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Yo Gabba Gabba!: New Friends

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This is a weird DVD to review.
I had never heard of "Yo Gabba Gabba" until one day, my wife calls me into the room because she saw this commercial with Jack Black on a kids' show. Since both of us are Jack Black fans, and we have an 18 month old daughter who seemed interested in the commercial, I figured I would check it out on Amazon.

After reading the good reviews and cheap price of $11.99, I figured, "Why not?"
Well, after watching this DVD, I came up with the following conclusions:

1) This is a bright, colorful, music-filled head-on assault on all visual and auditory senses...which is a VERY good thing for young kids.

2) The odd cast of characters teach a number of very valuable lessons for children (ie: don't bite your friends, teamwork, like fish, etc.), in a fun, if sometimes strangely catching musical way.

3) Speaking of the music, songs range from pretty darn good, to catchy, to somewhat catchy, to grating on your last nerve. An impressive spectrum to say the least.

4) There are a wealth of very good celebrity guest appearances which will surprise most adults, as many of them are popular with grown-ups.

5) Here's the important one...this show is almost guaranteed to be created by people who are stoned...constantly.

Now, if you like, strike that last comment (#5) if it offends you, as I don't mean to offend anyone here...but if you watch the DVD, you will completely understand what I mean.
For instance, just watch the video where the Japanese rock band sings the very manic song where they continually count from 1 to 6.
A very odd and almost psychedelic experience to say the least (the whole show is actually psychedelic)...and really the one that least seems to be geared towards young kids.

Other than that, this DVD is a super value at $12, as you get quite a bit of playing time, and tons of entertainment.

Also, and this really is the most important thing...my daughter absolutely LOVES this show. When I put it on, she looks at me with a huge smile on her face, and claps her hands. Then, once it's on, she stays glued to the TV until the very end.
That, my friends, is utterly PRICELESS.
Add to that the fact that even adults can have fun watching it with their kids, and you have a no-brainer of a buy.

5/5 stars for sure.

Jack Black lands in Gabba land and makes a few new friends. The kids love this one, and I did too. Jack had me cracking up as he busted some serious dance moves. It's a great show, gets the kids up on their feet and a few laughs out of the parents.

This episode is HYSTERICAL! We have it saved on our DVR and we watch it everyday! LOL! Jack Black is so funny. His freestyle dancing is hysterical. This is by far our favorite episode!

Yo Gabba Gabba is a Nick Jr television show. Through the host (DJ Lance), special guests (including The Roots and Jack Black along with a few others), and some weird looking full size puppets (lol) Yo Gabba Gabba teaches children (target audience 3-6 yrs maybe) to express themselves and cooperate with their friends via free style music and dance. It is very repetitive, bright, happy, and busy and does catch my 13 month old's attention. Sometimes my child will wave at the screen when various characters ask the audience to respond to something. The music is mostly what I would consider "Techno-Pop."

Yo Gabba Gabba also has a very 70s Retro feel to it. The costumes and puppets remind me of a program I used to watch as a kid, though I cannot quite put my finger on which one. When I first saw it I couldn't stand it, but now both my daughter and I enjoy it and often sing or dance to the music on the show! While a bit weird (to me), the show is fun, unique and has good messages throughout.

LOVE, Yo Gabba Gabba! When I first saw this show I thought some stoner made this show. I thought this was the most craziest thing I ever seen in my life. But, my 15 month old daughter turn me around. She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES this show. When it comes on it she looks at us and smiles and then starts to go crazy when she sees DJ Lance walk on the screen. Her favorite song is "Hold Still". Because of this show, my 15 month old has learned certain things. She walks up to me and puts her index finger on my mouth ans say "shh". She says "Gabba Gabba", and she says "Thank You" everytime we give her something and sometimes when she gives you something. One person stated that you will find yourself singing these songs and it's true, I'm at work humming the songs all the time. This is really a good show for all.

This is my daughters favorite show ever. She loves watching this video over and over. I'm sure she wouldve loved the bonus music CD that was supposed to be included. That was one of the reasons I got this for her. Too bad it wasn't in there. You can get this at target for the same price.

Oh gosh! The espisode with Jack Black alone is worth the $12.99!!! He is SO HILARIOUS that my kids and I watch the episode over and over again! Awesome addition to Dancey Dance Bunch...plus, love the bonus sample CD!

I bought this for my 10 month old daughter to keep her occupied while I feed her and she's now almost 2 and still loves watching it. DVD has 4 episodes.

I like how they group the episodes together based on theme. Also love it because the very first episode my son ever watched was new friends with Jack Black and WE were hooked since then!!! Great gift and educational distraction when you need time to clean up after your little one!!!