Yo Gabba Gabba

“Yo Gabba Gabba!” features brightly colored characters, a cool soundtrack of moral lessons set to hip-hop beats and focus on a recurring art segment whose host is a man who gives his name only as Mark, according to the New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff.

That "Mark" is Devo's lead man Mark Mothersbaugh, who has been busy scoring and composing for soundtracks, films and TV for years

“Yo Gabba Gabba!” will have its debut on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr. programming block and sibling channel Noggin on Aug. 20th.

The New York Times reports that children and grown-ups alike can listen to the original song titled “It’s O.K., Try Again” performed by the indie-rock group the Shins, learn a dance called the Electric Eel from the country music duo Sugarland, or learn beatboxing skills with hip-hop artists like Rahzel and Biz Markie.

(Article via M&C.)

Music was central to the team's vision from the beginning. Both men were musicians - Jacobs founded the popular superhero-themed ska-rock band the Aquabats - who became interested in children's TV when they became fathers. (Via San Jose Mercury News.)