Yo Gabba Gabba That Awesome Funny Faces
Unbelievably appealing to very small children....
"Hello!" "Lets break it down!!!!!!!!" I am a physician and I usually base my opinions on at least some scientific reasoning rather than completely subjective analysis..... I have to say that this show will appeal to very small children more than any other I have seen recently. This is an opinion, of course, but I have never seen any show capture the attention of a small child like this one. My son was born in July, and in September we were channel surfing and he caught a glimpse of Christian Jacobs' (Aquabats fame) and Scott Schultz' TV show, and he was transfixed instantly. We wondered if we were imagining things, so we would Tivo the shows and would turn them on during random points throughout the day and, honestly, he would stop his babbling, crying, cooing or whatever and watch, and I mean WATCH this show with intensity. He absolutely loves Lance Robertson and the PLEX and BROBEE characters. Here was a two and one half month old baby giggling and smiling while seeing these characters. Now that he is 5 months old I have to tell you that it is a favorite in our home, and NO OTHER TV SHOW anywhere on Nick or Noggin or any other cartoon anywhere else does this for him. I believe (opinion only here...) that it is the catchy beat of the show...very techno, awesome musicianship..., the smiling face of DJ Lance, the colorful characters PLEX, MUNO, FOOFA, BROBEE, and TOODIE, the funny drawings of Mark Mothersbaugh (former lead singer of Devo!) and the kind actions of the characters that our child is tuned in to. I can't wait until he understands what is actually going on, because the life lessons being taught here are better than in any other kids show I have ever seen. I have followed all of the kids shows over the years as I have several other older children, and I myself, would quickly get sick of all of the other shows due to the sickening songs being sung, the stupid babbling of the characters, the ridiculous costumes etc... This show is hip, sometimes retro, usually progressive, and is a fun quirky show and I have become a fan myself. I can't believe I just typed that! So give it a try if you have young children. You will not be disappointed. Thanks Christian and Scott for the best educational, fun, 'pacifier' I have ever seen!!!!!!!!
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Really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show
Wow! This is a really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show. I said that because I watch this on Nickelodeon and the Noggin network with my 2½-year-old nephew from time to time. It's hard to say which show on Nickelodeon and the Noggin network is the best. If I had to pick, this would definitely be one of the cutest. Still it's really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational. My favorite episode would have to be the one with the magic shop mishaps, though. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that the people at Nickelodeon and the Noggin network really know how to reach a toddler's developing mind. Now, in conclusion, if you have children, nieces, or nephews, I strongly recommend this really cute, fun, entertaining, and educational show. I guarantee you that they will enjoy it.
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Loud? What child isn't ?
I am a mother of a 2 year old boy. He loves absolutely loves Yo Gabba Gabba. It is one of the only shows that he will sit and watch and actually understand the concepts in the show. I have yet to meet a child that is not loud so the show allows my son to play and dance and sing along and get out that extra energy in the morning. Parents need to understand that their child understands at different levels so what may seem boring and lame to them may not be for their child. This show is perfect for children 3 and under. I love this show and recommend the Bed time show for the parents who prefer more quieter shows. It settles my son down for nap time and bedtime. Works like a charm =)If you want a show that entertains your child and supports lessons you teach them about strangers, road danger, caring etc, then this is perfect and it will get your child involved and 'get the wiggles out.'
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What an awesome show
I started watching kids' shows recently since my son turned 1 this summer. I LOVE Yo Gabba Gabba! It's happy, interesting, brightly-colored, hip, and teaches good lessons. So far it's the only kids' show I love -- Berenstain Bears bores me, Ni-Hao Kai-Lan is a little too precious, and The Wiggles drive me to a frantic search for the remote. (I actually got into a verbal altercation recently with a 2 1/2 year-old who objected to my strong dislike of The Wiggles.) Though Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is okay, Spiderus's jerkiness notwithstanding, nothing holds a candle to Yo Gabba Gabba. I wish it was on right now.
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This show rocks!
kaoko 7 September 2009
My 1 yr old son loves this show! I like that it teaches him something in a light hearted way every episode. I also like how it plays up creativity and individuality. What I LOVE about it is how it falls outside of the mainstream for kids shows. Most are just too cutesy and generic for me to enjoy watching over and over. This one definitely falls outside of the box. The guests are usually alternative music groups or independent film artists. One of the strangest and funniest episodes centered entirely around Jack Black, who seems to be a friend of the show. It's true that the costumes and effects are very low tech, but I can find that anywhere if it were important to me. The bold colors, fun music, and good messages more than make up for what it is missing. And I just love the weirdness :)
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Better than Sesame Street
This show is a massive phenomenon which makes sense because it puts Barney and Sesame Street to shame. As far as educational programmes go, this is for me one of the better ones, not as good as Zoom 1999, The Good Night Show or The Sunny Side Up Show, but in my opinion it is better than Playschool and Sesame Street.
