Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party is the tenth Wiggles video special released on June 19, 2001. It was released in celebration of The Wiggles' 10th anniversary.
Overview[]
Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's time for some fun! You're all invited to join the fab four of fun The Wiggles and their friends on a musical journey and celebration! See Captain Feathersword and his magical musical pirate buttons, wow! Dance the Ooby Doo with Dorothy the Dinosaur. Swim with Henry the Octopus and see the world's most famous dancing dog, Wags the Dog, dancing up a storm. There's so much to do at your own Wiggly Party. You can Move like an Emu, visit the Dublin Zoological Gardens with our special guest Morgan Crowley; have some Fun on the Farm and Play your guitar with Murray. Sing the beautiful South American song La Cucaracha with special friends Fernando and his son. Have you seen or been to a wedding? Let's all go heel-to-heel and toe-to-to to Marie's Wedding and then dance with some dinosaurs as we travel back in time to Caveland. There's so much to see and do with your friends The Wiggles. It's as much fun as a party. Hoop-Dee-Doo, it's a Wiggly Party!
Filmed[]
The video was filmed in February 2001 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
"La Cucaracha" was recorded and filmed in late November 2000, before the Australian tour of Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show.
Songs[]
Note: All songs are taken from the album of the same name, except where noted otherwise.
- Wiggly Party
- Hoop Dee Doo
- Little Children (Brian Wilson cover)
- Move Like an Emu
- La Cucaracha
- Captain's Magic Buttons
- Dance the Ooby Doo (With Dorothy the Dinosaur)
- Play Your Guitar With Murray
- Marie's Wedding
- Zoological Gardens
- Swim Henry Swim
- Fun on the Farm
- Caveland
- Run Around Run Run
- The Wobbly Dance
- Wiggle Hula
Special Features[]
Plot[]
The Wiggles and mascots introduce themselves as they stand on planets that move around with a space background, with the instrumental track of Play Your Guitar With Murray playing in the Background
Song 1 - Wiggly Party - The Wiggles and the Dancers have fun playing with the balloons that dropped down at the end.
Greg says Hoop Dee Doo! It's a great time to be out. Wags sells newspapers and Murray reads one. Dorothy gives Jeff an ice cream cone. Henry, Captain Feathersword and Anthony are sharing some fruits at a Wiggly Fruit Store. Greg announces it's Wiggly Polka time! HOOP-DEE-DOO!
Song 2 - Hoop Dee Doo
Jeff introduces the next song, which is great to march to. You might like to march along with the music.
Song 3 - Little Children - The Wiggles, The Wiggly Friends and lots of children are marching along to the song.
Greg's at a table with kids Madison (Greg's daughter), Nicola and Amelia as they build emu skirts out of paper and using scissors and glue. And you can put a balloon on the back.
Song 4 - Move Like an Emu - with kids dressed up as emus. The Wiggles stretch their legs, scratch with their feet, fluff out their feathers and their beaks go pecking everywhere.
Anthony is in the studio with Fernando and little Fernando. Anthony asks little Fernando what activities he does in Mexico and little Fernando shares some activities like Futbol (Spanish for soccer), spinning tops and playing marbles. Now they'll all sing La Cucaracha.
Song 5 - La Cucaracha
Anthony introduces Captain Feathersword and Captain Feathersword comes in singing Quack Quack. Anthony knows that Captain Feathersword has brought his pirate hat, his pirate eye patch, his pirate pants, his pirate boots and his feathersword. Anthony explains that Captain Feathersword has brought his magical music pirate buttons that allow him to imitate all sorts of magical and musical things. Anthony pushes a button; Captain Feathersword first sings like a rock singer. Anthony pushes another button; Captain Feathersword next sings opera. Anthony pushes another button; Captain Feathersword then acts and sings like a robot. Jeff pushes the Chicken button. Murray pushes the Fast button and Captain Feathersword speaks and sings quickly in a high and fast voice. Greg pushes the Slow button and Captain Feathersword then sings and talks slowly. Anthony pushes the Eating Pasta button. Jeff pushes the Sleepy button and Captain Feathersword falls asleep. WAKE UP, CAPTAIN FEATHERSWORD! Murray pushes the Relax and Read the Paper button. Greg pushes the Ballet button. Anthony pushes the Ant button. Jeff pushes the Bounce Dance button. Captain Feathersword then sits on the floor and bounces around. Murray pushes the Owl button. Wags pushes the button that makes Captain Feathersword act like Wags the Dog. Greg wonders what this Pause button does and pushes it. Captain Feathersword, at last, stops talking and singing and holds a grin. Greg says he likes his musical buttons much better.
Song 6 - Captain's Magic Buttons
Greg introduces Dorothy and she's going to show everyone a new dance called the Ooby Doo. (Madison and Hamish (Murray's son) are dancing in this).
