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Yo Gabba Gabba!

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Yo Gabba Gabba!
GenreMusical
Educational
Comedy
Puppet
Live-action
Created byChristian Jacobs
Scott Schultz
Developed byKay Wilson Stallings
Directed by
Presented byLance Robertson
Voices of
Opening themeTheme From Gabbaland
Ending themeBye Bye Time
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes66 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichael Polis
Jon Berrett
ProducersJustin Lyon
Ritamarie Peruggi
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon (Season 1), Nick Jr. Channel (Seasons 2-4)
ReleaseAugust 20, 2007 (2007-08-20) –
November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)

Yo Gabba Gabba! is a live-action/puppet children's TV show on Nickelodeon. The show follows a musician named DJ Lance Rock, and his 5 toy pals: Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, and Plex, who dance, sing, play, teach, and live in Gabbaland. Most of the bands are famous indie rock acts like Arcade Fire and Enon.

Main characters[change | change source]

  • DJ Lance Rock (played by Lance Robertson), The show's host who makes 5 toys come to life with magic by saying "Yo Gabba Gabba!". He wears orange. He loves to fly way in up high.
  • Muno (voiced by Adam Deibert and Rob Paulsen), A red cyclops who's so tall and friendly. He says "Razzle Dazzle!". His closest relationships are with DJ Lance, Foofa, and Brobee. He's very clumsy. He likes bugs. He has bumps all over him. He has only 1 eye.
  • Foofa (voiced by Emma Jacobs-Briggs), A pink flower bubble. She grows very nice plants. Her closest relationships are with DJ Lance, Muno, and Toodee. She's really happy.
  • Brobee (voiced by Amos Watene), A short green broccoli/bee monster who's 4 years old. He's the youngest, furriest and smallest of the Gabba Gang. He can play with his ball. His closest relationships are with DJ Lance, Foofa, and Plex.
  • Toodee (voiced by Erin Pearce), A blue arctic cat-dragon who really likes to have fun. She likes jumping. Her closest relationships are with DJ Lance, Foofa, and Brobee.
  • Plex (voiced by Christian Jacobs), A yellow magic robot. He's the only major character with no realm. His closest relationships are with DJ Lance, Toodee, and Brobee. He likes driving his yellow car with 6 black wheels. He has gray arms and legs with lines on them. His built-in round speaker on his chest is black. His really special shiny ray is red and it's on his head, as he can use it to beam everything down that includes DJ Lance Rock. His musical instrument he can play is his red keytar (part guitar, and part keyboard). His car has the number 5 on it. He's the oldest, wisest and smartest of the Gabba Gang. He can skateboard well, and he can show Muno how it's done. In the episode, the red light on his head blinks. He's got a control panel on his tummy with all gears inside of him.
  • Gooble (voiced by Joel Fox and Christian Jacobs), A white ghost who's Muno's friend. He always cries a lot. He's so sad. In the episode, a spooky place also makes him so happy. He's even more friendly than everyone. He's a little scared that time.

Celebrity appearances[change | change source]

  • Lance Robertson, DJ Lance Rock (look above for more information)
  • Biz Markie, A Beatboxer and Rapper who frequently appears for Biz's Beat of the Day.
  • Mark Mothersbaugh, An artist who draws in every episode. His drawings come to life.
  • Jack Black, A new friend of the Gabbas who is scared at first. He has a friendship with the Gabbas later.
  • Jack McBrayer, A comedian who appears in the occasional Knock Knock Joke of the day.
  • Erykah Badu, A very frequent singer and dancer in the show.
  • Mos Def, Super Mr. Superhero (look above for more information)
  • Fred Armisen, A rarely shown treasure hunter and crafter.
  • Paul Scheer, A joker who made a brief cameo in New Friends (along with Jack McBrayer) a member in Knock Knock Joke of the day.
  • Carmen Osbahr, A puppeteer who plays as Muno's big sister, Cheebo who's fuchsia.
  • Drew Massey, Played as Brobee Cake in the episode Birthday.
  • Rob Paulsen, Played as Muno in season 4 and was a guest on Dancey Dance Time.
  • Cam Clarke, Was in the episode Restaurant, but wasn't seen.

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