The story lines can get a bit predictable, with some moments of cheesy but mostly amusing interstitial segments, but what I do like were the bight colors and quirky characters, the catchy theme tune and the educational value that is almost certainly there(ie. what colour goes with what to make what). The songs are catchy and funky but surprisingly memorable, and do one thing right that Sesame Street did not, they weren't annoying. And I liked the characters, Toodee is bossy a lot of the time, but she has a heart as well, Muno is quite cool as is Brobee and Foofa is someone who my siblings and I looked up to. I also liked DJ Lance, he is feisty, fearless, and kind , but my personal favorite is Plex the Robot, he is funny and wise. I also like the musical guests, and in terms of episodes both Christmas episodes and the Play Safe episodes are definite standouts. Overall, this is not a bad show, kids will love it and I think adults may as well. I have friends who prefer Yo Gabba Gabba over Playschool, Curious George, and Shaun the Sheep, so that is something. 10/10, Madeline Jane Fretz.
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YGG is my favorite show
Yo Gabba Gabba is a show about 5 friendly monsters who entertain viewers like me. They often play with a black human DJ who helps them to teach basic lessons to viewers, often adding musical numbers and playing games while they do it. It airs at 7:00 and 1:00 on CBeebies.
I, Maddie, is arguably Yo Gabba Gabba's biggest fan, the show being my favorite. I never miss it and if I do will freak out in front of everyone. I own all of its merchandise and even has some of Yo Gabba Gabba's videos.
Yo Gabba Gabba was cancelled in 2015, during which its final episode aired. I became severely depressed by this and after seeing how a petition works on T.V., sent in my own petition to get the show back on, with my family signing it.
Yo Gabba Gabba did eventually return to T.V., but ended up getting Steven Universe cancelled in the process, much to my sisters' annoyance. However, both shows appear to be on the air once again with no noticeable problem. I still watch the show and its characters obsessively.
Sila Patterson found and gave me a Yo Gabba Gabba CD.
In an alenarte future, i stated Yo Gabba Gabba was a baby show but had a lot of adult references in it such as guest stars and 8-bit video games.
Whose known to watch it: Maddie (me) Diana Rebecca Rachel Maddie Jeff James Jonas Eli (my Baby cousin) Uncle Jim
Trivia: the title is a parody of Gabba Gabba Hey from Ramones, with the setting being a parody of Sesame Street.
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This show rocks
The songs are very good. I have about 6 DVDs (or my daughter does to be slightly more accurate) and there are about 12 songs that are very, very good. Like good enough that I would listen to on my own. Very catch stuff and some are pretty sophisticated musically.
Now not every song is the children's equivalent of "Freebird". But about every other episode there is a really good song.
They have lots of original songs but I was blown away by their choice of cover songs. They covered not one, but at least two songs by an obscure group called The Free Design. I have always believed their songs would be perfect in a children's show setting and it came as quite a shock to find somebody else had the same vision as I.
Many of the original songs are good. To be frank, you have a better chance of finding a good song in this show than on the radio these days. Some of the better songs are "Listen", "Different Shapes" "Riding my Bicycle"
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Better than some of the other stuff....
My daughter is 8 months old, so I am just now starting to introduce her to TV. I am gradually going through all the popular Noggin and PBS shows trying to find what works and what doesn't. YGG is very entertaining and so far I haven't seen anything on the show that made me wince. In my opinion, for her to learn "not to bite her friends" is more relevant/important than "learning to recycle". So many of these other show are focusing on being politically correct and I would rather see them learning their basic life skills. YGG appears very innocent and clear to understand. And my daughter loves DJ Lance Rock. It's fun to watch her so excited and I'm glad I don't have to worry about its content.
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My Son absolutely LOVES this show!
My son who just turned 2 Loves this show! He is completely mesmerized by it and will stop what ever he is doing and stare at the TV the entire duration of the show. He dances around and sings "Yo Gabba Gabba"! However, I was a little disappointed that there was no merchandise available to buy for his birthday. I understand that this is a relatively new show and I am hoping to see some merchandise soon. I know he would love to play with/wear merchandise from his favorite show. We hope to see many more seasons of this show. My son also enjoys Spongebob, Go Diego Go! and The Backyardigans which are all more popular and the stores are flooded with their merchandise, but Yo Gabba Gabba is by far his favorite.
