Wiggledance!

Wiggledance!
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Released	June 9, 1997 (Original) September 7, 1998 (Re-release)
Filmed	December 10, 1996
Written by	The Wiggles
Directed by	Dean Covell
Produced by	Paul Field
Running Time	48:28 (1997 Version) 47:13 (1998 Version)
Distributed by	ABC
Country	Australia
Previous Video	Wake Up Jeff! (1996)
Next Video	Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1997)

"Wiggledance!" is the fifth Wiggles video filmed mid-December 1996 in the York Theatre at the University of Sydney's Seymour Centre and was released on June 9, 1997.

It was re-released on September 7, 1998 with Vini Vini cut from the video. In 2013, the video, with Vini Vini reinstated, was shown on the now-defunct Wiggle Time! TV service with an introduction by the then-new Yellow Wiggle Emma, as she attended this concert as a child and as such, can be seen in the audience.

Song List

1. Rock-a-Bye Your Bear
2. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
3. Dorothy the Dinosaur
4. Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)
5. Vini Vini
6. Wags the Dog
7. Quack Quack
8. Wake Up Jeff!
9. Nya Nya Nya
10. Five Little Joeys
11. Baby Baluga
12. Let's Have a Dance with Henry
13. Romp Bomp A Stomp
14. Hot Potato
15. Get Ready To Wiggle

Plot

The Wiggles are on stage. They introduce themselves. Anthony says, "Since we're all here, why don't we sing some songs together?" Anthony tells the audience to clap their hands three times, hold their hands up high and sing like opera singers, "la la la la la", bow to the person next to you, turn around and say, "Yippee", put their hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear (they pretend it's a teddy bear) and bears now asleep.

• Song 1: Rock-a-Bye Your Bear

Anthony tells Greg that someone's snoring. Where's that snoring coming from? It's Jeff. Anthony, Murray and Greg are surprised to see that Jeff falling asleep. So what can we do? Greg asks the audience to count to three and wake Jeff up. When he wakes up, maybe he'll do some silly things. Here we go: One, two, three. Wake up Jeff!!! Jeff wakes up and tweets like a bird. Murray asks Jeff if he is awake. Jeff says that he's awake now. Murray tells him not to sleep because we need (swinging both his arms backwards like a windmill) you for the next song. Zingle, zangle. Jeff flaps his arms like a windmill, too. Greg tells him to show everybody how to dance in the next song. But, oh, no! Jeff falls asleep again. Greg tells the audience to wake up Jeff one more time. One, two, three. Wake up, Jeff! Jeff wakes up again and once again flaps and tweets like a bird. Anthony tells Jeff if he's awake now. Anthony thanks everyone for waking Jeff up. Anthony tells Jeff to show everyone how to point our fingers and do the twist. Greg also tells Jeff to stand on one foot and shake your hands. Murray tells everyone to point our fingers and do the twist together.

• Song 2: Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)

Murray asks everyone if they know Dorothy the Dinosaur. Murray tells everyone about Dorothy but adds that she does a dance like this. Murray demonstrates the dance, Anthony and Greg join along, while Jeff plays organ music on his keyboard. Let's all run like Dorothy. Murray introduces the next song about Dorothy the Dinosaur.

• Song 3: Dorothy the Dinosaur

Dorothy greets everyone. Anthony tells her great dancing. He has a question for her. Would you like to do another dance? He asks the audience if they're like to do another dance with Dorothy and everyone agrees.

• Song 4: Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?) – Murray plays guitar while Jeff plays keyboard.

At the end of the song, Dorothy has done a split. Greg and Anthony try to lift her back up, but she's heavy. They ask if she's okay, but Dorothy quietly responds, "help me." They call Murray and Jeff to help lift her, but no luck. Murray has an idea. He asks everyone to get a big breath together to help lift Dorothy up. The Wiggles, Dorothy and the audience all take a deep breath and finally, they lift Dorothy up. Dorothy thanks everyone. Anthony tells Dorothy if she'd like to come back later and have another dance. Dorothy responds that she'd love to. Now it's time to wave goodbye to Dorothy. She waves goodbye and leaves.

