The Wiggles - Top of the Tots
by Paul Field

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• It's shw time with the wiggles! The chart topping Aussies star in Top of the Tots,
• singing and dancing on the bandstand in the hottest variety show in town!
• And they've invited Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus, Wags the dog and Dorothy the Dinosaur to wiggle along as they meet a fireman, a dentist, an airline pilot and more!!
• Brand-new showstopping music, endless energy and lots of enthusiastic wiggling.
• Now, that's entertainment!!!

DVD Reviews of The Wiggles - Top of the Tots

DVD Review: Can you say, "Phoning it in?"
Summary: 3 Stars

This DVD isn't as abysmal as "Space Dancing," but it's not as charming her favorites: "Wiggle Time" and "Hoop-De-Doo!" The songs have lyrics that are far too complex for little ones to sing along with. "Feeling Chirpy" has a long list of all the things birds can do, but there's no rhyme scheme to help you remember what they are. It's just a musical laundry list.

The songs are also not very interesting musically-speaking. Whereas past Wiggles songs drew on gospel, world music, 50's rock, 60's beach music, doo-wop, and lots of other sources. The songs on "Top of the Tots" seem mainly to be inspired by current pop songs, which, in my opinion, are mainly dreck.

There's not much in the way of imitative fun -- flapping arms, hot potato hands, quack-quacking, and wiggling that we've all grown accustomed to.

Like other reviewers, I'd like to see more from the children featured on the video. Unlike other reviewers, however, I think there's way too much of a push on this DVD to present "educational" information -- going to the doctor or the dentist or whatever. I like some education with my entertainment or some entertainment with my education, but this video is neither all that entertaining nor all that educational.

On a final note, we need more Captain Feathersword. Paul Paddick, the actor who plays the captain, is a gifted comedian with great clowning skills. His humor really could have helped this video, but he's chiefly relegated to sitting behind a drum set and mugging for the camera. If that's not bad enough, he's now sporting really awful sideburns that don't look very pirate-like at all.

In the end, this video is yet another example of how my Wiggle Pants Rule keeps proving itself: "If the Wiggles are wearing plain black pants, it's probably a pretty good video. If they're wearing the black pants with the colored piping down the side (AKA "Star Trek pants"), then you're taking your chances."

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