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Yo Gabba Gabba = Bottled Sunshine for Baby
I have a very fussy baby girl. She is extremely clingy and demanding, and is quite vocal when something is bothering her. It was difficult for me to find time to myself to do laundry, dishes, type an email or what have you. One day in early September 2007, my sweet 3-month-0ld girl was having one of her tantrums, and I was desperately trying to sooth her. In desperation, I turned on the TV and zoomed in on the kid-show channels. I tried a few common, standard kid shows to see if any would appease my wailing child, but no. But then, something magical happened... I stumbled on a new show I'd never seen before called "Yo Gabba Gabba" and the crying came to a STOP! Wow.
The next time we saw Yo Gabba Gabba we caught the show in it's entirety. Whenever any of the main characters were on, my daughter was completely transfixed (she wasn't a big fan of the cartoon segments though). Now my baby girl is 10 months old. We have all the episodes (except for the Halloween one we missed)on Tito for her. Most of the time, as soon as she sees DJ Lance Rock walk onto the set in the opening segment, she starts to laugh, or at least smile. She's even taken a liking to the cartoon segments now! No other Cartoon or kid's show will hold her interest for long, but she'll watch an entire episode of Yo Gabba most of the time, and will even bop around and hum to some of the music. She's still a pretty demanding baby, but has mellowed a bit. Now when she starts to fuss or just needs a pick me up or mama needs a few minutes, Yo Gabba Gabba is there for us. And my husband, 6-year-old son and I have all found ourselves singing various songs we've heard on Yo Gabba Gabba from time to time. They're contagious! We ALL love Yo Gabba Gabba and can't wait for the new 2008 second season episodes to come out and for the first season episodes to be released on DVD! Oh, and our daughter would just adore some cuddly Yo Gabba Gabba dolls (*hint*hint*)!
To all involved, THANK YOU from our whole family (but especially from little Vee-Vee)!!!
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Yo Gabba Gabba is strange to adults, but fun and fresh for children
I've watched Yo Gabba Gabba! on Nick Jr. with my 5-year-old son. At first, I thought the show was strange and I wasn't entirely sure if I wanted my son to watch it. However, now that I've seen it a few times, I feel that it's completely appropriate for him and it's message is simply not delivered traditionally. However, there's nothing wrong with thinking outside of the box and I like that it's different from other shows.
The show teaches simple life lessons like saying "please" and "thank you" and trying new foods "try it -- you'll like it" to children in a colorful, happy, musical format. It is an imaginative program and focuses on characters who are excited and behave as though they are learning along at a preschoolers' level. It's fun to watch for kids and adults.
Another amazing thing about the show is that it features adults and children of many different races and ethnicities playing together happily. This is important especially for young children who may not frequently see people of different skin tones or prominent features to understand that people are different in many ways, but that doesn't mean that we can't all be friends.
Yo Gabba Gabba -- along with the more recent addition to Nick Jr, "The Fresh Beat Band" -- also introduces children to different types of music, including hip-hop. Strong beats can be fun for children to learn rhythm and counting.
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Better Than The Rest Of The Noggin Lineup
I'm subjected to a lot of children's programming and this is one of the few tolerable shows on Noggin. I'm not quite sure why some people think the music is bad, I find it quite catchy and well written. It sure beats that purple dinosaur's songs and even my hometown hero Mr. Roger's music.
I refused to watch it at first and brushed it off as just another excruciatingly bad kid show but the infectious songs and good lessons rubbed off on me. Beats Little Bill, Oswald and most of the other Noggin lineup. This is the kind of show that would get canceled just because people don't tend to like things that are different. Here's to hoping it stays for a while. At least until my kids get a little older.
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It's hard to make anything of this.
This is a show made for infants, and it delivers enough stupid randomness and flashy colors to appeal to them. At the same time, the parents who watch this with their kids need to have some sort of entertainment, and this is pretty entertaining. It's certainly not good, and if meant for anyone over four years of age, this would be an insult to their intelligence, but it's bizarre randomness that appeals to the babies, seemed to work to sort of win this one over for me.
DJ Lance Rock has a nifty toy collection and a play set where they all have strange adventures. Brobee, Muno, Plex, Foofo and Toodee are different types of creatures who have fun learning about manners and how to be active. Meanwhile, other little skits involving kids pop up and sometimes animated songs are shown.
I can see what kid's like about this show. It's imaginative and loud and colorful. Those three aspects of the show would normally be very irritating, but it adds to it's humor. I get a kick out of how stupid this show truly is. It teaches well, and pushes little things kids should know in their faces through song, dance and weird sketches featuring these weird costumed characters.
