Yo Gabba Gabba! is an excellent television show. It originally aired on Nickelodeon and is currently available on Tubi. It’s catchy enough for toddlers and small kids and not nearly as annoying as most everything aimed at both parent and child (Bluey is the best parent and child show and all of the acclaim is warranted and I’m not saying anything parents don’t already know.)

The structure of Yo Gabba Gabba! mostly resembles a classic Sesame Street episode. The friendly monsters interact with each other and DJ Lance Rock, the narrator, slowly telling a story through music and dance. There’s educational interstitials with different styles of animation that also teach lessons or encourage kids to get their sillies out. The other regular segment features a guest performing a song entitled Dancey Dance.

Dancey Dance and the other musical components of the show are the most adult pleasing aspect of the series. Well known rock, indie rock and Pitchfork approved acts of the mid 00s performed original children’s songs that typically didn’t suck. Hell, the Jimmy Eat World and Rocket From The Crypt songs are good.

The season 1, episode 14 Dancey Dance performer is the Snow Princess. The song is perfectly fine. The presentation of the Snow Princess is a Christmas nightmare.

Why? 

Is the Snow Princess a reanimated, formerly frozen child? Is the Snow Princess a doll come to life? Is the Snow Princess a figment of my imagination? Am I still asleep?

When first viewing this segment I was silent for the duration of the Snow Princess’ appearance. I didn’t want to plant the seed of evil in my kids’ brain. But my body language definitely changed and sooner or later I’ll find out if my death grip on couch cushions and dialated eyeballs ripped him off. As of this writing, the kid does not realize they saw the embodiment of evil.

I really like this episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! because it’s 24 minutes centered around Christmas without one mention of Christianity or religion in general. There’s also gift giving without commercialism (all the monsters make their gifts). It’s everything I want in presentation of a holiday. But it also features an embodiment of hell and I am afraid.

I will most likely rerun this episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! next Christmas season. Until then, the Snow Princess will live rent free in my soul, slowly eating it away until the darkness completely takes over. 

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