Sesame Street vs. Yo Gabba Gabba! The Musical Battle for Your Kids' Coolness

​Sesame Street wants your kids to be cool. And not by learning the alphabet, easy addition or "good government bullshit" (sorry, it's the 20th anniversary of the release of GoodFellas).

No, they're doing it through pop music.

Pardon my rubber ducky, EW, but I think you're forgetting about the new kid on the block, our locally bred show (created by the Aquabats) that is making Sesame Street step up its game: Yo Gabba Gabba!

There's no denying that Sesame Street has cultivated its musical cred over the years by featuring the likes of Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and others at the peaks of their powers. But we live in the world of "what have you done for me lately?" That's where you have to give YGG! (no toddler--cool or otherwise--calls it by that name) its due. The Nick Jr. has booked acts like the Ting Tings, Mates of State, MGMT, Lady Tigra and the Postmarks. Hell, the show even keeps Biz Markie and Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh in house to perform.

To try to get a handle on this debate that no one is discussing, I compared some of the Sesame Street's recent musical guests with those on Yo Gabba Gabba! to see who out-cools whom. 

Which show's cooler? On the surface, this looks like it would be close, but it's no contest. There is no musical act right now that is cooler than the Roots. Don't take my word for it; just ask Jimmy Fallon. He's gotten cooler just been hanging out with them on a nightly basis. Yo Gabba Gabba!