Product Details

• Actors: Lance Robertson, Biz Markie, Amos Watene, Adam Deibert, Christian Jacobs
• Format: Animated, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Dubbed: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Nickelodeon
• DVD Release Date: October 14, 2008
• Run Time: 23 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001BN4WKY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,902 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #81 in Music > Children's Music
• Learn more about "Yo Gabba Gabba!: The Dancey Dance Bunch" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

A hip Nick Jr. show for toddlers that's both entertaining and educational, Yo Gabba Gabba features human host DJ Lance Rock and five colorfully costumed characters who dance, sing, and play together while learning about things like friendship, differences, and problem solving. "Friends" finds the Dancey Dance Bunch playing together and discovering the importance of respecting one another and "Dance" features lots of dancing fun and a lesson about taking turns. "Eat" trumpets the benefits of healthy eating and trying new foods and "Happy" celebrates the joy of play. Each episode includes segments with real kids doing things they love, animated sketches, celebrities like Mya and Elijah Wood teaching dance steps, drawing lessons with Mark Mothersbaugh, and lots of musical numbers in varying styles including pop, rock, and rap. (Ages 6 months to 4 years) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description

The Dancey Dance Bunch is the DVD launch of Yo Gabba Gabba!. The DVD includes four episodes: "Friends," "Eat," "Dance," and "Happy" plus special features. Hosted by DJ Lance Rock, Yo Gabba Gabba! infuses retro-style and modern-day music to teach simple life lessons through a vibrant world of puppet characters who play and dance when they hear the magic words… "Yo Gabba Gabba!"

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

122 of 123 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what the short attention span Doctor ordered November 19, 2008

By Nicholas J. Delillo

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So. Yo Gabba Gabba.

How to describe this show? Start with the title, which is inspired by the The Ramones' timeless Teenage Lobotomy creed, then add DJ Lance Rock, who resembles an anorexic Raj from "What's Happening!", and put him in a giant orange wig and striped jumpsuit that makes him look like the complete opposite of a Buckingham Palace guard. DJ Lance Rock then walks onto a white background with a magical boombox (of COURSE there's a magical boombox) towards a long buffet table displaying Gabbaland - or as normal people see it, a minidioramma that seems as if it was made by a 5th grader with a really short attention span. DJ Lance Rock proceeds to open his boombox, revealing a bunch of generic cartoon monsters that get magically transported to Gabbaland, where they transform into generic actors dancing around in monster suits (2 of which proudly display the zipper on the back).

I love this show.

Why? First of all, the music is catchy. Repetitive? Oh yes. Oh yes. But in a good way. You actually don't mind finding yourself unexpectedly humming these little ditties sometime during the day. Then there's the cartoon interludes, which rival anything out of Ren&Stimpy, Spongebob Squarepants, and anything else dreamt up by a stoned college frathouse with basic computer animation skills. Then there's the clips of 5 year old kids either dancing (and reminding you "I like to dance"), riding random toys, or scanned into Intellivision games from the 1980's.

Then there's the frequent visits from actors and musicians who seem to be "in on the joke." In 3 minutes, you can easily bounce from Plex the Magic Robot teaching your kids how to brush their teeth, to Mark Mothersbaugh from 80's alt-punk group Devo instructing you in the finer points of drawing a fish.... Skip next to Biz's Beat of the Day, where Biz Markie invites your kid to learn his latest beatbox riff, followed by an animated adventure of Super Martian Robot Girl that would make William Hanna and Joe Barbera cry, then on to Nathan who "likes to daaaaance!" (and grooves like he's in a Kanye West video), which leads to the Yo! Gabba Gabba characters singing and dancing about sharing, follwed by Elijah Wood sharing his Puppetmaster dancey dance. DJ Lance Rock then takes us out of every episode by inviting us to look back, and remember what we did today. This consists of quick vignettes of everything covered in that episode, which naturally is mixed into a techno/hip-hop number that includes NYC nightclub electronica/rave special effects in the background.

And somehow, somehow it all comes together. It WORKS. It works for the kids and adults alike. It is at all times a wholesome children's show, an inside joke to gen-Xers who grew up in the 80's, a manifesto for the current Spongebob college crowd, and a useful tool for parents who want something that the kids will enjoy while learning valuable life skills, while making them laugh a little bit inside about how goofy the whole process of parenthood can truly be. Read more ›

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Was hoping for more episodes October 15, 2008

By K. Bateman

Amazon Verified Purchase

When I received the dvd I was really disappointed to find out that there are only 4 episodes on it, but I guess you can't expect much for only $12.99. Otherwise I would highly recommend this series. My daughter's only 9 months old and she's already addicted to 'Gabba Gabba', and I don't mind so much because, as wild and crazy as the show is, it's probably one of the most moral things I've seen on tv recently... "Be nice to everyone", "Don't bite your friends", "It's more fun to share", great stuff. I just wish they would release more episodes, and a cd of all the music from the show.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Look Out Barney here comes Yo Gabba Gabba! November 25, 2008

By Sharon Stanley

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Our grandaughter loves all of these Yo Gabba Gabba's. I guess it is the all the bright colors. She loves to dance. I could say this is her favorite, but she loves to watch all of the Yo Gabba Gabba's the same. She never bores of them.

Who knows would you ever think that a man wearing a 60's orange wig with clothes that look 2 sizes to small would catch the attention of preschooler.

The show teaches children about respect and is very educational. 5 star for this one.

23 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Episode Info August 14, 2008

By RowMan

From the Nick Jr. website...

The Dancey Dance Bunch is the DVD launch of YO GABBA GABBA!(tm). The DVD includes four episodes: "Friends," "Eat," "Dance," and "Happy," plus special features. Hosted by DJ Lance Rock, YO GABBA GABBA!(tm) infuses retro-style and modern-day music to teach simple life lessons through a vibrant world of puppet characters who play and dance when they hear the magic words "Yo Gabba Gabba!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for little ones January 12, 2009

By Stefanie Hoysock

Bought this for my 10 month old daughter. She loves this show. Has a couple episodes on it. Holds her attention. She loves to see them dance and sing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Show!! January 12, 2009

By Chris

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My 12 month old loves this show. Whenever it comes on, he squeals and runs over to the tv. He dances almost the entire time, and giggles and points to tv. We can always count on this DVD to calm him down when he is fussy. We bought this dvd for xmas. We traveled alot over the holidays and played it in the car during our long trips. The entire family, the teens too, sing all the songs. We will buy more of these as they come out. We love yo gabba gabba.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Children Will Love This January 6, 2009

By Luisa Vitale

Yo Gabba Gabba!: The Dancey Dance Bunch

I gave this DVD to a 2 year old for Christmas and she loved it. She will sit and watch it for hours. It was cute and very nicely done. I as an adult also enjoyed watching it with her.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Awesome show; annoying DVDs January 16, 2012

By annabelle

Our kids love Yo Gabba Gabba, and frankly it's one of the few kiddie shows that I can stand to watch. We got rid of Netflix streaming so got these DVDs so we would still have the show on hand. HOWEVER, each of these DVDs are chock full of commercials for other shows - Ni Hao Kai Lan, Backyardigans, etc. Fine, they are other PBS shows, but I am trying to avoid commercials and that's part of the point of buying the DVDs. It's not a huge deal to put the DVD in and then FF to chapter 6 (when the show actually starts) but it's kind of annoying.

5 stars for the show, 2 for the DVDs.