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One of the best parts of this video was that The Wiggles explored several avenues of the work force. There were interviews with a doctor, a dentist, and a swimmer, and a NY firefighter talked about the gear that he wears and his job, which was one of my daughter's favorite parts. There was also a performance by an airline pilot and his passengers and crew.

While there are dances, many of them are performed by The Wiggly dancers, instead of just The Wiggles themselves, but the dances are all great and have the potential of getting your child involved. This video also incorporates more scenic views, and footage of the outside world, rather than focusing primarily on dancing. I felt like this was more of an educational video almost (which is not really a bad thing), but it was also packed with a whole lot of fun. If you're new to The Wiggles, I would suggest perhaps viewing one or several of their earlier tapes first. If you're looking for a video about the working world, this is a great choice.

Depends on what your child likes about the Wiggles
This is the only Wiggles video that my 2-year-old daughter has not liked. She is a huge Wiggles fan and will stand at the DVD player shouting "Wiggles" if she goes too long without seeing them. Unfortunately with this DVD she lost interest almost immediately. After 10 minutes she was asking me to put something else in. Considering the fact that she would have the Wiggles on the TV all day long if I let her that was quite a shock.

Obviously just because she doesn't like this DVD doesn't mean that other children will not but I think there are several reasons why she didn't like it. First, the Wiggles themselves continue the trend of acting more like a band then a dance troupe. In most of the songs they are just playing instruments while the professional dancers do all of the work. Second, the dance routines are not as lively or complex as in previous Wiggles tapes. Third, the Wiggles themselves seem to get very little camera time doing anything interesting. Dorothy, Wags, and Henry are barely in the video at all and Captain Feathersword spends more time playing the drums than being his normal riotous self. He only has one or two scenes where he shows off his silliness and considering he is my daughter's favorite character that was a big negative. I think that if your child is one who likes to listen to the music CDs then this video should be fine. If your child cares less about the songs and more about what the Wiggles are doing onscreen then you might want to rent this DVD or borrow it from a friend as a test before buying it.

Can you say, "Phoning it in?"
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."