The Wiggles - Yummy Yummy (1998)

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"**Yummy Yummy**" is a remake of the 1994 Video of the same Name, released on April 13, 1998. It is arguably one of The Wiggles' most popular Videos along with the remake of Wiggle Time, launching the popularity of Songs like Hot Potato, Fruit Salad and The Monkey Dance (which had first been released Years beforehand). Some songs were re-recorded for this Version, such as the previously mentioned Hot Potato and The Monkey Dance. Songs like Pufferbillies and Havenu Shalom Alechem were not in the original Version but added to this Video. No songs from the original Video were removed, except for Dorothy's Birthday Party which was part of the bonus segment at the end.

## Song List

Note: All Songs are from the album Yummy Yummy unless noted otherwise. Re-recorded Songs are noted as such. Newly added songs have been denoted by an asterisk (\*).

1. Hot Potato (New recording)
2. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (New recording)
3. Pufferbillies (from Big Red Car)\*
4. Henry's Dance (from Big Red Car)
5. Walk
6. Joannie Works With One Hammer (from Big Red Car)
7. The Monkey Dance (New recording)
8. Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
9. Shaky Shaky
10. Teddy Bear Hug (from Big Red Car) - Australian and worldwide Classic Wiggles YouTube upload Versions
11. Havenu Shalom Alechem (from Wake Up Jeff!)\*
12. I Am A Dancer (from Big Red Car)
13. The Box of Mystery
14. Numbers Rhumba (New recording) - Australian and worldwide Classic Wiggles YouTube upload Versions
15. Fruit Salad\*

## Version Differences

* In the 1994 Version, Murray picks up a Hot Potato and passes it to Jeff, then Anthony and then Greg whereas in this version, Paul the Cook gives each Wiggle a Hot Potato.
* In the 1994 Version, D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) plays in E but in this Version, it plays in D.
* Anthony gets everyone to immediately wake up except Jeff in this Version, whereas in the 1994 version, Greg did the same thing.
* The 1994 version of the Numbers Rhumba prologue has 3 children while this version has only 2.
* The 1994 version had John Patrick Field play the Cook, but in this version, Paul Hester played the Cook.
* The 1994 version did not have song cards while this version has song cards.

## Plot

The Wiggles introduce themselves and Paul the Cook. Paul has some hot potatoes, cold spaghetti and mashed bananas. Greg introduces a song and warns the audience to look out for Captain Feathersword.

* **Song 1**: Hot Potato (new recording)

* **Song 2**: D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (new recording)

Anthony introduces the song about an old steam train and asks everyone to follow along.

* **Song 3**: Pufferbillies

Captain Feathersword does a dance that Henry showed him and The Wiggles do it too.

* **Song 4**: Henry's Dance

Greg comments on how there are many places you can walk or run to. Dorothy is walking and eating some roses, Captain Feathersword is running to his pirate ship, Henry is walking to the ocean to have a swim, Wags is running to get some bones and Jeff is sleepwalking!

* **Song 5**: Walk

Anthony is with four children playing with coloured dough and tells the good things about what to do with dough, like hammering.

* **Song 6**: Joannie Works With One Hammer

After the song, everyone goes to sleep and immediately wakes up... except for Jeff! After Jeff is awoken, he bounces around the room. Anthony asks what he is doing and Jeff says he's doing a monkey dance!

* **Song 7**: The Monkey Dance (new recording)

The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword are making crunchy munchy honey cakes and mention the different ingredients.

* **Song 8**: Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes

The Wiggles are going to get ready for the song, but first they need to get into their shaking clothes. They go behind a curtain and come out dressed in Elvis-inspired clothing.

* **Song 9**: Shaky Shaky

* **Song 10**: Teddy Bear Hug (Australian and worldwide Classic Wiggles YouTube upload versions)

Each of the Wiggles say hello in a different language. In Hebrew, they say "Havenu shalom alechem."

* **Song 11**: Havenu Shalom Alechem

* **Song 12**: I Am A Dancer – Greg lead sings this one, while the other wiggles do ballet moves running across in the background.

Greg performs a magic trick involving The Box Of Mystery Trick.

* **Song 13**: Numbers Rhumba (Australian and worldwide Classic Wiggles YouTube upload versions)

The Wiggles and Paul cook up a healthy recipe, fruit salad, by using bananas, grapes, apples and melons with bowls, knives, forks and spoons.

