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Summary: Definitely NOT liked by my 23 months old Wiggles fan!
Review: Based on the 32 previous reviews and my own experience, I have concluded that if this is your first Wiggles DVD, chances are your child will love it (until he/she sees some of the better ones); if your child is already a Wiggles fan to some of the earlier classics, then he/she will probably be bored and walk away like my 23 months old did.
I can see that the band tried hard to "improve" in ways they did not need. It became too "techy" for a toddler. The talks are too long and too complicated. The dance moves are either not there (everybody sitting and waving a veggie), or too complicated to follow. During singing, constant camera switching loses a little one's attention rather than grabbing it.
It is OK to watch on TV when you catch the show, but not worth buying a DVD for. Children are the ultimate judge to these DVDs. And my son's favorites are "Yummy Yummy" and "The Dance Party", both he always sings and dances with, everyday. I am going to buy Toot Toot next based on some of the reviews. I hope it will turn out to be another favorite.
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Summary: It's Quite A Blast On Stage!
Review: I already watched The Wiggles: Top of the Tots on DVD once and it was really good. The first song called, "Bow Wow, Wow, Wow" that's very cute, because it talks about any dog, including Wags and his puppies, (The Wagattes), to get a bone from his owner. There's something else that was pretty funny, too.Captain Feathersword surprised Greg by pretending to be a flower and called himself, Captain Flowersword. That's the most wonderful part of all in Top of the Tots DVD.
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Summary: Top of the Tots not Top
Review: I am 7, my baby sister is 2 and she LOVES the Wiggles...but not this video! The songs all sound the same and the DVD is kinda boring. She doesn't even dance to this one. I would say to buy another Wiggles DVD instead of this one.
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Summary: No more Wiggling
Review: I am very disappointed in this tape, and in the recent tapes like Wiggle Safari. We do infant and toddler childcare, and the kids adored the original Wiggles tapes like "5 little Joeys jumping on the bed" and "doing the Flap". They'd all rush over for the mini-skit "I'm a cow", and go hysterical when the 4 Wiggles would stand together flapping their arms and raise into the air. But that's the old Wiggles tapes. The new shows feature rock video style "quicky-jerky" filming and lots of boring real-life stuff (e.g. boat on the river, playing in Central Park, the alligator guy talking and talking), and the tots don't follow whats happening, don't catch the sophisticated references, can't understand the older concepts. Basically, the Wiggles lose their audience trying to be more "professional". They have lost the style and the feel that made the tots love them. How sad. I won't waste more money on any new Wiggles tapes; stick to Dora and Pooh Bear.
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Summary: Different, but Fun!
Review: I bought "Top of the Tots" for my 2 year old son, who is the ultimate Wiggles fan. It took a couple of viewings before he got the hang of it, and now he asks to watch it almost as much as "Yummy, Yummy" (his favorite). This DVD focuses on different jobs that people do (fireman, cowboy, dentist, etc.). There is no storyline, just the guys singing about different careers. As usual, the tunes are catchy and fun. From my experience, I think this DVD is better suited for slightly older children rather than a two-year-old.
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Summary: A new low for the Wiggles
Review: I have all the Wiggles DVDs and CDs. Our grandchild loves the Wiggles, but she won't even watch this one. The songs are not very well done and are totally uninspiring. If you like the Wiggles TV show, you probably won't like this DVD. If you only buy one Wiggles DVD, I would recommend "Yummy Yummy".
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Summary: A very good Wiggles choice.
Review: I think this Wiggles video is good because it offers a nice selection of teaching with the usual Wiggles song and dance format. I like the character career profiles and their simplistic job descriptions. I'm not particularly put off about the predominence of "professional dancers" over the original Wiggles. I think this format is a refreshing change, but retains enough of the familiarity of the more traditional Wiggles releases. The DVD offers an extensive (about 20 minutes) "making of" preview of a yet to be released Cold Spaghetti Western. There is a significant amount of behind the scenes footage as well as outtakes and documentary interview-type profiles of actors and characters. The DVD has a Jukebox song selection where you may chose to watch//listen to individual songs. There is also a photo gallery which I believe is not narrated. The songs are new and refreshing- not dull and drippy like I thought they were in Wiggle Bay. At least one of the songs I have previously seen on the TV series (i.e. Central Park New York). I think this DVD is worth buying, especially for any Wiggles fan (we have at least 10). If you are new to the Wiggles, this would make a fine start. You might be interested in knowing however, that earlier releases (before their rocket to fame) generally are much simpler, less flashy productions, and focused more on just upbeat singing and dancing of the Wiggles themselves and little kids.
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Summary: Can you say, "Phoning it in?"
Review: My 15 month old originally liked this DVD. After three viewings, however, she's bored with it. As an adult, I was bored with the first viewing, and we're a Wiggle-friendly house. 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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Summary: Can you say, "Phoning it in?"
Review: My 15 month old originally liked this DVD. After three viewings, however, she's bored with it. As an adult, I was bored with the first viewing, and we're a Wiggle-friendly house. 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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Summary: Another great video
Review: My 16 month old daughter loves this DVD. She waves her arms to the Bow Wow song, she smiles during the whistling parts of the Cowgirls and Cowboys song, she laughs at Captain Feathersword during the intro to the Picking Flowers song, she laughs at the Captain during the Bricklayers Song and she nods her head during the Kneading the Dough song. It took her a few times to warm up to the songs but only because they were new to her. Another great video.
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