The Wee Ladies and I are regular Gabba viewers. I dig this show. It is geared to preschoolers, but I like it just as much. It is colourful, catchy, and memorable. Viewers hang out with and learn simple yet important life lessons with Gabbaland’s friendly monsters Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Toodee, and the robot, Plex. DJ Lance Rock brings these creatures to life and hosts the show by facilitating and encouraging participation, laughter, and fun through dance and interactive segments. Each episode uses repetition and original song to highlight a particular message. At the end, the lessons are reviewed through an original music remix. The music is a nostalgic mix of genres ranging from Hip Hop to rock to British Invasion. There is a definite retro feel and the combination of music, animation, and puppets remind parental viewers of their childhood past.

The Wee Ladies and I watched these 4 episodes now available on DVD. We enjoyed them all. New Friends features Jack Black, who in this episode gets lost in Gabbaland when his mini bike runs out of gas. He meets and befriends all of the Gabba characters who help him out by refueling his bike. He sings and dances and even gets his own DJ Lance jumpsuit. EvieG loves his featured Dancey Dance, and she now knows how to do his ‘Disco Roll’.

Find is an episode where the Gabba characters use their imagination to uncover things that may be different or frightening. They sing songs that encourage their learning about different animals. The classic ‘Keep Trying‘ song is sung and the Wee Ladies played Peek-a-Boo with the Gabba gang.

Greetings is an episode that focuses on manners and greeting others politely. The songs are easy to learn because they are so repetitive. The Wee Ladies and I are always singing along.  Biz Markie comes on and does his Beat of the Day, which is totally fun.

Share is the last episode where the Gabba characters learn the lesson of proper sharing and communication. They learn not to take things away from others and they are encouraged to ask first if they want to play with someone else’s toy.

The Wee Ladies are always singing Gabba songs, even when the show is not on. They will all be sitting around the dinner table and if one of them doesn’t like what they are eating, the other two will break into the Keep Trying song. It is awesome.

This show is a great one for kids to learn from and enjoy. You turn it on for the great lessons it teaches, but stay for the catchy tunes and 80’s video game animation.

Here in Canada, we watch it on Treehouse TV.  You can watch it on Nickelodeon in the US.

To win the copy of Yo Gabba Gabba! New Friends! go to my Contact Us section and submit your name and email address.

I will draw a name from random on Friday, April 24^th.

All’s I’m sayin’s all.

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posted by Dress Down Mom  # 8:32 PM