It has come to our attention that the more than slightly trippy kiddie show Yo Gabba Gabba! has Orange roots. Filmed in Long Beach and produced in our fair county by the folks who brought us The Aquabats, the show is filled with funky techno beats, '70s-inspired costumes, zany characters and meaningless, far-out interludes—which often involve children flying around on decapitated robots or stuffed animals.
Yo Gabba Gabba! features several characters:
DJ Lance, the main character, wears an orange track suit topped off with wrist bands, lensless glasses and a fuzzy orange British Guard hat with a star in the middle. He carries a giant boom box around that opens up to reveal five toys that come alive when strange dust is sprinkled on them (a metaphor for . . . ?). The toys are described below.
Toodie is a large blue cat-like creature with dinosaur spikes going down its spine. It also has spiky teeth.
Foofa is reminiscent of a pink Hershey's Kiss, or steaming pile of poopie. She loves flowers and wears one behind where her ear would be, if she had any.
Muno is a giant red cyclops with mumps covering its entire body. Phallic symbol? Walking STD?
Brobee appears to be a midget in a green striped suit who has extra-long arms (possibly held up by sticks). It has a unibrow and some pretty gnarly breath.
Flex is a robot who zaps things like Elijah Wood down into the little creature world where they live. He also does a killer robot.
In short, this show is like an acid trip with no come-down. It rocks six ways from Sunday, and if I had a kid, I would force this show on him just to see how he'd turn out in 20 years or so.
To compare the effect this program has on the minds of the future, we decided to conduct an ongoing experiment. We taped several episodes of the hit show and shared them in separate, controlled environments with one 4-year-old child and one 23-year-old stoned adult*.
Here are the results of the first showing. The episode is titled "Dance."
Four-year-old Daphne's recap:
"Look, it's DJ Lance Rock. . . . Phoebe [her eight-month-old sister] likes DJ Lance Rock. I like Toodie. She's my favorite. She's a blue cat. . . . Look at them dance! That's funny, huh? . . .
"Why did he take his hat off? I like his hat. It's orange and . . . um . . . orange. . . . I like making funny faces! Look! I'm making funny faces, too! . . .
I want to watch another Yo Gabba Gabba! Please? Two more? One more?"
Note: Daphne left the room briefly to use the bathroom right around the time the "I'm sorry" song came on. Social commentary? We think so.
Stoned recap:
"Holy shit. Look at DJ Lance Rock. Dude, he can really jam! It's a dance party. Fuckin' phat beats! Techno rock style. Hell, yeah! Jam time!
Go Toodie. Go Toodie. Go Toodie. That cat is my favorite. [laughter] Give me another cookie. This shit is too funny!
Damn, DJ Lance . . . You take that hat off. Sexy man. Oh, yeah. Move like that. Can I get some water in here?
I can't believe this shit. Oh, my god. That robot just zapped something out of his head. It's the kid from Nacho Libre! He's moving around like a sea creature. [laughter]
Oh, no. These kids are making obscene gestures with their mouths. This is just wrong.
Ugh. Someone fast forward past this song. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Over and over. Make it stop. I'm gonna go to the bathroom.
The ending to this show is like when Mr. Mugatu was trying to brainwash Zoolander into killing the Malaysian prime minister. I'm feeling strangely relaxed. I don't think I can get up from the couch. Hey, can someone rewind this so that I can watch it again? Please? Pretty Please?
*Because this television masterpiece was intended for the entertainment of children, we felt it necessary to revert the adult brain back to a childlike mindset in order to enjoy it to its highest extent (read: we forced the 23-year-old to smoke pot).
Parents beware: repetitious lyrics with catchy tunes may teach your child to be kind to animals or pick up their mess but your brain will never be the same and your co-workers will wonder why you occasionally blurt out
My kids and I watch this everyday on Nick. We love it. My littlest loves it the most. She is 20 mnths old and likes to Dance.
DJ Lance reminds me of someone who should be on a Dee-Light video, Groove is In the Heart. I love that song. {guilty pleasures}.
My most favorite vignette from this show is the song about Listening. That is exactly what goes through my brain when I am listening to songs or just sounds {sans Pot or LSD}.
Its a cool, visually tactile show that encourages imagination, joyful outbursts, and friendly behavior.
