Wee Sing Video Series
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The Wee Sing Video Series is a collection of live action musical videos for children. Many of the videos contained colorful characters that taught lessons to children, like being young at heart or overcoming personal challenges with the help of friends. The series was started in 1985 and ended in 1996.
, when Poofer the Elf tries to help his best friend Gusty the Elf, he gets lost and winds up in the home of the Smiths, a loving American family, and meets their caroling neighbors as well. They journey to the North Pole in an effort to aid him, who has grown unexceptionably clumsy. After they, the elves, and even Santa himself wrestle with the issue, Suzie realizes what's wrong - Gusty needs a new pair of glasses. This story encourages children to wear glasses, but also has subtle messages about cultural diversity, helping others, the importance of working together, the importance of wearing a seat belt
and helmet while traveling, and that an adoptive family can be as close and loving as any other. Songs include "Deck the Halls", "Christmas is Coming
", original songs "Gusty the Elf" and "Christmas Wrap", "Up on the Housetop", and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas
" (slightly modified and played at the beginning; an a cappella
version is played during the final scene).
with each of the intervals between them featuring an animated clip of Singaling and Warbly.
with each of the intervals between them featuring an animated clip of Singaling and Warbly.
Wee Sing Together (1985)
Sally gets a surprise when her two favorite stuffed animals, Melody the Mouse (dressed up as a ballerina) and Hum the Bear, come to life by magic and take her, her brother Jonathan, and their dog Bingo to the magical Wee Sing Park to meet a marching band and celebrate her birthday party with their friends. They sing and dance and learn how to conquer their fears when a storm hits.Soundtrack
- "The More We Get Together"
- "Skidamarink"
- "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes"
- "The Finger Band"
- "Walking, Walking"
- "Rickety, Tickety"
- "Little Peter Rabbit"
- "I'm a Little Teapot"
- "The Alphabet Song"
- "Bingo"
- "What Are You Wearing?"
- "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
- "Looby Loo"
- "Rain, Rain, Go Away"
- "There is Thunder"
- "Eensy, Weensy Spider"
- "If You're Happy and You Know It"
- "Reach For The Sky"
- "My Name and Address"
- "Twinkle, Twinkle, little Star"
- "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"
- "The More We Get Together (reprise)"
Wee Sing King Cole's Party (1987)
Jack, Jill, Mary, and Little Boy Blue journey toward King Cole's palace to join him and his other subjects in celebrating 100 years of reigning, bringing various gifts: a kitten, a pair of mittens, and a fuzzy blanket, among other things. The main message is that the best gifts come from the heart, but it also teaches the importance of helping others and using good manners.Soundtrack
- "Old King Cole"
- "Betty Botter"
- "Pat-A-Cake"
- "Polly, Put the Kettle On"
- "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
- "Peas Porridge Hot"
- "Jack and Jill"
- "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
- "Little Boy Blue"
- "Walking Chant"
- "Six Little Ducks"
- "There Was a Crooked Man"
- "Wibbleton to Wobbleton"
- "Sea-Saw, Sac-Ra-Down"
- "This Old Man"
- "Humpty Dumpty"
- "Little Bo Peep"
- "Little Jack Horner"
- "Little Miss Muffet"
- "Rub-A-Dub-Dub"
- "Jack, Be Nimble"
- "Little Tommy Tucker"
- "Peter Piper"
- "Old King Cole (reprise)"
Wee Sing Grandpa's Magical Toys (1988)
A boy named Peter and his friends, David and Sarah, visit his grandfather and discover his many toys and their secrets, all in the search of a missing music box key that he misplaced. When he leaves the room, magic shrinks the children down and the toys come to life. This story encourages children, teenagers, and adults alike that no matter how old you are on the outside or body type you have, you'll always be young at heart.Soundtrack
- "Good Morning"
- "Punchinello"
- "A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea"
- "Long Legged Sailor"
- "Do You Know the Muffin Man?"
