TV Guide

Every channel on Channel GG. Pick a show, or turn the knob and let fate decide.

  1. CH 17:30Channel GGCartoons, the crew and the toy aisle. Pour a bowl and start here.
  2. CH 28:00Meet the CrewSay hi to the microbes working your night shift. Trading cards, tools and the buffet.
  3. CH 38:30Saturday Morning LessonsFive-second cartoons about what your gut gets up to all day.
  4. CH 410:00The ArcadeGames that teach. Insert no coins.
  5. CH 510:30The Toy AisleGut goodies for grown-ups. Collect the set, feed the crew.
  6. CH 69:00The MapRide the gut from Chomp Station to Downtown and get your passport stamped at every stop.
  7. CH 79:15The Tool KitEnzymes that snip, chip, slice and pop, plus bile, the soap. Grab one and cut something.
  8. CH 89:45The BuffetPrebiotics and fibre: food your tools can’t cut, served to the crew Downtown.
  9. CH 911:30The StationWho runs this channel, questions, fan mail and the fine print.
  10. CH 1011:00The GlossaryGut words from A to Z: a true definition and a silly one, side by side.
  11. CH 117:00The TV GuideWhat’s on, what’s next, and what’s on at 3 a.m. (it’s the fine print).
  12. CH 1210:45A Word from Our SponsorsJingles, slogans and a very calm announcer. Stay through the break.
  13. CH 1311:15The Sticker BookPeel, stick, show off. Then go find the ones you’re missing.
  14. CH 1412:30The Season PassNever miss an episode. Your goodies turn up every month, for less.
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Your gut has a crew.

You’ve got company. About 38 trillion bacteria live in you, roughly one for every cell you’ve got. Come meet the crew.

Meet the crewShop the toy aisle

Cartoons at 8. Cereal optional.

CH 1Now showing: the crew theme

8:00The cast

Meet the crew.

They’ve been working your night shift this whole time. Rods in pairs, Ys and Vs, and one spore who brought a raincoat. Flip a card and say hi.

Card 01Shape: rods
Ace and Deuce, two blue rod-shaped bacteria in red sweatbands, holding hands

Ace & Deuce

Lactobacillus acidophilus

Make lactic acid and keep the neighbourhood a little sour.

Profile

Ace & Deuce

The stats
Shape
Rods. They travel in pairs and short chains, so you get two.
Hangs out
Small intestine.
Makes
Lactic acid.
Fun fact
In 2020, Lactobacillus was split into 25 genera. Acidophilus is one of the few that kept the old name.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 BillionNo.02 Probiotic 40 Billion with PrebioticsNo.05 Gut HealthNo.06 Apple Cider Vinegar Capsules
Card 02Shape: Y
Biff, a yellow Y-shaped bacterium cheering with both branches up

Biff

Bifidobacterium bifidum

Eats the fibre you can’t digest and turns it into acetate and lactate.

Profile

Biff

The stats
Shape
A branched rod, often a Y. “Bifid” means split in two.
Hangs out
Large intestine.
Eats
Inulin and FOS.
Fun fact
Bifidobacteria are among the first microbes to move into a newborn’s gut.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 Billion
Card 03Shape: spore

Sporty

Bacillus coagulans

Rides through stomach acid in a spore coat, then hatches in the gut.

Profile

Sporty

The stats
Shape
A rod that can pack itself into an oval spore.
Hangs out
Passes through. Wakes up in the intestine.
Makes
Lactic acid, once it’s awake.
Fun fact
Renamed twice since 2020: science now says Heyndrickxia coagulans. Labels still say Bacillus.
In the bottleNo.04 Digestive + Gut Health StripsNo.09 Comfy Belly Daily
Card 05Shape: rod
Rhamny, a purple rod-shaped bacterium in round sunglasses, mid dance step

Rhamny

Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus

Makes lactic acid and never misses a beat.

