{"id":386,"date":"2009-02-06T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2009-02-06T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=386"},"modified":"2009-02-05T00:44:34","modified_gmt":"2009-02-05T05:44:34","slug":"imagination-movers-my-secret-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/06\/imagination-movers-my-secret-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagination Movers… My Secret Confession"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The first step is admitting you have a problem, right?\u00a0 Hi, my name is the Irredeemable Shag and I’m addicted to a\u00a0kid’s TV show.\u00a0 I’m not talking about typical geek-accepted kids shows like, ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ or ‘Clone Wars’.\u00a0 This is\u00a0a full-on Disney kid’s show called Imagination Movers<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s part of their preschool programming block known as Playhouse Disney.<\/p>\n

The show is about four musicians who run an “idea emergency” business out of a warehouse.\u00a0 It has all the hallmarks of a kids show: musical numbers, thinking and teaching topics, cute puppet characters, etc.\u00a0 I’ve seen dozens of these type shows over the years.\u00a0 For some reason this one has captured my attention, especially the music. My whole family enjoys watching the show!\u00a0 I even downloaded some of their songs to my iPod for the kids.\u00a0 Really catchy tunes!\u00a0 No, I don’t listen\u00a0to the songs when I’m alone … at least not yet.<\/p>\n

For me\u00a0the Imagination Movers<\/em> is\u00a0a modern-day Monkees<\/em>, but targeted at preschool kids.\u00a0 One site described the show as, “What would happen if the Beastie Boys collaborated with Mr. Rogers?”\u00a0 Now that’s not completely fair as only a few of their songs involve rap, most are up-beat rock type songs.\u00a0\u00a0Each “mover” has their own quirks and props, they perform catchy musical numbers, they have adventures, and the show is fun in general.\u00a0 I assumed that Disney had taken some musical guys, thrown them together, and created a show around it.\u00a0 However, on Wikipedia<\/a> it says\u00a0these guys have actually been together since 2003, came from New Orleans, and have been performing stage shows for years.\u00a0 They only signed with Disney in the last year or so.\u00a0 It’s really amazing that they came up with these concepts themselves and put together such a great product!<\/p>\n

If you’re a parent of a young child, I definitely recommend you check out the show.\u00a0 If you’re not a parent, it may not be your thing, but you may still enjoy watching it with your nieces or nephews.\u00a0 Me, I’m a lost cause.\u00a0 I’m an addict.\u00a0 I may have to turn in my “Geek Card”.<\/p>\n

You can check out the Imagination Movers on their own website by clicking here<\/a>, or on the Disney website by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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