After Dorothy leaves, Murray introduces us to this song were they are not going to use any instruments but they'll use their hands to do the next song: Vini Vini.

• Song 5: Vini Vini (1997 version only)

Who's that yawning? They think it's our sleepy friend, Jeff. But Jeff arrives and says he's not yawning; maybe it's Anthony. It's not Anthony, or Greg, so who could it be? They ask the audience and they reply Murray! Murray tells the others he's really tired; last night there was a dog barking out his window. As Wags arrives, Jeff asks Murray what the dog looked like, describing the details of Wags. Murray affirms each point until Jeff points if it looks like the dog behind him. Murray turns around and says, "It's Wags the Dog!".

• Song 6: Wags the Dog

Greg tells Wags that was great dancing but it's time to say goodbye for now. Bye, Wags!

Jeff plays the Captain Feathersword theme music as Captain Feathersword arrives aboard his pirate ship. Captain Feathersword gets off his ship and greets everyone with a "Ahoy there, me hearties". As he says hearties, he repeats the ee sound several types, swinging his feathersword around and then throws it in the air but misses catching it. He tries a second time and the same thing happens. Then the third time, the sword lands on his head, knocking him to the ground. Anthony tells Captain Feathersword if he's all right and he is. Anthony tosses him back his pirate hat, which he catches and puts on his head. Anthony then tosses him the feathersword but the feathersword hits him on the head again and he falls. After he gets up again, Anthony tosses the sword, which Captain catches. Anthony tosses the hat, which Captain catches but tosses the sword back to Anthony so he can put the hat on his head. Anthony tosses the sword again but Captain catches it and loses his hat. Anthony gets the hat and tosses it to Captain, but Captain tosses the sword back and puts on his hat. This repeats a few times. Where's his hat? He's already wearing it but they're looking around. They're doing jumping jacks. Oh it's on his head. Captain Feathersword says "Quack, quack." Anthony tells him and the audience quack like a duck. Captain follows up with a "cock-a-doodle-doo." Greg arrives with duck and rooster hats for the other Wiggles to wear.

• Song 7: Quack Quack

Captain tells everyone to give yourselves a big clap. Jeff has fallen asleep again. This time, Anthony says that Jeff seems to be in a really deep sleep and that we need to think of a new way to wake Jeff up. He asks a boy from the audience; he replies sing a song. He asks the boy's name and he replies Christopher. What song can we sing to wake Jeff up? Christopher replies, "Wake up Jeff." That makes sense. Anthony teaches everyone how to sing and dance to "Wake Up, Jeff." They sing "Wake up, Jeff" line; it almost wakes him up but he's still asleep, they try again but the same thing happens, so they'll have to sing the whole song.

• Song 8: Wake Up Jeff!

Jeff is finally awake. Murray thanks the audience for waking Jeff up.

Greg notices that Captain Feathersword is holding juggling balls. Greg tells Captain it's not time to juggle since it's time for something else. Greg turns the audience to talk about something, but Captain Feathersword is juggling again. He turns to Captain Feathersword, who has hidden his balls and asks if he was juggling. Captain denies it. Greg asks the audience and they affirm he is juggling. Greg takes the balls from the Captain and tells him to stand very still. He then talks to the audience about what's coming up, but Captain Feathersword is now dancing. The audience tell Greg that; Greg turns but Captain is standing still now. Greg asks Captain if he was dancing, but he denies it again. Greg asks the audience and they say yes. Greg tells Captain Feathersword no more juggling and dancing; just stay right there. But as soon as Greg turns to the audience again, Captain Feathersword runs off and returns riding a unicycle. He loses control and runs into the backdrop. Greg tells him if he's okay. Captain says he's okay but what about his bike? Anthony says it must be broken since it only has one wheel. He and Greg leave to get it fixed. Meanwhile, Captain Feathersword shows the audience about a special new dance called, "Nya, Nya, Nya".

