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Let's Wiggle is a short series created by the Australian children's group The Wiggles. It premiered on Disney Channel in Australia through the cable provider Optus Vision on July 1, 1997 (a year before the group's eponymous television series would premiere) and would also air in Canada on TVO's children's block TVOKids in May 2002. It also aired on the Seven Network in between airings of their eponymous television series. It's unknown if the show ever aired in the United States. The show mostly showcases songs the group did from various videos they released, concerts they performed and television shows they did. The amount of episodes that were made is unknown as many episodes or specific airdates are unaccounted for as they would typically air early in the morning. | Let's Wiggle is a short series created by the Australian children's group The Wiggles. It premiered on Disney Channel in Australia through the cable provider Optus Vision on July 1, 1997 (a year before the group's eponymous television series would premiere)<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/120107650/?terms=let%27s%20wiggle%20Disney%20Channel&match=5 01 Jul 1997, Page 26 - The Sydney Morning Herald] Retrieved 03 Apr '22</ref> and would also air in Canada on TVO's children's block TVOKids in May 2002<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200125022435/http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/ser/13855/2002//200205may.pdf Listing schedules for May 1 - 31, 2002 on TVO] Retrieved 03 Apr '22</ref>. It also aired on the Seven Network in between airings of their eponymous television series. It's unknown if the show ever aired in the United States. The show mostly showcases songs the group did from various videos they released, concerts they performed and television shows they did. The amount of episodes that were made is unknown as many episodes or specific airdates are unaccounted for as they would typically air early in the morning. | ||
Some songs from the series were performed at the [[The Wiggles Big Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 1997)|Melbourne Sports & Entertainment Centre in November 1997]], while the majority of the songs in the series would be performed on sound stages. | Some songs from the series were performed at the [[The Wiggles Big Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 1997)|Melbourne Sports & Entertainment Centre in November 1997]], while the majority of the songs in the series would be performed on sound stages. | ||
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! Song Title !! Original Video !! Status | ! Song Title !! Original Video !! Status !! Air date (if any) | ||
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| Henry's Underwater Big Band || Wake Up Jeff || [https://youtu.be/TwAvIpdL7p0?t=311 <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>] | | Henry's Underwater Big Band || Wake Up Jeff || [https://youtu.be/TwAvIpdL7p0?t=311 <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>] | ||
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| Get Ready To Wiggle || Wiggle Time! (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptw1laeJSmE&t=25s&ab_channel=TheOriginalWiggles-UNOFFICIALAccount <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | | Get Ready To Wiggle || Wiggle Time! (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptw1laeJSmE&t=25s&ab_channel=TheOriginalWiggles-UNOFFICIALAccount <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Here Comes a Bear || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Here Comes a Bear || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 1, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Captain Feathersword || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Captain Feathersword || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 2, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Uncle Noah's Ark || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Uncle Noah's Ark || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 3, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ponies || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Ponies || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 6, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Dorothy the Dinosaur || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Dorothy the Dinosaur || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 7, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Whenever I Hear This Music || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Whenever I Hear This Music || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 8, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Henry the Octopus || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Henry the Octopus || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 9, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Rock-a-Bye Your Bear || Wiggle Time! (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6SMP5dZr_A&t=1s&ab_channel=AllieWiggle <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | | Rock-a-Bye Your Bear || Wiggle Time! (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6SMP5dZr_A&t=1s&ab_channel=AllieWiggle <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] || May 10, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Magic || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Magic || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 13, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| I Love It When It Rains || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | I Love It When It Rains || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 14, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Quack Quack || Wiggle Time! (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIqNgGIeMwk&ab_channel=AllieWiggle <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | | Quack Quack || Wiggle Time! (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIqNgGIeMwk&ab_channel=AllieWiggle <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] || May 15, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Dorothy's Birthday Party || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Dorothy's Birthday Party || Wiggle Time! (1998) || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 16, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| The Monkey Dance || Yummy Yummy (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKO_AskbnE&ab_channel=AllieWiggle <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | | The Monkey Dance || Yummy Yummy (1998) || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKO_AskbnE&ab_channel=AllieWiggle <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
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| Get Ready To Wiggle || The Wiggles Big Show || [https://youtu.be/YqcYUJAPCGk?t=299 <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] (Low Quality) | | Get Ready To Wiggle || The Wiggles Big Show || [https://youtu.be/YqcYUJAPCGk?t=299 <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] (Low Quality) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Look Both Ways || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Look Both Ways || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 17, 2002 | ||
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| John Bradlelum || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | John Bradlelum || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 20, 2002 | ||
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| Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 21, 2002 | ||
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| Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food) || Toot Toot! || [https://youtu.be/kh7BdHhhZRw <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] (Low Quality) | | Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food) || Toot Toot! || [https://youtu.be/kh7BdHhhZRw <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] (Low Quality) || May 22, 2002 | ||
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| Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 23, 2002 | ||
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| Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?) || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?) || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 24, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| I Climb Ten Stairs || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | I Climb Ten Stairs || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 27, 2002 | ||
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| Move Your Arms Like Henry || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Move Your Arms Like Henry || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 28, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Silver Bells That Ring In The Night || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Silver Bells That Ring In The Night || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 29, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 30, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Officer Beaple's Dance || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Officer Beaple's Dance || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> || May 31, 2002 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car<ref>https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/File:Vlcsnap-2020-02-03-10h28m29s387.png</ref> || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | | Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car<ref>https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/File:Vlcsnap-2020-02-03-10h28m29s387.png</ref> || Toot Toot! || <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
Revision as of 03:12, 4 April 2022
Title card for the series.
