Since its debut on August 20, 2007 on Nick Jr., Yo Gabba Gabba!—a kids' evidence featuring a red cyclops, a magic robot, a pink blossom daughter, a green-striped guy, a blue cat-dragon, and a host wearing orange spandex and a fluffy lid—became ane of the biggest draws for the preschool crowd. Just cheers to the show's hipster-friendly musical performances and glory guest stars, Yo Gabba Gabba! managed to transcend its kiddie roots to go a hit with fans of all ages. On the 10th ceremony of its debut, let's get behind the scenes of the beloved serial.

1. THE CREATOR OF NAPOLEON DYNAMITE HAD A Mitt IN GETTING YO GABBA GABBA! ON THE AIR.

Longtime friends Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz got the idea for Yo Gabba Gabba! when, as two dads in their mid-30s, they were less-than-enthusiastic about the television shows their kids were watching. Information technology wasn't that the other shows were bad; they were just boring and sanitized.

With their experience equally musicians and videographers, Jacobs and Schultz thought they could do something different. So they scraped together virtually $150,000 and began writing, animating, and shooting demo episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba! in their garage. They posted these videos online and Jared Hess, director of Napoleon Dynamite, happened to see them. Impressed, Hess passed the link onto Brown Johnson, an executive at Nickelodeon, who said, "Lordy. Nada else looks like this on idiot box." She quickly contacted the duo and, in a risky move that manifestly paid off, gave them complete artistic control of their own testify on Nick Jr.

2. THE Championship IS MEANT TO BE MIMIC Infant TALK.

According to Jacobs, the proper name of the show is a nonsense phrase meant to be reminiscent of the starting time words spoken past a babe. Still, that doesn't mean Jacobs and Schultz aren't happy the name also pays homage to The Ramones, who used the phrase "Gabba Gabba Hey!" in their vocal "Pinhead." Just that actually makes it an homage of an homage, every bit The Ramones were paying tribute to the original source of the phrase, the 1932 cult classic film Freaks. In the motion picture, "Gabba Gabba Hey!" is part of a chant uttered by a group of circus freaks as they welcome a new member into the fold.

iii. ITS THEME SONG IS REMINISCENT OF PEE-WEE'South PLAYHOUSE.

The bear witness'due south intro music seems suspiciously like the intro music from another kinetic kids' show, Pee-wee's Playhouse. Pay close attending to when the trees part on Pee-wee'due south intro and you'll hear a lot of similarities between the two.

iv. THE Bear witness BECAME A WORLDWIDE Miracle.

Yo Gabba Gabba! became a  worldwide miracle, and was broadcast all over the globe, including in Italian republic, France, the United kingdom , holland, Australia, and Canada.

5. DJ LANCE ROCK Really IS A DJ.

DJ Lance Rock is actually Lance Robertson—and he really is a DJ. Robertson grew upwards in St. Louis, where he started spinning records in the early '90s before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 29. While in 50.A., he played with a band, The Ray Makers, who played a few gigs with a group called Majestic, which counted future Yo Gabba Gabba! co-creator Scott Schultz as a member. When the Yo Gabba Gabba! guys were looking for a host, Schultz thought of Robertson. Afterwards Robertson signed on, one of the first things he did was propose they change DJ Lance's expect to the now-iconic orange one-piece and fuzzy hat. The original costume included a waistcoat similar to the one worn by Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.

half dozen. MUNO AND BROBEE EXISTED BEFORE YO GABBA GABBA!.

While the other characters were created exclusively for Yo Gabba Gabba!, Muno and Brobee were already around as part of the live show for Christian Jacobs'southward child-friendly ska/punk ring, The Aquabats. Since shortly later on their founding in 1994, The Aquabats have dressed in matching superhero costumes, fighting evil under aliases like The MC Bat Commander (Jacobs), Crash McLarson, Jimmy the Robot, Ricky Fitness, and Eagle "Bones" Falconhawk. The lineup has changed frequently over the years (Travis Barker of Blink-182 was briefly their drummer under the proper noun "The Baron von Tito"), but the band still performs alive and releases the occasional studio anthology. Naturally, they made a handful of appearances on Yo Gabba Gabba!, equally well.

