Ubbi dubbi


Ubbi dubbi is a language game spoken with the English language. It was popularized by the 1972-1978 PBS children's show Zoom. When Zoom was revived in 1999 on PBS, Ubbi dubbi was again a feature of the show.
Variations to Ubbi Dubbi include Obbish, Ob, Ib, Arpy Darpy, and .

Rules

Ubbi dubbi works by adding -ub- before each vowel sound in a syllable. The stress falls on the "ub" of the syllable that is stressed in the original word. So in "hello", which is stressed on the "he-" syllable, the stress falls on the "hub" in "hubellubo".
The method of adding "ub" before each vowel sound has been described as "iterative infixation".

Examples

Ubbi Dubbi has also been popularized as the signature speech pattern of the cartoon character Mushmouth from the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, voiced by Bill Cosby.
It was used in the episode "Mentalo Case" from the TV series The King Of Queens, between character Spence Olchin and a salesman at a toy convention.
It was also used between Penny and Amy in season 10 episode 7 of The Big Bang Theory as a means of having a secret conversation, to counter Sheldon and Leonard's Klingon.
In the video game Rayman Origins, the Bubble Dreamer speaks Ubbi Dubbi.