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Released	June 21, 2012 April 23, 2013
Written by	Anthony Field
Directed by	Anthony Field
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Previous	It's Always Christmas With You! (2011)
Next	Celebration! (2012)

Surfer Jeff is the thirty-ninth Wiggles video special that was released in Australia on June 21, 2012. It marked the return of Greg since his last appearance in Racing to the Rainbow in 2006.

Overview

Surfer Jeff sees the return of The Wiggles' original singer, Greg Page! Surfer Jeff is The Wiggles' most exciting adventure ever! With songs from around the world, children will be captivated by the magic of The Wiggles in their 21st year with Surfer Jeff.

Songs

1. Here Come Our Friends
2. Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party
3. Up, Down, Turn Around
4. The Mini Foxie Puppy Dance
5. Ooey, Ooey, Ooey Allergies!
6. It's Peanut Butter!
7. I Love Oranges
8. Mango Walk
9. Banananana
10. What's The Weather Today?
11. Rolling Down The Sandhills
12. Running Up The Sandhills
13. Olive Oil Is My Secret Ingredient
14. Balla Balla Bambina
15. C'est Wags, C'est Bon
16. Surfer Jeff
17. An Irish Dinosaur Tale
18. Would You Like To Go To Scotland?
19. London Barcarolle
20. Look Before You Go
21. Waltzing Matilda

Plot

Opening: The intro shows the cast of the video. The Wiggles are introducing themselves. Jeff calls out The Wiggly Friends for a wiggly fiesta.

• Song 1: Here Come Our Friends

Jeff introduces "Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party"

• Song 2: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party

Jeff has fallen asleep. Wake up Jeff!!! Jeff suggests a blood-pumping song.

• Song 3: Up, Down, Turn Around

Captain arrives and tells The Wiggles he saw Wags being chased by dogs with a magic bottle.

• Song 4: The Mini Foxie Puppy Dance

Gino the Genie comes out of the bottle. The Wiggles go and have a picnic and they meet Dr. Johnny Taitz while talking about allergies.

• Song 5: Ooey, Ooey, Ooey Allergies!

Murray introduces "It's Peanut Butter!"

• Song 6: It's Peanut Butter!

Gino the Genie loves peanut butter but he also likes oranges.

• Song 7: I Love Oranges

Anthony loves oranges too, but he also likes mangos. The Wiggles go to the beachside to look for mango trees. Here comes Dorothy! Gino grabs some mangos. 1, 2. Let's all do the mango walk!

• Song 8: Mango Walk

Murray dresses up as a banana

• Song 9: Banananana

After playing chase, Jeff gets tired again. Wake Up Jeff! Jeff makes his 3 wishes. His wishes are around the world typed. First, they have to check the weather.

• Song 10: What's The Weather Today?

Jeff's first wish is Abu Dhabi.

• Songs 11-12: Rolling Down The Sandhills/Running Up The Sandhills

Jeff's second wish is Italy.

• Songs 13-14: Olive Oil Is My Secret Ingredient/Balla Balla Bambina

Jeff's final wish is Paris.

• Song 15: C'est Wags, C'est Bon

Henry wants to see Jeff surf like never before.

• Song 16: Surfer Jeff

It's time for Gino to go, but he can't open the bottle. Anthony has tickets to Ireland, Scotland & London.

• Songs 17-19: An Irish Dinosaur Tale/Would You Like To Go To Scotland?/London Barcarolle

Murray wants the travelling to keep going, as in "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga".

• Song 20: Look Before You Go

The Wiggles say goodbye but Gino arrives behind them and brings them new skivvies.

• Song 21: Waltzing Matilda

Filming Locations

• Sydney, Australia
• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Dublin, Ireland
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• London, England
• Paris, France
• Rome, Italy

Filmed

• Jeff's Surfing - December 2007
• Scenes without Greg - May 2011
• Scenes with Greg - February-March 2012

