jacobs Scott Schultz |
| Starring | Lance Robertson |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Justin Lyon |
| Running time | 23 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (Nick Jr.) and Noggin |
| Release | August 20, 2007 – present |
Yo Gabba Gabba! is a Children's television series created by Christian Jacobs (alias The MC Bat Commander) and Scott Schultz. It is produced by The Magic Store and Wild Brain. It premiered on Nick Jr. on August 20, 2007, and Noggin on December 31, 2007. It has been referred to as a "Hipster Kid's Show" due to its creators indie credentials.
Overview
Yo Gabba Gabba! is hosted by a character named DJ Lance Rock, and five toy monsters: Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Plex, and Toodee. It features The MC Bat Commander and Ricky Fitness, two members of The Aquabats, and Adam Deibert (formerly of the Aquabats) as the voice of Muno the Cyclops.
The trailer includes guest stars such as "the Clown Prince of Hip-Hop" Biz Markie and designer Paul Frank's corporate mascot "Julius the Monkey." The trailer shows the game Pitfall!
The show features a wide variety of musical guests: The Shins, The Aggrolites, Cornelius, Biz Markie, Shiny Toy Guns, Supernova, Mark Mothersbaugh, Rahzel, The Postmarks, Sugarland, Tony Hawk, Laila Ali, Elijah Wood, The Aquabats, and Mýa have all been confirmed to appear in the first season.
The absurd style of humor used in the show is intended, like The Aquabats, to appeal to adults through its manic, frenzied approach to wholesome messages, while at the same time carrying all the family-friendly content of the average Nick Jr. program.
Among the varied animation sequences during the show is Super Martian Robot Girl, designed by indie cartoonists Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer.
Regular segments
There are several segments of the series that have appeared on the show multiple times:
- Mark's Magic Pictures, featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, teaching viewers how to draw a certain object or animal
- Biz's Beat of the Day, starring Biz Markie, demonstrating new beatboxing beats
- The Super Music Friends Show, featuring musical guests
- Dancey Dance, featuring celebrity guests performing their own dance moves with the characters
- Cool Tricks, where a person (child or adult) shows off a special talent (i.e. gymnastics, breakdancing, playing a theremin or hanging a spoon off their nose.)
- Storytime, where a child is narrating a story (i.e. Moochy & Pooty, Goon Fishin')
- Super Martian Robot Girl, in the episodes, so far, Summer, Greetings, Dance, Happy, there is a story about a super hero, appearing to have the name, SUPER MARTIAN ROBOT GIRL.
- Learn with Plex, where Plex shows us four steps on how to do something and repeats each step.
- Play Pretend with Muno, where Muno pretends to be something twice.
- Listen with Toodee, where Toodee listens to sounds and the first might be kind of silly.
- Color with Brobee, where Brobee thinks of a color, and it appears in the background.
- Play games with Foofa, where Foofa wants to play a game and finds the answer easily.
