Wake Up Jeff!

Wake Up Jeff! is the sixth album by Australian band the Wiggles, released in 1996 by ABC Music distributed by EMI. It won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1996.[2]

Wake Up Jeff!
Studio album by
the Wiggles
ReleasedApril 1996
GenreChildren's music
Length35:10
LabelABC Music
Producerthe Wiggles[1]
The Wiggles chronology
Big Red Car
(1995)		 Wake Up Jeff!
(1996)		 Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
(1996)

Track list

All tracks are written by (or trad arr. by) M Cook/J Fatt/A Field/G Page, except listed below.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Like to Say Hello" 1:58
2."Henry's Underwater Big Band"J Field2:31
3."Statue" (spoken) 0:09
4."Everybody is Clever"trad arr. M. Cook/J. Fatt/A. Field/G. Page; Lyrics: Charity Bailey, Eunice Holsaert, Bluma Schonbran1:59
5."Swim, Swim, Swim" (spoken) 0:08
6."Having Fun at the Beach" 1:46
7."Food Wish" (spoken) 0:16
8."Bing Bang Bong (That's a Pirate Song)"J Field/M Cook/J Fatt/A Field/G Page1:21
9."Bucket of Dew/Paddy Condon from Cobar[lower-alpha 1]" 1:43
10."Guess What?" 1:43
11."Wake Up Jeff!" 1:26
12."A Frog Went A Walking" 1:29
13."Dorothy, Would You Like to Dance?" 1:52
14."Take a Trip Out on the Sea" 1:09
15."Romp Bomp a Stomp" 1:27
16."Whales" (spoken) 0:08
17."Baby Beluga"Raffi/D Pike2:23
18."Chu-Lu-Lu"trad arr. M. Cook/J. Fatt/A. Field/G. Page; English lyrics by Elizabeth Mansutti0:51
19."Name Game" 1:05
20."I Can Do So Many Things" 1:35
21."Wave to Wags"J Field/M Cook/J Fatt/A Field/G Page1:42
22."House on the Hillside" 1:15
23."Havenu Shalom Aleichem" 1:12
24."Quacking Sounds" (spoken) 0:10
25."Five Little Ducks" 2:00
26."Windmills" 1:01
27."Pipers Waltz" 1:27

Personnel

Source: Wake Up Jeff album booklet, 1996[1]

The Wiggles

Additional musicians

Staff

  • Engineered by Chris Brooke and Aaron Rhuig

Video
Wake Up Jeff!
Directed byDean Covell
Produced byDean Covell
Keiran Usher
Written bythe Wiggles
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Music bythe Wiggles
Production
company
Zero 1 Zero
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment / ABC Video (#100096)
Release date
August 1996[3]
Running time
37 minutes
CountryAustralia

The companion video was released on August 1996 as the group's fourth video.[3]

Song list
  1. We Like to Say Hello
  2. Henry's Underwater Big Band
  3. Everybody is Clever (Australian version) / The Chase (US version)
  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. Pipers Waltz
  14. Can You Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist? - concert
  15. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) - concert

Synopsis

Opening - An alarm clock rings and Jeff wakes up.

The Wiggles introduce themselves to the audience.

  • Song: "We Like To Say Hello"

Greg is standing with Henry the Octopus and tells Greg that he has a surprise for everyone. Henry says that he bought his underwater big band with him.

  • Song: "Henry's Underwater Big Band"

Greg tells everyone to stand still like a statue. The other Wiggles pose and then dance around behind Greg's back.

  • Song: "Everybody Is Clever" (Australian Version) / "The Chase" (North America Version)

Anthony and Murray watch kids draw scenes of the beach using pens and markers.

  • Song: "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, that's a pirate song. Let's dance a pirate song together!

  • Song: "Bing Bang Bong (That's A Pirate Song)"

Anthony and Murray introduce Dominic, who is with his daughter Ashleigh. He is a trumpet player. Anthony and Murray ask him questions about playing the trumpet and Dominic plays a little bit. Everyone's wearing a green hat, so it is time for some Irish Dancing.