- "One Potato"
- "Pretty Little Dutch Girl"
- "Dutch Girl"
- "I Love Coffee, I Love Tea"
- "Mabel, Mabel"
- "Miss, Miss"
- "The Farmer In the Dell"
- "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"
- "The Hokey Pokey"
- "The Cookie Jar Song"
- "Roll that Red Ball"
- "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"
- "One, Two, Three O'Leary"
- "One, Two, Three O'Twirsy"
- "The Merry-Go-Round"
- "Hambone"
- "Playmate"
Wee Sing in Sillyville (1989)
Two children named Scott and Laurie, along with their dog Barney, magically enter their coloring book to help the aptly named Sillywhim resolve the townspeople's differences. They encounter the yellow Spurtlegurgles, the blue Twirlypops, the green Jinglehimers and Fruggy Frogs, the red Bittybooties, and the Purple Pasha and her menagerie. The primary message is that being different should never be a barrier to being friends.Soundtrack
- "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
- "We're Here Because We're Here"
- "Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?"
- "Michael Finnigan"
- "No, No, Yes, Yes"
- "Once an Austrian"
- "The First Grasshopper"
- "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
- "The Little Green Frog"
- "Frog Round"
- "Down By the Bay"
- "Risseldy, Rosseldy"
- "Bitty, Booty, Baby"
- "One Bottle Pop"
- "I'm a Nut"
- "A Ram Sam Sam"
- "Five In the Bed"
- "Be King to Your Web-Footed Friends"
- "Make New Friends"
- "Let Us Sing Together"
Wee Sing the Best Christmas Ever (1990)
Just five days before ChristmasChristmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
, when Poofer the Elf tries to help his best friend Gusty the Elf, he gets lost and winds up in the home of the Smiths, a loving American family, and meets their caroling neighbors as well. They journey to the North Pole in an effort to aid him, who has grown unexceptionably clumsy. After they, the elves, and even Santa himself wrestle with the issue, Suzie realizes what's wrong - Gusty needs a new pair of glasses. This story encourages children to wear glasses, but also has subtle messages about cultural diversity, helping others, the importance of working together, the importance of wearing a seat belt
Seat belt
A seat belt or seatbelt, sometimes called a safety belt, is a safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result from a collision or a sudden stop...
and helmet while traveling, and that an adoptive family can be as close and loving as any other. Songs include "Deck the Halls", "Christmas is Coming
Christmas is Coming
"Christmas Is Coming" is a nursery rhyme and Christmas carol with lyrics as follows:The musical version of the rhyme was popularized by The Kingston Trio as "A Round About Christmas", on their album The Last Month of the Year. It was also featured on a Christmas album John Denver and the Muppets:...
", original songs "Gusty the Elf" and "Christmas Wrap", "Up on the Housetop", and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition where wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve such as 'figgy...
" (slightly modified and played at the beginning; an a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
version is played during the final scene).
Soundtrack
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
- "Tapping, Tapping"
- "Gusty the Elf"
- "Christmas Tree"
- "Two Little Christmas Trees"
- "Mother's Knives and Forks"
- "Here We Come A-Caroling"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "Christmas Tree"
- "When Santa Comes"
- "Angel Band"
- "Little Bells of Christmas"
- "Star Light, Star Bright"
- "Christmas Rap"
- "Little Bells of Christmas"
- "Gusty the Elf (Reprise)"
- "Christmas is Coming"
- "Chubby Little Snowman"
- "The Chimney"
- "Gusty the Elf (Finale)"
- "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"
- "Jingle Bells"
- "Down Through the Chimney"
- "Santa Claus is Coming"
- "Up On the Housetop"
- "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
Wee Sing the Big Rock Candy Mountains (1991)
Lisa and her giant teddy bears, Snoodle and Doodle, go to their secret place called the Big Rock Candy Mountains when her friends Debi and Eric don't want to do what she wants to. When they arrive there, the Mici Mice arrive too late because of issues with Little Bunny Foo Foo, who keeps bopping them on the head, making the Good Fairy upset with him. How will they ever find out?Soundtrack
- "Hide and Seek Chant"
- "The Big Rock Candy Mountains"
- "Howdy-Ho-Hiya"
- "Little Bunny Foo Foo"
- "Ring Around the Rosy"
- "Follow Me"
- "Grizzly Bear"
- "Grasshoppers Three"
- "The Fly Has Married The Bumblebee"
- "Fritsy Works With One Hammer"
- "The Upward Trail"
- "This is the Way We Wash Our Hands"
- "Sarasponda"
- "Baby Birds"
- "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
- "Nobody Likes Me"
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
- "Smile"
- "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
- "Right Hand, Left Hand"
- "Jimmy Crack Corn"
- "The Big Rock Candy Mountains (reprise)"
Wee Sing the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)
Three children named Alex, Kelly, and Benji and their Auntie Anabella go to visit their Great Uncle Rubato in his Marvelous Musical Mansion where the music boxes come to life, the hat rack sings and dances, and the door knocker requires you to solve a riddle before you enter. In the darkness of the night, however, several small but important items vanish, requiring the children to locate the thief. Each segment teaches the viewer about musical theory or terminology. The two creators of Wee Sing make cameo appearances as birdwatchers.Soundtrack
- "My Aunt Came Back"
- "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain"
- "How Do You Do?"