Cast
- DJ Lance Rock - Lance Robertson
- Muno - Josh Bally / David Crespin (VO - Adam Deibert)
- Brobee - Erin Pearce (VO - Amos Watene)
- Foofa - Emma Jacobs (VO - Emma Jacobs)
- Plex - Lindsay Kraus (VO - Christian Jacobs)
- Toodee - Melissa Rossiter / Charme Morales (VO - Erin Pearce)
Episodes
Pilots (2006)
| N/A | N/A | Biz Markie Paul Frank's Julius The Monkey |
Digital Unicorn | "Please, Thank You" by Parker Jacobs Untitled(?) by Chad VanGaalen | |
| N/A | N/A | Biz Markie Ashley 1st |
Lance Robertson | Untitled 2 (?) by Chad VanGaalen "La La Doodles" by Lifelong Friendship Society |
Season 1 (2007)
| Eat | August 20, 2007 | Elijah Wood (Dancey Dance) Mark Mothersbaugh (Mark's Magic Pictures) |
Digital Unicorn | "Be Nice To Animals" Animation by Kangaroo Alliance Music Performed by The Salteens |
"Goon Fishin" by Parker Jacobs | |
| Summer | August 21, 2007 | The Aquabats - "Pool Party!" (Super Music Friends Show) |
Broken Spindles | "This Is What The Summer Brings" Animation by Joel Trussell Music Performed by Tony Goddess & The Silver Lining |
Super Martian Robot Girl "Jumbo Shrimp" | |
| Fun | August 22, 2007 | The Aggrolites - "Banana" (Super Music Friends Show) |
Sukho Lee | "Listen" Animation by Lori D Music Performed by Paco |
"Toot Your Own Horn" by Parker Jacobs | |
| Dance | August 23, 2007 | Héctor Jiménez (Dancey Dance) Yuko Araki Sean & John Scott (Cool Tricks) |
Ricky Fitness | "Dancin' Fun" Animation by Hobo Divine Music Performed by Sizzle Me This |
Moochy Pooty "Monster Truck" | |
| Sleep | August 27, 2007 | Smoosh (Super Music Friends Show) Mark Mothersbaugh (Mark's Magic Pictures) |
DJ Nobody | "Bedtime Lullabye" Animation by Lippy Music Performed by Mark Kozelek |
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| Happy | August 28, 2007 | The Salteens - "I'm So Happy I Could Dance" (Super Music Friends Show) Mark Mothersbaugh (Mark's Magic Pictures) |
Adventure Time | "Kites Are Fun" Animation by Nick Cross Music Performed by The Parallelograms (Originally by The Free Design) |
Super Martian Robot Girl "Pink Baby" | |
| Friends | August 29, 2007 | Mýa (Dancey Dance) Mark Mothersbaugh (Mark's Magic Pictures) |
Otis Fodder | "Share" Animation by The UniBros Music Performed by The Aquabats |
"Faldarz" by The Brothers Chaps | |
| Careful | August 30, 2007 | Supernova - "Up & Down" (Super Music Friends Show) Biz Markie (Biz's Beat of the Day) |
Frequent Flyer feat. Ricky Fitness |
"Family Tree" Animation by Mumbleboy Music performed by Low |
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| Move | September 24, 2007 | Tony Hawk (Dancey Dance) Ricky Fitness |
Weird Science | "Pick It Up" by Parker Jacobs Music Performed by GOGO13 featuring Alex Desert of Hepcat |
"Bruce The Moose" by Wildbrain | |
| Greetings | September 25, 2007 | The Wolfgramms - "YGG Medley" (Super Music Friends Show) Biz Markie (Biz's Beat of the Day) |
La Casa Azul | "Hello, Goodbye" Animation by Aaron Stewart Music performed by I'kona "Please, Thank You" by Parker Jacobs Music by GOGO13 |
Super Martian Robot Girl "Do You Like My Haircut?" | |
| Together | September 26, 2007 | Nikki Flores (Dancey Dance) Mark Mothersbaugh (Mark's Magic Pictures) |
Mark Denardo | "Love Every Living Thing" Animation by Joel Trussell Music performed by Call Sound Call Noise |
Super Martian Robot Girl "Secret of the Cobra Man" | |
| Scary | September 27, 2007 | Leslie Hall Mark Mothersbaugh (Mark's Magic Pictures) Adam Deibert (Cool Tricks) |
Turbo Funky | "Shapes" Animation byPaper Rad Music performed by Frequent Flyer |
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| Halloween | October 29, 2007 | Shiny Toy Guns (aka "The Shinys") |
DJ Sifa | "It's Halloween" Animation byKluncklick Music performed by I, Monster |
Super Martian Robot Girl "Be Good Big Kitty" | |
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References
External links
- Yo Gabba Gabba.com - Official website (Flash-enabled browser required)
- - Press release regarding Nick Jr's greenlighting of the show
- Review by the San Francisco Chronicle
- Yo Gabba Gabba! at IMDb
- Yo Gabba Gabba! web page at NickJr.com
- TV.com