Meet The Hoobs
Who are The Hoobs? They are the latest Jim Henson creation to make their way to US television. Aimed at 3-5 year olds, the show follows The Hoobs as they spend their days seeking answers to simple questions about the world they live in. Tula, Groove, Iver, and Roma hail from far away Hoobland. The four colorful puppets travel the world in their Hoobmobile to learn as much as they can about life on Earth. They report their findings back to Hubba Hubba Hoob, who then records it in the large Hoobopedia.
The show appears to be fairly educational. It helps children learn the process of asking a question, looking for clues to the answer, following the presented information and eventually coming to a final conclusion. It also includes a nice variety of singing and dancing which helps to keep the child’s interest.
The one factor that I personally find a little annoying is their use of the Hoob language. Some of the common words that you will hear throughout the show are: tiddlypeeps (kids), Hooby groovy, Hooble-toodle-do, and Hoobalicious.
The series was first aired in the UK in 2000 and premiered in the US, on PBS’s Sprout, on December 25, 2006.
The Hoobs, Jim Henson, PBS, Sprout
January 14th, 2007 at 10:21 am
hope all is going well. xoxox
January 14th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Very good review. Thanks for writing it.
January 19th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Sounds like mix between Blues Clues and Fraggle Rock. How I miss those Fraggles! Somehow, even now I can enjoy seeing them - although you really don’t see reruns of Fraggle Rock on TV…
Jim Henson was one of the greatest - I hate that he’s gone, but at least the keep on with his legacy of muppets!
January 22nd, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Brianne-
I loved Fraggle Rock too. It was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. You may not see the reruns on tv anymore, but you can purchase them on dvd if you are really itching for a dose of Fraggles.
February 5th, 2007 at 8:39 am
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