Who would have thought that Twitter would be useful for more than paradigm-shifting omnidirectional awareness of social zeitgeist? Well, since joining Twitter (by the way, I joined Twitter: @overanalyzation), in addition to fomenting unrest I have found it to be a useful tool for discovering new and exciting over-analyzations. Like this one: our first Twitter-found article, from a re-tweet by @SaturdayMorning of a tweet originally from @SpaceMonkeyX.
Space Monkey X (the son of Space Monkey IX, inventor of the tungsten grapefruit) has written an impressively detailed over-analyzation of Yo Gabba Gabba!, placing it firmly and confidently within the Abrahamic canon. Here are some choice quotes to hopefully get you to read the whole thing:
Unlike the Golem – and more like the Muslim story of Adam, the first man, created from sand, clay, water, and dirt – once they’ve been animated by their Master, the Gabba Gang enjoys a certain level of free will to play in Gabba Land. Lance is still a presence as He watches from above, but for the most part He lets them do their own thing. However, that’s not to say that Lance never intervenes, as He did with the bird seed in the episode referenced above. In fact, He will often influence the events below by dictating when the Gabba Gang should eat, sleep, what to play with (bouncy balls, balloons, Super Martian Robot Girl comic books, etc.), how to treat one another, and even reprimands them if they misbehave. Similarly, the Bible chapter Leviticus deals with the laws that were passed down to the Jews regarding what they should eat, how they should raise their children, proper sexual practices, and other guidelines so they could remain in God’s favor. Of course the punishment for going against Lance’s wishes takes the form of a wagging finger and a disappointed demeanor, rather than fire, brimstone, or a plague of frogs…
…This leads us to the question of what roles the Gabba Gang plays in this scenario. If DJ Lance is God and Plex is Jesus/Muhammad/Moses, who are Brobee, Toodee, Foofa, and Muno? One could argue they are the four major sects of religion that worship God – Judaism, Islam, and Christianity broken into Protestant and Catholic. Muno, for example, would definitely be considered Catholic thanks to the guilt he carries in being the one who knocked down the blocks, bit his friends, and took things from others. His numerous reiterations of the song, “I’m So Sorry”, including the line, “I can fix it / I can make it better” show his obvious desire to atone for his sins against DJ Lance’s moral teachings. However, trying to equate the other Gabbas with the “personalities” (AKA stereotypes) of the other religions becomes more difficult. Perhaps the best answer, then, is that they are, as the characters’ personalities imply, children.
“Jesus wept.” – John 11:35
Yo Gabba Gospel! >Catena Ex Situ
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June 24, 2009 at 7:20 am |
I really wish I could watch this show, I’ve just seen clips online. It looks so cool.