  • Song: "Bucket of Dew / Paddy Condon From Cobar"

The clock goes pass ticking and everybody yells WAKE UP JEFF! to wake Jeff up. And Jeff wakes up to the camera.

  • Song: "Wake Up Jeff!"

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

  • Song: "Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)"

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

  • Song: "Take A Trip Out on the Sea"

This is Dorothy's favourite dance.

  • Song: "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: "I Can Do So Many Things"

Anthony can hear someone barking. He asked who's that barking and Greg yelled out IT'S WAGS THE DOG!

  • Song: "Wave To Wags"
  • Greg's Magic Show – The Magic Box

Greg, Anthony, and Murray are standing with an empty glass box. They can hear some one snoring and they are saying its coming from inside the box, but no one is inside the box or could they. Greg has Anthony and Murray cover the box with a drape, they spin it around, and chants some magic words when they count to three. 1, 2, 3, "Wiggle Waggle". They lift the drape and Jeff is there, but he's asleep. They ask everyone to wake him up. 1, 2, 3, WAKE UP JEFF! and then Jeff wakes up, wondering what he's doing in a box.

Murray tells Jeff to not fall asleep again and said we neeeeeeed YOU! for the next song.

  • Song: "Pipers Waltz"

It's time to say goodbye. Jeff has fallen asleep again in his bed, so the Wiggles have one more dance. And then, yells the final "WAKE UP JEFF!" after they clap their hands three times.

The Wiggles are backstage. They have warmed up their singing voices by practicing "Rock-a-Bye Your Bear". They also have tucked their shirts and brushed their hair. Over by the side is Wags and Henry, Wags is polishing Henry's shoes. And at the last part, Greg knew that somebody was missing. Where's Jeff? Murray saw Jeff fallen asleep on a chair and told the Wiggles that he's asleep. They call the viewer to Wake up Jeff. 1, 2, 3, WAKE UP JEFF! Jeff arises and they're ready to go on stage for the concert and so they all ran out to the stage.

  • Song: "Can You Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist? (Live)
  • Song: "D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) (Live)

Cast

The cast as listed on the video closing credits. The Wiggles

Also featuring

  • Megan Bullivant & Emma Buter as Dorothy the Dinosaur
  • Leeanne Ashley as Henry the Octopus
  • Paul Paddick, Georgia Troy Barnes & Donna Halloran as Wags the Dog
  • Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
  • Dominic Lindsay as Trumpet Player
THOSE WHO WOKE UP JEFF, THANKS!

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

Production

Anthony began wearing a blue shirt instead of a green shirt. Dorothy and Henry's costumes were updated but Dorothy's old costume is seen on "D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)" while Henry's old one is seen on the cover. Anthony, Murray, and Greg wear short-sleeved shirts in the concert.

Paul Paddick, who joined the cast as a regular in 1996, makes his video debut as Captain Feathersword.[4]

Tony Henry, who is a bandmate of Anthony and Jeff from The Cockroaches and the studio drummer for the Wake Up Jeff album,[5] appears with his family in "We Like to Say Hello" and "Wave to Wags". John Field from The Cockroaches also appears in an outdoor shot for "Wave to Wags".[6]

Release

The video was released on VHS in August 1996.[3]

On April 2000, When the video was released in North America, "Everybody is Clever" was replaced by one of "The Chase" scenes typical of the closing credits of TV Series 1. However, the preceding skit where they act like statues was retained.

In 2018, the video was uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube channel as the first part on 16 August,[7] the second part on 26 August,[8] the third part on 16 September,[9] and the fourth part on 23 September.[10]

It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!

It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
Studio album by
the Wiggles
Released2006
Recorded2005
StudioTune Master Productions
GenreChildren's music
LabelABC (AUS)
The Wiggles chronology
Here Comes the Big Red Car
(2006)		 It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
(2006)		 Splish Splash Big Red Boat
(2006)

It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! is the 23rd album release from an Australian children's music group, the Wiggles. It contains songs that were originally released on Wake Up Jeff!. In North America, the album and companion video were called Wiggle Around the Clock.

