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The series is largely music based, with frequent musical numbers and rhythm-driven activities. OnceAnEpisode the characters watch a music video, with [[SesameStreetCred guest appearances]] by popular indie rock acts like TheKillers Music/TheKillers and TakingBackSunday.Music/TakingBackSunday. This has helped it build up a PeripheryDemographic of college kids.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are Music/FlamingLips, Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, Music/JimmyEatWorld, Music/TheKillers, Music/TakingBackSunday, Shiny Toy Guns, Music/{{Ladytron}}, Music/{{MGMT}}, Music/MyChemicalRomance, The Faint, Music/OfMontreal, Music/HotHotHeat, {{Music/Devo}} and Band of Horses.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are Music/FlamingLips, Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, Music/TheShins, Music/JimmyEatWorld, Music/TheKillers, Music/TakingBackSunday, Shiny Toy Guns, Music/{{Ladytron}}, Music/{{MGMT}}, Music/MyChemicalRomance, The Faint, Music/OfMontreal, Music/HotHotHeat, {{Music/Devo}} and Band of Horses.
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*** The circus episode deserves a special mention, featuring Music/WeirdAlYankovic as the ringleader and SarahSilverman leading the Dancey Dance.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are TheFlamingLips, Music/FlamingLips, Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, Music/JimmyEatWorld, Music/TheKillers, Music/TakingBackSunday, Shiny Toy Guns, Music/{{Ladytron}}, Music/{{MGMT}}, Music/MyChemicalRomance, The Faint, Music/OfMontreal, Music/HotHotHeat, {{Music/Devo}} and Band of Horses.
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* CaptainErsatz: Plex bears a strong resemblance to the original [[GetterRobo Getter 3]], particularly the design of his head and arms.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are TheFlamingLips, Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, JimmyEatWorld, TheKillers, TakingBackSunday, Shiny Toy Guns, {{Ladytron}}, {{MGMT}}, MyChemicalRomance, The Faint, OfMontreal, HotHotHeat, {{Music/Devo}} and Band of Horses.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are TheFlamingLips, Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, JimmyEatWorld, TheKillers, TakingBackSunday, Music/JimmyEatWorld, Music/TheKillers, Music/TakingBackSunday, Shiny Toy Guns, {{Ladytron}}, {{MGMT}}, MyChemicalRomance, Music/{{Ladytron}}, Music/{{MGMT}}, Music/MyChemicalRomance, The Faint, OfMontreal, HotHotHeat, Music/OfMontreal, Music/HotHotHeat, {{Music/Devo}} and Band of Horses.
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*** MyChemicalRomance Music/MyChemicalRomance appeared in the 2011 [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas special.]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAx8kNfFcc And it was awesome.]]
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** And from outside of the indie rock world, they've had Creator/AmySedaris, Sean Kingston, Sugarland, Elijah Wood, JackBlack, Tony Hawk and Jack [=McBrayer=] and many more
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** The episode "Space" has a ShoutOut to DrSeuss: the Story Time is told in rhyme, and there is a photo of an alien with a Literature/{{The Cat In The Hat}}-esque hat.
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* '''Mark's Magic Pictures:''' [[{{Devo}} Mark Mothersbaugh]] shows how to draw a simple picture, which comes to life.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are TheFlamingLips, Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, JimmyEatWorld, TheKillers, TakingBackSunday, Shiny Toy Guns, {{Ladytron}}, {{MGMT}}, MyChemicalRomance, The Faint, OfMontreal, HotHotHeat, {{Devo}} {{Music/Devo}} and Band of Horses.
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* ActorAllusion: When [[Music/{{Devo}} Mark Mothersbaugh]] draws a pirate, the pirate then wants to play Peek-A-Boo with him. "Ready? [[http://youtu.be/Eglgj77T0rk PEEK-A-BOO! Harr harr harr harrrr!"]]
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The series is largely music based, with frequent musical numbers and rhythm-driven activities. OnceAnEpisode the characters watch a music video, with [[SesameStreetCred guest appearances]] by popular indie rock acts like The Shins TheKillers and OfMontreal.TakingBackSunday. This has helped it build up a PeripheryDemographic of college kids.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, JimmyEatWorld, TheKillers [[{{Bowdlerise}} (billed as "Brandon, Ronnie, Mark & Dave")]], Im From Barcelona, Shiny Toy Guns, {{Ladytron}}, {{MGMT}}, Chromeo, Chad Van Gaalen, OfMontreal, [[HotHotHeat Hot Hot Heat]] and The Bird And The Bee.
