Droppin

As the proud papa of a 4 year old and an 18 month old I have been exposed to an awful lot of childrens television programming over the past few years (I’m looking at you playhouse Disney, Noggin and Nick Jr.!) and while much of it is completely unbearable for an adult (I will literally scream if I have to watch the grumpy old troll under the bridge on Dora one more time, in fact I think I screamed the last time I saw it.)  some of the shows are downright entertaining (Wonder Pets, Lazy Town, Charlie and Lola, Imagination Movers and Wow Wow Wubzy have been a few of the favorites around our house).

There is one show in particular though that seems to be a little more polarizing then all of the others, Yo Gabba Gabba.  Recently I have heard the opinions of many parents that can’t stand this show so it’s time that I stood up and defended it.  I love Yo Gabba Gabba and I don’t care who knows it.

As a child of the late 70’s early 80’s I grew up watching shows like “The Polka Dot Door” and Sesame Street during my formative years.  Yo Gabba Gabba seems to be a throwback to the time of human sized puppets, trippy old school special effects, and basic life lessons that speaks to me.  And let’s not forget about the fantastic songs that reinforce these lessons.  (“Keep trying, keep trying, don’t give up, never give up”, ”Dreams will take you near and Dreams will take you faaaar!!!”, “Theres a party in my tummy, so yummy, so yummy!”, “don’t, don’t, don’t bite your friends!”  just so sing a few, I could go on and on and on.)

To top it all off there are the amazing guest stars.  How can you not like a show that has featured segments with Elija Wood, Jan from the Office, Murray Hewitt, Biz Markie and countless others?  Jack Black even stared in his own episode.

To tie things all up nice and tidy they give you DJ Lance Rock whose skin tight orange outfit is straight from the 60’s and hes got the hat to match.  I love this show and I don’t even do drugs!

Oh and I almost forgot the best part of all…MY NAME IS SEVEN…AND I LIKE TO DANCE!!!!

Two thumbs waaay waay up for Yo Gabba Gabba.