Jan 18 2009
Popcultured Blast from the Past: Ubbi Dubbi
Anyone who grew up in the 70’s and watched PBS has got to remember this one: Ubbi Dubbi, the language from the “Zoom” show. Each episode, Zoom would feature a segment of kids speaking in this mysterious language.
I could never get Ubbi Dubbi right, although the instructions aren’t all that hard. To speak Ubbi Dubbi, you have to say ”ub” before each vowel sound in a word. For example, “pop cultured” would be “pubop cubultubured” in Ubbi Dubbi.
I always had a hard time trying to speak Ubbi Dubbi. But thanks to the internet, the kids today have it much easier. The Zoom website at PBSkids.org actually has an Ubbi Dubbi translator!
