Wake Up Jeff! (video)

Wake Up Jeff!
VHS Cover
Written by	The Wiggles
Directed by	Dean Covell
Produced by	Dean Covell Keiran Usher
Released	August 12, 1996
Previous	Big Red Car (1995)
Next	Wiggledance! Live in Concert (1997)

"Wake Up Jeff!" is the fourth Wiggles video all about waking up Jeff through The Wiggles songs. The video was released on August 12,1996, with a re-released version for the US that cut out Everybody Is Clever and was replaced with The Chase in 1999. The video was remade in 2006 as It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!

Production

It took about 2 months to film this video as listed.

June 1996

• The outdoor scenes for Having Fun at the Beach and Wave To Wags

July 1996

• The studio scenes at Zero One Zero

Synopsis

The Wiggles and everybody are making songs that keep waking up Jeff through all The Wiggles songs which will have you jumping and dancing.

Song List

Note: All songs are taken from the album Wake Up Jeff! except when noted otherwise.

1. We Like to Say Hello
2. Henry's Underwater Big Band
3. Everybody is Clever (AUS); The Chase (US, from Yummy Yummy)
4. Having Fun at the Beach
5. Bing Bang Bong (That's a Pirate Song)
6. Bucket Of Dew/Paddy Condon From Cobar
7. Wake Up Jeff!
8. Dorothy (Would You Like to Dance?)
9. Take a Trip Out on the Sea
10. Romp Bomp A Stomp
11. I Can Do So Many Things
12. Wave to Wags
13. Greg Magic Show: "The Magic Box Trick".
14. Pipers Waltz

Live In Concert

• Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?) (live recording)
• D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (live recording)

Transcript

See here

Plot

Intro - An alarm clock is flying around ringing while it is on the table. The video title moves up and Jeff was woken up by doing a big yawn after.

The Wiggles introduce themselves. When they ride in there Big Red Car, they like to say hello to everyone.

• Song 1: We Like to Say Hello - Jeff is driving the Big Red Car which looks like a cardboard cutout.

Greg and Henry say hello to everyone.

• Song 2: Henry's Underwater Big Band

Greg tells the other Wiggles to stand still like a statue. Murray does a strongman pose, Anthony stands on one leg. Jeff sticks his arm out like like a showman. Then Greg asks the viewers to tell him if any of the statues are moving. Of course, all the other Wiggles statue dance around, but when Greg hears from viewers, he turns around they assume their original positions. On the third try he finds out viewers is right. Afterwards, Greg says, "Let's do statues together, everybody" which means it's time to sing.

• Song 3: Everybody is Clever (Australian version) /The Chase (American version)

Anthony and Murray watch kids doing some drawings about the beach with pens and highlighters. Michael is drawing a towel. Peter is drawing Wags the Dog. Leonardo is drawing a person swimming. Nicole is drawing the water and sand. Sian is drawing a person about to jump in the water. Murray introduces the next song.

• Song 4: Having Fun at the Beach

The Wiggles introduce Captain Feathersword, but he answers with "Bing Bang Bong" and other nonsense phrases. They ask him what's up with that? He answers, it's a pirate song. Let's dance a pirate song together!

• Song 5: Bing Bang Bong (That's a Pirate Song)

Anthony and Murray introduce Dominic, who is holding his baby girl Ashley with his left arm and a trumpet on his right. Anthony and Murray ask him questions about playing the trumpet and Dominic plays a few motifs. Everyone's wearing a green hat, so It's time to do an Irish dance, featuring a bunch of the little girls from the dance school.

• Song 6: Bucket Of Dew/Paddy Condon From Cobar

A alarm clock goes pass and everyone says "WAKE UP, JEFF!!!" to wake Jeff up.

• Song 7: Wake Up Jeff!

Jeff asks Dorothy to dance, and Dorothy does a few dance steps.

• Song 8: Dorothy (Would You Like to Dance?)

The Wiggles and kids are in a camp site singing about going for a ride on a boat out in sea.

• Song 9: Take A Trip Out On The Sea

This is Dorothy's favorite dance.

• Song 10: Romp Bomp A Stomp

Greg and kids are doing this dance and Greg does tells them things that he can do in this song.

