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 ... Read review
For the Tweenies, dreams do come true as Bella, Milo, Fizz and Jake wow the Top of the ... more
Pops audience with their favourite chart-topping songs. Bella loves Starlight, Fizz and Milo are Best Friends Forever and Jake goes crazy over Bananas! Judy intervie...
The fab four are put through their pop paces inTweenies--Music is Pop-a-rooney. Bella, ... more
Jake, Milo and Fizz perform a selection of favourite songs including their hit singles "No. 1", "Lollipop" and "Best Friends Forever" in front of an appreciative young audience in this Top of the Pops special. Even Max gets in on the act, reminiscing about the good old days when the likes of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple played "proper music with tunes". The original music videos for the three singles are included as bonus footage, which adds a new dimension but it may have been better value if these songs had not been among the selection already performed in the studio, given that the video's total running time is only 34 minutes. However, young fans may appreciate the chance to learn the lyrics afforded by the repetition and are likely to play them over and over again anyway!--Helen Baker
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Advantages: Full of greatmusic the children will love Disadvantages: Much shorter than an average 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
This Tweenies DVD concentrates on the hits of the Tweenies which you may remember on Top of the Pops a few years ago and thought whatever next? Well yet again they are a bit hit with the under 5's as all their dreams of stardom on Top of the Pops come true. Bella, Jake, Fizz and Milo have lots of fun as they are interviewed by Judy and listen to Max telling some of his own stories about his pop career when he was younger. If nothing else that is ... ...with some of the other Tweenies dvds although there are quite a lot of extras with pop videos to sing along to and extra footage of the Band as well as a game of musical statues. As always with the BBC dvds the quality of these extras are really good and there is also the weblink for those wanting that little bit extra on the cbeebies website which is a great favourite for games, stories and learning fun.
Some of the songs included on this one are ...
belfin 29.08.2005
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The fabaroony five perform on TOTP with their favourite songs plus videos of their best-selling singles.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO; SONY DADC
Release date
14/07/2003
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
BBCDVD 1271
Barcode
5014503127121
Animated Characters
Tweenies
Languages
Main Language
English
DVD Description
That quartet of crazy creatures known to legions of adoring children as the Tweenies show off their musical side in this episode, MUSIC IS POP-A ROONEY. Bella, Fizz, Milo, and Jake are featured performing their hit singles, "Best Friends Forever" and "Do the Lollipop," on TV's TOP OF THE POPS. In addition, 3 music videos are included to sing along to!
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