Nickelodeon's Mega Music Fest 2010

Mega Music Fest 2010 was a special that exclusively aired on Nickelodeon in September 2010. It premiered on September 6, 2010 at 8:00pm ET, then replayed the next day, September 7, at 10:00am and again on Thursday, September 9 at 1:00pm, and then on Sunday, September 12 at 7:00pm on the Nick Jr. Channel. The special was filmed at the May 22, 2010 at the Opera House at Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Description

Hosted by actor/comedian John Leguizamo, Nickelodeon's Mega Music Fest will feature celebrities like Colbie Caillat, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots performing never-before-seen duets with Dora the Explorer, the cast of 'Yo Gabba Gabba!', and Kai-Lan, plus special appearances by The Laurie Berkner Band, The Fresh Beat Band, and even a few surprise cameos. John Leguizamo will need YOUR preschooler's help to make sure the show goes on!

Plot

The show begins with the song "I Gotta Feeling", performed by the Backyardigans and other Nickelodeon characters. After the song, an announcer introduces John Leguizamo. He tells that he will be the show's host and invites DJ Lance (of Yo Gabba Gabba!) onto the stage. Rock is greeted with cheers from the audience. He is followed by the rest of the characters from his program. They perform "Lovely, Love My Family" with The Roots.

After the performance, John Leguizamo returns and tells the audience that he has lost his special dancing shoes. He needs these shoes for the concert's grand finale. Characters from Dora the Explorer try to help him find them, but they have no luck. John is supplied with a pair of quacking shoes. He agrees to wear them briefly as he introduces Wyclef Jean and his daughter Angelina. They sing "Love" until the announcer tells the audience that it is time for a commercial break.

John Leguizamo welcomes the audience back to the show after the commercials. He kept searching for his shoes and is presented with a pair of rain boots, along with an umbrella. John puts the boots on and warns the crowd in front of him that it will rain soon. Confetti "rains" from the ceiling as Laurie Berkner's band performs "My Family". Afterwards, stage manager Sherri Shepherd tells John that he may not need his dancing shoes. She says that the Fresh Beat Band has not arrived yet, so the big finale (in which the host would need dancing shoes) might not happen.

The Fresh Beat Band calls John Leguizamo on their cellphone. They mention that on their way to the stage, they encountered a chicken waiting to use the crosswalk. They tell John that they will be at the stage after the chicken crosses the road successfully. While they wait, the audience is served to a duet of Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" by Kai-lan and Colbie Caillat, plus Colbie performed her breakthrough hit Bubbly.

The next scene shows Sherri helping John look for his shoes. They realize that they have checked nearly every room in the stadium. Sherri leads John to the only room they have not examined yet: the Wonder Pets' room. The pets sing "Joy to the World". The next act involves Dora the Explorer and Wyclef Jean singing "La Bamba" together. Another commercial break follows.

John Leguizamo walks onstage, this time wearing clown shoes. He decides to call the Fresh Beat Band again to check on their progress. Over a video call, the band members told that they stopped for a snack in the park on their road trip. There, they met "this guy" (Justin Bieber) singing a song. Bieber sings a short verse from "Baby" over the phone. The Fresh Beats say "goodbye" to him as they come back to their road trip.

Joe (Donovan Patton) from Blue's Clues is introduced (he later returned in the series' revival). He asks the audience to help him find his dog, Blue. After finding her, Joe sings "Snack Pattern Song" alongside the characters from Team Umizoomi. As the song ends, Joe notices that the song made Blue hungry and gave her a "party in her tummy". The Yo Gabba Gabba! characters sing the "Party in My Tummy" song as they have a snack.

John begins to worry that he will never find his shoes and that the Fresh Beats will not arrive in time for the finale. He admits that the stress is making him angry. Kai-lan sings him a short song about how to calm down. He takes a deep breath, relaxes, and thanks her. While he does this, the Fresh Beat Band finally arrives. The audience is asked if they are ready for the Fresh Beats' grand finale. Cheers and applause follow. John interrupts this and says that he is not ready without his missing shoes.

John asks the Fresh Beats to help him find his shoes along with Dora. He describes them as flashy and red with gold stars on them. The Fresh Beats bring the shoes out and tell John that he left them in their car after their dance rehearsal. He dances with his shoes as the Fresh Beats perform "Great Day" and "Stomp the House". As the band sings "Let's Get Loud", guests from earlier return to dance along. The credits roll as the audience is thanked for coming, and so ends the series of backyardigans in 2004 - 2010.

Guests/Cast

Live action and musical guests

• Caitlin Sanchez
• Laurie Berkner
• Justin Bieber
• Colbie Caillat
• Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
• Wyclef Jean
• John Leguizamo
• Dr. Phil McGraw
• Sherri Shepherd
• The Roots
• The Laurie Berkner Band

Animated and live action Nick Jr. guests

• Dora the Explorer
  • Dora
  • Boots
  • Diego
  • Benny
  • Isa
  • Tico
  • Big Red Chicken
• Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
  • Kai-Lan
  • Rintoo
  • Tolee
  • Hoho
• Blue's Clues
  • Blue
  • Joe
• Wonder Pets!
  • Linny
  • Tuck
  • Ming-Ming
• Team Umizoomi
  • Milli
  • Geo
  • Bot
• The Backyardigans
  • Pablo
  • Tyrone
  • Uniqua
  • Tasha
  • Austin
• Yo Gabba Gabba!
  • DJ Lance
  • Brobee
  • Foofa
  • Plex
  • Muno
  • Toodee
• The Fresh Beat Band
  • Twist
  • Marina
  • Shout
  • Kiki

