The Fresh Beat Band

The Fresh Beat Band (formerly The JumpArounds) was an American preschool television series created by Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde for Nickelodeon. The show stars the "Fresh Beats" (Twist, Kiki, Shout, and Marina), four best friends in a band who go to music school and graduate together as musicians who are determined to follow their dreams. The series premiered on August 24, 2009, and ran for three seasons.
In 2015, an animated spin-off (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.
== Premise ==
All episodes follow the same basic structure:
* Each episode begins with a song that foreshadows a problem that the band will solve.
* The band works together to solve the problem.
* When the problem is solved they perform a song with the problem and solution incorporated into the lyrics.
* Each episode concludes with a version of The Fresh Beat Band's closing song, "Great Day".
* The main characters dance to choreography by Mandy Moore; Sean Cheesman; Chuck Maldonado; Scotty Nguyen; Dreya Weber; Mary Ann Kellogg; Nakul Mahajan; Mihran Kirakosian; Susan Austin and Fred Tallaksen.
== Characters ==
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=== Main ===
* Twist (vocals, turntables) – A comical disk jockey who is the leader of the band, as he referred as "the real MC" in the show's opening theme song. Portrayed by Jon Beavers.
* Marina (vocals, drums) – The band's comedic drummer. Portrayed by Shayna Rose in Seasons 1 and 2, and later Tara Perry in Season 3.
* Shout (vocals, keyboards) – The band's excitable, yet smart keyboardist. Portrayed by Thomas Hobson.
* Kiki (vocals, guitar, violin) – The band's spunky and vivacious guitarist who also plays violin sometimes. Portrayed by Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer.
=== Recurring ===
*Harper the Pizza Maker – Owner of the singing Pizza Café. Portrayed by Shane Blades.
*Melody – Owner of the Groovy Smoothie Shop. Portrayed by Dioni Michelle Collins.
*Ms. Piccolo – Music school teacher. Portrayed by Monica Lee Gradischek.
*Reed – Occasional guitar player and supplier of the Fresh Beats' instruments. Portrayed by Hadley Fraser (Season 1), and later Patrick Levis in Season 2.
There are also four children known as "The Junior Beats" who are essentially the child equivalent of their grown up counterparts. All can sing and dance, and dress as a corresponding character.
== Episodes ==
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Season 	Episodes	First episode 	Last episode
Season 1	19 	August 24, 2009	May 28, 2010
Season 2	12 	August 30, 2010	May 27, 2011
Season 3	22 	June 24, 2011 	December 7, 2013 (Nick Jr. Channel)
Special 	Special 	April 21, 2013 	April 21, 2013
== Nominations and awards ==
* 26th Annual Imagen Awards Nomination for Best Young Actress/Television : Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer in The Fresh Beat Band
* Parents Choice 2011 Award: The Fresh Beat Band – Fun Stuff (Ages: 2 – 5 years) 
== Music ==
The Fresh Beat Band: Music From the Hit TV Show was released on January 31, 2012. The album sold 189,000 copies in the US in 2012. A second collection, Vol 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show was released on October 9, 2012.
=== Singles ===
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.
==Trivia==
*The Fresh Beat Band is the third Nick Jr. show to become a franchise after Blue's Clues and Dora the Explorer.
*This version of The Fresh Beat Band is the second only Nick Jr. show to have a complete series DVD release as season sets next to Gullah Gullah Island. If one doesn't count the Conect Special episode.
==DVD releases==
DVD 	Release Date	Episodes
Season 1	 	Disc 1: "Loco Legs", "Stick Together", / "Stomp the House", "Let's Boogie", "Hippity Hop"Disc 2: "Quack Shoes", "Bounce the House", "Band Together", "Freeze Dance", "Sing with Me"Disc 3: "Rock to Sleep", "Glow for It", "Hip Hop Hoedown", "Smoothies to Go Go", "March Our Way"Disc 4: "Rhyme Time", "Doggone It", "Rock the Luau", "Hocus Pocus", "Bubble Blast"
Season 2	 	Disc 1: "Jungle Jazz", "Balloon Buddy", "Honk Honk", "Camping with the Stars", "Circus Mojo"Disc 2: "Singin' in the Rain", "Presto Pants", "Giant Pumpkin", "Back to School", "The Case of the Missing Violin"Disc 3: "Fresh Beats in Toyland", "Zydeco Music Parade", "Car Wash Dance", "Follow the Leader", "Kiki's Kickin' Chorus"Disc 4: "Drum Party", "Mixed Up Musical", "Band in a Jam", "Step It Up"
Season 3	 	Disc 1: "Graduation Day", "Giant Pizza", "Dance Floor Superhero", "Cool Pool Party", "Snow Day"Disc 2: "Rock Star", "The Fresh Bots", "Chimps in Charge", "Pink Swan", "Hoop Dreams"Disc 3: "Bollywood Beats", "Yo! Fresh Beats Go Gabba Gabba!", "Ghost Band", "Veloci-Rap-Star", "Laughing Dance Master"Disc 4: "Royal Wedding", "Keeping It Green", "Dance-A-Thon", "The Wizard of Song"
==References==
==External links==
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*The Fresh Beat Band Wiki
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