By far the most disturbing piece of psycho bable this show produces is when that fat lady in the gold jump suit comes out and goes crazy in the dance segment. I could go my whole life without seeing that frontal wedgie again lol. That episode is closely followed by the be nice to everyone song where the white condom with a face cries all the time. That being said my daughter and me and my wife are strangely addicted to the show. Yo It's almost time to go!
The difference between you watching this program and a child watching this program is; a child does not think about the "strange dust" being a metaphore for something else. They simply think it's magical. Children do not know what an STD is. Muno could simply be covered in warts, if children even know what that is. It's a charachter.....get it? Maybe one day Tinky Winky will pay a visit to Gaba Gaba. Then everyone will start to think Muno is gay.....like Tinky Winky. Maybe you watch too much TV.....what else do stoners do all day?
I am 27 and my 7 month old daughter loves the show so much that I refer to it as "baby crack". Lately when I get stressed out I find myself walking around singing Foofa's song "Nice & Easy, Nice & Slow"! It works. We can't wait for it to come out on DVD.
DJ Lance and the gang are the best show on TV. My 16 mo twins are entranced; jumping, dancing and wiggling (hold still). The segments are written well, educational and amusing with catchy songs and wholesome messages. Explain singing " up, up, up, up.... down, down, down" to a coworker on a construction site while in a scissorlift, then you know you love Yo! Gabba Gabba.
this show is the absolute sickk shit bro
i watch it every morning it makes me
so happy when i hit the bong then dance.
stoners stoners stoners stoners potheads
life is fucking sweeeeeeetttt :]]]]]]]]
It has come to our attention that the more than slightly trippy kiddie show Yo Gabba Gabba! has Orange roots. Filmed in Long Beach and produced in our fair county by the folks who brought us 
Flex is a robot who zaps things like Elijah Wood down into the little creature world where they live. He also does a killer robot.
September 7, 2007 12:31
Parents beware: repetitious lyrics with catchy tunes may teach your child to be kind to animals or pick up their mess but your brain will never be the same and your co-workers will wonder why you occasionally blurt out
"I LIKE TO DANCE!"
September 7, 2007 14:28
I saw this show at Daphne's house and now I LIKE TO DANCE!
September 16, 2007 16:12
Wow, I like this. It reminds me of PEE WEE's playhouse, with an updated psychidelic twinge.
November 30, 2007 09:05
My kids and I watch this everyday on Nick. We love it. My littlest loves it the most. She is 20 mnths old and likes to Dance.
DJ Lance reminds me of someone who should be on a Dee-Light video, Groove is In the Heart. I love that song. {guilty pleasures}.
My most favorite vignette from this show is the song about Listening. That is exactly what goes through my brain when I am listening to songs or just sounds {sans Pot or LSD}.
Its a cool, visually tactile show that encourages imagination, joyful outbursts, and friendly behavior.
March 11, 2008 18:38
By far the most disturbing piece of psycho bable this show produces is when that fat lady in the gold jump suit comes out and goes crazy in the dance segment. I could go my whole life without seeing that frontal wedgie again lol. That episode is closely followed by the be nice to everyone song where the white condom with a face cries all the time. That being said my daughter and me and my wife are strangely addicted to the show. Yo It's almost time to go!
March 17, 2008 17:32
The difference between you watching this program and a child watching this program is; a child does not think about the "strange dust" being a metaphore for something else. They simply think it's magical. Children do not know what an STD is. Muno could simply be covered in warts, if children even know what that is. It's a charachter.....get it? Maybe one day Tinky Winky will pay a visit to Gaba Gaba. Then everyone will start to think Muno is gay.....like Tinky Winky. Maybe you watch too much TV.....what else do stoners do all day?
April 11, 2008 17:05
I am 27 and my 7 month old daughter loves the show so much that I refer to it as "baby crack". Lately when I get stressed out I find myself walking around singing Foofa's song "Nice & Easy, Nice & Slow"! It works. We can't wait for it to come out on DVD.
April 12, 2008 18:04
DJ Lance and the gang are the best show on TV. My 16 mo twins are entranced; jumping, dancing and wiggling (hold still). The segments are written well, educational and amusing with catchy songs and wholesome messages. Explain singing " up, up, up, up.... down, down, down" to a coworker on a construction site while in a scissorlift, then you know you love Yo! Gabba Gabba.
April 24, 2008 11:54
this show is the absolute sickk shit bro
i watch it every morning it makes me
so happy when i hit the bong then dance.
stoners stoners stoners stoners potheads
life is fucking sweeeeeeetttt :]]]]]]]]