Series synopsis
The Fresh Beat Band is an American family kids television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 24, 2009. It stars Jon Beavers, Thomas Hobson, Shayna Rose and Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer.
The Fresh Beat Band is a children's TV show with original pop songs produced for Nick Jr. The Fresh Beats are Shout, Twist, Marina, and Kiki, described as four best friends in a band who go to music school together and love to sing and dance. The show was filmed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.
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 ...
Premise
The Fresh Beat Band is a children's TV show with original pop songs produced for Nick Jr. The Fresh Beats are Shout, Twist, Marina, and Kiki, described as four best friends in a band who go to music school together and love to sing and dance. The show was filmed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jon Beavers as Twist
- Thomas Hobson as Shout
- Shayna Rose as Marina
- Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer as Kiki
- Tara Perry as Marina
Guest cast
- Chelsea Vale as Dancer (uncredited)
- Monica Lee Gradischek as Ms. Piccolo
- Meisha Lee as Dancer (uncredited)
- Dioni Michelle Collins as Melody
- Ryland Lynch as Mini Twist
- Hadley Fraser as Reed
- Black Thomas as Back Up Dancer (uncredited)
- Cassidy Noblett as Dancer
- Lindsay Taylor as Dancer
- Corey Lay as Ice Cream Vendor
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 67 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | August 24, 2009 | May 28, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 20 | August 30, 2010 | July 24, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 27 | June 24, 2011 | December 7, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stick Together The Fresh Beats decide to replace the wallpaper in the classroom to surprise Ms. Piccolo on her birthday. While putting up the paper, Kiki and Twist accidentally get stuck together by the wallpaper paste. They try to continue working, but it is difficult so Shout and Marina have to figure out a way to get them unstuck and finish the job in time for Ms. Piccolo's party. |
August 24, 2009 |
| 2 |
Stomp the House While practicing for her drum solo for today's big performance, Marina breaks her drumset. The Fresh Beats must scramble to find whatever materials they can find to make a drum set – a trashcan, lids, pipes and even a table. |
August 24, 2009 |
| 3 |
Doggone It! Reed has lost his dog, Banjo, and asks the Fresh Beats to help him with the search. They chase Banjo all over town, and he keeps slipping away at the last second. The Fresh Beats and Reed finally figure out that Banjo can be lured by music. Depending on whether they play their music fast or slow, Banjo will either move towards them, or away from them. |
August 25, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Circus Mojo The Fresh Beats save the circus by performing in it. |
August 30, 2010 |
| 2 |
Honk Honk Fresh Beats build a new car from 57 boxes. |
August 31, 2010 |
| 3 |
Camping With the Stars Twist goes camping for the first time. |
September 1, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Graduation Day The Fresh Beats graduate from music school. |
June 24, 2011 |
| 2 |
Giant Pizza The Fresh Beats help their new friend, Harper, open the Singin' Pizza Cafe. |
June 24, 2011 |
| 3 |
Dance Floor Superhero Harper makes pizzas of the Mighty Music Band, comic book heroes, and decides to throw the Fresh Beats a high-flying dance party. He even gives them Mighty Music Band costumes! But then the Fresh Beats realize that their friends are frozen. It all turns out to be the work of the evil Deep Freeze (Nikki Blonsky) from their comic book. She mistakes the Fresh Beats for the Mighty Music Band because of their costumes. The Fresh Beats really need to stop Freeze and save their friends and their dance party. |
November 18, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 24, 2009 |
| Last aired | December 7, 2013 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Saturday, Sunday at 11:30:00 |