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* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, JimmyEatWorld, TheKillers [[{{Bowdlerise}} (billed as "Brandon, Ronnie, Mark & Dave")]], Im TheKillers, TakingBackSunday, I'm From Barcelona, Shiny Toy Guns, {{Ladytron}}, {{MGMT}}, Chromeo, Chad Van Gaalen, MyChemicalRomance, OfMontreal, [[HotHotHeat Hot Hot Heat]] HotHotHeat and The Bird And The Bee.
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''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' is a kids' show on Nick Jr. with a whole lot of content that doesn't exactly seem oriented towards kids. It was co-created and is written by Christian Jacobs, also known as MC Bat Commander of TheAquabats, and directed by Matt Chapman, co-creator of ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''.
Each episode focuses on [[ExcitedKidsShowHost DJ Lance Rock]]'s magical toys; Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee and Plex; playing together and learning new things. Their adventures are loosely connected by a single theme, and are separated by [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs trippy]] filler segments, including:
* '''Jingle:''' OnceAnEpisode music video related to the episode's theme, usually done in AdobeFlash.
* '''Story Time:''' A [[AdobeFlash Flash-animated segment]] where a girl reads off a short story, usually leading up to AnAesop. Occasionally done as a comic book featuring a character named Super Martian Robot Girl.
* '''Biz's Beat Of The Day:''' Biz Markie beatboxes to a different rhythm each time.
* '''The DJ Lance Dance:''' DJ Lance makes up a simple dance and tells how to do it.
* '''Cool Tricks:''' Featured kids (and sometimes adults!) show off their talents.
* '''Mark's Magic Pictures:''' [[{{Devo}} Mark Mothersbaugh]] shows how to draw a simple picture, which comes to life.
* Other segments have the main cast asking you to join in an activity: Color With Brobee, Listen With Toodee, Learn With Plex, et cetera.
The series is largely music based, with frequent musical numbers and rhythm-driven activities. OnceAnEpisode the characters watch a music video, with [[SesameStreetCred guest appearances]] by popular indie rock acts like The Shins and OfMontreal. This has helped it build up a PeripheryDemographic of college kids.
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!!''Yo Gabba Gabba'' has examples of:
* AcidTripDimension: Especially during the end-of-show dance mix.
* ActorAllusion: When [[Music/{{Devo}} Mark Mothersbaugh]] draws a pirate, the pirate then wants to play Peek-A-Boo with him. "Ready? [[http://youtu.be/Eglgj77T0rk PEEK-A-BOO! Harr harr harr harrrr!"]]
* AnimateInanimateObject: ''Anything'' in Gabbaland can suddenly sprout a face... flowers, trees, rock formations, even the big white room where it all takes place.
** The animated characters get even ''more'' strange... Talking toast with wings, anyone?
* BirthdayEpisode: Brobee turns four years old in "Birthday".
* BrokenAesop: In "Differences", Muno gets glasses (or rather, a glass, because he has only one eye) and learns that it's okay to look different. At the end of the episode, he decides to use a contact lens instead because the glasses keep falling off his face, so he looks [[StatusQuoIsGod no different than he did before]].
* {{Callback}} / ContinuityNod: Several songs are reused or at least referenced in later episodes, and minor characters such as the Spooky Toast continue to get cameos throughout the series.
* CaptainErsatz: Plex bears a strong resemblance to the original [[GetterRobo Getter 3]], particularly the design of his head and arms.
* TheConscience: DJ Lance and Plex both play this role (as well as Foofa every once in a while).
* CrossOver: One with ''TheFreshBeatBand''
** They also showed up in ''TrueJacksonVP'' once.
* CuteLittleFangs: Muno and Toodee.
* DoAnythingRobot: Plex
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Gabba characters were a little bigger in proportion to DJ Lance at first. It's particularly evident in the "Greetings" episode, where the characters seem to change size between segments.
* TheEeyore: Gooble, who is always crying.
* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: Jack Black's "Disco Roll" dance.
