Wee Sing Video Series

The Wee Sing Video Series is a collection of live action musical videos for children produced from 1984 to 1996.

Through music, the videos aim to develop children's listening skills, reading skills, and their ability to memorize, concentrate and pay attention.[1] The series was begun in 1985,[2][3] by music educators Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, who had been producing "Wee Sing" audiotapes and songbooks for children since 1977.[4][5] By 1994 the series was described by Billboard magazine as having "...sold in the multimillions for almost a decade".[6]

The first nine videos in the series are now on DVD and via Youtube[7] and the publishers also have interactive apps "Wee Sing & Learn ABC" and "Wee Sing & Learn 123".[8]

Wee Sing Together (1985)

Sally gets a surprise when her two favorite stuffed animals, Melody Mouse (dressed up as a ballerina) and Hum Bear, magically come to life and take her, in addition to 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, dance, and learn how to conquer their fears when a storm hits.[9]

Song List

  1. "The More We Get Together"
  2. "Skidamarink"
  3. "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
  4. "The Finger Band"
  5. "Walking Walking"
  6. "Rickety Tickety"
  7. "Little Peter Rabbit"
  8. "I'm a Little Teapot"
  9. "The Alphabet Song"
  10. "Bingo"
  11. "What Are You Wearing?"
  12. "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
  13. "Looby Loo"
  14. "Rain Rain Go Away"
  15. "There is Thunder"
  16. "The Eensy Weensy Spider"
  17. "If You're Happy and You Know It"
  18. "Reach for the Sky"
  19. "My Name and Address"
  20. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
  21. "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"
  22. "The More We Get Together" (reprise)

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 peace in the kingdom, 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.[10]

Song List

  1. "Old King Cole"
  2. "Betty Botter"
  3. "Pat-A-Cake"
  4. "Polly, Put the Kettle On"
  5. "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
  6. "Pease Porridge Hot"
  7. "Jack and Jill "
  8. "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
  9. "Little Boy Blue"
  10. "Walking Chant"
  11. "Six Little Ducks"
  12. "There Was a Crooked Man"
  13. "Wibbleton to Wobbleton"
  14. "Seesaw, Sac-Ra-Down"
  15. "This Old Man"
  16. "Humpty Dumpty"
  17. "Little Bo Peep"
  18. "Little Jack Horner"
  19. "Jack Sprat"
  20. "Little Miss Muffet"
  21. "Rub-A-Dub-Dub"
  22. "Jack Be Nimble"
  23. "Little Tommy Tucker"
  24. "Peter Piper"
  25. "Old King Cole" (reprise)

Grandpa's Magical Toys (1988)

A boy named Peter and his friends, David and Sara, 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, the kids shrink 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.[11]

Song List

  1. "Good Morning"
  2. "Punchinello"
  3. "A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea"
  4. "Long Legged Sailor"
  5. "The Muffin Man"
  6. "One Potato"
  7. "Pretty Little Dutch Girl"
  8. "Dutch Girl"
  9. "I Love Coffee, I Love Tea"
  10. "Mabel, Mabel"
  11. "Miss, Miss"
  12. "The Farmer in the Dell"
  13. "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"
  14. "The Hokey Pokey"
  15. "Who Stole the Cookies From the Cookie Jar?"
  16. "Roll that Red Ball"
  17. "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"
  18. "One, Two, Three O'Leary"
  19. "One, Two, Three A-Twirlsy"
  20. "The Merry-Go-Round"
  21. "Hambone"
  22. "Playmate"

Wee Sing in Sillyville (1989)

Two kids named Laurie and Scott, along with their dog, Barney, magically enter their coloring book to help an aptly named Sillywhim resolve the townspeople's differences. They encounter the yellow Spurtlegurgles, the blue Twirlypops, the green Jingleheimers and Fruggy Frogs, the red Bitty Booties, and Purple Pasha and her menagerie. The primary message is that being different should never be a barrier to being friends.[12]

Song List

  1. "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
  2. "We're Here Because We're Here"
  3. "Boom, Boom, Ain't it Great to be Crazy?"
  4. "Michael Finnegan"
  5. "No, No, Yes, Yes"
  6. "Once an Austrian"
  7. "Grasshopper"
  8. "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
  9. "Little Green Frog"
  10. "Frog Round"
  11. "Down by the Bay"
  12. "Risseldy, Rosseldy"
  13. "Bitty Booty Baby"
  14. "One Bottle o'Pop"
  15. "I'm a Nut"
  16. "A Ram Sam Sam"
  17. "Five in a Bed"
  18. "Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends"
  19. "Make New Friends"
  20. "Let Us Sing Together"

Home Sweet Home (2016)

