Splish Splash Big Red Boat

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Released	March 23, 2006 June 6, 2006 July 23, 2007 October 9, 2007 (re-release)
Written by	The Wiggles
Directed by	Paul Field
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Previous	It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (2006)
Next	Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A. (2006)

Splish Splash Big Red Boat is the twenty-third Wiggles video special. It was released in Australia on DVD on March 23, 2006, before its release in North America on June 6, 2006.

In Australia, it is only available in a double feature with It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!, and in the UK, it is only available in a double feature with Wiggle Bay, but in North America, it is available as its own separate release (from HIT Entertainment) and in a double feature with Sailing Around the World as a Toy R Us exclusive from Warner Home Video.

Overview

Take a ride with The Wiggles on the Big Red Boat in this awesome ocean adventure, featuring 19 Wiggly Giggly songs like Big Red Boat, Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep On His Pirate Ship, Ponies and Wiggly Party. Travel to Wigglehouse for a picnic with Wags the Dog, join Captain Feathersword on a Sydney Seaside Swim and learn Spanish with the animated Mariachi Wiggles. So come aboard and get ready to make waves of rippling good fun!

Production and Filming Locations

The all new material and the Big Red Boat song was filmed in July 2005 the same time as Los Wiggles, whereas the introduction scenes for The Mariachi Wiggles and TV Series 5 scenes were filmed from January - Feburary the same year, the same time as Here Comes The Big Red Car and It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! and whereas the scene where Greg wants to sing in Italian was filmed in July 2004 the same time as Sailing Around the World and TV Series 4.

This video was filmed at Sydney Harbour for the Big Red Boat song and its scenes, Sydney Film and Television Studios for studio scenes, Parramatta Road, Burwood, Metroad 2, Macquarie Park and Cabarita Park for other songs.

Songs

1. Big Red Boat (new song)
2. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (in segment)
3. Dressing Up (from Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!)
4. Fruit Salad (Mariachi Wiggles)
5. I Love Reading (Greg)/I Love Sleeping (Jeff)/I Love Eating (Anthony)/I Love Music (Murray) (to the tune of Frère Jacques) (in segment)
6. Get Ready To Wiggle (from Wiggle Time!)
7. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (Wiggly Animation) (from Yummy Yummy)
8. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear (in segment)
9. Captain's Magic Buttons (from Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party)
10. Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car) (from It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!)
11. I Climb Ten Stairs (Mariachi Wiggles)
12. I Wave My Arms And Swing My Baton (partial, from Top of the Tots)
13. Do The Owl (from Wiggly Safari)
14. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo (reused from Here Comes The Big Red Car)
15. Move Your Arms Like Henry (Mariachi Wiggles)
16. Where Is Thumbkin (in segment)
17. Balla Balla Bambina (in segment)
18. Ponies (from Wiggle Time!)
19. Move Like an Emu (from Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party)
20. Little Brown Ant (from Here Comes a Song)
21. Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Mariachi Wiggles)
22. Wiggly Party (Wiggly Animation) (from Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party)
23. Say Aah at the Doctors (partial, from Top of the Tots)
24. Hats (Wiggly Animation) (from Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!)

CD Songs (Reused for It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!)

• We Like To Say Hello
• Henry's Underwater Big Band
• Having Fun At The Beach
• Guess What?
• Wake Up, Jeff!
• A Frog Went A Walking
• Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)
• Take a Trip Out on the Sea
• Romp Bomp A Stomp
• We're Playing A Trick On The Captain
• Have A Happy Birthday Captain
• I Can Do So Many Things
• Wave to Wags
• Havenu Shalom Alechem

Deleted Songs

1. Blow Me Down (this song can be found in the TV Series 5 episode "Sydney Harbour")
2. Hey, Hey, Hey We're All Pirate Dancing (this song can be found in the TV Series 5 episode "Pirate Dancing”)

Plot

The Wiggles introduce themselves in the Big Red Boat.

Song #1: Big Red Boat

Anthony reads a book describing all the mascots and each of The Wiggles. Greg sings Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

The Wiggles talk about how they like to wear different hats.

Song #2: Dressing Up

Greg and Anthony introduce the Mariachi Wiggles, who sing songs in Spanish.

Song #3: Fruit Salad - (Mariachi Wiggles)

Anthony has a guitar and invites everyone to see what each of The Wiggles does when he is by himself, to the tune of Where Is Thumbkin.

Greg sings, "I love reading". He puts on a pilot hat.

Jeff sings, "I love sleeping".

Anthony sings, "I love eating".

Murray sings, "I love music".

