''Yummy Yummy'' is the fourth studio album by Australian children's music group

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. it was released in 1994 by

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. A companion video was also made in 1994, and it was re-recorded in 1998.

Track listing

Personnel

The Wiggles

* Murray Cook – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals * Anthony Field – backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar * Jeff Fatt – piano, organ, accordion, backing vocals * Greg Page – lead vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

* Tony Henry – drums, percussion * Greg Truman – backing vocals * Peter Mackie – guitar * Trina Leigh – children's voices * Allison O'Brien – children's voices

Release information

The CD was released in 1994 under ABC for Kids: 8143372. In 1999, a version distributed by Lyrick Studios was released in the United States.

Charting

In December 2003, the US version of the album reached number 31 on Billboard's

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and number 29 on their

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charts.

Video

''Yummy Yummy'', released in 1994, is the second video by the

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n children's band

. It is the first Wiggles video to feature

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backgrounding.

Songs and skits

This is the song and skits list for the original 1994 version: # Hot Potato # Shaky Shaky # Teddy Bear Hug # D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
* Greg's magic show skit # I Am a Dancer # Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes # Numbers Rhumba # Joannie Works With One Hammer # The Monkey Dance # Henry's Dance # Walk # Dorothy's Birthday Party (Short Story)

Cast

The Wiggles are: *

Jeff Fatt Jeffrey Wayne Fatt, AM (born 21 July 1953) is an Australian musician and actor. He was a member of the children's group The Wiggles from its founding in 1991 to 2012, and was also in the 1980s and 1990s pop band The Cockroaches. He was the old ...

* Greg Page *

Murray Cook Murray James Cook, AM (born 30 June 1960) is an Australian musician, actor, and Disc jockey. Cook was one of the founding members of the children's band the Wiggles from 1991 to 2012. Cook provided guitar, vocals, and songwriting in the group ...

Anthony Field Anthony Donald Joseph Field, AM (born 8 May 1963) is an Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer. He is best known as a leader of the children's group the Wiggles and a member of the 1980s and 1990s pop band the Cockroaches. While s ...

Sue McAuley portrayed a dancer named Vanessa, and Dorothy's helper. Jacqueline Fallon portrayed Dorothy's helper. Vanessa Fallon-Rohanna portrayed Lucy Fixit and Henry's helper. Darren Phillips portrayed Henry's helper. Anthony's father John Patrick Field portrayed the cook. Anthony's brother

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portrayed Captain Feathersword's helper.

Later video releases

In 2018, the 1994 video version of ''Yummy Yummy'' was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles.

1998 re-recording

The video was remade and released in 1998 after the theatrical and video releases of ''

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'' and the video release of ''

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''. Some of the skits such as the short story for Dorothy's Birthday Party were removed. Two new songs, "Pufferbillies" and "Havenu Shalom Alechem", were added. In the North American and UK versions, "Teddy Bear Hug" and "Numbers Rhumba" were replaced by videos featuring the Wiggle Puppets. The Wiggles use logos on their shirts. Anthony wears a blue shirt instead of a green one.

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plays Captain Feathersword. Wags the Dog was also featured in the video.

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, a former drummer for

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and

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, guest starred as Paul the Cook, and was featured in "Fruit Salad".

Songs and skits

Australian version

# Hot Potato # D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur) # Pufferbillies # Henry's Dance # Walk # Joannie Works With One Hammer # The Monkey Dance # Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes # Shaky Shaky # Teddy Bear Hug # Havenu Shalom Alechem # I Am A Dancer
* Greg's Magic Show skit # Numbers Rhumba # Fruit Salad

North American/UK version

# Hot Potato # D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur) # Pufferbillies # Henry's Dance # Walk # Joannie Works With One Hammer # The Monkey Dance # Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes # Shaky Shaky # Wigglemix (Wiggle Puppets) # Havenu Shalom Alechem # I Am A Dancer
* Greg's Magic Show skit # Go Captain Feathersword Ahoy! (Wiggle Puppets) # Fruit Salad

Cast

The Wiggles are: *

* Greg Page *

Also featuring: * Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur *

as Captain Feathersword * Edward Rooke as Wags the Dog * Donna Halloran and Leanne Halloran as Henry the Octopus *

as the chef

Release history

''Yummy Yummy'' was released on video along with ''Wiggle Time'' in the United States on 12 October 1999. In 2002, the Wiggles released ''Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time'' as a combined DVD of the 1998 versions of ''Yummy Yummy'' and '' Wiggle Time''. In 2019, the 1998 video version of ''Yummy Yummy'' was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles. Archived a
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References

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