Ever meet Muno, Toodee, Brobee, Foofa and Plex? If you've got a preschooler or toddler at home, chances are you know them really well...

Meet the wacky, trippy inhabitants of Yo Gabba Gabba!, a children's show that mixes live-action elements with cartoons, and throws in hip-hop music, dancing and guest stars ranging from Hollywood actors to alternative bands to a guitar player from Clovis!

First time I saw it, I thought, "What the heck is this?"  It's unlike any other kiddie program I've ever seen.  Right away, though, my son was hooked...

      (His Buddy Brobee) 

Unlike Barney and the TeleTubbies, this one doesn't make me wanna pull my hair out.  I actually find myself watching it with my older child and, I admit... dancing, too!

So, I thought Brobee would be the perfect costume for my kid.  Apparently, a lot of other parents had the same idea, because my hubby and I couldn't find it anywhere!  I ended up buying it off eBay - for way more than retail.

But alas, when Halloween came, and we tried out the costume, he wanted nothing to do with it.  Even crying and yelling til we took it off.

So what befell our furry green friend?

      He's now a doggie bed. (Poor Brobee.)

Oh,and if you think my family's the only one Gabba-ized, lookie here:

Yup, it's the Jolie-Pitts, with Dad Brad dressed as DJ Lance. 

BTW, my little man trick or treated as Superman.  Maybe next year...