Song #4: Get Ready To Wiggle

Song #5: D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) - (Wiggly Animation)

Captain hails his crew, but the friendly pirate crew are not their normal selves. Ben says we don't have any music. The pirate radio is broken. Captain offers to use his magic buttons to play the radio. Dapper Dave requests opera and Captain sing a quick song. Cool Clarky wants to hear rock-n-roll. Captain pushes the button and sounds like a DJ announcing. He sings Hot Potato in Elvis's voice. Caterina wants to hear her favourite country music singer Beccy Bluegrass. Captain tries his buttons, but they don't work. Anthony and Jeff appear and offer to bring Beccy with their Big Red Boat. They arrive with Beccy and she sings Rock-A-Bye Your Bear. Jeff's asleep. 1, 2, 3. Wake up, Jeff! Everyone applauds. Caterina remarks on how those pirate magic buttons saved the day.

Song #6: Captain's Magic Buttons

Anthony tries to start up the Big Red Boat but it doesn't work. Murray thinks up some alternative forms of transportation and ends up with the Big Red Car.

Song #7: Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car)

It’s time for the Mariachi Wiggles again.

Song #8: I Climb Ten Stairs – (Mariachi Wiggles)

Wigglehouse - The Wiggles are about to have a rehearsal. Greg has each Wiggle check his instruments. Jeff plays the keyboard, Murray plays his guitar and Anthony plays air drums. Air drums. His drums are missing! Anthony realizes he loaned the drum set to Bill O'Reilly. (Oh really? No, O'Reilly!). Anthony calls Bill up and makes an "oh, you don't say" joke. Bill arrives in time and delivers the drum set. The Wiggles are ready to play again. Anthony has his drums, Jeff has his keyboard, but this time, Murray lent his guitar to Bill O'Reilly.

Song #9: I Wave My Arms And Swing My Baton - short version

Jeff's fallen asleep on the big red boat and they need him to do the next song, which involves an owl. 1, 2, 3. Wake Up, Jeff!

Song #10: Do The Owl - new version

Captain Feathersword remarks how he's the luckiest captain in the world because of his diverse crew. He then briefs everyone on how to do the dance steps to the next song.

Song #11: Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo

Murray and Jeff introduce another Mariachi Wiggles song.

Song #12: Move Your Arms Like Henry (Mariachi Wiggles)

Wigglehouse - Greg hears that the Wiggles are playing music so he sings, "Where Is Thumbkin". Greg wants to sing everything. Captain Feathersword asks a question about Anthony's favourite colour. Greg sings, "It is blue," Murray tells Greg that Franko and Maria are coming from Italy and wants to know if Greg knows any Italian Songs. Greg doesn't, so Anthony recommends he call Professor Singalottasonga. Greg calls him up and the professor gives him a song to sing in Italian. The doorbell rings and Franko and Maria arrived. Greg sings his newly learned song and the two guests sing along too. Captain Feathersword and Prof. Singalottasonga join in and they all sing Balla Balla Bambina.

Song #13: Ponies – new version

Captain and Wags are sailing a studio ship. They introduce the Wigglehouse episode about The Wiggles shopping.

Wigglehouse - Anthony needs some apples to eat, but they are out. They plan on going to the shop, but Greg wants to make a Wiggly Shopping list of things that they need. Murray needs guitar strings and Jeff... He's asleep! Murray tells everyone to wake Jeff up. 1, 2, 3. Wake up, Jeff! Then, he needs two new pillows. Greg recites the shopping list to the countdown portion of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Now it's time for The Wiggles to shop at Wags' store. They crack a few puns and jokes and then ask for the items in the list. Wags provide them with the items and charges a few Wiggly coins. Everyone thanks Wags, especially Anthony with his low voice.

Jeff fallen asleep again on the Big Red Boat and they need him to do the next song, which involves an emu. 1, 2, 3. Wake Up, Jeff!

Song #14: Move Like an Emu – new version

Wigglehouse - The Wiggles get ready for a picnic. Anthony has gathered the food but Greg tells him he only has enough for himself but not enough for everyone else. So Anthony goes to pack some more. Jeff brings just one pillow for himself, but he didn't get enough for the others. Jeff goes to find more. Murray, the King of Guitars, will bring his guitar, but Greg suggests he bring some sporting equipment. Now it's time to go. Anthony leads Greg to the kitchen where he has enough food for everyone. Jeff leads Greg to the lounge room and hands Greg a pile of pillows. Murray hands Greg a pile of sporting equipment. They have too much stuff so they decide to have a picnic indoors.

Song #15: Little Brown Ant – inside Wigglehouse

Murray and Jeff introduce the last Mariachi Wiggles song.

Song #16: Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack) – (Mariachi Wiggles)

Anthony and Captain Feathersword are beachside. Captain wants to have a closer look at the Sydney Harbor, so he hops on a jet-ski shaped inflatable tug raft and tours the harbor while Anthony explains the various Sydney landmarks like the opera house, the bridge, the amusement park, shopping area and other boats.

Song #17: Wiggly Party - (Wiggly Animation)

Captain Feathersword introduces the next skit about going to the doctor.

