The Hoobs

One of the joys of having a young child is that I can watch some kids TV with him. Now because I don't want my son to grow up as a goggle-eyed child I do try to limit what we have on to watch. I try to choose programmes that are fun and have something of point to them either educational or have a message about life and people. Now as my son is 18 months old I don't really expect him to absorb or learn something as yet from the programme choice or become Einstein but I think if I start these habits now they will continue as he does become older. One of the programmes we have discovered is the Hoobs on Channel 4 on a morning the times at the moment are a bit all ...  Read the complete review

I love this show, the only problem is the time it is shown - about 6am! I'd not seen it in years and almost forgot it existed! My friends and I used to watch it most weekends, we would tune in at around 6am and crash out in front of The Hoobs after a hard nights clubbing! It could have been the alcohol affecting our brains but it seemed to be a very interesting programme and we were all hooked! Now I have my very own Tiddlypeep (child) so i've got an excuse to watch it again! Yay. And luckily I have Sky+ so the ridiculous showing times aren't a problem anymore. I now realise that it wasn't the alcohol, it truly is an amazing ...  Read the complete review

i have a question,
in the hoobs theme song, wen they say that hubba hubba is in hoob land how many hubba's are in the song two or three

One of the great benefits of being a student is that occasionally I get a day off and can spend some time watching very educational programmes. OK, I admit, I'm not quite as studious as I sound when I say that. You see, I've recently discovered The Hoobs! It's the show on Channel 4's "4 Learning" package of programmes that goes out on weekday mornings for children. The Hoobs are a product of the very established Jim Henson studio, the home of the Muppets and Fraggle Rock. I was always a huge fan of those mentioned shows as a child, so I think the similarity of The Hoobs to their predecessors is what really caught my attention. ...  Read the complete review