In a world full of ridiculous children's programming - and I mean RIDICULOUS - one show is perhaps THE MOST ridiculous of them all, and the only thing worth watching.

I speak, of course, of the Day-Glo, retro, kitsch-crazy, cool band-approved Yo Gabba Gabba - which airs on Nick Jr, not to mention many nights at the Driscoll household. Created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz - both with far more training in the world of theatrical punk rock than traditional children's TV (Jacobs is lead singer of the Acquabats) - Yo Gabba Gabba, in its three-plus years of floppy armed, Atari-styled existence, has managed to become both a massive success in the realm of wee-ones, and more impressively a moderate sensation among parents typically stuck with children's programming not just increasingly neutered and bland - but just plain shitty (sorry Maya & Miguel).

It's a natural progression - and not in the Disney on Ice tradition, either - that Yo Gabba Gabba would take its game live. The show is literally built on dancing and singing - often times better songs than you hear on top 40 radio ("Don't Bite Your Friends" should have went at least Gold) - and the show's musical guests are perhaps the strongest draw for parents. MGMT, Weezer, Of Montreal, the Killers, Devo and plenty of others have all appeared on the show, along with non musical guests like Mos Def, Tony Hawk, Andy Samberg, Jack Black and Elijah Wood. Yo Gabba Gabba is a spectacle, a cross-generation sensation, and a song and dance-extravaganza literally fit for the stage.

Today Yo Gabba Gabba Live! will deliver a hodgepodge of everything the show is known for -  to a whole swath of children and their parents during two performances at the Tacoma Dome (2 p.m. and 5 p.m.). During a press blitz a few weeks ago I got a chance to talk with show creator and director Scott Schultz - an opportunity I was almost embarrassingly giddy about. It's not every day you get a chance to talk with one of the creators of Yo Gabba Gabba, and I had to try my best to not totally geek out and start reciting lyrics from my favorite songs (something I failed miserably at, by the way).

"I think you can trace it back to (us both) having our first child," says Schultz of Yo Gabba Gabba's creation, which came during a period when he and Jacobs became fathers for the first time. "It's kind of a big, life changing experience."

Led by a general displeasure of contemporary children's television, not to mention what some might define as an above average reverence for old school programming, retro video games, and "obscure kid's stuff," Schultz and Jacobs - who cut their teeth with more traditionally punk endeavors like skate videos - decided to jump into the children's TV game.

"(We thought) there could be something better," says Schultz. "There was just some stuff that made us want to gauge our eyes out.

"We thought we could do something awesome."

"This show is first and foremost for the kids," Schultz continues. "(We wanted to) include the parents, but (it's) not subversion. It's more of a wink and nod to the past."

Not only is the television show awesome by both kid and parental standards, but by all indications Yo Gabba Gabba Live! is an equally unique experience. Naturally, the REAL DJ Lance will be in the house - as will Yo Gabba Gabba regular Biz Markie. Also, much like on TV, on the road Yo Gabba Gabba Live! regularly features mystery musical guests. In a hotbed like the Northwest, with a show as hip as any show on TV (oh how hipsters love irony and bright colors), there's literally no telling who might show up on stage with Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee and Plex. It could be anyone ...

"We always envisioned the live show aspect of it," says Schultz, noting his background putting on rock shows. "We wanted to make it a real concert experience - the first awesome concert experience for a lot of kids."

So does it get crazy?

"Oh, it's absolutely mayhem," Schultz says simply.

I'm sure he's right.