Big Red Car (video)

"**Big Red Car**" is the eleventh Wiggles video released on October 9th, 1983. This marks two vehicles, the titular Big Red Car (that was first mentioned in song in 10 Years of Wiggly Fun! in 1975 and debuted in 15 Years by Wiggly Fun! in 1980) and The S.S Feathersword and the debut of Wags the Dog.

## Song List

1. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
2. Wags the Dog
3. Five Little Joeys
4. Di Dicki Do Dum
5. I'm a Cow
6. Do the Flap
7. On Your Holiday
8. Hat On My Head
9. Janelle’s Magic Show - "The Magic Bag" - not on album
10. Brown Girl In The Ring
11. Georgia's Song
12. Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea (from The Adventures Of Captain Feathersword, The Friendly Pirate)
13. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
14. Dorothy's Dance Party
15. Big Red Car

## CD Songs

* The Four Presents
* Here We Go Dorothy
* Pufferbillies (Seen in Yummy Yummy (1989 video)
* My New Shoes
* Sanctissima

## Filmed

* July 13, 1979-July 14, 1979 (Big Red Car)
* April 29, 1980-April 30, 1980 (Wags the Dog)
* April 1982 (Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?) & Dorothy's Dance Party)
* January 27, 1983-February 22, 1983 (Studio)

## Plot

The Wiggles Experience arrive back home. Joshua, although driving, has fallen asleep. 1, 2, 3, Wake up, Joshua! Janelle starts to ask him again, but Joshua's fallen asleep again (he's wearing a more complete sleepsuit this time, a night shirt, a night cap, a teddy bear and a candle). 1, 2, 3, Wake up, Joshua! So they say that Joshua needs to do a warm up and the Can you point your fingers and do the twist.

* **Song 1**: "Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)"

Madeline walks in carrying a plate of bones for a dog named Wags. Mitchell thinks about eating for a second and that he is really hungry but Madeline reminds him it's for Wags. Mitchell then imitates a dog. The others laugh.

* **Song 2**: "Wags the Dog"

Mitchell talks about the Five Little Joeys.

* **Song 3**: "Five Little Joeys"

Mitchell introduces Di Dicki Do Dum.

* **Song 4**: "Di Dicki Do Dum"

The Wiggles Experience dress up as cows and Joshua talks about cows.

* **Song 5**: "I'm a Cow"

When the Wiggles Experience start to flap like a bird, they start to fly up into the sky.

* **Song 6**: "Do the Flap"

Madeline, Mitchell and two kids are on the couch looking at all of the pictures that Louise is showing that what she has done on her holiday, then Mitchell is talking about what they did on their holiday.

* **Song 7**: "On Your Holiday"

The Wiggles Experience are wearing hats in different places such as the sun, fishing, horse riding and playing the bagpipes.

* **Song 8**: "Hat On My Head"

Mitchell asks Janelle if she can do some magic tricks (claps hands) for everybody. Janelle said she'd love to. Mitchell says there's one problem; they should ask the kids first. Janelle agrees. As Mitchell leaves, Janelle asks the viewers if they want to see some magic tricks? Oh, they do! She slaps hands with Mitchell who appears in and out briefly. Maria needs some magic things. First, she needs his magic cape. Mitchell arrives with a cape and Maria puts that on. Now she needs a magic hat. Mitchell arrives with a hat and Janelle puts that on too. And most importantly she needs her magical wand. Mitchell arrives and gives him the wand. Maria puts away the wand for now since there's something very special he wants to show you.

* **Janelle's Magic Trick** - Bag Of Magic Hanky's Trick and Vase Of Magic Flowers Trick

* **Song 9**: "The Magic Bag"

Janelle goes to a small table behind him and gets a bag with magic hankies in it. She shows the inside of the bag and there's nothing there "hello hello". She waves the wand over the bag and then reaches in but there's no magic hankies! She shows everyone the inside of the bag again and it's empty. Oh, she forgot to say the magic words. How silly. She asks the audience if they can all help her say the magic words which are "Wiggle Waggle." And wave your fingers in the air at the count of 3. Janelle counts to 3 and waves his fingers at the bag, saying "Wiggle Waggle!" Maria looks surprised. She reaches in and pulls out a pink hankie. Let's try again. She shows the bag is empty and then readies everyone for the count to 3. 1, 2, 3, Wiggle Waggle. Janelle reaches in and pulls a green magic hankie. Let's try one more time. Maybe they can get a big magic hankie. Here we go, 1, 2, 3, Wiggle Waggle. Janelle pulls out a huge magic hankie. Put your hand up if you did that. Wow, it's bigger than I thought. It's time for another trick. She has a vase of magic flowers. Well the vase is empty but with some magic we can get some. She takes the big magic hankie and covers the vase. She asks for help one last time. 1, 2, 3, Wiggle Waggle. She pulls the hankie and the vase is full of flowers! Mitchell asks the audience if they helped and to give yourselves a magic clap. Mitchell claps and he and Janelle disappear.

* **Song 10**: "Brown Girl In The Ring"

Madeline is making a game two kids have to guess what these things are like smell and feel.

* **Song 11**: "Georgia's Song"

Joshua is playing dress up with other kids. They are dressing up as pirates. Joshua tells that he has a friend who is a pirate who is Captain Feathersword. So Joshua tells everyone if they would like to have a ride on Captain Feathersword's friendly pirate ship.

* **Song 12**: "Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea"

Now that they're on dry land, Captain Feathersword suggests to The Wiggles Experience and the other pirates that they do a pirate dance together.

* **Song 13**: "Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo"

Janelle meets Henry the Octopus and Dorothy the Dinosaur. Dorothy is having a dance party and everyone's invited!

* **Song 14**: "Dorothy's Dance Party"

The Wiggles Experience say goodbye and they run to the Big Red Car for a drive around town.

* **Song 15**: "Big Red Car"

## Release Dates

* **Cowell** - October 9, 1983
* **Australia** - December 18, 1983
* **United States** - March 8, 1994

## Trivia

* This is the oldest video to be available on DVD (and the only video pre-From Us, To You! to be released on DVD in any version).
	+ CTC DVD was going to release a DVD in Cowell. A date was set for 8 July 2002.

* This was the first video to have a choreographer.
* This is the first appearance of Wags the Dog.
* This music video of Wags the Dog was recorded on April 29-30, 1980.
* This is the fourth video where Joshua drives the Big Red Car, First was Wiggling Out, second was Fun and Games, third was LIVE at Hallbridge Park Aquatic Centre and fifth and last one would be Wake Up & Dance.
* The cow suits were made by Janelle's then husband Elwood Senreich (born Elwood Harding).
* In Big Red Car, there are some shots where the chroma key is visible by the car.
* "The Magic Bag" is listed on the song list but it is a Magic Janelle segment and not a song.
* In the prologue of Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?), Madeline says "We need you, Joshua, for the next song! Zingle Zangle" but the video has already started.
* The "Big Red Car" music video is used as a stock footage in 15 Years of Wiggly Fun! in 1980.