The Jumparounds

The Jumparounds are a group of 4 kids - Shout, Marina, Twist, and Kiki - thrown together by Nickelodeon to entertain toddlers with singing and dancing. I STRONGLY urge you to check our their website (it's the only place to get any information since they're brand new and not YouTube friendly): The Jumparounds. It's chock full of squeaky clean videos, songs, and the most hilarious band bios ever. For example, here's Twist's bio:

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Twist is a DJ, a skilled rapper, and a beat boxer. His instruments of choice are his super cool mix-tables and his voice. Twist is really imaginative and a natural jokester. Even when his outrageous ideas don't come about, he doesn't get into a twist; he just goes with the flow!

Favorite Colors:
Yellow and Blue

Favorite Expression:
"Sweet"
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I love Twist. He's my favorite. The "favorite colors" part is funny when you're looking at Twist's bio photo alongside the text. My other favorite is Kiki. Shout and Marina...I could do without.

In my head, I picture these four kids growing up together in an American inner city, meeting in a back alley somewhere instead of going to school and rehearsing songs with titles like "Go Go a Go Go," "Great Day," and "Loco Legs." They score a few gigs and catch the eye of a Nick executive (somehow). He thinks they could be huge, but they need something...but what is it? I know! The MOST COLORFUL CLOTHING ON EARTH. That'll do it. Now they're getting their big shot with toddlers across the USA on Nick Jr. But will the band survive the strain of Shout and Marina's past relationship? Or what about Twist's Zyrtec addiction?

That would be a cool story, but the truth is, these 4 kids probably met 3 weeks ago on a sound stage in Orlando.