DJ Lance Rock is the happiest character to ever appear on the TV. I can't imagine someone being this peppy, happy, and flamboyant all the time, but Lance manages to do it. People who enjoy bad acting will really get a kick out of his over the top performance. It's funny. This whole show is unintentionally funny.
Yo Gabba Gabba has enough etiquette to teach children and it will appeal to them. Adults may or may not enjoy the craziness of this, but I do!
My rating: *** out of ****. 30 mins. TVY
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My childhood
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Now you can laugh at this review as much as you want but this show was my childhood and I still look back at it today and think it's a really fun show. So many won't like it and I know that but you can't put a price on childhood and this show is part of my childhood. So 8/10
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This is a great show to catch
Yo Gabba Gabba is fun and educational. The songs are catchy, and teach lessons that need to be learned. It is brightly colored, and there are themes and it makes it fun and exciting for children of a certain age. And anything that gets kids off the couch and learning at the same time while being fun will always get my vote.
The producers are musicians and incorporate music into every show. My 7 month old looks forward to the show and will actively try to watch it. He and I dance to the songs and for half an hour he can't tear his eyes away from the TV. Obviously it's not a substitute for education, but it is a fun way to spend half an hour.
I can't wait until the DVDs come out!
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This show is truly bizarre.
I'm never quite sure what to make of shows that try to re-create the schmaltz of the late '60's and early '70's kids shows like the Banana Splits and any thing by Syd & Marty Kroft. But this show just doesn't make any sense and every time I see it, I always come away thinking two things - (1) what the heck was that? and (2) there's a 1/2 hour of my life I'll never get back. I don't let my 2 1/2 year old twins watch this because it is just plain out there. And I also noticed that this show was nominated for outstanding costume design. How in the world does that happen? A dude in an orange jumpsuit and shag orange wig orchestrating the actions of four (and sometimes more) characters in bad high-school play caliber costumes is considered outstanding? You have GOT to be kidding me. Do yourself - and more importantly your kids - a favor and skip this show if it's on. Put on re-runs of Little House on the Prairie or something else.
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mane it is a show for little kids but everyone enjoys it
Yo Gabba Gabba maybe you little kids but everyone likes the colors in this wonderful show that should be up for an award that is how good this show is it is amazing i never saw a show like this Nick and Nick J.R out done themselves on this wonderful show and it is an out stand Live on stage show also it is one of a kind and i hope it stays for a very long time on TV it is a must watch show everyone and i hope you think so to so go on 771 or 33 on Cox and watch one of the coolest kid shows ever i can't wait till Justin Bieber i on the show i hope you can get him on please get him on the show he is my favorite singer of all times he rocks and this show rocks i hope you enjoy go watch this masterpiece on TV today it is a very cool show for everyone one of all ages you will die after you watch thuds amazing magical scary silly brilliant show it is out of sight you need to watch it you are missing out if you are not watching this wonderful cartoon you have to watch it today
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A Line show
YGG is one of those shows you see in a cartoons of creepy, weird mascots that brainwash children. Reality check. Its in reality too. sort of.
YGG is a children show about dancing, and singing monsters with a DJ.
Its bizarre looking. When you watch it you feel like you are being brainwashed from the music and dance rituals. Its not a bad show if you know what to look for, its just kind of weird. It looks like a low budget Youtube show.
what can be learned? The Host was cool. Good to see a brotha leading the way.
Verdict: I would be cautious of this show.
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Jim Henson would be proud
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Recent winner of the Critics Choice Award for Innovative Children's television programming, BAFTA, and several Emmy nominations this pre-school kids show airing on Nick Jr. (previously the Noggin' channel) may appear out of nowhere but follows a long tradition of quality children's television programming including Syd & Marty Kroft's works, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Sesame Street, and Jim Henson's The Muppets.
While it's live-action, large character costuming have more recently become widely associated with Barney and The Teletubbies programs, Yo Gabba Gabba (YGG) incomparably sets itself apart from the annoying and scary aspartame of 1990s children's TV with REAL sugar-pumping originality, humor, artistry, child developmentally safe/appropriateness(Teletubbies has been clinically found to actually slow children's language acquisition with it's incessant infant babble)and authentic heart.
According to interviews with the creators of the show, YGG was actually created with parents in mind being subject to the repetitious desires of their toddlers and perhaps feeling out of the loop with the latest & hippest pop culture music/art. Not so with YGG, it is a relative Entertainment Weekly or Rolling Stone(censored for the kiddies of course)of who's who in the arts. Where else can you see the likes of The Killers, The Shins, Weezer, MGMT, The Ting Tings, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Biz Markie, Mike D. from the Beastie Boys along with Jack Black, Elijah Wood, Weird Al Yankovich, several actors from "The Office," NBA stars, and Mark Mothersbaugh all along with numerous guest artists on a kids show?!