• Song 9: Nya Nya Nya - featuring four Irish dancing girls; Jessie, Cassie, Sian and Emma. Dorothy, Wags and Henry also join in the dance. Later Greg and Anthony dance while Murray and Jeff play instruments in the back.

Everyone leaves except Greg and Anthony. Greg talks about the special part of the show when Murray arrives in a doctor's coat. Look, everyone. It's Doctor Murray! What's up, doc? Doctor Murray says that there were joeys jumping on their beds and fell off and bumped their heads. Anthony asks if they were jumping like this: he starts jumping like a joey. Murray affirms and runs off. Anthony says he can see someone jumping like that; in fact, all the kids are jumping around.

• Song 10: Five Little Joeys - Anthony sings this one. Murray comes back for the parts where the doctor says, "No more joeys jumping on the bed." The last part has one silly doctor jumping on the bed.

Henry the Octopus arrives with Greg. Henry asks Greg if he could sing a song about his friend, Baby Beluga. Greg replies, sure, but who is Baby Beluga. Henry explains he's a little whale. He likes to swim, dive and splash in the ocean. Anthony arrives and gives Greg a whale tail. Greg puts it on and asks Henry how long the song would take to sing? Henry thinks about it and replies that it would take a little whale.

• Song 11: Baby Baluga - Murray and Jeff wave two large ribbons in the back while Greg sings with Anthony, Captain Feathersword and Henry. Midway through the song, Anthony directs the audience on the dance.

Henry thanks everyone for singing that song. He asks Greg that he has another dance. Anthony calls everyone to stand up and dance.

• Song 12: Let's Have a Dance with Henry - On the conga line part, Jeff tries to catch up with Henry and the others and he finally makes it.

Let's wave goodbye to Henry. Look who's here? Dorothy arrives with the child dancers who are wearing Wiggles shirts, overalls and caps. Dorothy says they've been doing the Romp Bomp A Stomp. Let's stand up. Join us and do the Romp Bomp A Stomp.

• Song 13: Romp Bomp A Stomp

Dorothy and the dancers leave. Murray invites everyone to do the actions for the next song.

• Song 14: Hot Potato

Anthony says you can dance any way you like on the next song. It's time to wiggle.

• Song 15: Get Ready To Wiggle - Captain Feathersword, the mascots and the child dancers come back to dance.

Murray tells the audience that the show is almost over. He gives special thanks to Sian, Emma, Jessica and Cassie for being great helpers for Dorothy. He also would like to say thanks to the moms and dads, grandparents, caregivers and especially the kids. They all give a big clap. And right now Murray says that it is time to say goodbye to each other. The Wiggles and their friends all say goodbye to the audience as "Get Ready To Wiggle" plays in the background. They leave the concert, except Captain Feathersword. He does his crazy dance and says "Bye, see you later" quickly a bunch of times and stops for a moment. Where did everybody go? But the audience is still there. Captain Feathersword asks if they would like to see his special dance one more time. Okay!

• Song 16: Nya Nya Nya (Reprise) - With the child dancers, the credits roll as the mascots join in the dance. Then Captain Feathersword, Dorothy, Wags, Henry and The Wiggles come back and take a bow. Murray is playing guitar and Jeff is playing accordion.

The Wiggles say goodbye to everybody and leave as the credits roll to the music for "Jeff's Christmas Tune".

