The loveable children’s TV star Hip Hop Harry provides his youthful audiences with fun educational life lessons through musical tunes. For almost twenty years Hip Hop Harry has been an icon of Children’s television. First appearing in television screens in the early noughties, the character was created as a way of teaching children important life teachings and social skills through dance and music. The show was initially launched in collaboration with the rapper Nelly, who helped to provide inspiration for the musical style of TV’s beloved Hip Hop Harry. The trademark of the show is the group dance circle which is part of each episode’s ending in which children on the show express their ideas, explore their emotions and find effective methods of conflict resolution.

Broadcasted as a children’s television show, the series ran for two seasons, yet engaging with modern youth, the show quickly adapted to become a hit YouTube series. Now with more than 32K YouTube subscribers and 118K Instagram followers, Hip Hop Harry’s message of inclusion and compassion has proven to be more pertinent and popular than ever. In fact, the lovable yellow bird recently became the focus of a viral TikTok challenge in which users performed numerous dance routines centered on the show’s iconic dance circle. Moreover, the show’s Go Go Go song also became a political Twitter meme and a protest song at the height of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Proving that dance and music are effective and uplifting for people of all ages and backgrounds, Hip Hop Harry is still the king of children’s television.