Top of the Tots (video)

**Top of the Tots** is the twentieth Wiggles video special. It was released on March 10, 2004 in North America, United Kingdom and 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!

## Songs

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 Veggies)
11. Let's Go Swimming
12. The Bricklayers Song
13. Calling All Cows (from the "Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins!" album)
14. Tick Tock (All Night Long)
15. Can You Dig It?
16. Knead Some Dough
17. 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 Veggies)

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

Song #11: Let's Go Swimming

Murray and Anthony 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!)

## Release Dates

* **North America, United Kingdom and Australia:** March 10, 2004 (HIT Entertainment, Roadshow Entertainment, ABC Video and Walt Disney Home Entertainment VHS/DVD), March 20, 2006 (20th Century Fox/HIT Entertainment VHS/DVD), October 9, 2007 (Warner Home Video VHS/DVD), September 20, 2011 (NCircle Entertainment VHS/DVD), March 20, 2016 (Kaboom! Entertainment VHS/DVD) and October 1, 2017 (Kino Lorber VHS/DVD)

## Trivia

* 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.
* This video was most likely filmed from March to April 2003.
* All the studio footage was shot in widescreen but all the outside footage was shot in fullscreen.
* The Wiggles' custom Cowboy costumes from Cold Spaghetti Western, are seen for the first time.
* 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.
* The Australian and US versions of the DVD contain a behind the scenes featurette of Cold Spaghetti Western, this was basically used to promote Cold Spaghetti Western being released later that 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 North America.
* This was the last Wiggles video to be shot at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, however, the concert videos were still filmed there.
* Anthony's cousin Greg Truman is seen in "Central Park New York". His mum Marie is also seen in "Picking Flowers".
* Anthony favourite food is apples, but in The Wiggles Movie he likes Fruit Salad and in Wiggle Food he likes all food.
* Wags the Dog does not speak in this video.
* The Wiggles filmed their families for most of the songs.
* Songs from the video can be seen in TV Series 4.
* The set used would be used for the Wiggly Animation segments in TV Series 4 & 5. The only difference being that the 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 are photoshopped. Greg, Murray and Anthony's heads are pasted on from pictures taken earlier before the video, and Jeff and his accordion are also pasted on, possibly without his head being photoshopped.
* The ABC For Kids logo appears after the rating instead of the ABC DVD logo on the DVD. The same happened with "Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!".
* The screener VHS has no previews at the end whatsoever.
* During "Fly Through The Sky", Greg and Murray use Nintendo GameCube controllers.
* 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, it is still daytime.
* 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 "Lettuce Sing".
* 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.

## References

1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20040217182719/http://www.thewiggles.com.au:80/new.html