Trivia

• This is The Wiggles' first official concert video.
• This is the first video appearance of The Wiggles' new logo, seen in the intro and on the clock on stage. While the promo photos on the cover feature the logos on The Wiggles' shirts and belts, the actual concert footage still has them wearing plain coloured (short-sleeved) shirts and plain belt buckles.
  • As such, this is the last video where The Wiggles don't have the logo on their clothes.
• This is the first video to have Carolyn Ferrie voice Dorothy.
• This is Officer Beaples' first appearance.
• This video marks the first appearance of The Wiggles' Colored Dancers. Their last appearance would be in The Wiggly Big Show, the next concert video.
• This is the first video to feature more than one song during the end credits.
• This video marks the very first conversation between Anthony and Captain Feathersword, as Anthony previously played the character up until Wake Up Jeff!, the previous video.
• This is the first time Henry says "Breebop" and "Yoop" ("Hello" and "Goodbye" in Octopulian).
• This is the only video to feature Phillip Wilcher's name in the end credits, as an arranger of "Vini Vini".
  • According to Phillip, the song "Vini Vini" was claimed in 1998 by French composer, Yves Rocher, which is why it was removed in the re-release.
• This is the first time The Wiggles' website is posted in the credits.
• This video also marks the first appearance of "Quack Quack".
• Henry's Christmas Dance (as "Let's Have a Dance with Henry") and Jeff's Christmas Tune from Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas make their video debut.
• The opening sequence where a girl paints a Wiggles logo was later used at the end of TV Series 1 episodes and the start and end of the Let's Wiggle TV segment and at the end of some UK promos. Emma Ryan is the little girl who paints The Wiggles Logo in the scene.
• Unlike later concert tours, this one has the guitars on the right side of the stage and Jeff's keyboard on the left side of the stage. There is also no bass guitar or drum set.
• Paul Field and his kids, Joseph, Clare and Dominic, are seen in the audience during "Vini Vini" and "Wake Up Jeff!"
• Emma Watkins can be seen in the audience with her sister, Hayley Watkins during "Get Ready To Wiggle" who would then go on to become Emma Wiggle in 2013.
• This is the last video for the Epiphone electric guitar.
  • It later appeared on the guitar rack in The Wiggles Movie.
• For unknown reasons after Get Ready To Wiggle, the zookeeper is seen on stage with The Wiggles and their friends.
• The song Five Little Joeys is listed as "5 Little Joeys" in the closing song credits.
• The video was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel starting April 17th, 2019 as part of the Classic Wiggles series.
• At the end of the song Get Ready To Wiggle is featured on the 1998-2005 ABC for Kids promo.

Goofs

• During the guitar solo of "Wake Up Jeff!", Murray is playing a Takamine acoustic guitar but the music presented features an electric guitar.
• Certain shots don't match with others, like when The Wiggles are in different positions or cameramen appear out of nowhere. This means the video is likely made up of multiple concerts filmed the same day or multiple days.
• One very noticeable out-of-sequence event is during the closing reprise of "Nya Nya Nya"; when Greg is about to re-join the group, it cuts briefly to Captain and Anthony joining hands and holding up their arms for the dancers to go under, but that part of the dance comes later. It then happens again at the right time.
• In the end credits, Anthony's last name is accidentally spelled "Feild". Another word, address, is accidentally spelled "adress".
• Anthony Field's name wasn't credited for Hot Potato and was for Get Ready To Wiggle.

Video

Classic Wiggles Wiggledance! (Part 1 of 4)

Part 1

Classic Wiggles Wiggledance! (Part 2 of 4)

Part 2

Classic Wiggles Wiggledance! (Part 3 of 4)

Part 3

Classic Wiggles Wiggledance! (Part 4 of 4)