Trivia

• At the time of this video’s filming, Simon Pryce was slated to join Murray, Anthony and Jeff as the Yellow Wiggle in August 2012, before Murray and Jeff announced their retirement.
• Starting with this video (only the end), The Wiggles' large shadings on their shirts are now shined and they now have shadings in the front. Their pants also have two lines instead of one.
• This is the fourth non-concert video to be filmed on location instead of in a studio after Wiggly Safari, Wiggle Bay, and Cold Spaghetti Western.
• "Rolling Down The Sandhills" and "Running Up The Sandhills" were the only songs on this video that weren't re-recorded.
• This DVD features bonus music videos of Jack/Jill Be Nimble and Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango.
• Larry Malone makes a cameo in Here Come Our Friends where Captain Feathersword arrives after getting off the boat.
• This is Greg's first and only video in his 2007 skivvy and trousers.
• This is the last Wiggles video to feature The Wiggles in their 2007 skivvies but the trousers stay the same and they are wearing them until the end when Gino the Genie gives them their 2012 skivvies.
• "Olive Oil Is My Secret Ingredient" was filmed at Bankstown Sports Club.
• The Wiggles, Captain Feathersword and Gino hum along to "Battle Hymn of the Republic" while Dr. Johnny Taitz gives tips about allergies.
• It is revealed that Anthony is allergic to peanut butter. In real life his son, Antonio, has a peanut allergy. However in Taking Off!, he is eating peanut butter with The New Wiggles.
• The DVD was filmed from February 23 to March 2 because March 2 was the day The Wiggles got new skivvies.
• The parts with The Wiggles' shorts and sun hats were filmed on February 23rd-27th and March 1st while the rest with their normal clothing were filmed on February 28th-March 2nd.
• In some scenes, The Wiggles are wearing the 2007-2012 skivvies with the 2012-present pants (two stripes per side instead of one).
• The DVD was released a month after The Wiggles announced the new generation of Wiggles.
• This is the second Wiggles video to have the opening scene filmed in a chroma key background. The first was Wiggledance!.
• According to the Special Thanks credit, "Look Before You Go" was filmed at Anthony's brother Paul's.
• The white accordion from 2002-2006 returns in this video shown in "Waltzing Matilda".
• Jeff has different hairstyles in different scenes. Something similar happens with Emma in Taking Off!.
• This video marks the last of a few things:
  • The last original Wiggles video to be filmed in Sydney.
  • The last regular appearance of the red Maton Mastersound MS500 until Rock & Roll Preschool.
  • The last non-concert video to feature Greg, Murray & Jeff.
  • The last story based video to feature Greg, Murray and Jeff.
  • In the US, this was the last appearances of Greg, Jeff & Murray to date since Celebration! was released first.
  • The last US DVD to have the 2006-2013 NCircle Entertainment Logo, however the logo from 2013-Present is shown on the back cover and disc.

• This was the first Wiggles video (not counting ones shot at concerts) since Racing to the Rainbow to not be filmed at Hot Potato Studios in some capacity.
• The scene where The Wiggles and Gino fly to Ireland, it is similar to the flight scenes you would see in the Indiana Jones movies.
• The parts where Jeff surfs were actually filmed in 2007 because parts were shown in On The Road With The Wiggles.
• The Wiggles have shorts during the beach scenes.
• Several references to Greg and Jeff's real lives are made. When Greg asks "He still does that?", he references leaving The Wiggles in 2006. When Jeff says "To get the blood pumping and the old pacemaker a-ticking!" he references his heart surgery in 2011.
• After The Wiggles' new generation took over, the lyrics for Here Come Our Friends were changed for Captain Feathersword's part.
• Several songs reuse old songs for the music:
  • An Irish Dinosaur Tale uses Pipers Waltz.
  • Would You Like To Go To Scotland? uses A Scottish Christmas.
• The Wiggles didn't say goodbye at the end of this video, although Murray said "It's time to go now!".
• The cover art is a reference to The Beach Boys' "Surfer Girl" album.
• This video is yet to be uploaded on YouTube as part of Classic Wiggles, although some songs have been uploaded as part of compilation videos, such as The Mini Foxie Puppy Dance, It's Peanut Butter!, Banananana and Olive Oil Is My Secret Ingredient.
• This video was released in Australia after Jimmy Little died.
• This video was uploaded on WildBrain's YouTube channel starting on April 13th, 2022.
• Running gag: Whenever one says "see", the others say "saw", which repeats multiple times, referencing a see-saw.
• This is Anthony's son Antonio Field's only OG video appearance.

Reference

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)