The Hopperena is the 30th Silly Song.
Lyrics
The Announcer: And now it's time for The Latest Dance Craze: with Jean Claude and Phillipe, the part of the show where Jean Claude and Phillipe come out and teach us the latest dance craze.
Jean Claude: 'ello boys and girls! I am Jean Claude Pea.
Phillipe: And I am Phillipe!
Jean Claude: Get ready to learn the latest dance craze sweeping the nation.
Phillipe: So, Jean Claude, where do we start?
Jean Claude: After you, Phillipe. After you.
Phillipe: (singing) We're a couple of chipper little French peas -
Jean Claude: Most of the veggies totally agree-e.
Phillipe: And when we're feeling really really happy -
Together: We do the Hopperena! (end singing)
Jean Claude: You may ask yourself, "What is the Hopperena?"
Phillipe: "And how do I do the Hopperena? What am I missing out on? Will people like me if I fail to grasp it? Should I just eat a bon-bon and go back to bed?"
Jean Claude: That's totally normal. Calm down, and we will show you! (singing) You don't need much to do the Hopperena!
Phillipe: It won't take too much time-a to explain-a!
Jean Claude: Fuzzy slippers on your feet -
Phillipe: Bunny ears upon your brain -
Together: Now do the Hopperena!
Jean Claude: Okay! Now that we've got on bunny slippers and ears, what we're going to do is take a hop to the left!
(They hop to the left)
Phillipe: Left!
Jean Claude: Beautiful! Now take a hop to the right!
(They hop to the right)
Phillipe: Right!
Jean Claude: Tres bien! You've got it! Hop to the left -
Phillipe: We do the Hopperena!
Jean Claude: Then hop to the right -
Phillipe: I love the Hopperena!
Jean Claude: Back to the left -
Phillipe: And do it once again-a -
Together: Oh, hopperena!
Jean Claude: That's it!
Phillipe: Amazing!
Jean Claude: You have mastered the dance so quickly!
Phillipe: Let's keep going!
Jean Claude: Hop to the left -
(Archibald the Asparagus looks through the door confusedly)
Phillipe: (offscreen) We do the Hopperena!
Jean Claude: Then hop to the right -
Archibald: Hold it!
Jean Claude: Hop!
Phillipe: Hop!
Archibald: Stop the music! What are you doing?!
(The peas continue to bounce up and down, saying "hop" quietly)
Archibald: Hop to the left, hop to the right, hop to the left, hop to the right again - This isn't a dance, it's hopscotch!
Jean Claude: That's Hopperena!
(Phillipe nods proudly)
Archibald: The dance has to be more involved! You need more steps, more room for interpretation!
(The peas look at Archibald blankly)
Phillipe: We have... bunny ears!
Jean Claude: You think it's so easy? Let's see you do it!
Archibald: Alright, then!
(Music resumes playing and Archibald hops to the left and to the right. Jean Claude takes off his bunny ears.)
Jean Claude: No, no, no, no, no! You need the ears and feet.
(Phillipe puts his slippers on Archibald as Jean Claude puts his ears on Archibald's head)
(Music resumes)
Jean Claude: (singing) Archibald is a serious asparagus!
Phillipe: I believe you'd probably agree with us!
Jean Claude: The best way to not be a sourpuss -
Together: Do the Hopperena!
Jean Claude: Hop to the left!
Phillipe: He does the Hopperena!
Jean Claude: He hops to the right!
Phillipe: Try not-a to complain-a!
Jean Claude: Back to the left -
Phillipe: And do it once again-a!
Together: Hey, hopperena!
Archibald: This is actually quite fun! Let's see... I hop to the left -
Jean Claude: Hoppy hopperena!
Archibald: Then -
Phillipe: Hop to the right!
Archibald: I love the Hopperena!
Jean Claude: Back to the left!
Archibald: I'll do it once again-a! Hey Hopperena! (laughs) Oh, ha ha, haha! This is quite fun! Ha, ha, ha, haha! La, ha, ha, haha!
Jean Claude: Ahm, can I have my ears back?
Archibald: Ha, ha, ha, haha!
(Archibald climbs onto exercise ball, continuing to hum while the music plays. The peas look on.)
Phillipe: Okay, that's enough, thank you!
Archibald: (continues to laugh while the other exercise ball is knocked down and he bounces into the waltzing diagram) This is very pleasant!
The Announcer: (Archibald's laughter and bouncing continues in the background) This has been The Latest Dance Craze with Jean Claude and Phillipe. Tune in next time to hear Jean Claude say -
Jean Claude: I am embarrassed for you!
Fun Facts
- This is also the first Silly Song Archibald enjoys that is not written by himself.
- In some shots, the Peas' bodies clip through the slippers.
- This is the first Silly Song since Where Have All the Staplers Gone? to be animated by Huhu Studios.
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