* **Song 14**: Fruit Salad

## Cast

### The Wiggles

* Murray Cook
* Jeff Fatt
* Greg Page
* Anthony Field

### Voices (Uncredited)

* Carolyn Ferrie - Dorothy's voice
* Jeff Fatt - Henry's voice

### Also Featuring

* Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur
* Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
* Edward Rooke as Wags the Dog
* Leanne Halloran/Donna Halloran as Henry the Octopus
* Paul Hester as Paul the Cook

### Dancing Children

* Cassandra Halloran
* Jessica Halloran
* Joseph Field
* Clare Field
* Sian Ryan
* Emma Ryan

### Havenu Shalom Alechem Dancers

* Elyssa Dawson
* Reem Hanwell
* Rhiannah Kitching
* Kristen Knox
* Larissa Wright

### The Young Children

* Dominic Field
* Ceili Moore
* Tara Fitzgerald
* Josephine Perez
* Thomas Halloway
* Sophie Holloway
* Christopher Powell
* Ned Pike
* Freya Pike

## Album

The "*Yummy Yummy*" album has 25 tracks that featured songs and poems.

### CD Songs

* Captain Feathersword (on the re-recorded Wiggle Time! video)
* Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea (in TV Series 2)
* We're Dancing With Wags The Dog (on Toot Toot!)
* Willaby Wallaby Woo
* Come On Let's Jump (in Furry Tales)
* Fais Do Do
* Ponies (on the re-recorded Wiggle Time! video)
* Shake Your Sillies Out
* Would You Giggle
* The Chase (Instrumental) (heard during the end credits in TV Series 1)
* Butterflies Flit (Heard during Kindergarten Text Types in TV Series 1 and in Wiggly Safari sung by Dorothy)
* Where Is Thumbkin
* Veil
* Yawn Yawn Yawn

## Release Dates

**Australia** - April 13, 1998 (VHS), March 4, 2002 (2 on 1 DVD w/ Wiggle Time!)

## Trivia

* This is the second remake video, along with Wiggle Time!, which was released the same day.
* "Pufferbillies" and "Havenu Shalom Alechem" make their video debuts.
* The Big Red Car only appeared in the title cards of each song.
* The audio track was in made up of mono mixes panned slightly to the left or right on all versions.
* The prologues from the original for D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur), Teddy Bear Hug and I Am A Dancer aren't used anymore. The same also applies for the epilogues for Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes, Shaky Shaky and Henry's Dance.
* Songs from this video can be seen in The Wiggles (TV Series 1) and The Wiggles (TV Series 2).
* The song title banner was used for some songs from Wiggle Time! in TV Series 1.
* "Shaky Shaky" is the only song where the title card is during the prologue and not during the song.
* Paul the Cook is played by Paul Hester, which back then, he and Tony Henry were The Wiggles drummers, as such this is the second video where one of The Wiggles' musicians guest stars, the first was Wake Up Jeff! with The Wiggles' trumpet player Dominic Lindsay, after this would be Yule Be Wiggling, the musician guest stars in which were violin player Maria Schattovits, cello player Margaret Lindsay and trumpet player Dominic Lindsay
* Ned and Freya Pike appear only in the prologue of Numbers Rhumba, not in any of the songs.
* This was the last appearance of the cloud background set until 2016's Dance Dance!.
* The footage of "Teddy Bear Hug" is used twice in the closing credits.
* The video was uploaded on YouTube starting July 10, 2019 as part of the Classic Wiggles series.
* With Paul Hester, this is the first collaboration video, the second was Wiggly Safari with Steve Irwin (aka The Crocodile Hunter) and the third was The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! with The Australian Ballet.
* "Joannie Works With One Hammer" wasn't done twice until December 2013 with The New Wiggles, Emma, Lachy and Simon, it was just done once in a regular tempo, The New Wiggles did it first in a regular tempo and again in a fast tempo.
* This is The Wiggles' second video remake, the others include Wiggle Time! on the same year as this video, Here Comes The Big Red Car and It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (also known as Wiggle Around the Clock in America) in 2006, Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles in 2014 and Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! in 2017.
* The outro of this video later reused it's audio in the end credits of 2000's It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! video.
* Anthony does an Elvis impression when he says "I've got my shaking clothes."
* Just like Wiggle Time, The 1998 remake was more successful than the 1994 release, as it was released in markets outside Australia and New Zealand and uploaded on YouTube as part of Classic Wiggles starting on July 10, 2019.

## Goofs

* On the Australian VHS back cover, Havenu Shalom Alechem was misspelled as Havenu Shalom Alachem.
* When the songs from this video and Wiggle Time! remake were aired in The Wiggles' first TV Series, a few sounds were added.
	+ It also mentions "Numbers Rhumba" and "Teddy Bear Hug" in the description, despite both of those songs being replaced.