# Big Blue Marble gibberish language

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 20, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-blue-marble-gibberish-language/300289 "2005-04-20T19:24:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-blue-marble-gibberish-language/300289/1 "2005-04-20T19:24:43Z")

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Does anyone remember the kid’s TV show called [“Big Blue Marble”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258339/) ? For some strange reason, it popped into my head today. The one thing I remember about this show, other than wanting to get a penpal, was the gibberish language that they sometimes spoke. There was an offer to send you instructions on how to speak it but I never got around to sending for it. Now, thirty years later, I just have to know. Anybody here remember how it was done?

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-blue-marble-gibberish-language/300289/2 "2005-04-20T19:37:35Z")

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I remember _the big blue marble in spaaaaaaaace_ but I don’t remember gibberish language spoken on it. The show with the gibberish language I remember was Zoom and the spoke Ubby Dubby in which you had to insert an “ubbubby” or a “dubbubby” after each vowel (not syllable as many used to do, but vowel.)

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**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-blue-marble-gibberish-language/300289/3 "2005-04-20T22:48:47Z")

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Could it have been Pig Latin? (Ouldcay itway avehay eenbay igpay atinlay?)

[I only have a hazy recollection of the program, and none of any such gibberish…]

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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-blue-marble-gibberish-language/300289/4 "2005-04-20T22:50:25Z")

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> [@Biggirl](#):
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> The show with the gibberish language I remember was Zoom and the spoke Ubby Dubby in which you had to insert an “ubbubby” or a “dubbubby” after each vowel (not syllable as many used to do, but vowel.)

Do’h. Right you are. Oh well, they say memory is the first to go. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-blue-marble-gibberish-language/300289/5 "2005-04-21T03:36:23Z")

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Just and “ub” before each vowel. So

> [@](#):
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> See the dog

becomes

> [@](#):
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> Sub-ee thub-e dub-og

I can still speak it fluently.