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Released	January 13, 2004 (VHS/DVD) March 9, 2004 (DVD) March 10, 2004 (VHS) April 24, 2006 (DVD) October 9, 2007 (DVD re-release)
Written by	The Wiggles
Directed by	Paul Field
Video Special Guide
Previous	Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! (2003)
Next	Cold Spaghetti Western (2004)

Top of the Tots is the sixteenth Wiggles video special. It was released on January 13, 2004 in North America, and on March 9 the same year in Australia.

Overview

It's a Wiggly countdown to fun! The Wiggles have jumped on their bandstand to sing about their new video Top of the Tots! They've invited all their friends along to help them sing about being a conductor, a doctor, a dentist, a baker, a pilot and so many things that are fun! You'll meet some New York Firefighters, swimming champion Keiren Perkins and you'll Fly Through The Sky on a jet! Join the Wiggly Dancers, Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and Wags the Dog as they play in the band and dance and sing along to these brand new Wiggly hits! So it's ready, steady, go for the best time yet with the fab four of fun, The Wiggles!

Production

The main studio scenes were filmed from June 9 – 13, 2003.

The Great Wall of China footage (intro to "the Bricklayers' Song") was filmed on March 18, 2003 on their Asia Tour.

Filming in New York took place in September 2003, with the footage of Central Park and the New York firehouse.

Songs

The soundtrack for this video are made up of songs from Top of the Tots and Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!.

Note: All songs are from the album of the same name, except where noted otherwise.

1. Bow Wow Wow
2. Central Park New York
3. Cowboys and Cowgirls
4. Fly Through The Sky
5. I Wave My Arms And Swing My Baton
6. New York Firefighter
7. Picking Flowers
8. Say Aah at the Doctors
9. Feeling Chirpy
10. Lettuce Sing (Fresh Fruit And Vegies)
11. Let's Go Swimming
12. The Bricklayers Song
13. Welcome to Network Wiggles (instrumental) (from the "Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!" album)
14. Calling All Cows (from the "Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins!" album)
15. Tick Tock (All Night Long)
16. Can You Dig It?
17. Knead Some Dough
18. Open Wide Look Inside At The Dentist

Plot

Captain Feathersword has a bit of trouble with his microphone, but he fixes it, and introduces everyone on stage, including the dancers: Larissa, Ryan, Tamara, Franco, Lucy and himself.

Song #1: Bow Wow Wow

Anthony introduces the next song. G'Day, squirrels!

Song #2: Central Park New York

Song #3: Cowboys and Cowgirls

Song #4: Fly Through The Sky

Song #5: I Wave My Arms And Swing My Baton

Jeff interviews with Frank, a firefighter from New York City, Dept. 227. He shows off his firefighter clothes and some equipment.

Song #6: New York Firefighter

Greg asks if you like picking flowers. Captain Feathersword does!

Song #7: Picking Flowers

Murray interviews Dr. Pam.

Song #8: Say Aah at the Doctors

Pam talks with Dominic, the child.

Greg is with some kids and Jeff.

Song #9: Feeling Chirpy

Anthony interviews Gabriel, who is a grocer at Antico's Northbridge Fruit World, via satellite. Who then tosses Anthony an apple through the satellite before the song starts.

Song #10: Lettuce Sing (Fresh Fruit And Vegies)

Anthony interviews to the Perkin's family about how fun it is to go swimming at the pool.

Song #11: Let's Go Swimming

Greg and Jeff greet everyone from the Great Wall of China.

Song #12: The Bricklayers Song

Greg feels thirsty and likes to drink milk. He interviews a dairy farmer at Leppington Pastoral Company.

Song #13: Calling All Cows

Song #14: Tick Tock (All Night Long)

Song #15: Can You Dig It?

Murray is with some kids and some bread.

Song #16: Knead Some Dough

Dorothy talks with Michael, who is a dentist.

Song #17: Open Wide Look Inside At The Dentist

The Wiggly Group thanked the audience and said goodbye.

CD Songs

• Hey There Partner
• Walking On The Moon (Seen in It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!)

