In the North Island, the dance is usually known as the "hokey tokey", [19] [20] or the "hokey cokey" because hokey pokey is the usual term for honeycomb toffee. [21] In the South Island it's just The Hokey Pokey. a b Alix Strauss, Britney Spears: An Unauthorized Biography (St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2014), p. 53 Jeffery, Morgan (4 December 2012). " 'Doctor Who' Christmas special airdate confirmed by BBC". Digital Spy . Retrieved 27 December 2012. Jeffery, Morgan (19 December 2012). " 'Doctor Who' Steven Moffat on new TARDIS: 'It's quite a scary place' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 27 December 2012.

Doctor Who Magazine. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics (455). 13 December 2012. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) The song was used by comedian Bill Bailey during his " Part Troll" tour, however, it was reworked by Bailey into a style of the German electronic group Kraftwerk, including quasi-German lyrics and Kraftwerk's signature robotic dance moves. [23] Doctor Who News: Doctor Who – The Ten Christmas Specials". Doctor Who News. 1 October 2015 . Retrieved 8 October 2015.The Marching Virginians of Virginia Tech play this song (known as the " Hokie Pokie" at Virginia Tech because of their mascot) between the third and fourth quarters at all Virginia Tech football games. Much of the crowd participates in the dance, as do the tubas during much of the song and the rest of the band during the tuba feature. The song is also generally used as the Marching Virginians' dance number in the first half-time field show of the year, and an abbreviated version is played as a "Spirit Spot" (short song used between plays during the football game) after a big play. 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. Gee, Catherine (1 September 2012). "Doctor Who: How will the writers solve the problem of the Doctor's new assistant?". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved 29 March 2013. Doctor Who to Return with 'The Bells of St John' – First Official Picture!". BBC. 1 March 2013 . Retrieved 29 March 2013.

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! Revamped Theme Tune and Opening Title Sequence". BBC. 17 December 2012 . Retrieved 18 December 2012.McAlpine, Fraser. "Fraser's Phrases: The Curious History Of 'The Hokey Cokey' ". BBC America. New Video Channel America . Retrieved 2019-11-21. Northall, G. F. English Folk-Rhymes: A collection of traditional verses relating to places and persons, customs, superstitions, etc. 1892. p. 361 In the episode " Chinga" (5×10) of the TV series The X-Files, the song is featured at multiple times during the episode. MacDonald, Stuart (2009-01-11). "Hokey Cokey no Catholic dig". The Times. London . Retrieved 2010-05-04. 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]

a b Laughlin, Andrew (2 January 2013). " 'Doctor Who – The Snowmen' boosts Christmas iPlayer". Digital Spy . Retrieved 2 January 2013. In the 1973 Thames Television documentary, May I Have the Pleasure?, about the Hammersmith Palais de Danse, Lou Preager comments on how his was the first band to record the 'Okey Cokey'. 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] a b "New Companion Makes Doctor Who A Different Show, Says Moffat". SFX. 30 May 2012 . Retrieved 2 September 2012.

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 ] 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] The video and those costume looks shamelessly cheap! However, at least the snow in the street actually looks real and the chances are it was filmed in real snow, given the winter we endured in 1981. The kids and the granny looking out of her window are all having a lot of fun, at least! In the Full House episode " Greek Week", Papouli says that according to Pompadoras tradition, getting married consists of "giving a girl flowers, walking around the table, and that's what it's all about". Danny Tanner replies to this comment by saying, "That's not a wedding. That's the Hokey-Pokey." EastEnders retains Christmas Day crown for BBC One in 2012" (Press release). BBC. 2 January 2013 . Retrieved 2 January 2013.