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The Doodlebops is a Canadian Musical pop band for Pre-school children. Their debut CD ("Get On The Bus" Universal Music Canada - "Rock & Bop with The Doodlebops", Disney Records USA), was released in 2004 and continues to top the children's charts in North America. Beginning its TV broadcasting run in 2004, the series, produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment airs on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada in the CBC Kids morning block, on the Disney Channel in the USA as part of the Playhouse Disney morning programming schedule and on Playhouse Disney (UK) in the UK. The Doodlebops launched an 80 city tour of the United States at Madison Square Garden on September 30, 2006, with dates set through April 2007. The Doodlebops stars are Lisa J. Lennox as Deedee Doodle, Chad McNamara as Rooney Doodle, and Jonathan Wexler as Moe Doodle. The Doodlebops' characters are members of a kids' band, not unlike The Wiggles . The creators of The Doodlebops are Cookie Jar executive Michael Hirsh and musical director Carl Lenox. Jamie Waese is the producer and director of the TV series. David Connolly is the choreographer. Andrea Nevitt is the Line Producer. Gord McLennan is the Technical Producer. Ian Harvey is the Senior Editor. The show features a mix of music, dancing, humor and skits that teach social lessons. The show always includes scenes from a concert in front of a preschool audience who actively participate in the singing and dancing. The band members wear heavy makeup and/or prosthetics to look like live-action cartoon characters. During the first season, they wore cloth hoods with fake ears. Thereafter, the band used flashier costumes during their concert segments, incorporating sequins and metallic fabrics. CHARACTERS Deedee Doodle Deedee plays a Keytar and a keyboard. She is often the lead singer during performances. Deedee is always dressed in pink and purple from head to toe. She is Played by Lisa J. Lennox . Moe Doodle Moe plays Drum s. He has a mischievous personality, always hiding at the beginning of each episode. Moe wears yellow and orange. He is Played by Jonathan Wexler . Rooney Doodle Rooney plays the Electric Guitar . He is an inventor and the oldest of the three siblings. His inventions are often a key part of the plot. He is Played by Chad McNamara . Bus Driver Bob Bus Driver Bob drives the Doodlebops' tour bus. He also sings portions of the "Get On The Bus" song before they drive off. The bus itself (season 2 onwards) has a fold-down side and pop-up backdrop that can turn it into a stage. Played by Giovanni (John) Catucci. Minor Characters and Puppets Other people on the show include Kim Roberts as the Doodlebops' scat-singing Manager Mazz (Season I), Jackie Richardson as the Doodlebops' Manager Jazzmin (Season II), puppeteers Ron Stefaniuk as the voice of both Moosehead and Mudge the cat and Jason Hopley as Audio Murphy, the Doodlebops' canine musical engineer/video director (as of Season II). RECURRENT THEMES Each Doodlebops episode relies on reuse sequences. These sequences account for 3-4 minutes of the show's 22 minute running time. Reuse sequences are video segments that are shot once and subsequently used in each of the 26 episodes which comprise one Doodlebops broadcast season. Examples of Doodlebops reuse sequences include "The Doodlebop Pledge", Moe's rope pull/water douse, "Get on the Bus", Concert Theatre Montage, and the occasional Concert Song reuse. Other recurrent themes include:
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