* ExcitedKidsShowHost: DJ Lance Rock is Type 1.
* {{Expy}}: Brobee, Muno, and Gooble are all based on Aquabats villains.
* FishOutOfWater: Jack Black in "New Friends".
* FiveManBand
** Muno: TheHero
** Foofa: TheChick
** Brobee: TheLancer
** Toodee: [[TheBigGuy The Big Cat]]
** Plex: TheSmartGuy
** DJ Lance Rock: MentorArchetype
* ForgotICouldFly: A RunningGag with DJ Lance. Characters will periodically have to remind him that he can fly, which he'll then demonstrate. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment This has no bearing on the plot]].
* GentleGiant: Muno, a huge fanged cyclops with a friendly and overly enthusiastic personality. Also, DJ Lance, who is quite literally a giant next to the main cast.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In an extremely literal sense. One animated short involving an animated character's newly cleaned car and said character dodging eggs from birds that lay egg in mid-flight or perching.
* GreenAesop: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Green"]]
* HospitalHottie: [[{{NoReservations}} Anthony Bourdain]] shows up as a doctor on one episode who's supposed to be ideal for a female monster.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Episode titles [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sum up what the episode is going to be about]], almost always in one word.
* IdiosyncraticWipes: They're {{Shout Out}}s to [[{{Retraux}} 80's video games]], with featured kids as the players.
* {{Keet}}: Muno
* [[KnockKnockJoke Knock-Knock Joke Of The Dayyyyyy....]]
* LetsMeetTheMeat: Recurring musical number [[http://www.yogabbagabba.com/#/party-in-my-tummy Party in My Tummy]]. Would you like to go to the party?
** In one episode Brobee's birthday cake looks just like him, can walk and talk, and offers guests pieces of itself.
* LimitedSocialCircle: Gabbaland ''does'' only have 5 citizens.
* LimitedWardrobe: DJ Lance Rock
* {{Magitek}}: Plex is described as a "magic robot" in the opening. His powers are occasionally attributed to his "magic ray".
* MeaningfulName: M[[BilingualBonus uno]] has only one eye.
* MediumBlending: Live-action characters interact with animated characters on a regular basis.
* MoodSwinger: Brobee, at least compared to the other main characters, who are almost always [[SugarBowl in a good mood]]. Brobee is the one who most often gets upset, and is also the only main character who changes his facial expression.
* MouseWorld: Averted; Not only are the cast displayed in public, Plex can easily shrink [[SesameStreetCred celebrities]] and [[ExcitedKidsShowHost DJ Lance]] down to their size.
* MundaneMadeAwesome:
--> '''DJ Lance''': Listening and dancing to music iiiiisssssss AAAAAAAAWESOOOOOOMMMME!
** The "Learn With Plex" segments: "It's fun to brush your teeth / wash your hair / put your toys away / etc."
* TheMusical: The entire series.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Toodee is an [[AnIcePerson arctic]] [[CuteKitten cat]] [[HybridMonster dragon]].
** Super Martian Robot Girl!
* ParentalBonus: The kids probably won't recognize the [[ShoutOut references]] to [[{{Retraux}} 8-bit video games]] or the many, many cameos.
** In "Car", there was a creature on the moon that had a head shaped like that of [[Franchise/{{Alien}} a xenomorph]].
* PeopleInRubberSuits
* PerpetualFrowner: Gooble.
* {{Retraux}}: If the 8-bit sounding ChipTune incidental music isn't enough, try playing "guess the games this filler section is homaging" with some of the IdiosyncraticWipes in the show.
* RobotBuddy: Plex
* RummageSaleReject: Andy Samberg made a cameo once, in a pretty ridiculous outfit.
* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, JimmyEatWorld, TheKillers [[{{Bowdlerise}} (billed as "Brandon, Ronnie, Mark & Dave")]], Im From Barcelona, Shiny Toy Guns, {{Ladytron}}, {{MGMT}}, Chromeo, Chad Van Gaalen, OfMontreal, [[HotHotHeat Hot Hot Heat]] and The Bird And The Bee.
** And from outside of the indie rock world, they've had Creator/AmySedaris, Sean Kingston, Sugarland, Elijah Wood, JackBlack, Tony Hawk and Jack [=McBrayer=] and many more
*** The circus episode deserves a special mention, featuring Music/WeirdAlYankovic as the ringleader and SarahSilverman leading the Dancey Dance.
