Tweenies - Music is Pop-A-Rooney (DVD)

...younger still I brought him Tweenies Pop-a-rooney on VHS. I think I watched it every day back then and began knowing all the songs, so when my daughter came along I knew that I had to track it down on DVD for her (if nothing else I wanted to see if I still knew the words!!)

My daughter had only just got into the Tweenies when I first got her this DVD so I wasn’t sure how she would take to it, especially as it takes a different form to ...
...TWEENIES

The Tweenies is set in a nursery attended by four Tweenies, Milo, Jake, Fizz and Bella, and are supplemented by two adults, Max and Judy and two dogs, Doodles and Izzles.

Within most episodes the Tweenies use their Tweenie clock and go through the different options of messy time (craft make and do), news time (real life learning), Surprise time (anything new and different to the Tweenies), Story time (Usually Max ... more

Top of the Tots

My younger brother is quite a bit younger than me and when he was even younger still I brought him Tweenies Pop-a-rooney on VHS. I think I watched it every day back then and began knowing all the songs, so when my daughter came along I knew that I had to track it down on DVD for her (if nothing else I wanted to see if I still knew the words!!)

My daughter had only just got into the Tweenies when I first got her this DVD so I wasn’t sure how she would take to it, especially as it takes a different form to the usual Tweenies episodes, so with fingers crossed, we sat down on the sofa and put the DVD into the machine.

TWEENIES

The Tweenies is set in a nursery attended by four Tweenies, Milo, Jake, Fizz and Bella, and are supplemented by two adults, Max and Judy and two dogs, Doodles and Izzles.

Within most episodes the Tweenies use their Tweenie clock and go through the different options of messy time (craft make and do), news time (real life learning), Surprise time (anything new and different to the Tweenies), Story time (Usually Max reading a story which the Tweenies often act out) and of course song time which is the main aspect of this wonderful DVD.

POP-a-ROONEY

A few years back now the Tweenies dreams came true and they appeared in a very special live Top of the Pops. Although slightly shorter than the original version, this DVD shows the Tweenies singing their songs on the well known hit show.

The DVD starts in the nursery as usual though straight away we see a difference. Ignoring the usual start that most of the episodes have, this DVD goes straight into a real song time with the Tweenies talking to Max about what it would be like to be a pop star. After they don on their costumes they are transported to the Top of the Pops studio.

The energy is high as the tweenies begin their pop debut singing six really great songs;

Pop star dreams
A great opening song with all of the Tweenies – as soon as it came onto the screen my daughter was dancing on the floor with all her might, laughter patrolling the living room and even I got pulled up to dance and believe me that is not a sight you want to see, though after this first song, even I was laughing.

Do the Lollipop
A song about lollipops with catchy lyrics and another great song for children with a great beat.

Bananas
This has to be one of my favourite and my daughters favourites as she herself loves bananas and was soon singing ‘nanananana’ when eating her own fruit. Jake sings this song mainly alone and it starts off slow (which at this point my daughter lost interest) though soon came in with a great beat and catchy easy lyrics which brought my daughter onto the dancefloor once again.

Starlight
Sung by Bella, a slower song yet still with a catchy beat. (I am singing the songs in my head whilst writing this – that is bad!!)

Best Friends
A lovely song sung by the whole of the Tweenies about friendship – a cute and catchy song and another great hit with my daughter

No.1
The last song on the DVD and another great upbeat song.

After the final song there are three videos of Lollipop, Best Friends and No.1 set not in the TotP studio though more of a pop video. They are great videos shown like real pop videos full of action and colour though it is a shame that it is simply three songs repeated.

As soon as the DVD finished my daughter wanted to watch it again and soon tired herself out with all the dancing and I was able to rest for a while as she slept which was a bonus!

EXTRAS

There are a few special features which can be found in the easy navigational page which is easy enough for children to select what they want with clear and concise titles. You are also able to choose whether to play all or select what songs you want. The additional features consist of the following;
Have Fun Go Mad! – Another Pop video which did not feature on the main TotP episode though is still great fun and full of life.
Highlights from other programmes – More of a filler extra really promoting other DVD’s
Tweenies Band - Extra footage – A little behind the scenes of the Tweenies debut – interesting and fun and my daughter loved it.
Musical Statues Game – Play alongside the Tweenies in this game,. Another extra my daughter loved.
As far as extras go in Childrens DVD’s, this one has some great extras.

EDUCATIONAL VALUE

Although most Tweenies episodes have great education value, this one doesn’t do any real life things. The only real learning (and this is a good thing!) is teaching the child through song and dance.

QUALITY

The DVD is of high quality throughout from the great interactive menus to the actual filming.

CHARACTERS, STORY AND LANGUAGE

The characters are as well loved in this DVD as any other Tweenies episode, full of life and all with their lovely real to life personalities (if not acting a bit older than their supposed ages!). The story itself is very different to other episodes though is really great and a hit with the children and adults alike and you find yourself singing along in no time to the lovely songs in simple language for the children to easily pick up the catchy lyrics.

PRICE

We picked this DVD up for £3.00 on Amazon so it is amazing value. Some may argue that the value is disappointing as the actual DVD really runs for about 20 minutes with the repeats at the end on music video though my daughter loved it all, even the repeats – I don’t think children mind watching the same things over and over if they really love it.

FINAL WORD

Would I recommend this DVD? Of course! (I think you already knew I was going to say that!). It is brilliant in all aspects and a must have for any Tweenie lover.

OTHER INFO

• DVD Release Date: 14 Jul 2003
• Run Time: 40 minutes
 

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