Songs

1. I Gotta Feeling (originally composed by The Black Eyed Peas, performed by Dora, Boots, Diego, Kai-Lan, Rintoo, Tolee, Hoho, Blue, The Wonder Pets, Team Umizoomi, and The Backyardigans)
2. Lovely Love My Family (performed by The Roots)
3. Carnival (performed by Wyclef Jean)
4. Family (performed by The Laurie Berkner Band)
5. Walking on Sunshine (originally composed by Katrina and the Waves, performed by Colbie and Kai-Lan with backup from Rintoo, Tolee, and Hoho)
6. Joy to the World (originally composed by Three Dog Night, performed by The Wonder Pets)
7. La Bamba (performed by Wyclef Jean and Dora, with backup from Diego and Boots and instrumental backup provided by Tico, Isa, and Dora)
8. Baby (performed by Justin Bieber)
9. Snack Patterns (performed by Team Umizoomi and Joe)
10. Party in my Tummy (performed by DJ Lance and the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba!)
11. Great Day (performed by The Fresh Beat Band)
12. Stomp the House (performed by The Fresh Beat Band)
13. Let's Get Loud (performed by The Fresh Beat Band with backup from cast members)

Trivia

• This event was hosted by John Leguizamo, who is known for voicing Pirate Pig in Dora's Pirate Adventure, the Silly Mail Bird from The Super Silly Fiesta, and the Flying Monkeys from Dora's Big Birthday Adventure.
• This event aired exactly 5 years after the overall series premiere of Go, Diego, Go! as the 5th anniversary with the episode Rescue of the Red-Eyed Tree Frogs!.
  • Coincidentally, both premiered at the exact same time of day (8:00pm).
• This event premiered on Labor Day 2010.
• In 2021, a second Mega Music Fest event (but not an on-air live show) aired from July 16-July 18, in the form of a weekend-long marathon featuring premieres of music-themed Nickelodeon shows.

Scenes with Dora

I Gotta Feeling

[Here is where this musical celebration begins!]

Dora can be seen at the beginning.

And there's Boots and Diego!

Conversation with John

Look who's coming in!

"Where's my shoes?!" cried John.

"Somebody help me find my shoes."

"¡Hola, Dora! ¡Hola, Boots!"

"¡Hola, John!"

"You guys enjoying the show?" asked John.

"Yeah, we're having a

GREAT time!"

"Are YOU

having a great time,

too?"

Are you? Tell them your thoughts!

"You ARE?!"

"¡FANTASTICO!"

"That's great.

Everybody's enjoying themselves, that's so nice! I'm really glad for all y'all."

"Um, you know, I got one-

one small little problem."

"What KIND of problem?" Dora asked John.

"Well," he explained.

"You know I danced so hard at the opening number

that I-I wore out

my shoes."

Boots feels bad for him. "That's TERRIBLE!" he cried.

"Oh, no, John!" Dora added.

"What are you going to do

NOW?!"

"I got an idea!" Boots thought.

"You can borrow MY boots!" (Boots, aren't they a little too small for him?)

"Oh, that's nice of you, Boots!" John replied.

"But, I-

I don't think we're the same size,

my brother."
(See? Boots has smaller feet than John.)

"No, not quite.

Besides, they gotta be in here somewhere, right?"

"Oh, you should have

seen these

shoes…

Oh,

WOW! They were red with gold stars they were off the hizzle, my fizzle!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, they gotta be in here."

Dora has another idea. "If you don't find them,

maybe you can

wear

those!"

"What, that? Well, I-I could try!"

"We need to get you on stage to

introduce the next act!"

John begins panicking. "Oh, no! Oh, no!"

"Oh, no, oh, no!"

"Wh-WHAT AM I GONNA

DO?!? I guess I'm going in these for now and then, uh-"

(QUACK!)
"I'll try to look for my shoes later."

"Those are so silly!"
(QUACK! QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!)

"You sound like a duck!"
(QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!)

"I like them!"
(QUACK-QUACK!)

"They make me laugh!"

"We can help you find your shoes, John!"

"Oh! ¡Gracias, Dora, gracias, Boots!"

(QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!

QUACK! QUACK!)

"Will you help Boots and me find John's special dancing shoes?"

Will you? It would mean a lot to him!

"You WILL?!"

"GREAT!"

La Bamba

Dora dances with Diego.

Then she dances with Boots.

Look at Tico go!

He's playing the drums!

Look who else is here! It's the Big Red Chicken!

And Isa, too!

Now Dora's playing a trumpet.

Dora and Boots dance some more.

Dora, Boots, Diego, Benny, Tico, and Isa.

Other scenes

Videos

Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest 2010 (FULL AND FOUND)

Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest (2010)

Full special

Nickelodeon's Mega Music Fest 2010 (HQ, Premiere Airing with Commercials)

Premiere airing with commercials.

Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest 2010 (HQ, No Commercial Break, Subtitles)

Special with subtitles (if turned on) and without any commercials.