7. THE SHOW HAS A Connexion TO DEVO.

While well-nigh kids only know him as the kookie fine art teacher on the evidence, Mark Mothersbaugh was one of the founding members and lead vocaliser of the New Wave ring Devo. Even when he'south not wearing a red terraced "Free energy Dome" hat, Mothersbaugh'south career has been prolific as a composer for dozens of TV shows, films, video games, and commercials, including Apple's famous "I'g a Mac" ads starring Justin Long and John Hodgman.

8. BIZ MARKIE WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO DANCE ON THE SHOW.

Yo Gabba Gabba! fans learned how to beatbox thanks to rapper Biz Markie (born Marcel Theo Hall) and his "Beat of the Day" segment. Biz was initially asked to practise a Dancey Dance routine for the show, but he has a bad back, and so he offered to teach the kids how to practice a beat instead. The producers loved it and information technology became a staple on the evidence. Parents knew Biz best from his 1989 hit "Just a Friend," which featured his unique brand of rapping and "singing."

9. SUPER MARTIAN ROBOT Daughter IS THE PRODUCT OF TWO GROUNDBREAKING COMIC Volume ARTISTS.

The comic book the Gabba gang often reads, Super Martian Robot Daughter, is the creation of married underground comic book celebrities Sarah Dyer and Evan Dorkin. Dorkin is the genius behind the small press comic Milk and Cheese about "dairy products gone bad"—a milk carton and a wedge of cheese who love to drink gin and beat people up. Dyer was an influential creator in the '90s zine scene, where she was one of the few people giving female person zinesters a vocalisation with her Action Girl Newsletter, which later paved the fashion for the similarly-themed Action Girl Comics.

x. Information technology WAS NOMINATED FOR 7 EMMYS, BUT NEVER WON.

Yo Gabba Gabba!  received numerous Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Fine art Direction and Costume Design, besides as for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Serial, merely a win eluded the show. In improver, the series was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Children'south Programming past the Boob tube Critics Association Awards five times (and won twice). Internationally, the testify was awarded a BAFTA in 2008. And DJ Lance received two NAACP Epitome Award nominations.

11. THE Testify GOT ITS OWN LINE OF SNEAKERS.

Ever wanted to encounter Foofa popular a wheelie? How well-nigh Toodee ride a surfboard? In 2011, the Gabba gang shot a series of videos to promote their line of Vans shoe, a brand popular among the extreme sports crowd. The characters shared the screen with some of the biggest names in the X Games, including surfers Alex Knost and Jared Mell, skateboarders Bucky Lasek and Christian Hosoi, BMXers Alistair Whitton and Coco Zurita, and motocross stars Dean Wilson and Ryan Villopoto. You can cheque out the videos at Yo Gabba Gabba's official YouTube channel.

12. THEY PLAYED COACHELLA.

The gang invaded the Coachella Music Festival in 2010, where they performed, hung out with glory fans backstage, and even showed upward to dance with the audience at other musical performances.

13. THE Bear witness HAD A LOT OF CELEBRITY FANS.

For Halloween 2009, Brad Pitt donned DJ Lance's orange one-piece and fuzzy hat when he took his kids trick-or-treating. Lance was later quoted as proverb that Pitt looked "Awesome."

fourteen. IT FEATURED A LOT OF GUEST STARS.

While most celebrities only come on the show to do a Dancey Trip the light fantastic or Cool Tricks segment, there have been a handful of guests that played a bigger role in an episode. The first was Jack Blackness, who had an unabridged episode defended to his adventures in Gabbaland after his flight motorcycle ran out of gas. He got the gig afterwards his wife emailed the show and practically begged them to let Jack come on because he was such a big fan. Other celebrities who popped in: Angela Kinsey from The Role played a teacher, the Molar Fairy was played by Amy Sedaris, Mos Def saved the solar day as Super Mr. Superhero, Anthony Bourdain cameoed as a doctor, Jason Bateman played an evil spy, Lost'due south Josh Holloway played a helpful farmer, and Weird Al Yankovic guested as a circus ringmaster.

15. A YO GABBA GABBA! DOLL WILL COST YOU A PRETTY PENNY.

The Gabba action figures that DJ Lance brought to life at the kickoff of each episode were produced by Kidrobot, one of the leading names in the vinyl toy movement. The figures are no longer produced, so when ane pops up on eBay, it often commands a loftier toll. But if you're not willing to spend that kind of money on an action effigy, at that place are plenty of other Gabba-themed toys, books, DVDs, comics, smartphone apps, and dress to continue your kids happy.