*** MyChemicalRomance appeared in the 2011 Christmas special.
**** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAx8kNfFcc And it was awesome.]]
* ShapedLikeItself: In "Imagine", Plex dressed up as a wizard, making him a magical magic robot, and Toodee dressed up as a dragon, making her a cat dragon dragon.
* ShoutOut: Lots of references to 80's video games.
** In ''Adventure'', Muno pushes a stone out of the way to unveil a stairway. The Zelda "stairs revealed" music plays, and as they enter the dungeon, a few bars of the original Zelda dungeon theme plays.
** The title is one, a variation of TheRamones chant "Gabba gabba hey" (which itself was adapted from the 1930s horror movie {{Freaks}}).
** The episode "Space" has a ShoutOut to DrSeuss: the Story Time is told in rhyme, and there is a photo of an alien with a Literature/{{The Cat In The Hat}}-esque hat.
** In "Imagine", Foofa yells "Imagination!" [[SpongeBobSquarePants while making a rainbow]].
* ShowWithinAShow: The Super Music Friend Show.
* SickEpisode: Toodee in "Doctor".
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Toodeeland.
* StupidStatementDanceMix: Every episode ends with a techno remix of lines and songs from that episode.
* SugarBowl
* {{Team Dad}}s: Plex and DJ Lance.
* [[ThePowerOfRock The Power Of Indie Rock]]
* ThemeTuneRollCall:
--> Muno! He's [[GentleGiant tall and friendly]]!
--> Foofa! She's [[TastesLikeDiabetes pink and happy]]!
--> Brobee! [[AndZoidberg The little green one]]!
--> Toodee! [[GenkiGirl She likes to have fun!]]
--> Plex! A [[{{Magitek}} magic robot]]!
--> Let's all come and play
--> With DJ Lance Rock today!
* TitleScream: What immediately follows the above.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Toodee (tomboy) and Foofa (girly girl).
* TotallyRadical
* ViewersAreGoldfish: Well, it ''is'' a kids' show.
* WatchItStoned: [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] made a passing comparison between small children and stoners in that both drooled and watched ''Yo Gabba Gabba'' all the time. Nevertheless...
* WhatIsThisFeeling: In the "Fun" episode, Plex (the robot) has trouble comprehending the concept of fun... which leads to the "What what what is fun fun fun" song.
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''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' is a kids' show on Nick Jr. with a whole lot of content that doesn't exactly seem oriented towards kids. It was co-created and is written by Christian Jacobs, also known as MC Bat Commander of TheAquabats, and directed by Matt Chapman, co-creator of ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''.
Each episode focuses on [[ExcitedKidsShowHost DJ Lance Rock]]'s magical toys; Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee and Plex; playing together and learning new things. Their adventures are loosely connected by a single theme, and are separated by [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs trippy]] filler segments, including:
* '''Jingle:''' OnceAnEpisode music video related to the episode's theme, usually done in AdobeFlash.
* '''Story Time:''' A [[AdobeFlash Flash-animated segment]] where a girl reads off a short story, usually leading up to AnAesop. Occasionally done as a comic book featuring a character named Super Martian Robot Girl.
* '''Biz's Beat Of The Day:''' Biz Markie beatboxes to a different rhythm each time.
* '''The DJ Lance Dance:''' DJ Lance makes up a simple dance and tells how to do it.
* '''Cool Tricks:''' Featured kids (and sometimes adults!) show off their talents.
* '''Mark's Magic Pictures:''' [[{{Devo}} Mark Mothersbaugh]] shows how to draw a simple picture, which comes to life.
* Other segments have the main cast asking you to join in an activity: Color With Brobee, Listen With Toodee, Learn With Plex, et cetera.
The series is largely music based, with frequent musical numbers and rhythm-driven activities. OnceAnEpisode the characters watch a music video, with [[SesameStreetCred guest appearances]] by popular indie rock acts like The Shins and OfMontreal. This has helped it build up a PeripheryDemographic of college kids.
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!!''Yo Gabba Gabba'' has examples of:
* AcidTripDimension: Especially during the end-of-show dance mix.