Wigglehouse - Murray prepares some dinner for everyone, but Anthony doesn't feel like eating anything. After confirming that Anthony isn't hungry, Dorothy visits and suggests they call the doctor. The Wiggles call Dr. Verygood and she comes over almost immediately. Dr. Verygood gives Anthony a basic checkup (mouth, temperature, blood pressure) but doesn't find anything wrong. She asks Anthony about what he has been feeling and doing all day and it turns out he's been eating so much stuff from visits with Dorothy, Wags, Henry and by himself that he was very full. Anthony apologizes for the trouble, but Dr. Verygood replies it was good that he call the doctor when things are wrong. After she leaves, Anthony asks if anyone wants muffins.

Song #18: Say Aah at the Doctors - short version

Song #19: Hats - (Wiggly Animation)

The Wiggles are on the Big Red Boat again and say goodbye to everyone.

Trivia

• This special was completed on November 18, 2005.
• According to the trailer, this video was supposed to have a VHS release in North America, but it was cancelled, however, it did make it on DVD.
• This is the only Classic Wiggles video besides Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A. to not have any footage uploaded onto The Wiggles YouTube channel.
• "Blow Me Down" was likely originally going to be after the skit where Captain goes water-skiing around Sydney Harbour, as it did in the TV episode with that same skit, but it was cut for unknown reasons (most likely due to time). "Hey, Hey, Hey We're All Pirate Dancing" and its skit was also likely originally slated to be in the video, but was also cut.
• Most of the songs and skits from this video can be seen in TV Series 5, with two exceptions: D.O.R.O.T.H.Y (My Favourite Dinosaur) and the short version of Say Aah at the Doctors, making both of them video exclusives.
• The set and Wags' costume were also used for The Latin American Wiggles, because they were filmed sometime close to filming of The Latin American Wiggles, as Captain Feathersword was played by Paul Paddick before switching to John Martin for The Latin American Wiggles.
  • The set was used for the Sailing Around the World tour as well.
• The skit where Greg wants to sing everything was taken from The Wiggles Show! Series 4 episode Wiggly Friends.
• "Little Brown Ant" makes its video debut after first appearing in Here Comes a Song 14 years earlier.
• This is the first Wiggles video to feature a music video for "Do The Owl" that was not a live performance and to cut Steve and Terri Irwin's spoken lines.
• Anthony's hat nearly flies off during Dressing Up.
• Although the US DVD cover says "14 Wiggly Giggly Tunes", there are actually 19 songs total (not counting songs performed during the Wigglehouse and Sailing Around the World segments).
• This video marks the last time the Red Starry Keyboard has sparkle stars and the first time they're yellow.
• This was the only time Greg sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star until Celebration!.
• In Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car), extended footage that wasn't used for the song Big Red Car in Here Comes The Big Red Car is seen.
• Stock footage of The S.S Feathersword used during the first Wigglehouse segment of Anthony reading a poem about The Wiggles and their friends was reused for It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!.
• This video is yet to be uploaded on YouTube as part of Classic Wiggles. It is currently the only OG Wiggles video to not have any footage uploaded to the official YouTube channel, besides Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A..
• During the flower transition to Subo Diez Escalones, the rest of the sound effect for the Big Red Car is heard which could make that originally the prologue to the song wasn't intended to be featured but was added in the last minute.
• This is the first Wiggles DVD in North America to be distributed by 20th Century Fox (now called 20th Century Studios).
• In North America, this is HIT Entertainment's last Wiggles video to have it's own trailer.
• In North America, this is the last DVD to have both the HIT Entertainment warning screen and The Wiggles' Copyright Screen in 4:3 full screen despite the video being in anamorphic 16:9 widescreen.
• This is the only TV Series 5 video where PAL home media releases are interlaced. All the TV Series 5 videos in NTSC regions are interlaced.
• This is the last TV Series video to feature Greg.
• In North America, the leaflet is the same one from the Wiggle Around The Clock DVD.
• This is the only pre-2009 Wiggles video not to be released in Hong Kong.
• This is the last Wiggles DVD in North America to advertise an album based on the video of the same name on the back cover.
• The North American DVD has bonus episodes of Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!, whereas the Australian and UK DVDs does not have them.

Goofs

• A crew member's hand can be seen in the corner during Dressing Up.
• After the crew credits scroll, Chris Walker's name is stuck at the top of the screen until "The Wiggles would like to thank".
• On the Warner Home Video (re-release) DVD, when you click on all the special features except trailers, it shows the opening to the DVD.

References

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) Other Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (Promo video, 1999) • Bonus Sampler Video (Promo video, 2004) • 15 Years of Wiggly Fun! (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) 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 (2013-2021) 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) • Halloween Party (2021) YouTube videos Nursery Rhymes (2016) • Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio (2017) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) Spin-Offs Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2017) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (2018) Anthony, Lachy, Tsehay and Simon (2022-present) Super Wiggles (2022) • Wiggly Nursery Rhymes (2022) • Fruit Salad Big Show (2022) • The Sound of Halloween (2023) • The Sound of Christmas (2023) 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) 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 Cinderella Pantomime (2011)