Like a siren’s song, people have become enthralled by Jenna Ortega’s dance number in her immensely popular Netflix series Wednesday. The show which debuted in late November continues to climb the streaming charts and has even broken a Netflix record for being the most-watched English language show on the streamer in a single week.
Perhaps one of the most popular episodes is the fourth one in which our titular character played by Ortega reluctantly attends a school dance with a possible love interest, “normie” Tyler Galpin (Hunter Doohan).
The song “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps plays and Wednesday overtakes the dance floor in a series of weird movements that have her classmates trilling in awe. Ortega said in an interview that she came up with the routine all by herself, although she admits to not being the best at cutting a rug.
“I choreographed that myself! I’m not a dancer and I’m sure that’s obvious,” she told NME. “I’d gotten the song [‘Goo Goo Muck’] about a week before and I just pulled from whatever I could… it’s crazy because it was my first day with COVID so it was awful to film … I asked to redo it but we didn’t have time. I think I probably could have done it a bit better…”
It appears that fans think she did just fine. Her freakish voguing has become a viral sensation and TikTok users are making it a trend. But there is a twist. Dancers are not performing to the Cramps song, instead, they have adopted a sped-up version of Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary” even though that track isn’t in the series.
@derekhough Wednesday vibes #wednesdayaddams #wednesday ♬ original sound – main account got banned
@heyitsbessma This is how i’m gonna dance at every party from now on #wednesday #wednesdayaddams ♬ original sound – main account got banned
@soyniia Yo también quería probar el baile de Miércoles 🕷️✨ #fypシ #wednesdayaddams #wednesday #jennaortega #viral #fyp ♬ original sound – main account got banned
Even Mother Monster herself noticed the uptick in the popularity of her song and Tweeted her approval:
Slay Wednesday! 💋 You’re welcome at Haus of Gaga anytime (and bring Thing with you, we love paws around here 😉) https://t.co/aUdJEFYF68
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) December 1, 2022
Even though “Bloody Mary” is more utilized in the memes, there are some purists who remained faithful to the show, the dance scene and the Cramps song.
@gagirardi Só faltou a franjinha pra fica igual haha #wednesday #wandinha #wednesdayaddams #netflix #addamsfamily #jennaortega ♬ Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps
@jener.d Replying to @eggwaffle_cow 🖤🕸️ #teacher #funny #wednesday #foryou #mrdasilva ♬ Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps
@konni___ Respuesta a @Marily Zazueta Salaz Episodio 1 | esta epica escena no sale de mi mente. 🖤 #wednesdayaddams #wednesday #netflix #addamsfamily #merlinaaddams #jennaortega #wednesdaydance #fypシ #merlina #parati ♬ Goo Goo Muck – The Cramps
Although a second season hasn’t been officially announced, creators have hinted that they have at least a few seasons of storyline ideas already mapped out.
Co-creator Miles Millar told Variety the series will always make Wednesday Addams the focus of the show since her name is literally the title, but, show writers, “definitely want to feature the family as we did this season in a couple of episodes if we were to get a second season.”
Wednesday is now streaming exclusively on Netflix.
