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The Fresh Beat Band
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Format
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Children's television series
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Created by
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Scott Kraft
Nadine van der Velde
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Seasons
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3
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Episodes
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60
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Genre
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Pop music
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Country of origin
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United States
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Original run
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August 24, 2009 - December 7, 2013
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Aim
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Ages 2 and up
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The Fresh Beat Band is a American Nick Jr. live-action children's television show.
Characters
- Twist--(portrayed by Jon Beavers) MC
- Kiki--(portrayed by Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer) guitarist/violinist
- Shout--(portrayed by Thomas Hobson) keyboardist
- Marina--(portrayed by Shayna Rose 2009 - 2011; Tara Perry 2011 - 2013) drummer
Notes
- Shayna Rose portrayed Marina in seasons 1 and 2. In mid-June 2011, it was announced that Shayna Rose was leaving the show to get married and pursue other projects. Tara Perry took over the role of Marina.
- Shayna Rose's last episode as Marina was "Jungle Jazz".
- Tara Perry's first episode as Marina was "Graduation Day".
- Some episodes focus on one of the Fresh Beats and one on two of them (Kiki and Shout)
- There is a TV movie called The Wizard of Song, a parody of 1939's The Wizard of Oz and the first TV movie to focus on a Fresh Beat.
- The Fresh Beat Band is the third Nick Jr. series to become a franchise after Dora the Explorer and Blue's Clues. It's the first one however, that isn't interactive.
- The Fresh Beat Band also had a crossover with Yo Gabba Gabba!- Yo! Fresh Beats Go! Gabba Gabba.
Episodes that focus on the Fresh Beats
Twist
- Band Together
- Bounce In the House
- Hocus Pocus
- Rhyme Time
- Campin' With the Stars
- Fresh Beats In Toyland
- Follow the Leader
- Jungle Jazz
- Veloci-Rap-Star
Kiki
- Let's Boogie
- Sing With Me (along with Shout)
- Smoothies to Go-Go
- Kiki's Kickin' Chorus
- Car Wash Dance
- The Case of the Missing Violin
- Pink Swan
Shout
- Loco Legs
- Quack Shoes
- Sing With Me (along with Kiki)
- Rock to Sleep
- Bubble Blast
- Giant Pumpkin
Marina
- Stomp the House
- Hippity Hop
- Rock the Luau
- Circus Mojo
- Singin' In the Rain
- Drum Party
- Graduation Day
- Rock Star
- The Wizard of Song (TV movie)
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