Doodlebops latest kids' TV sensation
Miriam Liddle  |  by elpasotimes.com. All rights reserved. 5.01 | 6:00

But anyone with preschoolers at home knew the answer. Some of them were even star-struck and chased Deedee, Rooney and Moe Doodlebop down the hall, hoping to score an autograph. After all, The Doodlebops could potentially be the next Wiggles.

(If you don't know who the Wiggles are -- Australia's top-earning entertainers last year, ahead of No. 2 AC/DC and No. 3 Nicole Kidman -- then you might as well stop reading now.

Clearly, you're not up on your pop stars of the next generation.) Stars of a Playhouse Disney cable TV show since spring 2005, the Canadian trio has become a favorite of the preschool set throughout the United States. The group, whose show follows them on crazy adventures and on to the concert stage, has just begun a national U.

S. tour. Wearing their signature mod


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costumes, colored hair and bright makeup, the Doodlebops wouldn't give up much about their offstage life.

But here's what we did learn:

  • The group's members compare themselves to "The Monkees," appearing in a slice-of-life TV show about rock stars. The modern twist is that they're kiddie rock stars.
  • The secret of their success, according to Moe, is that they don't talk down to kids.

    "We can match their energy and we don't tell them to 'calm down.

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