Part 4

The Wiggles videography Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg (1993-2006, 2012, 2018) Wiggle Time! (1993) • Yummy Yummy (1994) • Big Red Car (1995) • Wake Up Jeff! (1996) • Wiggledance! (1997) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1997) • Wiggle Time! (remake, 1998) • Yummy Yummy (remake, 1998) • Toot Toot! (1998) • The Wiggly Big Show (1999) • It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! (2000) • Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party (2001) • Yule Be Wiggling (2001) • Wiggly Safari (2002) • Wiggle Bay (2002) • Space Dancing! (2003) • Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! (2003) • Top of the Tots (2004) • Cold Spaghetti Western (2004) • Santa's Rockin'! (2004) • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005) • Sailing Around the World (2005) • Here Comes The Big Red Car (2006) • It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (2006) • Splish Splash Big Red Boat (2006) • Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A. (2006) • Racing to the Rainbow (2006) • Surfer Jeff (2012) • Celebration! (2012) • The Wiggles Reunion Show (2018) Feature Film The Wiggles Movie (1997) Spin-Offs The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (1999) • Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate (2000) TV Series Collections Wiggly TV (2000) • Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (2003) • Lights, Camera, Action! (2005) • TV Series 1 Collector's Box Set (2005) • TV Series 2 Collector's Edition (2007) • TV Series 3: Lights, Camera, Action! (2008) • The Wiggles Show: The Pick of TV Series 4 (2010) • Ready, Steady, Wiggle! The Pick of TV Series 5 (2010) Other Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (Promo video, 1999) • Happy 15th Birthday! (Documentary, 2006) Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Sam (2007-2011) Wiggledancing! Live In Concert (2007) • Getting Strong! (2007) • Pop Go The Wiggles! (2007) • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (2008) • Sing a Song of Wiggles (2008) • The Wiggles Go Bananas! (2009) • The Wiggles Big, Big Show! (2009) • Hot Poppin' Popcorn (2009) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010) • Let's Eat! (2010) • Ukulele Baby! (2011) • The Wiggles' Big Birthday! (2011) • It's Always Christmas With You! (2011) TV Series Coll. Wiggle and Learn: The Pick of TV Series 6 (2011) • Wiggle and Learn - TV Series 6, Volumes 1-6 (2011) Other On The Road With The Wiggles (Documentary, 2008) • Wiggle Treats! (Promo video, 2011) • Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! (Documentary, 2011) Anthony, Lachy, Simon and Emma (2013-present) Taking Off! (2013) • Furry Tales (2013) • Pumpkin Face (2013) • Go Santa Go! (2013) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (new version, 2014) • Apples & Bananas (2014) • Wiggle House (2014) • Rock & Roll Preschool (2015) • The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! (2015) • Wiggle Town! (2016) • Dance Dance! (2016) • Wiggle Around Australia (2017) • Duets (2017) • Nursery Rhymes featuring CinderEmma! A Musical Fairytale! (2017) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017) • The Best of The Wiggles (2018) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) • Wiggle Pop! (2018) • The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! (2019) • Party Time! (2019) • Fun and Games (2020) • Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! (2020) • We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits (2021) • Lullabies with Love (2021) YouTube videos Nursery Rhymes (2016) • Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio (2017) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) Spin-Off videos Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2017) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (2018) TV Series Collections Wake Up, Lachy! (2014) • Emma's Bowtiful Day! (2014) • Anthony's Fruity Feast! (2015) • Emma! (2015) • Simon Says! (2016) • Fun Fun Fun! (2016) • Sing, Dance & Play! (2019) • Emma! 2: Emmatastic! (2019) • Eat, Sleep, Wiggle, Repeat (2020) • Emma! 2: Dance Spectacular! (2020) The Wiggles' World (2020) Dorothy the Dinosaur (2007-2012) Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party (2007) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book (2008) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus (2009) Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas (2010) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! (2011) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party! (2012) TV Series Coll. TV Series 1 (2010) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Wonderful World! (2012) More from The Wiggles ABC For Kids Video Hits (1991) • Video Hits Volume 2 (1992) • Live In Concert (1993) • Featuring Banana Holiday and Lots of Other Great Songs (1994) The Kingdom of Paramithi The Kingdom Of Paramithi (2009) • All Time Favourite Fairytales (2009) • Tales of Enchantment (2010) • All Time Favourite Fairytales Bumper Edition (2010) • Cinderella Pantomime (2011) Other Baby Antonio's Circus (2011)