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| Also known as | The JumpArounds |
| Genre | Musical fiction Children's television series Comedy |
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| Opening theme | "The Fresh Beat Band!" |
| Ending theme | "The Fresh Beat Band!" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Matter Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 60 + 1 stand-alone special[1] (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Paramount Studios, Hollywood |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company | Nickelodeon Productions |
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| Original release | August 24, 2009 – December 7, 2013 |
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The Fresh Beat Band (originally known as The JumpArounds) is an American live action musical children's television series created by Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde for Nickelodeon. The show stars the "Fresh Beats" (Kiki, Shout, Marina, and Twist), described as four best friends in a silly and jolly band who graduate together from music school and are determined to follow their dreams. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 24, 2009. In December 2013, it was announced that the series would not be renewed for a fourth season.
In 2015, an animated television series, Fresh Beat Band of Spies, premiered on Nickelodeon. All four members of the band lend their voices to their respective characters in the spin-off.
The series returned on Nick Jr. on Pluto TV on May 1, 2019.[2]
All episodes follow the same basic structure:
Also, they appeared in the Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest.
The show's main characters are:[4] Shout (Thomas Hobson) – keyboards, vocals Marina (Tara Perry - who replaced Shayna Rose) – drums, vocals Twist (Jon Beavers) – turntables, beatbox, vocals |
There are also four children known as "The Junior Beats" who are essentially the child equivalent of their grown-up counterparts. They sing, dance, and dress as a corresponding character.
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Main article: List of the Fresh Beat Band episodes |
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 20 | August 24, 2009 | May 28, 2010 | |
| 2 | 20 | August 30, 2010 | June 20, 2011 | |
| 3 | 20 | June 24, 2011 | December 7, 2013 | |
| Special | April 21, 2013 | |||
During the buildup to the show's debut, the band was initially advertised as The JumpArounds. Commercials promoting the band under that name were in heavy rotation on Nickelodeon prior to the series debut. The change occurred approximately in mid July 2009. The name was revealed on the Nick Jr. website, then made its debut on television.[5]
The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show was released on January 31, 2012.[8] The album sold 189,000 copies in the US in 2012.[9] A second collection, Vol 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show was released on October 9, 2012.[10]
Four singles were released to iTunes; "Great Day" was released on February 2, 2010, "Here We Go" was released on June 28, 2011, "A Friend Like You" was released on September 13, 2011, and "Just Like a Rockstar" was released on November 29, 2011.[11][12][13][14]
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| Studio album by The Fresh Beat Band | ||||
| Released | January 31, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2011 | |||
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| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Viacom International Inc., Legacy Recordings, KRU Music, Varèse Sarabande | |||
| Director | Thomas Hobson Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer Zendaya | |||
| Producer | Norman, Yusry, Edry | |||
| Compiler | Arena Wan | |||
| The Fresh Beat Band chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fresh Beat Band Theme Song" | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Here We Go" | 1:53 |
| 3. | "A Friend Like You" | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Just Like a Rockstar" | 2:02 |
| 5. | "Reach for the Sky" | 1:55 |
| 6. | "I Can Do Anything" | 2:01 |
| 7. | "Bananas" | 1:47 |
| 8. | "Music (Keeps Me Movin')" | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Good Times" | 2:00 |
| 10. | "Loco Legs" | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Get Up and Go Go" | 2:08 |
| 12. | "Another Perfect Day" | 2:12 |
| 13. | "Shine" | 2:19 |
| 14. | "Stomp the House" | 2:15 |
| 15. | "Surprise Yourself" | 2:10 |
| 16. | "We're Unstoppable" | 2:06 |
| 17. | "Friends Give Friends a Hand" | 1:20 |
| 18. | "Freeze Dance" | 1:53 |
| 19. | "Great Day" | 2:08 |
| 20. | "Sun Beautiful Sun" (Bonus track by the Bubble Guppies) | 2:10 |
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| The Wizard of Song | August 14, 2012 | 3 |
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| Season 1 | March 6, 2012[15] | 5 (Disc 1) 5 (Disc 2) 5 (Disc 3) 5 (Disc 4) |
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| Season 2 | March 6, 2012[16] | 5 (Disc 1) 5 (Disc 2) 5 (Disc 3) 4 (Disc 4) |
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| Season 3 | April 10, 2014[17] | 5 (Disc 1) 5 (Disc 2) 5 (Disc 3) 4 (Disc 4) |
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| Name | Release Date | Number of Episodes | Episode Titles |
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| Nickelodeon: Rootin' Tootin' Wild West | January 29, 2013 (Walmart) August 6, 2013 (retail) |
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| Nickelodeon: Once Upon a Rhyme | April 30, 2013 |
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| Nickelodeon: Celebrate Fall! | August 18, 2015 |
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| Name | Release Date | Number of Episodes | Episode Titles |
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| To School We Go! | August 16, 2010 | 1 |
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| Haunted Halloween Vol. 3 | October 25, 2010 |
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| Bundle of Love Vol. 2 | January 31, 2011 |
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| Move to the Music | June 6, 2011 |
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| Let's Learn Music | November 12, 2012 |
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| Let's Learn Science | November 12, 2012 |
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| Let's Learn Weather | November 12, 2012 |
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| Circus | March 4, 2013 |
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| Let's Drive! | April 15, 2013 |
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| Royal Playdates Vol. 1 | July 8, 2013 |
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| Let's Go to the Rainforest! | July 29, 2013 |
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| Back to School | August 13, 2013 |
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| Happy Halloween | October 23, 2013 |
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| Treasure Hunt Vol. 2 | March 31, 2014 |
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| Bedtime Stories | September 29, 2014 |
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Drew Magary of Deadspin describes the show as "pure evil, as much as an innocent and friendly show about good friends can be pure evil".[18]
On November 7, 2018, the first season of the series was added to the Noggin SVOD service, making it the first time in two years that the show has been broadcast on the Viacom cable and mobile networks. In January 2021, the third season was added to Paramount+ (at the time CBS All Access).[19]