Profile

Rhamny

The stats
Shape
A rod, often in short chains.
Hangs out
Small and large intestine.
Makes
Lactic acid.
Fun fact
The 2020 shake-up gave him a longer name: Lacticaseibacillus. He wears it well.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 Billion
Card 07Shape: short rod
Shorty, a small blue rod-shaped bacterium in a backwards cap, waving

Shorty

Bifidobacterium breve

The youngest of the crew, and proof that not every bifido is a Y.

Profile

Shorty

The stats
Shape
Short rods. Breve is Latin for short.
Hangs out
Large intestine.
Eats
Prebiotic fibres and milk sugars.
Fun fact
One of the most common bifidobacteria in a baby’s gut.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 Billion
Card 08Shape: rod
Para, a red rod-shaped bacterium in a striped cheesemonger’s apron, holding up a wedge of Swiss cheese and giving a thumbs up

Para

Lacticaseibacillus paracasei

Makes lactic acid, and keeps working in a cheese while it ages.

Profile

Para

The stats
Shape
A rod, alone or in short chains.
Hangs out
Small intestine. Also aged cheese.
Makes
Lactic acid.
Fun fact
In aged cheddar, L. paracasei is often one of the main bacteria still at work months after the cheese is made.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 BillionNo.02 Probiotic 40 Billion with Prebiotics
Card 09Shape: long rod
Longo, a long teal bacterium with one small branch, in reading glasses and a mustard cardigan, reading aloud from a storybook

Longo

Bifidobacterium longum

The old-timer. Ferments the fibre you can’t digest and tells the crew how it used to be.

Profile

Longo

The stats
Shape
A long rod, sometimes curved or branched. Longum is Latin for long.
Hangs out
Large intestine.
Eats
Prebiotic fibres like inulin and FOS.
Fun fact
B. longum turns up in guts at every age, from the first months of life to old age.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 Billion
Card 10Shape: rod
Sal, a mint-green rod-shaped bacterium in a striped railroad cap and red neckerchief, holding up a gold pocket watch

Sal

Ligilactobacillus salivarius

Conductor at Chomp Station. Greets every bite on the way in.

Profile

Sal

The stats
Shape
A rod, often in short chains.
Hangs out
The mouth, and further down the gut.
Makes
Lactic acid.
Fun fact
The 2020 shake-up moved him to a new genus, Ligilactobacillus. The trains still run on time.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 Billion
Card 11Shape: rod
Gass, a peach rod-shaped bacterium in a white lab coat with goggles pushed up, holding a clipboard and raising one finger

Gass

Lactobacillus gasseri

Makes lactic acid. Corrects anyone who thinks his name is about gas.

Profile

Gass

The stats
Shape
A rod, often in short chains.
Hangs out
Small intestine.
Makes
Lactic acid.
Fun fact
He kept the old genus name in the 2020 shake-up, like Ace & Deuce. Short name, no paperwork.
In the bottleNo.01 Probiotic 20 Billion
Card 12Shape: a nerve
DJ Vagus, a long golden-yellow nerve with little branching fibres, looping up from a teal DJ booth in red headphones, scratching two records

DJ Vagus

Nervus vagus

Spins at Second Brain FM. Runs the line between gut and brain.

Profile

DJ Vagus

The stats
Shape
A long nerve that wanders. Vagus is Latin for wandering.
Runs
From the brainstem, down the neck and chest, to the gut.
Carries
Messages both ways. Most of its fibres carry news up from the gut.
Fun fact
You have two, one on each side. They’re the longest of the cranial nerves.

Swipe for the whole crew →

Tool kit, buffet and the model sheet →

A word from our sponsors

We’ll be right back.

This break is brought to you by fibre: the food your crew can’t get enough of. Stay tuned.

Far-out fact

Food usually takes a day or more to travel the whole gut, so there’s time for a short break.

8:30Saturday morning lessons

Now playing.

