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In 2004, Bill Bailey performed a version of the "Hokey Kokey" in German and in the style of Kraftwerk, on his Part Troll tour. In the United States, Sony/ATV Music Publishing controls 100% of the publishing rights to the "hokey pokey." [28] In popular culture [ edit ] Advertising [ edit ] In a 1982 radio advert for Video 2000 by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, a character refers to a television called the "Hokey Cokey 2000". [29]

MacDonald, Stuart (2009-01-11). "Hokey Cokey no Catholic dig". The Times. London . Retrieved 2010-05-04. Canada's Hokey Pokey cause of England dust up", canada.com". Archived from the original on 30 January 2009 . Retrieved 3 September 2020.

Writer Steven Moffat stated that he wanted an "epic" quality to the Christmas special. [14] The story would also show how the Doctor had responded to losing his previous companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams; Moffat said that "I think he's probably reached the point in his life where he's saying, 'Friendship for me is just postponed bereavement— I want to be on my own for a while'." [15] Moffat compared the withdrawn Doctor seen at the onset of the episode to the first appearances of the First Doctor ( William Hartnell) in 1963 and the Ninth Doctor ( Christopher Eccleston) in 2005. [14] He also attributed the idea of a retired Doctor to a plot proposed by Douglas Adams in the 1970s, but rejected by the production team at the time. [16] Continuing the theme introduced with the series' first five episodes, "The Snowmen" was promoted like a movie. A movie poster was released in the Radio Times, showing the Doctor and Clara ascending the ladder to the TARDIS. [17] In the Babylon 5 episode " A Voice in the Wilderness, Part I", the Centauri Ambassador, Londo Mollari refers to the song as further evidence of the incomprehensible nature of human culture. There is a joke about when Larry LaPrise died, his family had trouble getting him into his coffin ("they put his left leg in, and that's where the tragedy began…"). [ citation needed]

a b "New Companion Makes Doctor Who A Different Show, Says Moffat". SFX. 30 May 2012 . Retrieved 2 September 2012. In addition to the three prequel mini-episodes, the cast also filmed an additional promotional video, "Songtaran Carols," which the BBC uploaded during the days leading up to the broadcast. The video featured Starkey singing modified versions of several Christmas songs in character as Strax as his castmates look on, before everyone breaks character and begins laughing. [48] Broadcast and reception [ edit ] Jeffery, Morgan (19 December 2012). " 'Doctor Who' Steven Moffat on new TARDIS: 'It's quite a scary place' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 27 December 2012. McAlpine, Fraser (March 2012). "Fraser's Phrases: The Curious History of the 'Hokey Cokey' ". BBC America . Retrieved 29 November 2018. Doctor Who: The Snowmen". Space. 24 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012 . Retrieved 31 December 2012.In 1986, he co-founded Propaganda Films, which became a major production company for commercials and music videos. Andrews, Edward (1960) [First published 1940]. The Gift to be Simple: Songs, Dances and Rituals of the American Shakers. p.42. ISBN 978-0-486-20022-4. On each "pokey", the participants again raise the arms at 90° angles with the index fingers pointed up, shaking their arms up and down and their hips side to side five times. a b c d Weber, Bruce (December 3, 2009). "Robert Degen, Who Had a Hand in the Hokey Pokey, Dies at 104". The New York Times.

In the episode " Chinga" (5×10) of the TV series The X-Files, the song is featured at multiple times during the episode. Well, they really don't make 'em like this anymore, and whether that's a good or a bad thing is up for debate! If you want to show your kids an example of how brilliant the Christmas songs were in the 80s, then make sure you don't show them this one! The song 'Petty Sessions' from Half Man Half Biscuit's 2008 album CSI:Ambleside is the Hokey Cokey with alternative satirical lyrics - the title being a pun on a form of magistrate's court for minor public nuisance offences in England and Wales which had been abolished in 2004. Pinkie Pie performs a variation of the hokey cokey, titled "The Pony Pokey", in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode " The Best Night Ever". Jeffery, Morgan; Mansell, Tom (21 December 2012). "Exclusive: Steven Moffat 'Doctor Who' Xmas Q&A: "It'll be quite a rollercoaster" ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 29 March 2013.Known as the "hokey cokey" or the "hokey kokey", the song and accompanying dance peaked in popularity as a music hall song and novelty dance in the mid-1940s in Britain. The highlight of the video is the Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer break at 1:21 which a snowman plays on a cheap Casio keyboard using his carrot nose - genius! Revamped Theme Tune and Opening Title Sequence". BBC. 17 December 2012 . Retrieved 18 December 2012. Some early versions of this song thus show a marked resemblance to the modern song Looby Loo, and the songs have been described as having a common origin. [8] FryFest Breaks Hokey Pokey World Record". KCRG-TV. Archived from the original on 2010-09-05 . Retrieved 2010-09-05.

The first three lines of this chorus are sometimes rendered 'Whoa, the hokey cokey', with the 'whoa' lasting three beats instead of two. It can also be said "Whoa, the hokey cokey cokey".The University of Iowa Hawkeye football team, under coach Hayden Fry, used to perform the hokey pokey after particularly impressive victories, such as over Michigan and Ohio State. On September 3, 2010, a crowd of 7,384 – with Fry present – performed the hokey pokey in Coralville, Iowa, establishing a new world record. [34] The 1947 British film Frieda features a group of dancers in a dance hall singing and performing the hokey cokey. The single reached No.18 spot on the U.K. singles chart in 1981 and you can see the original video above.