Dance Alongside With ‘Yo Gabba GabbaLand!’ Debuting Friday

Mother and father of older kiddos could bear in mind a time when your littles have been glued to Yo Gabba Gabba! The present, on Nickelodeon from 2007 till 2015, was a staple of so many households. Host DJ Lance Rock and his forged of brightly coloured characters introduced music, laughs, and lightweight classes to kids.

Now the group behind the unique present is hoping to deliver the identical magic to children with the brand new collection, Yo Gabba GabbaLand! Followers—mark your calendars, it premieres globally on Apple TV+ on August 9.

The present welcomes audiences to discover a magical world of limitless prospects and promise, with some acquainted pals in addition to new ones. Yo Gabba GabbaLand! brings to life an expansive world, stuffed with numerous love, studying, and enjoyable, the place kids and households are uncovered to life classes by means of tune and dance. 

Identical to the unique collection, this new reboot is from Emmy-Award-nominated co-creators Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz. And likewise similar to the unique collection, this one stars the the unique forged members Erin Pearce as Toodee, Emma Penrose as Foofa, Adam Deibert as Muno, Amos Watene as Brobee, and Christian Jacobs as Plex.

However there are many visitor stars and musicians all through the season. These embrace Reggie Watts (Tuca & Bertie, The Late Late Present with James Corden”, Emmy Award winner Sam Richardson (The Afterparty), Critics Alternative Award nominee Gillian Jacobs (Neighborhood), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts), SAG Award winner Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New Black), Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn 9-9) Grammy Award winner Diplo, and Grammy Award winner Flea.

In staying true to the unique Yo Gabba Gabba! Kids’s present, viewers can relaxation assured that there will probably be numerous thrilling musical performances and new music from the likes of Anderson Paak, The Man and Thundercat, together with Betty Who, The Linda Lindas, Miyavi, Cory Wong & Antwaun Stanley,  Kurt Vile “King Foolish,” The Drums and The Interrupters, with every musical efficiency highlighting kid-friendly the themes from every episode.

However as an alternative of DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson), the brand new present is hosted by the younger, rising star Kamryn Smith. 

Meet Your Host, ‘Kammy Kam’

With a background in dance (and even an look on the present Dance Mothers), the 13-year-old Smith at all times knew she needed to carry out. However her journey to Yo Gabba Gabbaland! was serendipitous. She was noticed on a shoot a number of years in the past, and the creators of Yo Gabba Gabba! saved in contact along with her.

“I met the creator on a industrial shoot and it took me 4 years to get the audition. However, when Apple TV+ picked up the present, I received the decision,” Smith tells Mother and father.

Whereas some mother and father select to prioritize teachers, Smith acknowledges it was her early begin with dance and the encouragement she obtained from her mother and father that gave her a bonus, and helped to construct her confidence.

“Dancing has impacted me as a result of it has created a method for me to have extra stage presence and use my voice. It additionally helped me to be myself,” she says. 

With this new alternative, Smith says she’s proud to be a job mannequin and create such constructive content material.

“I feel mother and father and children ought to watch Yo Gabba GabbaLand! as a result of there are such a lot of issues you can be taught in a single episode. I additionally really feel prefer it’s a method that you do not have to take life so significantly. The present is filled with enjoyable, journey, and magical stuff,” says Smith.

Talking of being in a enjoyable, magical ambiance, Smith says she beloved being on such a whimsical manufacturing set throughout filming.

“It was like this complete background that you can change, and it was actually cool,” she describes. “There was this complete enormous land that they made all by hand, and it was tremendous large, and there have been these little holes that might come out. It was so enjoyable seeing all of the little creations and all of the little particulars and knickknacks. There have been little mountains and bushes, and it was so cute. I personally love miniature issues like miniature meals, Barbies, and all the things miniature.” 

In response to Smith, what units the brand new present other than the unique Yo Gabba Gabba! collection is that it comes from a child’s perspective.

“It is coming from my perspective, and I really feel prefer it’s additionally totally different as a result of it is a new title, new adventures, and also you by no means know the place you are going to go, and it is simply tremendous magical,” she says.

Now that Smith is able to encourage others, she desires different children and tweens to really feel empowered to only be themselves. Smith shares this message, “I feel you need to at all times love your self and check out to not be anybody else.”

Creating ‘Yo Gabba GabbaLand’

Each Jacobs and Schultz needed the brand new present to have the identical really feel as the unique however on the similar time they needed to increase it and make the panorama within the reboot extra elaborate.

“We needed this land to be greater than only a play set, however reasonably an extension of the creativeness, your bed room, and your complete home, and that’s no simple job in a child’s present. So, it took lots of effort and time,” Jacobs shares.

Jacobs describes how the reboot happened.

“We at all times needed to maintain making the present. So, when Apple TV+ approached us about placing collectively a brand new model of the present, we have been over the moon! Within the precise growth of this new Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, we simply needed to make it as excessive and huge, and thrilling as we may, whereas together with an even bigger horizon to discover an even bigger world,” he says.

When it got here to casting Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, each Jacobs and Schultz agree there was a little bit of magic and windfall enjoying a component of their discovering Kamryn.

“Identical to with DJ Lance within the unique present, this was completely magic and meant to be. Kamryn is such a tremendous particular person, and after I consider the children out on this planet, I am unable to await them to fulfill her,” Schultz chimes in.

As Kamryn talked about, the creators noticed her on a industrial set and so they knew immediately.

“I used to be watching the best way she labored and the best way the director was working along with her, and she or he simply had an aura and a glow about her. She was very exact, but in addition collaborative and took route properly. She simply had a light-weight popping out of her,” he provides. “I rushed again and informed Scott that I met this woman who someway needed to be on the present. I feel it was simply this instinct.”

Jacobs launched himself to Kamryn’s mom, they saved in contact over time, and when the time was proper, Kamryn auditioned. 

The Variations Between The Unique and The Reboot

For followers of the unique Yo Gabba Gabba!, there are some variations with the brand new present apart from the title. Jacobs and Schultz say the main focus is much less on the foreground and extra on the entire world. The background is huge open for the viewers. In some segments, the episodes are additionally extra world.

“We’ve got segments that embrace children from all around the world displaying us what a day of their life is like. There’s tons extra inclusion with folks from all around the world doing totally different animations and a extra world horizon,” Jacobs describes.

Shultz additionally says the tutorial focus of the brand new present is a bit totally different as properly.

“It is much less about cognitive growth and extra about emotional intelligence and interpersonal communication with the brand new collection,” Schultz describes. “We additionally labored with growth specialists within the subject of training, and it was a enjoyable, eye-opening expertise for all of us.”

Each Jacobs and Schultz agree they need children to have extra empathy and love because of watching the present.

“I feel the most important factor I need children and households to remove from the present is the understanding that whereas we’re all totally different and have totally different backgrounds, we are able to nonetheless all love each other and join by means of music, dance, and enjoyable. And, that we are able to construct a greater world as a human household,” Schultz says.