Dorothy, Aaron, Baba, Samson, Joshua and her Friends with her Muppets

Song List

  1. "Frozen Heart"
  2. "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman"
  3. "For the First Time in Forever"
  4. "Love is an Open Door"
  5. "Let it Go"
  6. "Reindeers Are Better Than People"
  7. "In Summer"
  8. "For the First Time in Forever"
  9. "Fixer Upper"
  10. "Just Imagine"
  11. "Happy Dancin'"
  12. "Castles So High"
  13. "Muppera"
  14. "A Frozen Waltz"
  15. "One (is the Loneliest Number)"
  16. "Someone to Watch Over Me"
  17. "It's C-C Cold BRRRR!"
  18. "Rawhide"
  19. "Growing"
  20. "Nursery Rhyme Meldey"
  21. "The Vegetable Song"
  22. "Once an Austrian"
  23. "Rigeletto"
  24. "Make New Friends"
  25. "Let Us Sing Together"

Wee Sing in the Big Rock Candy Mountains (1991)

A little girl named Lisa waits until her two stuffed animals, Snoodle and Doodle, come to life and they take her to a magical secret place called the Big Rock Candy Mountains when her friends, Debbie and Eric, don't want to do what she wants to do. When they arrive there, the Meecy Mice arrive late because of their issues with Little Bunny Foo Foo, who keeps bopping them on the head, making the Good Fairy so angry at him. How will they ever find out?[13]

Song List

  1. "Hide and Seek Chant"
  2. "The Big Rock Candy Mountains"
  3. "Howdy-Ho-Hiya"
  4. "Little Bunny Foo Foo"
  5. "Ring Around the Rosie"
  6. "Follow Me"
  7. "Grizzly Bear"
  8. "Grasshoppers Three"
  9. "The Fly Has Married the Bumblebee"
  10. "Fritzy Works With One Hammer"
  11. "The Upward Trail"
  12. "This is the Way We Wash Our Hands"
  13. "Sarasponda"
  14. "Baby Birds"
  15. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
  16. "Nobody Likes Me"
  17. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
  18. "Smile"
  19. "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
  20. "Right Hand, Left Hand"
  21. "The Blue-Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)"
  22. "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" (reprise)

Wee Sing in the Marvelous Magical Mansion (1992)

James Abigal and her friends with the Muppets our in Downers Grove

Song List

Act 1:

  1. "My Aunt Came Back"
  2. "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain"
  3. "Deck the Harrs/Jingre Berrs?"
  4. "I'm Gonna Tell on You"
  5. "The Fairy Queen Comes In"
  6. "A Little Help for my Friends
  7. "The Popcorn Song
  8. "The Delivery Sketch"
  9. "C is for Cookie"
  10. "Typewriter Sketch for the Letter C"
  11. "C is for Circle"
  12. "Traction Jackson - Me and My Chair"
  13. "Doing the Snuffleupagus"
  14. "Song of 10"
  15. "Journey to Ernie: Nursery Rhyme Land"
  16. "Dance Myself to Sleep"
  17. "Global Grover - Peacock Dance to China"
  18. "The Street I Love On"

Act 2:

  1. "Cabin Fever"
  2. "The Siamese Song"
  3. "Thriller"
  4. "You Can Fly"
  5. "The Spelethoms (Toothache Skit)
  6. "Dino Dance"
  7. "Clap Clap Clap"

The Wee Sing Train (1993)

Two kids 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 how to be careful and think things through.[14]

Song List

  1. "Down By the Station"
  2. "Train Is A-Comin'"
  3. "Get On Board, Little Children"
  4. "Home On the Range"
  5. "The Old Chisholm Trail"
  6. "Chuggin' Along"
  7. "Put Your Little Foot"
  8. "Hey, Mr. Knickerbocker"
  9. "Engine, Engine"
  10. "The Vegetable Song"
  11. "Had a Little Rooster"
  12. "The Old Gray Mare"
  13. "I Love the Mountains"
  14. "Two Little Blackbirds Sitting on a Hill"
  15. "The Train Went Over the Mountain"
  16. "Keemo Kyemo"
  17. "Jenny Jenkins"
  18. "You Are Special"
  19. "I've Been Working On the Railroad"
  20. "Get On Board, Little Children" (reprise)

Wee Sing Under the Sea (1994)

A young boy named 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 (which includes Ink, a multi-percussion band playing scatman octopus, and Spike, a bass-imitating beatnik pufferfish) and Ottie, a fuzzy baby otter. Along the way they help Weeber, a lost 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.[15]

Song List

  1. "Under the Sea"
  2. "Ten Little Sea Shells"
  3. "Creatures In the Sea"
  4. "Bubble, Bubble"
  5. "Little Baby Ottie"
  6. "Down On the Ocean Floor"
  7. "Twinkle Starfish"
  8. "The Clam Dance"
  9. "Sing Your Way Home"
  10. "The Adding Game"
  11. "One, Two, Whale That's Blue"
  12. "Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?"
  13. "You Are You"
  14. "Sing Your Way Home (reprise)"
  15. "The Pollution Solution"
  16. "Go Round and Round the Coral"
  17. "I'm a Hermit Crab"
  18. "Crabby Hermit Changed His Ways"
  19. "Rockin' and Rollin'"
  20. "Bubble, Bubble (reprise)"

Wee Singdom: The Land of Music and Fun (1996)

Wee Sing characters Punchinello ("Grandpa's Magical Toys"), Sillywhim ("Sillyville"), Little Bunny Foo Foo ("Big Rock Candy Mountains), Weeber ("Under the Sea"), Snoodle and Doodle ("Big Rock Candy Mountains"), and Tusky ("The Wee Sing Train", but is renamed Trunky in this video), 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 ("The Wee Sing Train") and Cubby the caboose ("The Wee Sing Train") are sent to go look for her by asking a cirrus, stratus, cumulus cloud where she disappeared. Eventually, she is found after Annie and Tim find her on their gameboard while playing with their cat, Stacatto, and as a reward, they are invited to attend the Wee Sing Festival and the singing rainbow is able to perform.

