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Long Hours and Late Nights

2012-01-24T17:27:00.001-08:00

Shhhhhhhh!
Dedicated Gabbamation animator "Olde Tyme" Thom
is catching 40 winks after a long nights work.

Happy Birthday......CHRISTIAN

2012-01-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

Baby Brobee is here to say,
Have a super awesome day!
Full of hugs and with squishes,
and rad birthday wishes,
to our dearest friend Christian J!

WE LOVE YOU <3

Mysterious Tenant

2011-12-01T17:11:00.000-08:00

What is this? Who lives in there? What magic could possibly be going on inside?

Hi Mom

2011-11-29T21:59:00.001-08:00

Tonight on ABC Nightline - Pancakes and Syrup

2011-11-29T14:51:00.000-08:00

ABC Nightline dropped by this season to do a feature on Yo Gabba Gabba! We are just as curious as you might be to see how this thing turned out. Fortunately, they posted a sneak peek as well as a clip from one of our all time favorite songs this season, "Pancakes and Syrup"!!

Correspondent Gets 'Dancey' on 'Gabba'

Exclusive: 'Yo Gabba Gabba's' New Song

Be sure to check it tonight (11/29) ABC News Nightline at 8:35pm PT/ 11:35pm ET

SPORTS DAY!!!!

2011-11-23T11:38:00.000-08:00

We love sports so much here in Gabbaland we decided to spend an entire day celebrating our favorites! METTA WORLD PEACE himself showed up to help us boogie... in a sports kind of way.

Today's costume contest winners went home with T-SHIRTS from FARRELL'S ICE CREAM, awesome HATS and GYM DUFFLE BAGS from NIKE and SWEET SKATEBOARD HELMETS courtesy of PRO-TEC!

FUTURE FASHION DAY!!!!

2011-11-21T11:01:00.000-08:00

Remember how you thought we were done posting theme day videos? Well we're not!! In fact, here's a video about the FUTURE... from the PAST! Today's costume contest winners walked away with loads of killer sweet apparel from BURTON SNOWBOARDS and awesome futuristic dome like hats from RVCA! (Probably perfect for wearing in the future)

Stay tuned for more!!!

Our interns ROCK!

2011-11-15T09:52:00.000-08:00

Kristen Bopp (YGG season 3 intern) crowned as Miss Long Beach, CA, beating out more than 50 other women for the title.

Competing in and winning pageants is......AWESOME!

Potluck Wednesdays

2011-11-09T15:26:00.000-08:00

Jeffery Tambor's career announcement!

2011-10-28T18:06:00.000-07:00

From the camera and mind of Brandon Minton!

2011-10-14T15:19:00.000-07:00

They can make us strike the sets, turn off the lights, load the costumes deep into storage... but they can't take away our dance!

Yo Gabba Gabba! on Jimmy Fallon: EPIC!!!!!!

2011-10-12T22:53:00.000-07:00

The universe was in perfect alignment for all of these stars joining together on Jimmy Fallon with DJ Lance and the Gabba Friends: Erykah Badu, The Roots, Leslie Hall, Biz Markie, Kemba, Mark Mothersbaugh, oh and by the way, the one and only, the living legend - MR. BOOTSY COLLINS!!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH if the video above is not working.

Super Music Jordan Show

2011-10-12T20:07:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentleman, The Jordan Kims!
Here they star in a test for Yo Gabba Gabba Super Music Friends Show.
Later, this performance will be covered by Cut Copy.
See more of Jordan's dancing at enchanted-fern.com/

Enchantment Under the Sea Day!

2011-10-11T15:39:00.000-07:00

Everyone has more fun under the sea, so get your snorkels, wetsuits and dive down with us! Today we're shooting the mermaid episode so we're donning our water apparel for Enchantment Under the Sea Day!

Today's winners of the costume contest got great prizes from NIKE and ALEEDA!!!

Mr. Ka-Pow! visits Lance's Room.

2011-10-06T13:45:00.000-07:00

Tyler Jacobs as Mr. KaPow!
Showing there is no where to go but up!
Or possibly indicating his ranking in bumblebee-class super takedowns?

Long Moments with Brandon Minton

2011-10-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

Brandon Minton builds many of the props you see on Yo Gabba Gabba. Here he is assisting in the filming of the toys for the toykid segments. But his mind is not trapped by even the most complicated task. We can only imagine with this narration of Ken Nordine.

80's Movie Day!

2011-09-28T16:23:00.001-07:00

Are you nostalgic for 80's movies as well? Watch us dress up for that sweet decade, and also check out who visited us on set today - Papas Fritas!

Costume contest winners got some great HATS and SKATEBOARDS from POWELL PERALTA!

Toyland Day!!

2011-09-27T16:54:00.000-07:00

Christmas time continues in Gabbaland! Today we celebrated our love for toys by dressing up as some of our very favorites! Our new friends Matt Walsh and Cults stop by to say hello as well!

Today's lucky costume contest winners went home with COOL HATS courtesy of RVCA and TRAVEL BAGS from NIKE!

Stay tuned for more!!

Swami Test

2011-09-23T12:07:00.000-07:00

How should the Swami arrive? Here's a test.
Results: Too messed up!
Associate Producer Nate Rogers resists distraction while BTS filmmaster Will Kindrick keeps his metal head focused on the perfect spin. Spinner Joel Fox will win no awards for costume, but manages to stay balanced despite twisty footing.
Recorded on "Metal Day" at Yo Gabba Gabba.

Christmas Day!

2011-09-21T18:06:00.000-07:00

T'was three months before Christmas... but we couldn't wait so we just celebrated it anyway! Today's lunch time video is packed with decked halls and Christmas cheer! The entire crew got in the spirit! Even our good friends Tony Hawk and Tori Spelling came by for a special visit!

Today's costume contest winners went home with YO GABBA GABBA IPHONE COVERS courtesy of CASE MATE, MUSIC IS AWESOME: VOLUME 3 from FILTER RECORDS, and last but not least PARTY CUBES courtesy of MEMOREX!

Previous Jobs Day!