Trivia

"Top of the Tots" aspect ratio comparison

• As with some other Wiggles videos of the early to mid-2000s, this video was filmed in 16:9 widescreen but released to home video in a 4:3 version, since standard "full screen" TVs were still more common at the time. However, unlike Wiggle Bay, Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! and Santa's Rockin'!, which were all edited in widescreen and later cropped as a whole, Top of the Tots had its footage cropped to 4:3 at the editing stage. This is noticeable when compared with clips seen in TV Series 4, where they were re-edited in widescreen (see image for example). So, while The Wiggles have held onto master copies of the other videos in wider aspect ratios (14:9 for Wiggle Bay and Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! and 16:9 for Santa’s Rockin’!), it appears that Top of the Tots only exists as a complete video in the 4:3 version, which has continued to be used in newer releases like the (now delisted) iTunes and Amazon Prime Video releases and YouTube upload of the video.
  • All the studio footage was shot in 16:9, while outside footage are a mix of 4:3 and 16:9. As such, song clips in TV Series 4 have the 4:3 footage bordered or stretched, depending on the example.
• This is the first time since It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! that The Wagettes appear. It's also the only time The Wagettes are played by Tamara Gilliard, Caterina Mete, and Anthony's niece Clare Field.
• The Wiggles' custom Cowboy costumes from Cold Spaghetti Western (which was filmed first), are seen for the first time here.
• This is the last Wiggles video to feature Murray without bangs.
• This video and Santa's Rockin'! were the only videos to not have an opening title sequence.
• This is one of the few videos, along with Space Dancing!, to not start with the phrase "Hi, We're The Wiggles". Instead, Captain Feathersword introduces the video.
• The Australian and US versions of the DVD contain a behind the scenes featurette of Cold Spaghetti Western, to promote that video being released later in the year.
  • Because Cold Spaghetti Western was not planned to be released in the UK, the UK version of the DVD had two episodes of Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! in its place.
• This video was released in North America over 6 months before Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! was released in that territory, which had been the previous video released in Australia.
• Anthony's cousin Greg Truman is seen with his family in "Central Park New York". Anthony's mum Marie is also seen in "Picking Flowers".
• Anthony favourite food is stated to be apples here, but in The Wiggles Movie it is Fruit Salad and in "Food" he says he loves all food.
• Wags the Dog does not speak in this video.
• During "Fly Through The Sky", Greg and Murray use Xbox controllers.
• The set used in later Wiggly Animation segments in TV Series 4 and 5 is modeled after the set used in this video. The primary difference is that the video title logo is replaced with The Wiggles Logo.
• This video is dedicated to the memory of Greg's mother-in-law, Jane Hill, and Slim Dusty. Before the dedication cards, the video shows a post credits scene where best boy electrician Matt Russell writes 'that's a wrap' on his clapper.
• The US, Canada and UK covers use a photoshopped promo picture. Greg, Murray and Anthony's heads are pasted on from pictures taken before this video's production, and Jeff kneeling with his accordion are also pasted on, possibly with his head being likewise photoshopped.
• On the Australian DVD, the ABC For Kids logo appears after the rating instead of the ABC DVD logo. The same happened with Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!.
• The screener VHS has no previews at the end whatsoever.
• This is the second video when the songs don't appear in the order of the back cover, the first was Wiggly Safari.
• Greg says that all the shops are closed during the "Calling All Cows" prologue, although it is still daytime.
• Both the USA screener VHS and 20th Century Fox reprint DVD come in yellow cases, while regular HIT Entertainment issues of both formats were in orange cases.
• On the US release, Lettuce Sing (Fresh Fruit And Vegies) is called "Lettuce Sing (Fresh Fruit And Veggies)".
• The US release contains same trailers are from Barney: Happy Mad Silly Sad VHS & DVD.
• The VHS & DVD inside cover advertises the following videos:
  • Left side
  • Wiggle Bay, Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!, Space Dancing!
  • Right side
  • Wiggly Safari, Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party, It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!
• The copyright screen says "2003" rather than "2004", meaning the video was finished in late 2003 but pushed to be released in early 2004.
• On October 6th, 2023, this video was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel as a premiere release.
• This video was released in two different aspect ratios:
  • 4:3 ("full screen")
    • All DVDs & VHS
    • iTunes
    • Vudu
    • Amazon Prime Video
    • HappyKids
    • The Wiggles (AVOD app)
    • OG Wiggles
    • FilmRise
    • The Roku Channel
    • Peacock (from FilmRise)
    • Hot Potatoes Studios' Master Tapes Archive
  • 16:9 (widescreen)
    • The Wiggles Show! (TV Series 4)
    • ABC Archives

Goofs

• In Cowboys and Cowgirls, Anthony's mouth doesn't move during his spoken parts.
• In Calling All Cows, the top of the set was seen at one point.
• In Tick Tock (All Night Long), a camera can be seen on top in some studio shots.

Video

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)