Product Review

Given the army of 1-year-olds who take their first wobbly dance steps to the Tubbies theme song, it's high time a program turned the tables on Tinky and the gang getting busy to a beat. Silly Songs and Funny Dances does just that, swooping in on Tubbyland and its flannel-wrapped, rainbow-hued foursome for an hour-long look at Laa-Laa twirling in a tutu, the noisy NuNu wrecking various lovely renditions of "Twinkle Twinkle," Dipsy and the others delivering ditties dedicated to their favorite things, and tummy-TV segments on a satin-fingered harpist and budding ballerinas. Before it's time for Tubbie bye-bye, magic mittens get Po and Tinky-Winky grooving on the Tubbie AstroTurf and a big hug or two makes its way into the mix. Guaranteed to trip your toddler's instinct to get down. --Tammy La Gorce