Song 7 - Dance the Ooby Doo (With Dorothy the Dinosaur)
Murray is tuning and using his guitar and Greg gives some ideas on how to pretend to play a guitar, like using a tennis racquet, or your favourite thing, or just your arms.
Song 8 - Play Your Guitar With Murray
Murray, Captain Feathersword and Jeff are with some kids in some formal clothes. Murray explains how they're pretending to have a wedding. Captain Feathersword is taking the photos. Kelly is a bridesmaid and Joey is the best man. Jeff throws some confetti. Now it's time for Marie's wedding. ("Murray's wedding!?" goes the Captain). No no, that's not it, it is Marie's wedding.
Song 9 - Marie's Wedding
The Wiggles talk about wondering what to do one day and their friend Morgan suggests going to the Dublin Zoo.
Song 10 - Zoological Gardens
Captain Feathersword strums a guitar and sings badly while Henry does a hula. Henry is doing a new dance where he's swimming. Captain joins along. Let's all swim with Henry! Henry accidentally knocks Captain over. Oops, sorry!
Song 11 - Swim Henry Swim
Greg asks if everyone's been to a farm when Anthony shows up in Captain Feathersword's vest. He declares that there's no need to go to the farm when the farm can come to us. He can do so with the help of the Captain's Magic Buttons. Greg thinks that's a great idea and tries a cow button. Anthony cries Cock-a-doodle-doo! Oops, that's a rooster. Okay, let’s try the rooster button. Anthony acts like a cow and moos. Greg tries the sheep button. Anthony barks like a dog. It looks like the buttons aren't working right. Greg tells Anthony to take the vest back to Captain Feathersword and get some overalls for the next song. Anthony asks to try one more thing. He yells, "Whoo-hoo!" and leaves.
Song 12 - Fun on the Farm
Murray notices Jeff is asleep. He gets everyone to help him wake up Jeff! Jeff explains he had a dream about being with the dinosaurs and living in a cave. Murray suggests using our imaginations to go back to Cave land.
Song 13 - Caveland (Animated Segment)
In this song, it features Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus.
Song 14 - Run Around Run Run
In this song, The Wiggles and their friends do the Wobbly Wobbly dance.
Song 15 - The Wobbly Dance
Anthony announces it's time to hula but as he extends his arm to introduce Captain Feathersword he knocks him down accidentally. Captain Feathersword gets ready and then sings a silly hula song, while Henry dances a hula. Anthony says how about a hand for Captain Feathersword; he extends his arm, knocking Captain Feathersword all over and over and over and over and over and over again. Captain Feathersword then gets up and they invite everyone to sing and dance.
Song 16 - Wiggle Hula
Closing with the credits showing the Wiggly friends that are shown on a split-screen. On the left side are the characters, Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus. On the right side is each character's actor dancing along.
CD Song[]
Credits[]
- The Wiggles: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page
- Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
- Henry the Octopus: Reem Hanwell
- Wags the Dog: Andrew McCourt
- Dorothy the Dinosaur: Corrine O'Rafferty
Dancers[]
- Nicola Barksby
- Jessica Fawcett
- Clare Field
- Joseph Field
- Sarah Hayes
- Kelly-Rose Daiziel
- Bonnie McMahon
- Rosemary Walkley
Children & Toddlers[]
- Kuiam Anu-David
- Emilia Brunetto
- Nathan Cooper
- Chelsea Cranefield
- Keiran Cranefield
- Sophia Evstigneev
- Kara Fanous
- Dominic Field
- Teagan Gill
- Kieran Houlahan
- Tayla Houlahan
- Jacob Kyral
- Sinead Kyral
- Luke McGrath
- Louis Morrison
- Georgia Munro-Cook
- Hamish Munro-Cook
- Madison Page
- Nicola Schuster
- Hazel Smith
Voice Talent (Uncredited)[]
- Dorothy's Voice: Carolyn Ferrie
- Wag's Voice: Mic Conway and Jeff Fatt (Songs only)
- Henry's Voice: Jeff Fatt
Crew[]
- Director: Chisholm McTavish
- Producer: Paul Field
- Director of Photography: Borce Damcevski
- Choreographer: Leeanne Ashley
- Assistants to Choreographer: Angela Kyral, Naomi Wallace
- Production Co-Ordinator: Roberta McNarma
- Camera Operators: Craig Watkins, Marinko Kero
- Camera Assistant: Michael Poole
- Gaffer: Graham Mulder
- Gaffer Assistant: Ian Barwick
- Boom Operator: Alex Keller
- Sound Recordist: Craig Abercrombie
- Wardrobe: Angela Kyral, Claudia Effendi
- Make-Up Artist: Neena Adams
- 3D Animation: Tom King, Feargal Stewart
- On-Line Editor: Douglas Kirk
- Off-Line Editor: Steve Rees
- Audio Post: Craig Abercrombie
- Technical Director: Douglas Kirk
- Technical Engineer: Scott "Scooter" Jenkins
- Gaffer Assistants: Clive Rippon, James Lengle
- Zoological Gardens Illustrations: Geoff Morrison, Bodgie Graphics
- Floral Headpieces: Marie Field "Field Flowers"
- Post Production Facilities: Spool Media
- Legals: Stevensons Court, Nina Stevenson, Banki Haddock Fiora, Margaret Shearer
Trivia[]
- The video was first uploaded in fragmented parts on The Wiggles' YouTube channel as part of Classic Wiggles series from May 23rd to July 18th of 2020. It was later uploaded with Little Children and the intro to Hoop Dee Doo removed on January 4th, 2024.
