User blog:Murrayfan54/Rank Wiggles Videos From Worst to Best: New Generation

And the ranking series continues.

Yeah, I know, I said that this ranking was coming last month, but I just got overwhelmed with schoolwork. But enough time to waste, let's get straight to it.

And in case you forgot my rating system:

1 = Bad 2 = Meh 3 = Decent 4 = Good 5 = Great

Let's get to it.

The Bad Tier
Go Santa Go! (2013)

Of the new generation's earlier video, this was more of an ambitious project. In case you guys missed my worst Wiggles video list (link here: http://wiggles.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Murrayfan54/My_Top_5_Most_Dissapointing_(Worst)_Wiggles_Videos), I wasn't very wild about this video. To be fair, this video actually did have potential. The Wiggles have done story-based videos in the past before, obviously, but they've never done a Christmas themed one, so they had a lot to work with. And it's a shame that the execution isn't nearly as good as it's concept. Even if The Wiggles never hit the landing for story-based videos before (see: Sailing Around The World, but that's a different ranking for a different day), they at least kept the story throughout the course of the video. This, on the other hand, drops the story completely in the third act for a standard "home for the holidays sing along" type video. It all feels very lazy, as if the script writer never really cared to put any effort into it all. There have been worse Wiggles videos in the past (trust me, in the next ranking, we'll get to them), but there were very few that squandered their potential like this one. It's less bad than it is kinda mediocre, though, so in a way this video has grown on me (ask me my opinion on this a year ago, and I probably would've given you a different answer, believe me).

Rock & Roll Preschool (2015)

Believe me folks, this has been a long time coming. I've never really given my full opinion on this, so let's change that. This video is boring forgettable trite that fits in the same mold as videos like "Space Dancing" and "Here Comes the Big Red Car" filled: to be filler videos that were never really all that memorable. I honestly would've left this in the meh tier if the songs weren't terrible. I mean, nearly everything about these songs are a mess. Take "Gooey, Gooey, Splidgy, Splodge, Splodge" for example. This might be the only time I'll ever say this about a Wiggles, but: the lyrics of this song are complete nonsense. I know they've made nonsense songs like this before (Zing Zang Wing Wang Wong, Doo Doo-Doo, Doo!), but here it just feels...wrong. It lacks the catchiness of those songs that made them both memorable and excusable. It's literally three minutes of 'blah blah'. There might be some good songs on the video, but the bad definitely trumps the good here.

The Meh Tier
The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra (2015)

Am I the only one who finds this video incredibly boring? Like, yeah, the soundtrack is amazing and it's definitely my favorite New Wiggles Album, but the look and feel of the video makes feel like going to sleep. But it's not bad.

Wiggle House (2014)

The songs on here are great (with the exception of the new version of Dressing Up, which I don't like), but this video feels kid of relaxed and languid, which isn't bad, but it should have more energy. It should feel happy and fun, meanwhile, it feels like I'm watching a yoga tutorial.

Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles (2013-ish)

Less than a year after the introduction of the new generation and you're already making a best of video? It feels a bit too soon, not helping is the fact that they removed several Wiggles songs that I actually really like, a few of them being classics (why would you remove "Fruit Salad", aka the song people are most likely gonna remember you for, of all things?) I get it for this year's "Best of New Generation" album because, it's been a few years, but this? There's no excuse, even if I don't mind the video.

The Decent Tier
Wiggle Town (2016)

I would say that I subtly enjoy this video. It's too close to It's a Wiggly, Wiggly World! for me to really love it, but it's too catchy for me to hate it. Whoever the mixing engineer is, please give the man a raise immediately. The songs here sound fantastic, and they kinda feel funky and post-disco-y, especially Do The Pretzel. Two prime examples: Come On Down to Wiggle Town and Do The Pretzel. They sound fun, energetic and really great with the trumpets, which I'm glad made a comeback, by the way. Lyrically, Do The Pretzel is awful, but it's got enough flare and catchiness for the song to work for me. I would do something about the new cartoons, though. They look like Wiggly Animation rejects (and that's saying something).

Pumpkin Face (2013)

You know, for their first Halloween video, this video is pretty...okay. Not much more to say.

The Good Tier
Furry Tales (2013)

The songs here are great. The retreads are, okay, like they're not bad, but they could have been better. The prologues are pretty entertaining, too.

Taking Off! (2013)

The introduction video. The video that could make or break our opinion on the new generation. What a great first impression.

The Great Tier
Apples and Bananas (2014)

I honestly don't why I like this video so much. All I know is that I do.

And that is my ranking. How would you rank this? Sound off in the comments.

Originals ranking coming in January (hopefully). All Wiggles Videos Ranked (when they stop doing this.)

Take care, happy thanksgiving and keep on Wiggling!

-Fataday