Status: Partially Found
Let's Wiggle is a short series created by the Australian children's group The Wiggles. It premiered on Disney Channel in Australia through the cable provider Optus Vision on July 1, 1997 (a year before the group's eponymous television series would premiere)[1] and would also air in Canada on TVO's children's block TVOKids in May 2002[2]. It also aired on the Seven Network in between airings of their eponymous television series. It's unknown if the show ever aired in the United States. The show mostly showcases songs the group did from various videos they released, concerts they performed and television shows they did. The amount of episodes that were made is unknown as many episodes or specific airdates are unaccounted for as they would typically air early in the morning.
Some songs from the series were performed at the Melbourne Sports & Entertainment Centre in November 1997, while the majority of the songs in the series would be performed on sound stages.
Confirmed Episodes
| Song Title | Original Video | Status | Air date (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry's Underwater Big Band | Wake Up Jeff | Partially Lost | |
| Everybody is Clever | Wake Up Jeff | Partially Lost | |
| Romp Bomp A Stomp | Wake Up Jeff | Found | |
| Wave to Wags | Wake Up Jeff | Partially Lost | |
| Get Ready To Wiggle | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Found | |
| Here Comes a Bear | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 1, 2002 |
| Captain Feathersword | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 2, 2002 |
| Uncle Noah's Ark | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 3, 2002 |
| Ponies | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 6, 2002 |
| Dorothy the Dinosaur | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 7, 2002 |
| Whenever I Hear This Music | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 8, 2002 |
| Henry the Octopus | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 9, 2002 |
| Rock-a-Bye Your Bear | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Found | May 10, 2002 |
| Magic | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 13, 2002 |
| I Love It When It Rains | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 14, 2002 |
| Quack Quack | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Found | May 15, 2002 |
| Dorothy's Birthday Party | Wiggle Time! (1998) | Lost | May 16, 2002 |
| The Monkey Dance | Yummy Yummy (1998) | Found | |
| Hot Potato | The Wiggles Big Show | Found (Low Quality) | |
| Quack Quack | The Wiggles Big Show | Found (Low Quality) | |
| Ooh It's Captain Feathersword | The Wiggles Big Show | Found (Low Quality) | |
| Get Ready To Wiggle | The Wiggles Big Show | Found (Low Quality) | |
| Look Both Ways | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 17, 2002 |
| John Bradlelum | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 20, 2002 |
| Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 21, 2002 |
| Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food) | Toot Toot! | Found (Low Quality) | May 22, 2002 |
| Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 23, 2002 |
| Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?) | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 24, 2002 |
| I Climb Ten Stairs | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 27, 2002 |
| Move Your Arms Like Henry | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 28, 2002 |
| Silver Bells That Ring In The Night | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 29, 2002 |
| Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 30, 2002 |
| Officer Beaple's Dance | Toot Toot! | Lost | May 31, 2002 |
| Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car[3] | Toot Toot! | Lost | |
| We're Dancing With Wags The Dog | Toot Toot! | Lost | |
| Zardo Zap | Toot Toot! | Lost | |
| Let's Have A Ceili | Toot Toot! | Lost | |
| Henry's Underwater Big Band | Series Two | Lost | |
| Hat On My Head | Series Two | Lost | |
| Big Red Car | Series Two | Lost | |
| Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea | Series Two | Lost | |
| Having Fun At The Beach | Series Two | Lost |
Availability
While episodes are scarce to come by, various episodes have seen a home media release. The episodes with the songs from the Melbourne Sports & Entertainment Centre concert were released as part of HIT Entertainment's Playskool VideoNow Jr. disc pack one[6] in 2006 with the Series One episode Wiggle Opera. Another episode with the song Hot Potato from the Melbourne Sports & Entertainment Centre concert was released as part of the second disc pack in the Playskool VideoNow Jr. set with the Series One episode Foodman. Those releases have made it online and can be viewed on YouTube. Four more episodes that feature songs from Wiggle Time and Yummy Yummy were included in the promotional DVD "Introducing... The Wiggles" that was only released in the United Kingdom in 2004. All episodes from the DVD have made it online. The Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car episode was included as a video exclusive on the compilation album Pop Jr TV Songs that was released in the United Kingdom in 2008. Recordings of the episodes original airings are also very rare with very little of said recordings surfacing.