* ActorAllusion: When [[Music/{{Devo}} Mark Mothersbaugh]] draws a pirate, the pirate then wants to play Peek-A-Boo with him. "Ready? [[http://youtu.be/Eglgj77T0rk PEEK-A-BOO! Harr harr harr harrrr!"]]
* AnimateInanimateObject: ''Anything'' in Gabbaland can suddenly sprout a face... flowers, trees, rock formations, even the big white room where it all takes place.
** The animated characters get even ''more'' strange... Talking toast with wings, anyone?
* BirthdayEpisode: Brobee turns four years old in "Birthday".
* BrokenAesop: In "Differences", Muno gets glasses (or rather, a glass, because he has only one eye) and learns that it's okay to look different. At the end of the episode, he decides to use a contact lens instead because the glasses keep falling off his face, so he looks [[StatusQuoIsGod no different than he did before]].
* {{Callback}} / ContinuityNod: Several songs are reused or at least referenced in later episodes, and minor characters such as the Spooky Toast continue to get cameos throughout the series.
* CaptainErsatz: Plex bears a strong resemblance to the original [[GetterRobo Getter 3]], particularly the design of his head and arms.
* TheConscience: DJ Lance and Plex both play this role (as well as Foofa every once in a while).
* CrossOver: One with ''TheFreshBeatBand''
** They also showed up in ''TrueJacksonVP'' once.
* CuteLittleFangs: Muno and Toodee.
* DoAnythingRobot: Plex
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Gabba characters were a little bigger in proportion to DJ Lance at first. It's particularly evident in the "Greetings" episode, where the characters seem to change size between segments.
* TheEeyore: Gooble, who is always crying.
* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: Jack Black's "Disco Roll" dance.
* ExcitedKidsShowHost: DJ Lance Rock is Type 1.
* {{Expy}}: Brobee, Muno, and Gooble are all based on Aquabats villains.
* FishOutOfWater: Jack Black in "New Friends".
* FiveManBand
** Muno: TheHero
** Foofa: TheChick
** Brobee: TheLancer
** Toodee: [[TheBigGuy The Big Cat]]
** Plex: TheSmartGuy
** DJ Lance Rock: MentorArchetype
* ForgotICouldFly: A RunningGag with DJ Lance. Characters will periodically have to remind him that he can fly, which he'll then demonstrate. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment This has no bearing on the plot]].
* GentleGiant: Muno, a huge fanged cyclops with a friendly and overly enthusiastic personality. Also, DJ Lance, who is quite literally a giant next to the main cast.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In an extremely literal sense. One animated short involving an animated character's newly cleaned car and said character dodging eggs from birds that lay egg in mid-flight or perching.
* GreenAesop: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Green"]]
* HospitalHottie: [[{{NoReservations}} Anthony Bourdain]] shows up as a doctor on one episode who's supposed to be ideal for a female monster.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Episode titles [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sum up what the episode is going to be about]], almost always in one word.
* IdiosyncraticWipes: They're {{Shout Out}}s to [[{{Retraux}} 80's video games]], with featured kids as the players.
* {{Keet}}: Muno
* [[KnockKnockJoke Knock-Knock Joke Of The Dayyyyyy....]]
* LetsMeetTheMeat: Recurring musical number [[http://www.yogabbagabba.com/#/party-in-my-tummy Party in My Tummy]]. Would you like to go to the party?
** In one episode Brobee's birthday cake looks just like him, can walk and talk, and offers guests pieces of itself.
* LimitedSocialCircle: Gabbaland ''does'' only have 5 citizens.
* LimitedWardrobe: DJ Lance Rock
* {{Magitek}}: Plex is described as a "magic robot" in the opening. His powers are occasionally attributed to his "magic ray".
* MeaningfulName: M[[BilingualBonus uno]] has only one eye.
* MediumBlending: Live-action characters interact with animated characters on a regular basis.
* MoodSwinger: Brobee, at least compared to the other main characters, who are almost always [[SugarBowl in a good mood]]. Brobee is the one who most often gets upset, and is also the only main character who changes his facial expression.
* MouseWorld: Averted; Not only are the cast displayed in public, Plex can easily shrink [[SesameStreetCred celebrities]] and [[ExcitedKidsShowHost DJ Lance]] down to their size.