Song List

  1. "Off We Go to Sing-a-Ling-a-Land"
  2. "We Welcome You"
  3. "You're My Special Friend"
  4. "Time For the Show to Start"
  5. "Going On a Bunny Hunt"
  6. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
  7. "Rig-A-Jig-Jig"
  8. "Are You Sleepy?"
  9. "Frere Jacques"
  10. "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
  11. "I Am a Cirrus Cloud"
  12. "I Am a Stratus Cloud"
  13. "Juggling, Juggling, Toss the Ball"
  14. "The Marching Dance"
  15. "The Rhyming Game"
  16. "It Isn't Any Trouble Just to Rhyme a Word Or Two"
  17. "Turkey In The Straw"
  18. "I Am a Cumulus Cloud"
  19. "Polly Wolly Doodle"
  20. "One Elephant Went Out to Play"
  21. "Colors of the Rainbow"
  22. "We Sing-a-Ling-a-Ling With All Our Hearts to You"

Wee Sing Animal Songs (1996)

This video features 15 clips from different Wee Sing Videos that include an animal song with each of the intervals between them featuring an animated clip of Singaling and Warbly.

Song List

  1. "Bingo" (from "Wee Sing Together")
  2. "Had a Little Rooster" (from "The Wee Sing Train")
  3. "Little Baby Ottie" (from "Under the Sea")
  4. "Little Miss Muffet" (from "King Cole's Party")
  5. "The Eensy Weensy Spider" (from "Wee Sing Together")
  6. "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" (from "Sillyville")
  7. "The Old Gray Mare" (from "The Wee Sing Train")
  8. "One, Two, Whale That's Blue" (from "Under the Sea")
  9. "Grasshoppers Three" (from "The Big Rock Candy Mountains")
  10. "Little Peter Rabbit" (from "Wee Sing Together")
  11. "Frog Round" (from "Sillyville")
  12. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (from "King Cole's Party")
  13. "I'm a Hermit Crab" (from "Under the Sea")
  14. "Two Little Blackbirds Sitting On a Hill" (from "The Wee Sing Train")
  15. "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" (from "Wee Sing Together")

Wee Sing Classic Songs for Kids (1996)

This video features 15 clips from different Wee Sing Videos that include a classic children's song with each of the intervals between them featuring an animated clip of Singaling and Warbly.

Song List

  1. "The Alphabet Song" (from "Wee Sing Together")
  2. "Jack and Jill" (from "King Cole's Party")
  3. "The Farmer in the Dell" (from "Grandpa's Magical Toys")
  4. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" (from "The Big Rock Candy Mountains")
  5. "Rain, Rain, Go Away" (from "Wee Sing Together")
  6. "Home On the Range" (from "The Wee Sing Train")
  7. "The Hokey Pokey" (from "Grandpa's Magical Toys")
  8. "Jack be Nimble" (from "King Cole's Party")
  9. "Boom, Boom, Ain't it Great to be Crazy?" (from "Sillyville")
  10. "Ring Around the Rosie" (from "The Big Rock Candy Mountains")
  11. "Humpty Dumpty" (from "King Cole's Party")
  12. "The Muffin Man" (from "Grandpa's Magical Toys")
  13. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (from "Wee Sing Together")
  14. "Star Light, Star Bright" (from "The Best Christmas Ever")
  15. "Playmate" (from "Grandpa's Magical Toys")

References

  1. ↑ "Wee Sing: About". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ↑ "The Wee Sing series of videotapes", 1991, Entertainment Weekly
  3. ↑ "Wee Sing: About". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Pamela Conn Beall", bio at Penguin Books
  5. ↑ "'Wee Sing' Changes Its Tune", Billboard, 8 Mar 1997, page 53
  6. ↑ "Kid Vid", 19 Feb 1994, page 74, Billboard
  7. ↑ "Why Are Adults Obsessed with 'Wee Sing,' a Low-Budget Direct-to-Video Children's Series?", EJ Dickson, April 13, 2014, VICE.com
  8. ↑ "Wee Sing: Apps". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  9. ↑ "Wee Sing: Wee Sing Together". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  10. ↑ "Wee Sing: Wee Sing King Cole's Party". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  11. ↑ "Wee Sing: Wee Sing Grandpa's Magical Toys". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  12. ↑ "Wee Sing: Wee Sing in Sillyville". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  13. ↑ "Wee Sing: Wee Sing The Big Rock Candy Mountains". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  14. ↑ "Wee Sing: The Wee Sing Train". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  15. ↑ "Wee Sing: Wee Sing Under the Sea". weesing.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.

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