Track list
  1. We Like To Say Hello – 1:54
  2. Henry’s Underwater Big Band – 2:27
  3. Intro – 0:07
  4. Having Fun at the Beach – 1:42
  5. Intro – 0:15
  6. Bing Bang Bong (That’s A Pirate Song) – 1:17
  7. Bucket of Dew/ Paddy Condon From Cobar – 1:40
  8. Guess What – 1:41
  9. Wake Up Jeff – 1:22
  10. A Frog Went A Walking – 1:25
  11. Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance With Me?) – 1:49
  12. Take A Trip Out on the Sea – 1:05
  13. Romp Bomp A Stomp – 1:24
  14. We’re Playing A Trick on the Captain – 0:50
  15. Have A Happy Birthday Captain – 1:51
  16. I Can Do So Many Things – 1:31
  17. Wave To Wags – 1:38
  18. Havenu Shalom Alachem – 1:08
  19. House on the Hillside – 1:56
  20. Intro – 0:08
  21. Five Little Ducks – 1:12
  22. Windmills – 0:58
  23. Name Game – 1:01
  24. Pipers Waltz – 1:26
  25. Bonus Track – Go To Sleep Jeff (Brahm's Lullaby) – 4:33

2006 video
It's Time to Wake Up Jeff (Wiggle Around the Clock)
Directed byPaul Field
Produced byPaul Field
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Music bythe Wiggles
CinematographyBorce Damcevski
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment/ABC DVD
Release date
8 June 2006
Running time
48 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The companion video was released in 2006 as a DVD.

Song List
  1. We Like To Say Hello
  2. Henry's Underwater Big Band (animated)
  3. Having Fun at the Beach
  4. Bing Bang Bong (That's A Pirate Song)
  5. Wake Up Jeff!
  6. Bucket of Dew/Paddy Condon From Cobar
  7. Romp Bomp A Stomp
  8. A Frog Went a Walking (animated)
  9. Take A Trip Out on the Sea
  10. Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)
  11. We're Playing a Trick on the Captain
  12. Have a Happy Birthday Captain
  13. I Can Do So Many Things
  14. Guess What? (animated)
  15. Wave To Wags
  16. Havenu Shalom Alechem
  17. Walking on the Moon
  18. Piper's Waltz (Instrumental)

Notes
  1. "Bucket of Dew / Paddy Condon from Cobar" is based on the traditional Irish folk song "The Rare Old Mountain Dew". The subtitle "Paddy Condon from Cobar" is a reference to Anthony's great-grandfather Paddy Condon who owned a pub in the mining town of Cobar in western New South Wales. - Field, Anthony; Truman, Greg (2012). How I Got My Wiggle Back: A Memoir of Healing. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-118-01933-7.
  2. The liner notes list the guitars as "Brilliant guitar" and "Garage band guitar"
  3. The liner notes list the organ as kazeeo. It might be a Casio keyboard

References
  1. Wake Up Jeff (Media notes). ABC Music. 1996.
  2. "Winners by Year – 1996". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Liam (14 August 1996). "Wiggles bound for Asia via big screen". South China Morning Post.
  4. Baughman, Tony (12 November 2007). "Captain Feathersword may steal The Wiggles' show". The Aiken Standard. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  5. Knight, Dom (7 November 2006). "Cup tips, anyone?". Sydney Morning Herald blog. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. The Wiggles (1996). Wake Up Jeff! (VHS). Australia. - Tony Henry (1m), Paul Paddick (1:20), Dominic Lindsay (1:45), John Field (24:51), Tony Henry (24:52).
  7. "Classic Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff! (Part 1 of 4)". youtube.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. "Classic Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff! (Part 2 of 4)". youtube.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  9. "Classic Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff! (Part 3 of 4)". youtube.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. "Classic Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff! (Part 4 of 4)". youtube.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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