2011-09-20T18:40:00.000-07:00

Sure, we're all working our dream jobs at Yo Gabba Gabba now... but what about the untold chapter before we came to Gabbaland? We all worked other jobs. Some awesome, some not so awesome! How 'bout that? Today we celebrated our employment of yesteryear with PREVIOUS JOBS DAY!

Today's winners went home with a TRAVEL BAGS courtesy of VANS, T-SHIRTS from SKULLCANDY!

Grandparents Day!

2011-09-19T13:32:00.000-07:00

We broke out the prune juice and neco waffers for a day of mild entertainment and moderate fun. Too bad I left my bill fold on the davenport.

Today's costume contest winner's social security checks finally came in! They went home with button down plaid work SHIRTS, courtesy of BURTON SNOWBOARDS, safety HELMETS for our grandchildren courtesy of PRO-TEC and SKATEBOARDS from TUM YETO!

South Pacific Day!!

2011-09-19T12:19:00.001-07:00

Welcome to our lunch time island paradise! Yo Gabba goes south pacific for a day of island fun.

Today's costume contest winners went home with rad iPOD SPEAKERS from MEMOREX, awesome RASH GUARDS from ALEEDA WETSUITS, and sweet T-SHIRTS from POWELL PERALTA!

Proof of concept video

2011-09-15T18:00:00.000-07:00

Proof of concept test... Concept proven!!!

Parker Jacobs accidentally stars as a Hobbit fan.
Matt Chapman and Joel Fox appear as commodities.
Sweet Home Alabama by The Moog Cookbook.

Propmaster

2011-09-14T21:43:00.000-07:00

Haunted Mansion Day!!!

2011-09-14T14:09:00.000-07:00

"Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize!" Continuing with our spooky theme for the Gooble episode shoot dates, we celebrated Haunted Mansion Day!

Todays winners went home with VANS OFF THE WALL HISTORY BOOKS courtesy of VANS!!! and STEVE CABALLERO SKATEBOARDS from POWELL PERALTA SKATEBOARDS!!!

2011-09-13T16:29:00.001-07:00

Halloween Day!!!

2011-09-12T11:58:00.000-07:00

We decided to celebrate Halloween early this year! There was much tricking, treating, candy throwing and merry making!

Christian wowed the crowd with his festive sunglasses, mustache, inflatable vampire bat head and children's bib costume!

Julia Krueger showed up to spook the children...

And Teen Wolf documented the whole thing on film!!!

Today's lucky costume contest winners went home with HAVE YOU SEEN HIM ANIMAL CHIN T-SHIRTS courtesy of our friends at POWELL PERALTA and SKATEBOARD HELMETS from our friends at PRO-TEC!

2011-09-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

Protester Day!!!

2011-09-07T20:03:00.000-07:00

Tensions were high in Gabbaland as we raised our picket signs in protest to celebrate Protester Day! Just when things were getting our of hand, the riot police showed up to restore peace and harmony back to lunch time.

Also, hey guess what?!! Our new BFF Bill Hader from television's SNL stopped by for a visit and a dancey dance! It was a Christmas miracle.

Today's winners went home with a BASKET OF COOKIES courtesy of our friends at SNOOKIES COOKIES! And BROBEE and MUNO T-SHIRTS courtesy us... YO GABBA GABBA!

Yo Gabba Gabba cannot be silenced!

METAL DAY!!!

2011-09-06T16:31:00.000-07:00

Watch our crew members shred and head bang as Yo Gabba goes metal for lunchtime!

YGG Metal band (left to right): Ian Fowles, Christian Jacobs, Josh Freese, Dan Kelly

Today's costume contest winners went home with awesome GRAVIS TRAVEL BAGS from GRAVIS FOOTWARE and STEVE CABALLERO BOARDS courtesy of POWELL PERALTA!

Did we mention that Yo Gabba Gabba is the best possible place to work?!

STRONG PALS

2011-09-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

From season three, "Clean" episode.
Patiently fabricated by Robert Pound.

Peek into the wardrobe department....

2011-09-01T23:45:00.000-07:00

LAME SUPERHERO DAY!!

2011-08-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

Join the Yo Gabba crew as we pay tribute to some of the lamest superheroes of all time!! And who knows? Maybe Baby Spiderman might even make a surprise appearance!

Today's Lame Superhero dress up winners went home with "HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY" courtesy of MARVEL COMICS, SUNGLASSES from PAUL FRANK and HEADPHONES courtesy of SKULL CANDY! Pretty awesome prizes for some pretty lame costumes!

MAGICIAN DAY!

2011-08-25T23:07:00.000-07:00

ABRACADABRA!! The set is abound with spells and chants on this Magician themed day on the set of Yo Gabba Gabba Season 4!

Comic Book Convention Day!!!

2011-08-24T22:02:00.000-07:00

The Yo Gabba crew nerds out for day #3 of production!!

R.I.P. DAY at YGG!

2011-08-23T22:38:00.000-07:00

Macho Man Randy Savage himself came back from the dead to make a special appearance!

Emily won the woman's competition with her rendition of the Taco Bell Chihuahua!

Without even dressing up, Danny Choi blew away the rest of the competition with his coincidental resemblance to Bruce Lee! Go Danny!
Walt and Macho Man strike a pose!
In the end, everyone was Mr Roger's neighbor.

Stay tuned for more!

Hit the beach soldiers!!!

2011-08-22T19:56:00.000-07:00

We're BACK!!! We've officially begun production on season 4, and what better way to kick off the season than by dressing up for an awesome theme day??

Way to go Yo Gabba Gabba! AND WAY TO GO AMERICA!!!

Look a new DVD!

2011-08-12T11:52:00.001-07:00

'N stuff

WE CAN'T WAIT TO START FILMING!

2011-07-28T18:37:00.000-07:00

Season 4 is under way which is very exciting, but we just can't wait to start filming!

We need Animation Interns!

2011-07-28T16:56:00.000-07:00

Say folks, do you live in the LA/OC area, know how to use Flash/AfterEffects, dig animation and want to work for no money on Yo Gabba Gabba this season?

We want to bring on someone who already loves the show, not just someone who needs college credit. Oh yeah, you would need to be enrolled in school and receiving credit for this.

Hit us up - julia@punyentertainment.com and send us some samples!

Joel Department

2011-06-19T01:42:00.000-07:00

Joeldepartment theme from joel department on Vimeo.

Vans + YGG Commercials Behind the Scenes! (Toodee)

2011-06-11T17:28:00.000-07:00

Vans + YGG Commercials Behind the Scenes! (Brobee)

2011-06-11T17:20:00.000-07:00

Vans + YGG Commercials Behind the Scenes! (Foofa)

2011-06-01T14:40:00.000-07:00

While we were busy making commercials to promote the Yo Gabba Gabba + Vans shoe collection, the folks at Vans were taking the time to document it happening. Foofa meets pro BMXers Alistair Whitton and Coco Zurita. Featuring "Send Me an Angel" by Real Life
http://www.offthewall.tv

And here's the finished Foofa Commercial

"Adventure Episode" Design Concepts Part 1

2011-05-27T12:14:00.000-07:00

The Adventure Episode; One of my favorites!
Christian's brilliant script called for Muno to discover an underground passage leading to an ancient Mesoamerican-esque temple where he discovers a golden statue resembling an ear of corn. This is no doubt paying homage to our favorite adventure movies of the 80's.

Brandon Minton sent over this early computer sketch to show where we needed to start. We had to build a miniature model as well as a full scale set for the top of the temple.

I started clicking my mouse too and brought to the table the concept below. I heard that DEVO's energy-dome hats were actually inspired by Mayan temples, so I thought it would be fun with art-imitating-life imitating art again and tried a DEVO inspired temple shape.
It didn't really work and we went back to the traditional block shape.

Then I put down the mouse down and picked up the colored pencils. More sloppy = more fun!
The colors here were important to me. I didn't want warm rock colors. I wanted something cool & stony but still Yo Gabba bright. I went for blues, greens and purples; a meager nod to Eyvind Earle's genius castle interiors from one of my favorite movies, Sleeping Beauty.

I felt that bright green moss everywhere would really make the the background pop in certain areas.
I'm often throwing in concept ideas that just don't work budget or script-wise but are fun. Why not have a puppet snake in the background? Oh..yeah, that's why.
Also notice the popcorn motif on the altar. It's a tiny reveal to the forthcoming popcorn payoff at the end of the script.
Later I thought it might be fun if the carved faces in the background were more character specific to the show, so I made them random smiling Goobles instead of generic tiki-hieroglyphs. I confess, I try to sneak Gooble in as much as possible.

The script also called for a pillar or post for Muno to lasso and climb up on, as showed here in Julia Vickerman's storyboard.

So I was asked to design a pillar. BO-RING. I figured if we were going to make our guys sculpt and paint something, it might as well be fun looking, right? I felt it was another oppurtunity to work in some more YGG characters. Naturally, I first thought of another chance to work in Gooble, but maybe too much...

... We are telling the story of an ancient ruin, not my fascination with a crying ghost, so I drew inspiration from these gargoyles representing the great Quetzelcoatl, or "feathered serpent"

I thought that our own little cat-dragon Toodee would pull this look off really well, so there's your pillar design for you.

Also, I had this idea of having the top of the temple to resemble a Pizza Hut. Wouldn't you think that's funny? I guess it was just me. Bryan Anderton pointed out that with Muno being almost 7 feet tall, it would be difficult to even fit that roof into frame. You win some, you lose some.

And now, here's how it turned out! (Click to enlarge)

Hooray for corn!

DJ Lance is making friends over at Vans!

2011-05-26T15:37:00.000-07:00

It's DJ Lance and legendary skate legend, Omar Hassan!!

Speaking of legends, is that Alex Knost!?!?

Check out this clip of Alex surfing with Toodee!

Man that guy gets around...

Vans + YGG Commercials Behind the Scenes! (Plex)

2011-05-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

While we were busy making commercials to promote the Yo Gabba Gabba + Vans shoe collection, the folks at Vans were taking the time to document it happening. This video features Skate legends, Christian Hosoi, Bucky Lasek with your favorite skateboarding robot, Plex tearing it up at the combi bowl over at the Vans Skatepark
http://www.offthewall.tv

And here's the finished Plex Commercial

*Bonus*

Watch the inspirational reference from the classic DEVO video, "Freedom Of Choice"

Vans + YGG Commercials Behind the Scenes! (Muno)

2011-05-23T10:50:00.000-07:00

While we were busy making commercials to promote the Yo Gabba Gabba + Vans shoe collection, the folks at Vans were taking the time to document it happening. Check it out! It's really cool.
http://www.offthewall.tv

And here's the finished MUNO Commercial

*BONUS*
I thought it might be nice to share the reference of Lance Mountain from The Bones Brigade Video Show. Most specifically at 2:52.

The Office of Joel Fox

2011-05-07T12:15:00.000-07:00

This is a real treat! Joel Fox has just shared with us what his office was like during production of Yo Gabba Gabba,; Season 3.
You've got to check this out. Especially the part where you can see what was inside his desk.

http://joeldepartment.com/a-desk-made-for-working/

This makes me really excited about what Season 4 is going to bring.

NICKELODEON GREENLIGHTS FOURTH SEASON OF YO GABBA GABBA!

2011-03-10T15:15:00.000-08:00

It's time to celebrate new life today! With the birth of a new member of the YGG Family, we are also happy to announce that once again Yo Gabba Gabba will be back in production making more crazy fun. We've been greenlit to make 13 more episodes shooting this Summer. We're back, baby!!
Thanks so much to our dear friends and supporters of the show for helping make this all possible. We must specifically recognize the folks at Gabbafriends.com that put together a petition of over 15,000 signatures to help keep us in production. Thank you everybody! Thank you Nickelodeon for always being so supportive and thank you W!ldbrain for whipping out the checkbook.
Get ready for more magic. Yoooooooo Gabba Gabba!!

FOOFA MOMMA!

2011-03-10T10:25:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Jed & Emma (AKA Foofa) Briggs who today had their first child. Reports say that at 7:36am Emma gave birth to a healthy 5lbs. 9oz. cute little pink flower bubble! We all love you and welcome the new edition to the family. HOORAY!!!!

♬ Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye ♬

2010-12-30T23:04:00.000-08:00

This morning, I went to The Magic Store Production office to collect the last of my belongings as we are movin' out. The Yo Gabba' snowball is still rolling bigger and bigger as our show's popularity is only increasing. However, we just can't wait any longer at the office for the powers-that-be to let us make more episodes.

Amid the boxes and trash, I find my scripts from seasons 1 & 2 and a prop I designed for the "School" episode.

This is where we used to record audio, edit video and even design merchandise-eo.

This is what our skate ramp looks like naked. Gosh, I hope we don't have to repaint the walls...

Here I found the last bottle of Obama HOPE. I think it's time to break it out, no?
Come on, season 4!

Aaron Watene (Songwriter/ Super Music Super Star) and son were doing the major hauling of our stuff out of the building as Christian Jacobs & Ron Cameron's art peek over from behind what's left of the skate ramp.

Goodbye to our magical home.
Goodbye to another great year.
Happy New Year!!

And if you know anybody that's hiring, have them give me a call, okay?

Jordan Kim is AWESOME!!!

2010-12-21T08:44:00.000-08:00

MY FRIEND, thee Super Awesome Mr. Jordan Kim is a Yo Gabba Gabba writer, motion graphics designer and vocal talent (among other things). We love him.

Jordan made this video for Sam Prekop. Now you may love Jordan too
View below:

For more of the amazing Mr. Kim go to Enchanted Fern

Yo Gabba Gabba Chrisitmas Light Show!

2010-12-07T09:07:00.000-08:00

YGG! Featured on Last Call with Carson Daly

2010-12-05T01:51:00.000-08:00

New Czech Stop Motion Children's Film

2010-12-01T00:56:00.000-08:00

Attention Gabba fans of all ages in the greater Los Angeles area!

As animation producer for Yo Gabba Gabba! and a die-hard stop-motion animation fan, I highly recommend checking out the one time only L.A. premiere of a new stop-motion animated Czech film, In the Attic, at The Silent Movie Theater / Cinefamily this Saturday December 4 at 2pm. Located at 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90036 - Free parking available across the street.

It's part of the Los Angeles Animation Festival International that's happening this weekend. This is animation legend, Jiří Barta's first feature in 25 years and has been described as a kind of European version of Toy Story. I'm told it's definitely kid-friendly, although, there are subtitles. Barta is seriously one of the greats so don't miss this!

Watch the trailer and tell me this doesn't look like an amazing work of art!

Be sure to look at the festival's full schedule. There are lots of great films coming up, including a special screening of short works by claymation master Will Vinton! (California Raisins, The Noid) December 5 at 1:45pm. Will Vinton will be there in person too! Don't miss this rare chance to meet a living legend of animation history! Who doesn't love raisins?

YGG VANS! Spot #5 - Plex!

2010-11-06T23:59:00.000-07:00

That's right. Christian Hosoi, Bucky Lasek, Plex and DEVO.

YGG VANS! Spot #4 - Brobee!

2010-11-06T00:26:00.000-07:00

Next we join Brobee as he pushes freestyle motocross to its limits. Pro Motocross riders Ryan Villopoto and Dean Wilson look on.

YGG VANS! Spot #3 - Toodee!

2010-11-05T00:42:00.000-07:00

For today's Vans Spot, we're going to head over to the beach and catch up with Toodee who is out surfing with Alex Knost! Awesome! Music by Tommy Guerrero.

New Episode Tomorrow!

2010-11-04T10:06:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow at 11:30 am (PST), 12:30 (MST) on Nickelodeon the Yo Gabba Gabba episode "Fairy Tale," written and directed by Matt Fackrell. Featuring the Flaming Lips and music from The Submarines, Andy Fackrell and California's own ska/reggae band See Spot. The episode is a fun adaptation of Jack and the Bean Stalk. It will be a good time!

YGG VANS! Spot #2 - Foofa

2010-11-04T08:35:00.000-07:00

Here's the next spot for Yo Gabba Gabba Vans! It features Foofa riding her BMX having a truly RAD moment. Watch it. Enjoy it. Live it.

Also, we're excited to announce that thanks to numerous requests from fans around the world, Vans has announced that they will release an adult-sized Yo Gabba Gabba! shoe this March! Stay tuned for more details.

YGG VANS OUT NOW!! Spot #1 - Muno

2010-11-03T15:01:00.000-07:00

THEY'VE ARRIVED! The all-new Yo Gabba Gabba Vans are now available! To celebrate, we're unveiling five commercials directed by YGG Co-Creator, Christian Jacobs. We'll be unveiling a new commercial each day. Here's Muno skating downtown LA...

Come back tomorrow for the next clip! In the meantime, go order your vans!

YO GABBA GABBA and VANS team up! SHOES OUT IN NOVEMBER!!!

2010-10-15T07:27:00.000-07:00

A few photos were taken over the last few weeks of some amazing things! Vans and Yo gabba Gabba have teamed up to do a line of kids shoes.. and rumor has it some adult shoes in the spring!

Vans also teamed up with our team at the MAGIC STORE to produce some fun little commercials for the upcoming NOVEMBER release of the shoe line!

If the shoes and the commercials turn out anything like these photos we are in for a treat!

Check out these amazing shots by Ben Clark!!

Christian Jacobs on Road Trip Nation

2010-10-07T12:32:00.000-07:00

"You've got to put yourself in those sink or swim situations...Make things tough on yourself so that you're stronger." - Christian Jacobs

Episode 1 - Season 7 of Roadtrip Nation
Meet Team “Tabula Rasa” and follow their first attempts at cold calling, from local restaurants to the White House, hoping to speak with Michelle Obama. They meet each other and their RV for the first time in Southern California, before heading to interview Christian Jacobs, lead singer of The Aquabats, and co-creator, writer, and director of the hugely popular Yo Gabba Gabba pre-school television show.

Watch the whole episode and these exclusive online clips:
http://roadtripnation.com/ChristianJacobs

"The Spirit Of The Boogie" With The Roots on The Jimmy Fallon Show!

2010-09-02T09:14:00.000-07:00

Try to get mad at this, I dare you!!

Here's a Brobee + Questlove bonus:

Regis, MGMT, Flaming Lips, oh my!

2010-08-19T11:32:00.000-07:00

Live with Regis and Kelly invited DJ Lance and the gang to come out and appear on the show! How awesome is that? They filmed it yesterday and it aired today. We have video proof!

Thanks, Regis! Yo Gobba Gobba loves you back!

Later that night, MGMT invited them over to show up at their big Radio City Music Hall show (quite appropriately) during "Kids"! Someone even filmed it on a magical camera phone!

Then we got even more from our friends! The Flaming Lips had a bunch of dancing DJ Lance Rock girls dancing at their show last night in Toronto! So cool!!

Carol Channing is EVERYTHING

2010-08-16T16:14:00.000-07:00

Read this article while I go breathe into a paper bag.

http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Carol_Channing_Meets_Yo_Gabba_Gabba_20000101

More TCA Awards Pics surface!

2010-08-03T10:25:00.000-07:00

Hey folks! Between our collective cameras and the various interwebs, we've gathered a few more pics from Saturday's TCA awards for your enjoyment!

Christian and Scott accepted the award and got the crowd to say the magic words, "Yo Gabba Gabba!"

The whole gang came out to help accept the award. And look! Someone took a video!

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and his wife took a moment to grab a pic with Toodee and our director/editor, Jason Develliers! They were super nice!

Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) and his wife Robin got in with the whole gang! They're huge fans and so are their kids! Awesome!

Our exec. producer, Jon Berrett got a shot with the kids from Modern Family!

Meanwhile, I was viciously attacked by Manny from Modern Family! It was his 12th birthday and Tom Hanks got everyone to sing to him!

The highlight of the evening was getting some pics with the legendary Tom Hanks!!

The whole gang! Plex, Brobee, Foofa, Toodee, Muno, Scott, Christian, Mr. Hanks, and a guy from TV Guide!! (photo by thomas lewis)

Another TCA Award!!!!

2010-08-01T12:47:00.000-07:00

Yo Gabba Gabba once again won over the Television Critics Association last night by taking home the "Outstanding Achievement In Youth Programming" Award! What a true honor just to be nominated, but to have won twice now! This time around Muno, Brobee, Foofa, Toodee and Plex all made a surprise appearance to accept the award.
Tom Hanks also won a TCA Award for The Pacific and here he is hanging out with the gang at the event!

Christian looks pretty happy.

Other links: IMDB TV Headline: TCA Awards: Where Yo Gabba Gabba! Meets Tom Hanks

Gabbafriends: Petition for a Yo Gabba Gabba Season Four

It's BORING when we aren't in production.

2010-07-25T23:35:00.000-07:00

Some fans thought so too. They even made a petition!

A Seahorse Odyssey!

2010-07-16T11:48:00.000-07:00

THIS JUST IN!

Newly discovered photographic evidence surfaced over facebook recently, showing off some of the YGG Season 3 crew with what looks to be, a giant friendly seashorse!

Click the image to see the rest.

DJ Lance Dunny

2010-07-13T13:46:00.000-07:00

I'm just sayin'!

Christina Aguilera gives us a shout out on the Today Show

2010-06-09T17:07:00.000-07:00

Wait-wait-wait, did she just say that watching Yo Gabba Gabba with her son inspired her new album? Well okay then. :D
Thanks Christina.

Watch it here

Tokyo Police Club "Breakneck Speed"

2010-06-02T15:59:00.000-07:00

The awesome band, Tokyo Police Club recently debuted the video for their great new song, "Breakneck Speed". See if you an spot some familiar faces in there!

Yo Gabba Gabba at Coachella - Foofa!

2010-06-02T10:22:00.000-07:00

Brobee at Coachella

2010-05-31T12:46:00.001-07:00

Parker showing art and doodling this weekend!

2010-05-27T13:11:00.000-07:00

kids of all ages A celebration of children’s books and the artists behind them.

5.28.10 – 6.25.10.

Opening night – Friday 5.28.10 7-10PM. With a special reading of “An Awesome Book” by Dallas Clayton.

Also, a weekend full of awesome events for the kids!

Saturday 5.29.10 11AM-2PM. Special readings, a musical performance by Aska Matsumiya w/ her daughter Babel, make art on free pairs of kid sized Van’s with Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, and Parker Jacobs!

Sunday 5.30.10 11AM-2PM. More special readings, a musical performance by Mickey Adams and friends, and more!

Free children’s THIS shirts designed by Dallas Clayton.

We are all super excited for our 4th show at THIS, a huge celebration of children’s books with books and original artwork from the artists available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to 826 LA.

For more details click HERE

Also: be sure to follow Parker's daily doodles over at http://parkerjacobs.blogspot.com/

Toodee at Coachella!

2010-05-26T16:10:00.000-07:00

Muno at Coachella

2010-05-24T12:18:00.000-07:00

GABBA GUEST STARS ON TRUE JACKSON, VP

2010-05-21T10:26:00.000-07:00

Via Yo Gabba Gabba News!

Yo Gabba Gabba! guest stars on Nick's True Jackson, VP "Trapped in Paris" from NickPress on Vimeo.

DJ Lance and the Gabba Gang are taking a trip from Gabba Land and heading to Paris to make an appearance on a special episode of True Jackson, VP!

What's the gang up to in Paris? Catch the premiere of "Trapped in Paris," the one-hour True Jackson, VP TV movie this Saturday, May 22nd, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on Nickelodeon to find out!

Plex at Coachella!

2010-05-21T09:39:00.000-07:00

Yo Gabba Gabba "Origins" Tuesday May 11 Cinefamily (LA)

2010-05-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends!

Yo Gabba Gabba animation producer and theremin demonstrator Kevin Sukho Lee here. Just wanted to mention a few things about about our upcoming Tuesday May 11 Yo Gabba Gabba "Origins" program at Cinefamily. We're super excited about it because it's a chance for us (who make the show) to celebrate Yo Gabba Gabba! with you guys (our loyal fans) and let you peek behind the curtain and hear about how it all started and how this crazy kids show went from being just an idea to a real TV show seen around the world (and at the White House).

Lance Robertson (who plays DJ Lance Rock) will be there, as well as show creators Scott Schultz and Christian Jacobs to talk and to answer questions.

As a special treat, we will be including never-before-seen footage. Such as the original demo made in 2005 - this is even before the pilot. Not many have seen this and survived to tell the tale. This is your chance! We'll also be showing peeks into season 3 that no one has seen yet! No where else will you get a chance to see this.

And if that wasn't enough, we'll be giving away free prizes! Who says we don't love you guys!?

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some folks are asking if it's going to be kid-friendly and the short answer is: YES! The longer answer is that we are showing lots of awesome Gabba footage and some old kids show clips, but we will also have time for Lance, Scott, and Christian to talk about the show. It's actually kind of like this blog you're reading right now! So bring the kids but just know that there won't be any dancing or singing in person (just on the screen). This isn't a "kids' show" in that way. But it is still 100% safe and maybe even enlightening for kids to hear about how an idea you start with your friends can become a TV show that is seen around the world! We'll have a Q&A so think of some good questions!

Hope to see you there. Be sure to buy tickets in advance if you know you want to go. It could sell out!

THE BIG BLUE MARBLE AT CINEFAMILY starts TOMORROW!!

2010-05-06T21:19:00.001-07:00

VIA: Yo Gabba Gabba News

Every friday in May, you can join DJ Lance Rock and Yo Gabba Gabba! animation producer, Kevin Sukho Lee at The Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles, California for an awesome night of film screenings and FREE PRIZE giveaways! The series, The Big Blue Marble, showcases an eclectic assortment of children's programming from around the world!

PLUS as an extra special event, Tuesday, May 11th, The Cinefamily is hosting a special night of clips, fun, and discussion showcasing the origin of Yo Gabba Gabba! Join the party for a chance to meet the creators of the show and find out how Gabba Land was brought magically to life!

Tickets to the screenings are $10 each and $12 to the Yo Gabba Gabba! special event or get a one month membership for $25 and see all the movies you want for a month plus a $4 discount for special events. CLICK HERE for more information.

Yo Gabba Gabba at Coachella! (HD Teaser)

2010-05-06T18:28:00.000-07:00

The Big Blue Marble: Fun And Funky Kids' Films, Curated by Lance Robertson & Kevin Lee (of "Yo Gabba Gabba")

2010-05-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

(This is in addition to our previous post, Movie Night With The Yo Gabba Crew!)

The Big Blue Marble: Fun & Funky Kids' Films, curated by Lance Robertson & Kevin Sukho Lee of "Yo Gabba Gabba!" from Hadrian Belove on Vimeo.

To a child, there are no boundaries of culture, no barriers to acceptance of any external stimuli -- as long as it's cool. Explosions of color, light, music and funky characters are a universal constant, and never fail to, even in our adult lives, zap our inner kid cores into sweet submission. The hit kids' television show "Yo Gabba Gabba!", an awesome program for kids and adults alike, is a proud proponent of this philosophy -- and we're thrilled to present guest programmers Lance Robertson (the show's star, aka DJ Lance Rock), and animation producer Kevin Sukho Lee, as they unearth some choice childrens' cinematic seeds from the vaults of yesteryear. From personal favorites to prominent influences to the just plain rad, they'll orbit around this big blue marble of ours to bring you an eclectic assortment of far-out kinder-fare from around the globe.

JOIN US THIS MONTH!!

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2010-04-30T15:16:00.000-07:00

I just thought this was funny.

Movie Nights with the Yo Gabba Crew!!

2010-04-28T12:38:00.000-07:00

Kevin Sukho Lee (YGG Animation Producer) and Lance Robertson (DJ Lance Rock) will be curating "The Big Blue Marble" series of special screenings in May at the Cinefamily Theatre in LA. This is going to be a lot of fun!

5/7 @ 8:00pm / Animation Night: European Stop-Motion Favorites shown with Hugo The Hippo

5/11 @ 8:00pm / SPECIAL TUESDAY SCREENING: TV Tuesday: "Yo Gabba Gabba" Origins!

5/21 @ 8:00pm / J.T.shown with The Wiz

5/28 @ 8:00pm / Mondo Krofft-O (feat. Pufnstuf)

These are very special events and we hope that you will join us!
For more information, tickets and trailers CLICK HERE

Coachella Round Up - Day Three!

2010-04-25T21:31:00.000-07:00

Day Three of Coachella came sooner than we knew it and we were super excited to get out there and enjoy the fun! We met up in the VIP area for a minute before strolling around the grounds.

Foofa got to meet one of her new "trailer neighbors", B.O.B. who we hear is going to be the next rap superstar! Awesome! He fell under Foofa's spell. She's so sweet!

Then the whole gang (remembered that they forgot to post this picture from Saturday of when they) met Diplo and Major Lazer! They were almost as excited to meet us as we were to meet them! They invited us to join their show, but due to the busy schedule later in the day, it just didn't work out. Sorry guys! We still love you!

The polo field grounds that they hold Coachella on are really beautiful. They even have a dedicated flower garden area that is absolutely amazing! It was right by the dance tent. Hmmm... Flowers and dancing, who does that remind you of?

Foofa of course! She was in absolute heaven and spent no less than three and a half hours skipping and frolicking in the flowers because, well... she loves flowers!

Eventually, she finally wandered over to the Dance Tent to see a bit of Paparazzi's set. She met lots of new friends who were super friendly and danced with her! Awesome!

And someone even took a video of it!

Meanwhile, Brobee was doing his part by hopping on the Human Hamster Wheel (they made an exception for him, being a monster). He generated enough electricity to light a small light bulb for a two seconds! So cool! Way to think about the earth there, Brobee!

After that, everyone went to join our new B.F.F. (Best Friend Forever, yo!), King Khan on stage for his set! He played "Land of the Freak" and invited us all on stage with him! It was a such a great time!

And someone in the crowd even had a camera and took a video of it and posted that video on the internet!

Later in the set, DJ Lance came out to hype the crowd up a bit some more and had a little dance off King Khan himself! It was so cool! We'd post a video of it, but The King was a little scantily-clad by this point, so if you really want to see it, it's on the interwebs. This is a kids show, after all!

After that, we went over to watch De La Soul who totally brought it! They were great and were super nice to DJ Lance earlier. Friends of Yo Gabba? They are now!

We also caught a few of Charlotte Gainsbourg's songs. She was so lovely, Foofa was in awe. Totally slammin'!

Then we caught some of Spoon's set! They were great too!

One of our favorite bands, Pavement came on next with their highly anticipated reunion! It was awesome and they ended with "Cut Your Hair"! Thanks guys!!

We couldn't believe our eyes when Gorillaz hit the stage. Their set was amazing and everyone had a blast! Yo Gabba Gabba's been a big fan of theirs for a long time, and we were in awe of their amazing video show! Here is a shot of the screen when they played "Super Fast Jelly Fish" which makes us hungry for seafood breakfast cereal (sounds like something Toodee would like!)

So that was it! A total great weekend at Coachella! What a great time we had and so many awesome memories made. Not to mention all the new friends! It was crazy! Big thanks to Paul and Goldenvoice for inviting us! We hope to see you there next year!

Stay tuned for an upcoming video of all our Coachella adventures. This was just a preview! :D

Coachella Round Up - Day Two!

2010-04-24T18:06:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning came bright and early with the promise of lots more fun, fun, fun! The whole Yo Gabba crew headed down to the show together. Muno made sure he rested up a lot in the VIP area because seeing cool bands and meeting new friends in the raddest concert festival in the world is really hard!

Brobee ran into his old pal, Giovanni Ribisi and his daughter Lucia! Giovanni is an actor and was in some big movies! Even some of the biggest ever! He was super cool and Brobee was a happy camper. What a great way to start out the day!

Toodee was meeting new friends of her own. Here she is sneaking in a little kiss with Temper Trap singer, Dougie Mandagi! Can you blame the guy? Toodee is such a cutie!

Then it was time for the whole gang to take a stroll across the fairgrounds. They met a lot of new friends on the way who wanted to take pictures with them.

The whole crew wandered down to the Record Shop tent and just happened to run into our friend, Mark Mothersbaugh who was doing a signing with his band, Devo! Plex even got to sport a blue energy dome! Everybody, it's a good thing!

After that, Muno talked everybody else into taking a ride on the Ferris Wheel! (I think it was actually called the "Giant Wheel", probably due to some copyright laws)

Here's a better view of Muno waving to everybody. You could see for MILES from up there!

After that, Plex took a quick trip to the ATM machine. He wanted to check his balance before buying some T-shirts and was surprised to find that it printed out a fan letter! Apparently they have basic cable in ATM land as well.

So everyone headed back to the Artist Lounge to meet more of their trailer neighbors. See, all the friends they made Friday had moved on and so they had a whole slew of new friends to make! Here is Plex meeting a girl named Beth Ditto who sings in a band called The Gossip. She was super funny and made Plex LOL all over the place.

Then Plex walked over over and met this guy, Claudio Sanchez who sings for Coheed and Cambria. He was super friendly and had amazing hair. (Plex sure wished he could grow hair at all, but that's against the Official Robot Code of Conduct).

Meanwhile, Brobee was out rubbing shoulders with celebrities (does Brobee have shoulders?) and he was thrilled to meet Mr. Danny Devito! Now, Brobee is too young to remember Taxi or Twins, but he was just excited to meet someone his same height!

Muno got to meet Imogen Heap who was wearing a really cool hat! She was really nice and Muno invited her to come to Gabbaland some time. Wouldn't that be fun?

Suddenly, Brobee met up with King Khan who is in a band called King Khan and The Shrines! He was super awesome, and he loves Yo Gabba Gabba like so much! We became instant BFF's (that stands for Best Friends Forever, dontchaknow?). This wouldn't be the last we'd see of King Khan!

Meanwhile, Muno lent a hand to all the hard working roadies back behind the Outdoor Stage. They were loading up equipment for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros who totally rocked!

Toodee agreed, as she enjoyed the set on the other side of the stage, dancing with the hippies!

She felt a little bad afterwards, so she agreed to move some equipment around for Hot Chip.

Back at the Artist Lounge, Brobee was so excited to run into some of his old friends - Gaspard from Justice, Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT and Christian Jacobs from The Aquabats!

Andrew asked Christian to sign his jeans...

...and it looks like YGG loves MGMT!

...and vice versa! The circle of love is complete!

Then Brobee ran into Paul Walker who also is a big hollywood actor! Not to mention a nice guy! They shared a few laughs about something or another.

Suddenly, Brobee felt a rumbly in his tumbly, so he headed over to the Cafeteria and loaded up on some healthy treats! Yes, there was a party in his tummy for sure.

Now he had the energy to go out and watch Muse, who were amazing! It was a good thing the show was outside, because they would have totally torn the roof off of the place! Great job, guys!

Brobee and Foofa totally loved it!

And of course, the evening ended with an amazing set from Devo! They were incredible!!

What an amazing day it was Saturday! What would Sunday hold in store for the Yo Gabba Gabba gang? We would soon find out!

Coachella Round Up - Day One!

2010-04-21T10:53:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody! We hope you had a good weekend... five days ago. We've been very busy recuperating from Coachella! Resting our legs, generously applying aloe vera to our sunburns and taking naps. I think we're ready to blog about it now!

We showed up Friday morning just in time! Muno almost didn't get in!

But once all the gang was there, we saw the excited crowd who was ready to burst with anticipation.

Cardboard DJ Lance Glasses were handed out and everyone got ready for the time of their lives.

Lance soon took the stage, sharing a few songs from the show before bringing out Muno, Toodee, Brobee, Plex and Foofa to get down!

The crowd went crazy! There was a party in everyone's tummy! There was confetti! It was insane! Even the most jaded hipsters couldn't resist smiling and dancing a bit to the sounds of Yo Gabba Gabba!

The set went great and everybody had a blast. But the fun didn't end there! No, not by a longshot. We had only just begun! The Gabba Gang were sticking around for all three days to enjoy the music and meet new friends! And then suddenly, in weird twist of fate, DJ Lance met Parry Farrell!

Then we all got invited to visit Them Crooked Vultures backyard BBQ! Here's a shot of Josh Homme and Dave Grohl and they're beautiful little girls! They were super nice and the food smelled great!

Then we wandered back to our trailer and Plex took a little break in the VIP area.

After a few minutes, Plex was determined to meet all our new "dressing room neighbors". This is Chris Thompson and he plays drums for Vampire Weekend!

And this is Ezra Koenig. He's the singer for Vampire Weekend!

Muno however, decided to go out and enjoy some of the bands!

Plex met his neighbor, Ed Droste from a band called Grizzly Bear. Ed invited Plex to come and watch their set.

Plex was very grateful and they shared a big hug before they parted ways.

Then Plex took a quick hop over to the main stage where one of his favorite bands, The Specials were totally killing it! He danced on the side of the stage... until he was kindly asked to leave.

...and someone took video of it!

Then Plex headed back and met these guys from Ra Ra Riot!

Then Plex headed backstage during Passion Pit's show to get a picture with Jay-Z. He gracefully declined, but we got this one anyway.

Meanwhile, a guy named John Mayer asked to take his picture Muno.

...and then Muno ran into his friend Busy Phillips that he met at the Party in my City show. Her name is Busy!

Then Muno headed around to the front of the stage to watch Passion Pit and got a high five from Michael Angelakos, the guy who sings all their songs!

...and someone took video of it!

Plex headed back and introduced himself to his trailer neighbor, Chris Keating. He's in a band called Yeasayer who played earlier that day. And are awesome.

Around this time, Muno was out in the crowd, rocking out to his friends in Them Crooked Vultures on the big stage.

Backstage, Plex saw a sign on a door that said "LCD SOUNDSYSTEM" and was hoping there would be another robot inside. But alas, it was only this human named James Murphy who turned out to be a super cool guy anyway!

Then Plex headed over to see his friend Ed and the Grizzly Bears play, but the camera wasn't working for some reason. So after enjoying a few songs, he headed out and met this really cool french guy named Gaspard. He's in a group called Justice and they even played Coachella before once! Cool!

Then Plex stopped by the Ruth's Chris steak stand and fried up some steaks for the kids. He didn't stay too long because he didn't want to make the employees uncomfortable. Who wants their job to be replaced by a robot anyway?

Then Plex ended the night by watching his friend James' band LCD Soundsystem play under a giant disco ball! It was awasome!

The first day was incredible, and it was bound to get even better the next day! Stay tuned for Day Two!

DJ Lance at Coachella!

2010-04-15T16:42:00.000-07:00

We're SUPER excited for our friend DJ Lance to perform at the infamous Coachella festival this year! He'll be playing tomorrow (Friday, Apr. 16th) around 2pm. It's sure to be an awesome show with lots of surprises. DON'T MISS OUT! Lance shares the bill with YGG friends such as MGMT, Devo, and Camera Obscura, as well as Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Sly Stone, Pavement, The Specials and about 150 other incredible acts during this three-day festival in the California desert.

If you can't make it, don't worry! You can always pretend you were there with this exclusive shirt-of-the-month for April: DJ LANCELLA now available at the Yo Gabba Gabba Webstore.

Impress your friends!

PHOTO OF THE DAY!!

2010-04-08T22:42:00.000-07:00

DJ Lance Reads "Duck! Rabbit!"

2010-04-06T13:13:00.001-07:00

DJ Lance Rock reads "Duck, Rabbit!" at yesterday's White House Easter Egg Roll!

Yo Gabba Performs at the White House!

2010-04-05T07:21:00.000-07:00

This morning DJ Lance Rock and the gang performed at the White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington DC! The First Lady, Michelle Obama, invited YGG to perform as part of her "Let’s Move!" initiative – a national effort to combat childhood obesity. What better way to get good exercise than to jump, shake and shimmy out your wiggles?

Numerous singers, entertainers, chefs and athletes will participated in this year’s event – the largest annual public event held at the White House. Over 50,000 people were in attendance! Other performers included: Sara Bareilles, Justin Bieber, the cast of Glee, Sesame Street, J.K. Rowling, Reese Witherspoon, Apolo Ohno and a whole lot more!

DJ Lance will also be reading a story at the Storytime stage at 5:00 PM EDT (which hasn't happened yet at the time of this posting.)

We'll make sure we post a video when it's available.

For more info on this awesome event, go here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/04/04/ready-roll

PHOTO OF THE DAY!

2010-03-15T13:06:00.001-07:00

Yo Gabba Gabba Season 3 Premieres This Monday!!!

2010-03-07T12:29:00.000-08:00

We are thrilled to announce that Season #3 of Yo Gabba Gabba is finally here.
We're kicking it off with four new episodes just this week! What's kooky is that Yo Gabba Gabba is only getting better and better! We invite you to take the time and watch this exciting new season with your family.

Check this line up:

Monday, March 8
307 CIRCUS
The characters help Weird Al the Ringmaster make a circus in Gabbaland! Brobee learns to be a clown, and everyone gets to perform. The BLACK KIDS perform "What's Up Clown?"
Guests: Weird Al Yankovic, Sarah Silverman, the Black Kids, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Mates of State!

Tuesday, March 9
313 BUGS
Muno takes us on a bug tour of Gabbaland! Plex shrinks the characters down to follow the Oskie bugs to their underground world where we meet the Queen Oskie Bug and watch eggs hatch. WEEZER performs "All My Friends Are Insects!"
Guests: Weezer, Mark Mothersbaugh, Tim Armstrong of Rancid as Mr. Cactus, Gina Ribisi as Queen of the Oskie Bugs, Black Moth Super Rainbow and a Travis Barker Remix!

Wednesday, March 10
304 DOCTOR
Toodee gets sick and needs to rest. The doctor visits and everyone helps Toodee feel better. OF MONTREAL perform " Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast"
Guests: Anthony Bourdain as Dr. Tony, Of Montreal, Biz Markie, and Swound! from the UK.

Thursday, March 11
306 SUPERHERO
Toodee rallies up the troops to play Superheroes. We meet Mos Def as Super Mr. Superhero who helps rescue a lost monster. Devo perform "Watch Us Work it!"
Guests: Mos Def, Devo, Super Biz Markie, The Aquabats!!, and Robert Bobbert from Apples in Stereo.

Catch it! 10:30AM ET/PT on Nickelodeon

Youtube!!

2010-03-01T15:55:00.000-08:00

More Youtube videos have been uploaded! Check 'em out!

WE LOVE DOUGHNUTS!

2010-02-24T12:39:00.000-08:00

PHOTO OF THE DAY!

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