- "Three Corners"
- "The Orchestra Game Song"
- "Tap-A-Cappa"
- "The Ballerina's Waltz"
- "The Doodle-Dett Quintet"
- "The Marching Song"
- "Viva La Campagnie"
- "The Melody Song"
- "The Magic of Music"
- "Hickory, Dickory Dock"
- "Round the Clock"
- "Oh Where, Oh Where?"
- "The Clapping Song"
- "Reuben and Rachel"
- "Hey Diddle Diddle"
- "Oh Were, Oh Where? (reprise)"
- "The Magic of Music (reprise)"
- "When the Saints Go Marching In"
The Wee Sing Train (1993)
Two children named Casey and Carter are magically transported into the world of their toy train set, and begin a journey through several very different locations. Along the route their elephant friend, Tusky the engineer, learns (often the hard way) the importance of thinking before one acts.Soundtrack
- "Down By the Station"
- "Train Is A-Comin'"
- "Get On Board, Little Children"
- "Home On the Range"
- "The Old Chisholm Trail"
- "Chuggin' Along"
- "Put Your Little Foot"
- "Hey, Mr. Knickerbocker"
- "Engine, Engine"
- "The Vegetable Song"
- "Had a Little Rooster"
- "The Old Gray Mare"
- "I Love the Mountains"
- "Two Little Blackbirds Sittin' on a Hill"
- "The Train Went Over the Mountain"
- "Keemo Kyemo"
- "Jennie Jenkins"
- "You are Special"
- "I've Been Working On the Railroad"
- "Get On Board, Little Children (reprise)"
Wee Sing Under the Sea (1994)
Devin and his grandmother find an enchanted conch shell that takes them to the ocean floor where they encounter many undersea creatures, including an underwater jazz band and Ottie, a fuzzy baby otter. Along the way they help Weeber the Penguin find his way back to the South Pole, and help him be comfortable with his odd light blue color, which makes him different. This story also touches on the destructive effects of pollution.Soundtrack
- "Under the Sea there's a world that i'd like to know"
- "Ten Little Sea Shells"
- "Creatures Under the Sea"
- "Bubble, Bubble, Bubble"
- "Little Baby Ottie"
- "Down On the Ocean Floor"
- "Twinkle Starfish"
- "The Clam Dance"
- "Sing Your Way Home"
- "The Adding Game"
- "One, Two Whale That's Blue"
- "You Are You"
- "Sing Your Way Home (reprise)"
- "The Pollution Solution"
- "Go Round and Round the Coral"
- "I'm a Hermit Crab"
- "Krabby Hermit Changed his Ways"
- "Rocking and Rolling Under the Sea"
- "Bubble, Bubble, Bubble (reprise)"
Wee Singdom: The Land of Music and Fun (1996)
Wee Sing characters Punchinello, Sillywhim, Little Bunny Foo Foo, Weeber, Snoodle, Doodle, and Trunky (named Tusky in the Wee Sing Train) who are all from earlier Wee Sing Videos, ride the Wee Sing train to Sing-a-Ling-a-Land where Singaling and Warbly are hosting a big musical party called "The Wee Sing Festival". Sing-a-Ling-a-Land also happens to be an extension of Annie and Tim's gameboard. However, the main guest of honor (a singing rainbow) is missing, so as each character performs his or her respective performance, Chug-a-Long the engine and Cubby the caboose are sent to go look for her by asking a cirrus, cumulus, and stratus cloud where she disappeared to. Eventually, she is found after Annie and Tim find her on their gameboard playing with their cat, and as a reward, they are allowed to attend the Wee Sing Festival, and the singing rainbow is able to perform.Soudtrack
- "Off we go to Sing-A-Ling-A-Land"
- "Off we go to Sing-A-Ling-A-Land (reprise)"
- "We welcome you"
- "You're my special friend"
- "Time for the show to start"
- "Going on a Bunny Hunt"
- "Nobody know the trouble i've seen"
- "Rig-A-Jig-Jig"
- "Are you sleepy?"
