Moonbug Brings 'Cocomelon,' Blippi to 'POPS' App". licenseglobal.com. 2021-03-10 . Retrieved 2021-06-20. While Blippi’s sordid past as the "Harlem Shake Poop" guy might be eyebrow-raising, parents said it’s not a deal breaker. Learn numbers, colours and more with Blippi! The popular YouTube entertainer now has an exciting range of educational toys to introduce ABCs, 1-2-3s and more. Alexander, Julia (2020-10-19). "YouTube's biggest kids show is about to take over streaming services". The Verge . Retrieved 2021-06-20. The entertainer then known as Steezy Grossman put his own spin on the meme: In “Harlem Shake Poop,” set in the interior of a sparse bathroom with a shower stall, you see him sitting on the toilet, pants down around his ankles. He’s wearing a tank top, sunglasses, and, for some reason, a bicycle helmet. He gently shrugs his shoulders, rolling his arms to the beat.

Blippi’s real name is Stevin John, and before he began performing as a twee, 21st-century clown, he was a filmmaker in LA. He created comedy videos under the moniker “Steezy Grossman” (he changed his name legally from Stephen J. Grossman to Stevin John) including low-budget, low-brow comedy videos with titles like “Turdboy” and “Underwear Man.” And Blippi is hardly John's first brush with internet fame.

In October 13, 2022, Moonbug Entertainment partnered with Virgin Media to bring Blippi and other Moonbug programs to the United Kingdom. [15] The show expanded to Southeast Asia in March 2021 when Moonbug partnered with POPS Worldwide to bring children's content to the POPS Kids app. [16] Netflix acquired the streaming license to Blippi in January 2022. [17] Licensing and merchandise [ edit ] a b Donnelly, Erin (2021-05-10). "Why there's a 'new' Blippi actor — and how confused parents are reacting". Yahoo! Life . Retrieved 2021-09-07. Robinson, Nathan J. (2020-08-25). "The Dead World of Blippi". Current Affairs . Retrieved 2021-07-27.

Horgan, Emily (December 17, 2021). "Moonbug Entertainment's 'Blippi' Joining 'CoComelon' on Netflix in January 2022". What's on Netflix. The beat drops, and suddenly the video cuts to Steezy standing sideways on top of the toilet seat, fully nude now except for the helmet and sunglasses. The “ Harlem Shake” meme went viral in early 2013. One person dances to the softer part of the techno song “Harlem Shake” by Baauer; then when the beat drops, a jump cut reveals a whole crowd of people dancing wildly, maybe in costumes. WWE wrestlers did one, BuzzFeed staffers did one, the hosts of the Today show did one, FCC Chair Ajit Pai did one to promote the end of net neutrality. It’s neither great nor terrible; it’s what you can expect. It delivers the same thing over [and over], and that’s what parents want,” Polly Conway, a senior TV editor who also focuses on YouTube for Common Sense Media, an organization that educates parents on children’s media, told BuzzFeed News. Blippi Wonders is a computer-animated children's web series based on Stevin John's Blippi. The series is about Blippi, along with either TABBS (an orange cat) or D.BO (a blue dog) on a blue car called the Blippi Mobile. The Blippi Mobile can change into many elements, such as wings and shrinking down. The series is produced by London-based Moonbug Entertainment, Italy-based Rainbow CGI and based on a Nova Scotia production services provided by IoM Media Ventures.In interviews, John has said that the idea for Blippi came from a love of entertaining his nephew, then discovering there was a void of live-action kids content on YouTube. This is where John — who lists “SEO Specialist” among his former jobs on LinkedIn — had an advantage. While the programming that many millennials grew up on — Reading Rainbow or Sesame Street — was distributed by highly regulated networks, Blippi succeeds because it’s rewarded by the algorithm. Moonbug Announces New Character Meekah to Join Blippi Universe". PR Newswire. October 9, 2021 . Retrieved October 22, 2021.

YouTube Star Blippi Hits Play on Jazwares Toy Line". licenseglobal.com. 2020-01-22 . Retrieved 2021-06-20. Moonbug Acquires YouTube's 'Blippi' and 'CoComelon' ". Animation World Network . Retrieved 2021-06-20.Moonbug Announces New Character Meekah to Join Blippi Universe". The Salamanca Press. October 9, 2021. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021 . Retrieved October 10, 2021.

Blippi The Musical is a live show produced by Round Room Live in partnership with Moonbug Entertainment, and was scheduled to tour North America in summer 2021. In previous tours of Blippi there had been some outcry as a result of the performances not being performed by Stevin John but by another actor. [11] [21] Originally scheduled in 2020, live performances were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Blippi Wonders [ edit ]Steezy giggles and continues dancing, as does his friend — for a few seconds, until you can hear the unmistakable sound of gagging, though he never stops attempting to wiggle his legs in a dancing motion. In early 2020 Jazwares created "My Buddy Blippi," a plush toy that can recreate 15 of the character's sounds and phrases. [2] Yes, I did make a gross-out comedy video when I was in my early twenties, long before I started Blippi,” John said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. After a few seconds of dancing on the toilet, it happens. Steezy emits an explosive stream of shit, a cacophonous eruption that sends feces splattering across the room in a shotgun-like spray of poo pellets. Shit hits the wall, the glass shower door, the floor. And a sizable chunk hits its intended target: the spread-cheeked ass of his friend. In 2019 Blippi signed a master toy deal with Jazwares LLC to sell a variety of merchandise such as toy vehicles, plush and other toys based on the Blippi show, beginning in spring 2020. [18] [2] [19]