THe premise surrounds energetic but always kind DJ Lance Rock (an actual Los Angeles disc jockey Lance Robertson) who opens his retro-style boom box with the magic words "Yo Gabba Gabba" on top of the play-set of Gabbaland. Five characters come alive and are introduced: Muno, a friendly rough & tumble tall, red cyclops; Foofa, a happy almost-motherly pink flower bubble creature; Brobee, an ultra lovable, conscientious short, fuzzy green-striped, long-armed and mono-browed monster; Toodee, a spazzy tomboyish blue cat dragon; and finally Plex, the yellow robot who acts as an overseer of these brightly-colored toddler characters.
The show is Sesame Street-like segmented to keep the short attention span of little ones (just try and find a Yo Gabba review board where a parent says "it's the only thing my child will watch"). YGG is split up into character song segments where Muno, Foofa, Plex, Toodee, Brobee learn and have fun in Gabbaland then spliced with animated shorts accompanied by cool guest Indie/Hip Hop music then clips of toddlers dancing, riding on toys, or actually playing inside an Atari-type video game then there are come & go segments like "Biz's Beat of the Day" where Biz Markie teaches kids how to beat box and "Cool Tricks" where adults and kids show quirky cool things they can do. Every episode ends with a remix portion reviewing what the characters learned that day in a psychedelic concoction any spinner would be proud of.
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1/10
Worst show ever, this is the worst puppet show ever along with Wonder Showzen, the most annoying, creepy and horrible show from 2007-2015 i would rather watch Sea Princesses, Sesame Street and The Amazing World Of Gumball better than this awful and grotesque cashgrab from Nick Jr show.
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A very odd show (and not in a good way)
Yo Gabba Gabba is without a doubt the strangest show ever made for preschoolers. Flamboyant host DJ Lance helps toddlers improve their kinesthetic skills, but this show is extremely weird, and not at all in a good way.
First off, the characters. A blue cat-like thing, a pink flower creature, a red thing what I don't know (and don't want to know) what it's supposed to be, a green furry thing, and a robot with one of the most annoying voices ever.
Second, the songs. The songs are very rarely soothing and likable, which is a shame, because they easily could be. "Party In My Tummy" is a great example of how weird and slightly disturbing the songs in this show can get.
And that's pretty much it. Therefore, I do not recommend this show to any parent. Have your child watch Blues Clues or something else decent for preschoolers.
1/10
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Say The Magic Words - BEEEEEE QUIIIIIEEEEEET!!
Sorry to be the wet blanket covering up the previous positive comments, but this show absolutely makes me psychotic. It is far too loud, too in-your-face, too garish, too ridiculously stupid to be believed. Disclosure: I tend to a bit of grumpiness concerning vapid children's shows, so to validate my response I had several parent friends watch some episodes and let me know their thoughts. Unanimous opinion was that it is not worth the videotape it's made on. One friend commented that to both him and his wife the show looked like "the winner of a film-school or college pretend-contest to create the most bizarre, ridiculous children's show ever attempted." Our kids don't like it either, quickly losing interest or requesting other things. Sorry again to be the drudge but Nick really laid an egg with this one.
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Yo Gabba Gabba is awesome =)
I'm 14 and am in love with Yo Gabba Gabba. They introduce kids to amazing music like Jimmy Eat World and my little cousin loves the show. I seriously watch this in my free time and am proud to say I bought a Yo Gabba Gabba T-Shirt at Hot Topic. This show is amazing, and ANYONE can enjoy it. I found out about this show because one of the kids on the show, Seth, was featured on The Soup, and it hasn't let me down yet. Brobee is beastly and the show contains amazingly comical yet educational songs like "There's a party in my tummy" and "Don't bite your friends" Trust Me. Watch Yo Gabba Gabba, it is pure awesome. ~*Hayley*~ \m/ Rock on <3
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Yo Gabba Gabba rocks your socks off
I found out about this show through an online parent forum called Babble.com They are a fairly new site that speaks to the artsy professional parents of today. They featured an article about Mark Mothersbaugh's work on a kids show called Yo Gabba Gabba that peaked my interest(Hubby and I are huge Devo fans.) One episode and we were hooked. Oh by the way our 9 month old loves it to. It has everything- Life lessons, good beats, retro graphics and great celeb participation. The only kids show on TV worth watching. I'm prepping my little man for the "I like to dance" audition. Its his life long dream. Yooooooooo Gabba Gabba!
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