"Yo Gabba Gabba!": Not just for kids
by Jordan Wendt
published on Wednesday, February 20, 2008
OK, so technically "Yo Gabba Gabba!" is a children's television show. However, it has a cult following of young parents, stoners and ska fans large enough to deserve a closer look.
This musical kid's show was created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz, who are both musicians themselves. Christian Jacobs is the frontman of ska/cult rock band The Aquabats, while Scott Schultz is the lead singer of electronica band Majestic. The two claim to have been working on material for a kid's show for years, but couldn't get a deal until Nickelodeon picked up their show last year.
"Yo Gabba Gabba!" (a name inspired by baby gibberish) has a very unique production style that won't be found on any other children's television show. With its retro and sometimes psychedelic animation, the imagery is often too bizarre to forget.
The main characters are four strange-looking monsters and a robot. The show is hosted by DJ Lance Rock, a smiley guy who wears an orange jumpsuit and wields a ghettoblaster boombox.
The show's soundtrack is equally unique with its lo-fi beats and catchy hooks. One of the shows most beloved songs is "Party in my Tummy," which shows vegetables as friendly and animated beings who enjoy being eaten.
The show teaches preschoolers the alphabet, colors and numbers, but the other bits make it interesting to those above the age of four.
One segment, "Super Music Friends Show," has included musical acts as diverse in genre and popularity as The Shins, The Aggrolites and Sean Kingston. Notable non-musical guests have included Tony Hawk, Laila Ali and Elijah Wood, who can be seen on YouTube for his segment teaching children how to dance like a puppet master. In "Biz's Beat of the Day," beatboxing legend Biz Markie, of the '80s hip-hop collective Juice Crew, teaches young children how to beat box.
Overall, this show is a flamboyant mix of brilliance and horror that must be judged by each individual viewer. The airtime of the new episodes will soon be announced, but there are plenty of YouTube clips to ease the wait.
but Biz Markie was huge when i was in school. that song is a classic.
i couldnt stand him when he was kinda big. but looking back now, that song is just .......fun lol
nobody beats the biz and who can forget the vapors..
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Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
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Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
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"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
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Don't know who Biz Markie is, sorry. And, I'm sure you're a badass at beatboxing.
"Yo Gabba Gabba!": Not just for kids
by Jordan Wendt
published on Wednesday, February 20, 2008
OK, so technically "Yo Gabba Gabba!" is a children's television show. However, it has a cult following of young parents, stoners and ska fans large enough to deserve a closer look.
This musical kid's show was created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz, who are both musicians themselves. Christian Jacobs is the frontman of ska/cult rock band The Aquabats, while Scott Schultz is the lead singer of electronica band Majestic. The two claim to have been working on material for a kid's show for years, but couldn't get a deal until Nickelodeon picked up their show last year.
"Yo Gabba Gabba!" (a name inspired by baby gibberish) has a very unique production style that won't be found on any other children's television show. With its retro and sometimes psychedelic animation, the imagery is often too bizarre to forget.
The main characters are four strange-looking monsters and a robot. The show is hosted by DJ Lance Rock, a smiley guy who wears an orange jumpsuit and wields a ghettoblaster boombox.
The show's soundtrack is equally unique with its lo-fi beats and catchy hooks. One of the shows most beloved songs is "Party in my Tummy," which shows vegetables as friendly and animated beings who enjoy being eaten.
The show teaches preschoolers the alphabet, colors and numbers, but the other bits make it interesting to those above the age of four.
One segment, "Super Music Friends Show," has included musical acts as diverse in genre and popularity as The Shins, The Aggrolites and Sean Kingston. Notable non-musical guests have included Tony Hawk, Laila Ali and Elijah Wood, who can be seen on YouTube for his segment teaching children how to dance like a puppet master. In "Biz's Beat of the Day," beatboxing legend Biz Markie, of the '80s hip-hop collective Juice Crew, teaches young children how to beat box.
Overall, this show is a flamboyant mix of brilliance and horror that must be judged by each individual viewer. The airtime of the new episodes will soon be announced, but there are plenty of YouTube clips to ease the wait.
me? beat boxing? HA, that would be not so great.
but Biz Markie was huge when i was in school. that song is a classic.
i couldnt stand him when he was kinda big. but looking back now, that song is just .......fun lol
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
I still have no idea who he is!
did you click the link i provided?
thats the song i play from time to time, not the beat box lol
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
nobody beats the biz and who can forget the vapors..
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
HA!
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel