Yo Gabba Gabba!

'''Yo Gabba Gabba! '''is an American-Canadian-Scottish live action/puppet educational, musical children's television series starring five costumed toys coming to life and their friend DJ Lance Rock. The series premiered on Nick Jr. August 20, 2007 and ended on November 12, 2015. There is a single topic in each episode, e.g. "Adventure", "Friends", and "Dance", through songs and short storylines in the half-hour program.

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Yo Gabba Gabba is aimed at 3 - 6 year old children. The series uses colourful, loveable characters, with whom children can completely identify. It is lively, musical, entertaining and often confronts issues which are quite serious to children of this age.

The language spoken in Yo Gabba Gabba is more developed than some of the younger pre-school programmes. The stories are more complex, and the spoken language drives them. The language in  Yo Gabba Gabba is structured to allow children to engage with, and better understand, their feelings and motivations.

Yo Gabba Gabba is set in 4 realms of a land and deals with dilemmas, challenges and issues common to very young children, such as biting your friends, or not owning up. Story lines provide a non-threatening context within which such issues can be discussed and resolved simply. These characters move like real children; they laugh at the same things they do; sing the same songs; play the same games and see the world in the same way.

The characters are well developed and children are able to predict what their responses might be. The mixture of story, song and creative activity provides excellent opportunities for children to learn through play. Music plays an important part in the programme and children are encouraged to join in with songs and actions. Yo Gabba Gabba is basically Total Request Live for kids because of its rip-rollicking music videos. Tune in, and you'll get a who's who of indie punk rock music today, including Weezer, MGMT, Flaming Lips, Belle & Sebastian, Band of Horses, The Shins, Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zeros, Biz Markie, The Roots, The Killers, and the Wiggles!