- When you select "AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) & Subtitles" on the main menu of the Australian release, the Auslan interpreter explains she will sign the video in Auslan.
- This is the first DVD to released in America.
- This is the only Wiggles video to have props from Barney, which Marie's Wedding used the same confetti from Barney's Musical Castle.
- The blue and white guitar is first used since it cameoed in The Wiggles Movie.
- In the prologue for Captain's Magic Buttons, Wags' barking is from Play
- This is the first time we see Anthony wearing Captain Feathersword's jacket in the Fun on the Farm intro skit since the time he used to play Captain Feathersword in Wiggle Time!, Yummy Yummy and Big Red Car. The Captain back then did not have the gimmick of having the buttons produce different actions.
- In the North American release, the Barney trailer was different on the USA DVD and Canadian VHS than on the USA VHS, although the trailers from Bob the Builder, Kipper and The Wiggles were the same on both the VHS and DVD.
- Greg's daughter Madison appears in the "Move Like an Emu" intro and a few songs.
- This is the first Wiggles DVD to feature sign language.
- This is the first video to have The Wiggles no longer using the original Red Starry Guitar or Takamine acoustic guitars. And instead, they use new guitars manufactured by Maton.
- The male kids’ “Move Like an Emu” facial hair make up was created by putting black duct tape on their faces.
- At the end of "Marie's Wedding", Captain Feathersword takes three pictures of Dorothy and Wags. The first picture has them standing with children in wedding clothes, the second has children in colourful clothes and the third one has The Wiggles.
- "Play Your Guitar With Murray" didn't receive a song title until Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles.
- The skit before the song Captain's Magic Buttons runs 4 minutes and 30 seconds and the longest skit on this video. This makes the skit before Little Children the shortest skit on this video for only 5 seconds.
- Despite not appearing in the video, the Big Red Car does appear in Behind the Scenes material.
- The is the first video for Wags' 6th costume.
- This is the first time Jeff plays Bass Guitar on the songs but not seen on the video.
- This is the first DVD to have The Wiggles' Videos Preview from 2000 at the end of the video. Vice versa the US DVD has that preview at the end of the video for strange reasons.
- This is the only Wiggles Australian DVD to have the IML Digital Media logo.
- The Canadian VHS has no HIT Entertainment Logo at the end.
- The song jukebox had the songs without the title cards and transitions. Run Around Run Run without the graphics. Hoop Dee Doo, Marie's Wedding and Captain's Magic Buttons without the effects and sounds. Marie's Wedding also omits Captain Feathersword's line at the end.
- This is the second video that didn't end with The Wiggles saying goodbye to the viewers, the first was the 1998 version of Wiggle Time!.
- This is the first Wiggles Australian DVD to have the ABC DVD logo.
- Starting with part 2 of the Classic Wiggles version, the intro was shortened with an added instrumental version of Play Your Guitar With Murray.
- This is the first video to have completely new costumes for The Wiggly Friends except Captain Feathersword.
- This is the first party themed video, the second would be Party Time!. released 18 years later in 2019 with the new Wiggles.
- The VHS inside cover advertises the following videos:
- The DVD inside cover advertises for Wiggly TV.
- The background that was used in the credits will be reused in the next video, which was actually completed before this one.
- In the 2024 full length upload, the prologue for "Hoop Dee Doo" was cut out due to time constraints.
- In the 2024 full length upload, Little Children was cut out due to royalty concerns.
Goofs[]
- At one point in "Little Children", the boom mic is visible.
- Near the end of "Marie's Wedding", the edge of the set and the tripod is seen on the top left corner.
- Green outlines around Anthony's arms from the green screening can be seen in the prologue.
- On the song selection on the DVD, "Captain's Magic Buttons" shows a frame from "Wiggly Party".
- On "Fun on the Farm", Greg only has one of his overalls straps on.
- During "Hoop Dee Doo", a camera is seen at the top right corner.
- In "Dance the Ooby Doo (With Dorothy the Dinosaur)", the song title is Dance the Ooby Dooby.
- At the start of "Hoop Dee Doo", Dorothy drops one of her ice cream cones.
- When Henry's part starts in "Run Around Run Run", parts of the set can be seen.
Video[]