- "Frere Jacques?:
- "Mary had a little Lamb"
- "I am a Cirrus Cloud"
- "I am a Stratus Cloud"
- "Juggling, Juggling, toss the Ball"
- "Marching Dance"
- "Rhyming Game"
- "It isn't any trouble just to rhyme a word or two"
- "Reflection Dance"
- "I am a Cululus Cloud"
- "Polly-Wolly-Doodle"
- "One Elephant went out to Play"
- "Colors of the Rainbow"
- "We Sing-A-Ling-A-Ling with all our hearts to you"
Wee Sing Animal Songs (1996)
This one features 15 clips from different Wee Sing Videos that include a song about animalswith each of the intervals between them featuring an animated clip of Singaling and Warbly.
Soundtrack
- "Bingo (From Wee Sing Together)"
- "Had a Little Rooster (From The Wee Sing Train)"
- "Little Baby Ottie (From Wee Sing Under the Sea)"
- "Little Miss Muffet (From Wee Sing King Cole's Party)"
- "The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider (From Wee Sing Together)"
- "Do Your Ears Hang Low? (From Wee Sing in SillyvilleWee Sing in SillyvilleWee Sing in Sillyville is a video in the Wee Sing Video Series . It is the fourth release of the series. It was originally released on video in 1989. It had a re-release in 1995. It is now available on DVD, as of 2004. This is based on the cassette and CD "Wee Sing Silly Songs".-Plot summary:The...
)" - "The Old Grey Mare (From The Wee Sing Train)"
- "One, Two Whale That's Blue (From Wee Sing Under the Sea)"
- "Grasshoppers Three (From Wee Sing the Big Rock Candy Mountains)"
- "Little Peter Rabbit (From Wee Sing Together)"
- "Frog Round (From Wee Sing in SillyvilleWee Sing in SillyvilleWee Sing in Sillyville is a video in the Wee Sing Video Series . It is the fourth release of the series. It was originally released on video in 1989. It had a re-release in 1995. It is now available on DVD, as of 2004. This is based on the cassette and CD "Wee Sing Silly Songs".-Plot summary:The...
)" - "Mary Had a Little Lamb (From Wee Sing King Cole's Party)"
- "I'm a Hermit Crab (From Wee Sing Under the Sea)"
- "Two Little Black Birds (From The Wee Sing Train)"
- "Old MacDonald (From Wee Sing Together)"
Wee Sing Classic Songs for Kids (1996)
This one features 15 clips from different Wee Sing Videos that include a classic children's songwith each of the intervals between them featuring an animated clip of Singaling and Warbly.
Soundtrack
- "Alphabet Song (From Wee Sing Together)"
- "Jack and Jill (From Wee Sing King Cole's Party)"
- "The Farmer in the Dell (From Wee Sing Grandpa's Magical Toys)"
- "Row, Row, Row Your Boat (From Wee Sing the Big Rock Candy Mountains)"
- "Rain, Rain, Go Away (From Wee Sing Together)"
- "Home On the Range (From The Wee Sing Train)"
- "The Hokey Pokey (From Wee Sing Grandpa's Magical Toys)"
- "Jack be Nimble (From Wee Sing King Cole's Party)"
- "Boom, Boom, Ain't it Great to be Crazy (From Wee Sing in SillyvilleWee Sing in SillyvilleWee Sing in Sillyville is a video in the Wee Sing Video Series . It is the fourth release of the series. It was originally released on video in 1989. It had a re-release in 1995. It is now available on DVD, as of 2004. This is based on the cassette and CD "Wee Sing Silly Songs".-Plot summary:The...
)" - "Ring Around the Rosies (From Wee Sing the Big Rock Candy Mountains)"
- "Humpty Dumpty (From Wee Sing King Cole's Party)"
- "Muffin Man (From Wee Sing Grandpa's Magical Toys)"
- "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (From Wee Sing Together)"
- "Star Light, Star Bright (From Wee Sing the Best Christmas Ever)"
- "Playmate (From Wee Sing Grandpa's Magical Toys)"