The Hopperena is the 30th Silly Song and was featured in 'Twas The Night Before Easter.
Presented as "The Latest Dance Craze with Jean-Claude and Philippe", the French Peas invent a new dance craze (a spoof of the Macarena), which Archibald becomes a big fan of.
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: 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!
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.
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! Amazing! 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: 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!
Phillipe: Then 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
- The song is a parody of The Macarena.
- 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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