• Song 11: I Can Do So Many Things

Wags is barking in the background and Anthony says that who is that barking and it's Wags the Dog.

• Song 12: Wave To Wags

Greg, Anthony, and Murray are standing with an empty glass box and hear some snoring. The glass box is the of a coffin (think Snow White) but no one is inside the box. Greg has Anthony and Murray cover the box with a drape, spin it around, and chants some magic words. They lift the drape, and Jeff is there, but he's asleep. They ask everyone to wake up Jeff. Jeff wakes up, wondering what he's doing in a box.

Greg's Magic Trick: The Magic Box Trick

After when they wake Jeff up. Murray told him to not fall asleep again and said we neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed. While he was twirling his arms round and round until he stopped a said YOU! for the next song.

• Song 13: Pipers Waltz

It's time to say goodbye, but Jeff is still asleep on his bed, so The Wiggles decide to do a goodbye dance, and they will see if that wakes Jeff up.

Close with the goodbye dance with "Christmas Picnic" for background music. And then, everyone yells the final "WAKE UP, JEFF!!!!!!!!!" after they clap they're hands three times.

Live In Concert clip

After the video, it's time to go to a Wiggles concert. The Wiggles are in backstage while they are warming up their voices by singing Rock-a-Bye Your Bear. After their voices are warmed up, they have to make sure that their clothes and hair are alright. Wags the Dog is also in the room, polishing Henry's shoes. Jeff has fallen asleep while sitting on a chair. They call us to Wake Up Jeff. Jeff arises, and they're ready to go on stage for the concert.

• Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
• D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)

Cast

The Wiggles

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

Wiggle Friends

• Captain Feathersword - Paul Paddick
• Wags the Dog - Paul Paddick , Donna Halloran and Georgia Troy Barnes
• Dorothy the Dinosaur - Emma Buter and Megan Bullivant
• Henry the Octopus - Leeanne Ashley

Also Featuring

• Dominic Lindsay

Children

• Cassandra Halloran
• Jessica Halloran
• Emma Ryan
• Sian Ryan
• Daisy Cousens
• Rose Cousens
• Kristen Shaw
• Sarah Cornale
• Sarah Sneddon
• Melanie Scott
• Nicole Butler
• Michael Butler
• Alyssa Bryce
• Tamahra Macey
• Sammy Lee
• Leonardo Silvestrini

Uncredited Cast

• John William Field
• Luke Field
• Clare Field
• Joseph Field
• Dominic Field
• Anthony Silvestrini
• Sofia Silvestrini
• Georgia Munro-Cook
• Blaine Charlton
• Jessica Cook
• Sam McFadden
• Tony Henry
• Georgia Henry
• Theodore Henry
• Luke Mowbray
• Peter Mowbray
• Lyn Lindsay
• Ashleigh Lindsay
• Kiara Lindsay

Release Dates

Australia - August 12, 1996

United States - April 4, 2000, December 12, 2000

United Kingdom - November 9, 1998

Original version

This video, Wake Up Jeff!, was originally quite different as seen in a rare promo. [[The Wiggles wore T-shirts, shorts, and colored sneakers, and the songs were performed on different sets. Additionally, Henry's original costume was used as it was on the cover. It's possible The Wiggles decided to reshoot the video after not liking their new look, and decided to go back to the old one.

It is unknown if it was going to have any more or less songs than the released version, as all we see in the trailer are short clips from "Everybody is Clever", "Bing Bang Bong (That's a Pirate Song)", "Wake Up Jeff!", and "Dorothy (Would You Like to Dance?)". It's possible that at the time, these four songs were all they had filmed before re-shooting the video, but there is no evidence supporting or denying this.

Album

The "Wake Up Jeff!" album was released on April 4th, 1996 with 27 tracks.

CD Songs

• Guess What?
• A Frog Went A Walking
• Baby Beluga
• Chu-Lu-Lu
• Name Game
• House on the Hillside
• Havenu Shalom Alechem
• Five Little Ducks
• Windmills

Gallery

The Video

Live Bonus Footage

High Quality Clips

Rare Clips