* MundaneMadeAwesome:
--> '''DJ Lance''': Listening and dancing to music iiiiisssssss AAAAAAAAWESOOOOOOMMMME!
** The "Learn With Plex" segments: "It's fun to brush your teeth / wash your hair / put your toys away / etc."
* TheMusical: The entire series.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Toodee is an [[AnIcePerson arctic]] [[CuteKitten cat]] [[HybridMonster dragon]].
** Super Martian Robot Girl!
* ParentalBonus: The kids probably won't recognize the [[ShoutOut references]] to [[{{Retraux}} 8-bit video games]] or the many, many cameos.
** In "Car", there was a creature on the moon that had a head shaped like that of [[Franchise/{{Alien}} a xenomorph]].
* PeopleInRubberSuits
* PerpetualFrowner: Gooble.
* {{Retraux}}: If the 8-bit sounding ChipTune incidental music isn't enough, try playing "guess the games this filler section is homaging" with some of the IdiosyncraticWipes in the show.
* RobotBuddy: Plex
* RummageSaleReject: Andy Samberg made a cameo once, in a pretty ridiculous outfit.
* SesameStreetCred: Among the indie/alternative rock artists that have appeared on the show are Music/{{Low}}, Mates Of State, TheShins, JimmyEatWorld, TheKillers [[{{Bowdlerise}} (billed as "Brandon, Ronnie, Mark & Dave")]], Im From Barcelona, Shiny Toy Guns, {{Ladytron}}, {{MGMT}}, Chromeo, Chad Van Gaalen, OfMontreal, [[HotHotHeat Hot Hot Heat]] and The Bird And The Bee.
** And from outside of the indie rock world, they've had Creator/AmySedaris, Sean Kingston, Sugarland, Elijah Wood, JackBlack, Tony Hawk and Jack [=McBrayer=] and many more
*** The circus episode deserves a special mention, featuring Music/WeirdAlYankovic as the ringleader and SarahSilverman leading the Dancey Dance.
*** MyChemicalRomance appeared in the 2011 Christmas special.
**** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAx8kNfFcc And it was awesome.]]
* ShapedLikeItself: In "Imagine", Plex dressed up as a wizard, making him a magical magic robot, and Toodee dressed up as a dragon, making her a cat dragon dragon.
* ShoutOut: Lots of references to 80's video games.
** In ''Adventure'', Muno pushes a stone out of the way to unveil a stairway. The Zelda "stairs revealed" music plays, and as they enter the dungeon, a few bars of the original Zelda dungeon theme plays.
** The title is one, a variation of TheRamones chant "Gabba gabba hey" (which itself was adapted from the 1930s horror movie {{Freaks}}).
** The episode "Space" has a ShoutOut to DrSeuss: the Story Time is told in rhyme, and there is a photo of an alien with a Literature/{{The Cat In The Hat}}-esque hat.
** In "Imagine", Foofa yells "Imagination!" [[SpongeBobSquarePants while making a rainbow]].
* ShowWithinAShow: The Super Music Friend Show.
* SickEpisode: Toodee in "Doctor".
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Toodeeland.
* StupidStatementDanceMix: Every episode ends with a techno remix of lines and songs from that episode.
* SugarBowl
* {{Team Dad}}s: Plex and DJ Lance.
* [[ThePowerOfRock The Power Of Indie Rock]]
* ThemeTuneRollCall:
--> Muno! He's [[GentleGiant tall and friendly]]!
--> Foofa! She's [[TastesLikeDiabetes pink and happy]]!
--> Brobee! [[AndZoidberg The little green one]]!
--> Toodee! [[GenkiGirl She likes to have fun!]]
--> Plex! A [[{{Magitek}} magic robot]]!
--> Let's all come and play
--> With DJ Lance Rock today!
* TitleScream: What immediately follows the above.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Toodee (tomboy) and Foofa (girly girl).
* TotallyRadical
* ViewersAreGoldfish: Well, it ''is'' a kids' show.
* WatchItStoned: [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] made a passing comparison between small children and stoners in that both drooled and watched ''Yo Gabba Gabba'' all the time. Nevertheless...
* WhatIsThisFeeling: In the "Fun" episode, Plex (the robot) has trouble comprehending the concept of fun... which leads to the "What what what is fun fun fun" song.
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