Five-second cartoons about what your gut gets up to all day. Grab a bowl.

Episode 1 · 8:30

Spore Wars

How Sporty rides out the stomach acid

Episode 2 · 9:00

The Inulin Buffet

How prebiotics feed the crew

Episode 3 · 9:30

The Great Fat Split

Bile and lipase, the two-step

Episode 4 · 8:45

Snip Snip Hooray

Proteases cut protein down to size

Episode 5 · 9:15

Milk Run

Lactase pops milk sugar in two

Episode 6 · 9:45

Bean There, Done That

The wrench, the beans and one polite cloud

All the episodes →
10:00Play along

Lunch rush: who handles what?

Lunch is served. Send a food down and see which tool, or crew member, clocks in.

MilklactoseEggproteinToaststarchButterfatBeansbean sugarsOnioninulin
Play Lunch RushThe arcade

Toast meets the pickaxe: amylase starts on starch in your mouth.

10:30Shop

The Toy Aisle.

Gut goodies for grown-ups. Collect the set, feed the crew.

The Crew

Probiotics. The cast, bottled.

The Kitchen

Enzymes, vinegar and bile: the tools.

The Garden

Whole-food powders and capsules.

The Forest

Functional mushrooms: shelves, pom-poms and clusters.

The Builders

Protein for the lining and the body.

Starter crews →The Season Pass →

Fan mail

The mailbag’s empty and the mail carrier looks bored. Tried something? Tell us what your gut’s been up to.

Drop us a line: [email protected]

11:00Feature presentation

Gut Health

The headliner. Apple cider vinegar, inulin for the buffet, L. acidophilus LA85 (that’s Ace) and DigeZyme®, a five-enzyme tool kit, all in one capsule.

$29.9960 capsules · 2 a day · Made in USAAdd to bag

Supports healthy digestion*

Read the whole label →
12:30The pilot episode

Start with the pilot.

Try a tin of berry strips for $24, one per customer. If it’s a hit, the Season Pass brings the next one every 30 days.

Pilot episode

Probiotic + Prebiotic Strips

B. lactis 10 billion CFU · Polydextrose

Usually $39.00$24.00first tin

Supports a healthy gut*

Pilot episode

Digestive + Gut Health Strips

B. coagulans 10 billion CFU · Protease · Papain · Bromelain

Usually $35.90$24.00first tin

Supports digestion*

How the pilot worksThe Season Pass
11:45Questions

From the studio audience.

Quick answers, no commercial breaks. More questions →

Is this a kids’ show?

Nope. It’s a Saturday-morning cartoon for grown-ups. Supplements are for adults, so keep every bottle, pouch and tin well out of reach of kids.

Two need extra care: Comfy Belly Daily contains iron, and the Adaptogen Vitality Gummies look a lot like candy. Store those up high.

Are the microbes really shaped like that?

Pretty much! Lactobacilli (Ace & Deuce, Pickles, Rhamny) are rods, often in pairs and chains. Bifidobacteria (Biff, Lacey, Shorty) are rods that branch into Ys and Vs, or in Shorty’s case stay short and stubby. Bacillus coagulans (Sporty) packs itself into a spore.

The sneakers and gloves are artistic licence.

What does the asterisk mean?

Asterisk is Greek for “little star”, and ours lead to the fine print. Each product has one line about how it supports your body, marked with a star. That line hasn’t been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, and the product isn’t intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The full statement sits at the bottom of every page.

What’s the difference between a probiotic and a prebiotic?

Probiotics are the crew: live microbes. Prebiotics are their lunch: fibres like inulin and FOS that your own enzymes can’t cut, so they reach the colon, where the crew digs in.

Far-out fact

Most of your body’s serotonin is made in your gut.

Down here it’s on rhythm duty, helping time the squeezes that move lunch along.

Coming up next on Channel GG

Meet the Crew

Trading cards, the tool kit and the buffet.

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