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In the Pee-wee's Playhouse episode "Party", Pee-wee Herman and his playhouse visitors perform this dance. In 2003, Filipina actress Ai-Ai delas Alas did a Tagalog version of "Hokey Pokey", entitled Ang Tanging Ina which from the movie of the same title and a TV series of the same title. 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.

The Doctor has retired from saving people and uses his allies Vastra, Jenny, and Strax to keep people away from him while he lives in the clouds above Earth. In 1892, barmaid Clara Oswin Oswald follows the Doctor and the two of them are surrounded by snowmen created from snow with psychic properties. The Doctor realises that Clara's thoughts are creating the snowmen and ends the threat by instructing her to think of them melting. Northall, G. F. English Folk-Rhymes: A collection of traditional verses relating to places and persons, customs, superstitions, etc. 1892. p. 361 Marnell, Blair (26 December 2012). "Doctor Who: The Snowmen review". CraveOnline . Retrieved 29 March 2013. The Doctor visits the Latimer family's pond. He realises that the Great Intelligence, the entity controlling a man called Dr Simeon since he was a boy and the snowmen, is using the old governess' body as a DNA blueprint to form an ice creature that will retain its form and not melt. While Clara puts Francesca to bed, the frozen body of the governess breaks into the house. The Doctor tries fleeing with Clara, but Clara is mortally wounded by the ice governess, which is also shattered before Simeon can get the blueprint.Doctor Who to Return with 'The Bells of St John' – First Official Picture!". BBC. 1 March 2013 . Retrieved 29 March 2013. Collins, Clark (28 November 2012). " 'Doctor Who': Jenna-Louise Coleman talks about becoming the Doctor's new companion". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 28 December 2012. Goldstein, Jessica M. (23 October 2018). " 'Britney Spears wanted to be a star': An oral history of '...Baby One More Time' ". EW.com . Retrieved 24 July 2023. 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!

In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode " Intervention", Giles performs a ritual with elements similar to the Hokey-pokey. Buffy remarks: "I know this ritual! The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the hokey-pokey and turn themselves around." After the ritual, she adds, "And that's what it's all about."

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Rigby, Sam (30 March 2013). " 'Doctor Who' nominated for three Hugo Awards". Digital Spy . Retrieved 31 March 2013. The Hokey Cokey, also known as Hokey Pokey in the United States [1] is a campfire song and participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well-known in English-speaking countries. It originates in a British folk dance, with variants attested as early as 1826. The song and accompanying dance peaked in popularity as a music hall song and novelty dance in the mid-1940s in the UK. The song became a chart hit twice in the 1980s. The first UK hit was by the Snowmen, which peaked at UK No. 18 in 1981. A competing authorship claim is made by or on behalf of British bandleader Gerry Hoey from around 1940, under the title "The Hoey Oka". [ citation needed] Jeffery, Morgan (21 March 2012). " 'Doctor Who': Jenna-Louise Coleman – The press conference in full". Digital Spy . Retrieved 25 June 2012. 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.

MacDonald, Stuart (2009-01-11). "Hokey Cokey no Catholic dig". The Times. London . Retrieved 2010-05-04.The single reached No.18 spot on the U.K. singles chart in 1981 and you can see the original video above. This episode marks the return of Jenna-Louise Coleman, who previously appeared in the series opener, "Asylum of the Daleks". [29] Coleman was cast because of her chemistry with Matt Smith, and especially because she was able to talk faster than he. [30] She auditioned for the role of Clara, not Oswin from "Asylum", as the concept of the two characters being the same only occurred to Moffat whilst casting for Clara. [31] The production team requested that the press and fans who attended advanced screenings keep Coleman's appearance a secret until "Asylum" was broadcast; the effort was ultimately successful. [32] Moffat stated that the introduction of a new companion made "the show feel different" and brought the story to "a new beginning" with a different person meeting the Doctor. [33] Smith said that Clara was different from her predecessor Amy, which allowed the audience to see a different side of the Doctor. [14] Coleman described her as resourceful and not intimidated, citing the reason for following the Doctor at the beginning as pursuing answers. [14] The Clara who would become a travelling companion of the Doctor would not debut until the spring premiere, " The Bells of Saint John"; [34] save for a brief cameo at the end of "The Snowmen". Coleman stated that she played each version as individuals with "trust that there would be a payoff" to her mystery. [35] 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! Often, the final chorus is sung twice, the second time even faster and the song ends with the joyous chant, 'aye tiddly aye tie, brown bread!'. In the episode " Chinga" (5×10) of the TV series The X-Files, the song is featured at multiple times during the episode.