![]() Oh, and the magic robot Plex, too.Įach show focuses on a theme, such as flying, the circus, babies or boats. When he opens it up, we meet the show’s five other stars: “friendly monsters” Muno (who looks like a one-eyed hot dog with arms and legs), Brobee (a smiling, green-striped creature who wouldn’t be out of place in Where the Wild Things Are), and the effervescent, pink and blue females Foofa and Toodee. Each episode begins with DJ Lance Rock bebopping across a white background carrying a neon boombox. Interestingly, the show’s premise isn’t that far removed from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a TV tradition that started in the 1960s. And in an effort to appeal to parents as well, it incorporates music in a way that Gen Xers raised on MTV will find very familiar. (It’s probably why I got the assignment.) But I was never quite sure what to make of its host-with his brilliant orange jumpsuit and furry hat-or its dancing, singing, smiling creatures.Īfter sitting down to study it, two things have risen to the surface for me: Yo Gabba Gabba offers a colorful, innocent and engaging 21st-century take on preschool programming. ![]() As the parent of two toddlers, I’d already been exposed, shall we say, to the world of Yo Gabba Gabba before writing this review.
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