See Also
TV
- The Wiggles Live at Disneyland (found Australian TV special; 1998)
- The Wiggles (partially found alternate versions of episodes of children's show; 1998-2011)
- The Wiggles Series One (partially lost deleted scenes of children's live action series; 1997-1998)
- The Wiggles Show (partially found animated songs from children's show; mid 2000s)
- The Wiggles (lost unaired ABC pilot featuring children's group; 1995)
- The Wiggles Show (partially lost Latin American adaptation of children's series; 2006)
- The Wiggles (partially found Taiwanese adaptation of children's series; 2003-2007)
- Wiggle and Learn (lost unreleased original version of children's TV series; 2006)
- A Wiggly Postcard from Asia (rumored/lost TV special of The Wiggles tour; existence unconfirmed; 2003)
- Dorothy The Dinosaur (unreleased fourth season of children's TV series; 2016)
Concerts
- The Wiggles Big Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 1997)
- Wiggly Party Live in Concert (partially found footage of Vodafone Arena performance; 2001)
- Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show (lost footage of The Wiggles live performance; 2000; existence unconfirmed)
- Toot Toot Show! (partially lost footage of The Wiggles performance; 1998)
- The Wiggles - NASA (lost footage of National Aeronautics and Space Administration performance; 2004)
- Santa's Rockin'! Concert (partially found footage of Sydney Entertainment Centre performance; 2004)
- Wiggly Safari Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles performances; 2002)
- Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (partially found pro-shot recordings of concert tour; 2006)
- Greatest Hits In The Round (partially lost Acer Arena performance of The Wiggles; 2010)
- Christmas Celebration (lost footage of The Wiggles final performance; 2012)
- The Wiggles LIVE In Concert Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert (partially found footage of Indian Ocean earthquake fundraiser performance; 2005)
- The Wiggly Big Show Tour (lost footage of "The Wiggles" live performance; 1999; existence unconfirmed)
- The Wiggles Reunion Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 2016)
- Sailing Around The World Live! (partially lost recordings of The Wiggles tour; 2005-2006)
- Pop Go The Wiggles Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles tour; 2007)
Videos
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (partially found original version of music video from album; 1996)
- Wake Up Jeff! (partially found original version of Wiggles video; 1996)
- A Wiggle Tale: Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (found promotional VHS tape; 1999)
- Getting Strong! (partially found original version of Wiggles video; 2006)
- The Wiggles (partially lost widescreen versions of children's videos; 2002-2004)
- Dancing Ride (found The Wiggles music video; 2001)
- LIVE Hot Potatoes! (found uncut version of Wiggles video; 2005)
- Overture Introductions (lost pre-show videos from The Wiggles tour; 2004)
- The Wiggles (partially found unreleased music videos of children's group; 2000s-2020s)
- Toot Toot! (found original version of The Wiggles video; 1998)
- Pop Go The Wiggles (lost unreleased version of The Wiggles video; existence unconfirmed; 2006)
Music
- Get Ready To Wiggle! (lost "The Wiggles" UK album; 1999)
- The Wiggles Show (partially lost songs from Latin American children's series; 2006)
Reference
- ↑ 01 Jul 1997, Page 26 - The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 03 Apr '22
- ↑ Listing schedules for May 1 - 31, 2002 on TVO Retrieved 03 Apr '22
- ↑ https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/File:Vlcsnap-2020-02-03-10h28m29s387.png
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200125022435/http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/ser/13855/2002//200205may.pdf
- ↑ https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Let's_Wiggle_(TV_Series)
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061117194724/http://www.hasbro.com/playskool/videonowjr/default.cfm?page=browse&pg=3
