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The Wiggles is a popular children's group that formed in 1991 in Sydney, Australia. They are known for their hits Hot Potato, Get Ready To Wiggle, Fruit Salad and many others. Between 1991 and 1998, they mostly released albums and videos and toured heavily and would gain popularity in Australia. By the turn of the century, the group gained globe popularity and their albums, videos, television shows and tours would become hugely successful. From the 1991 to 2001, a lot of their videos and television shows were filmed in 4:3 aseptic ratio and for their next videos and television shows starting in early 2002, they would shoot a lot of them in 16:9 widescreen. But their first few videos shot in widescreen were released on home video in 4:3 and have largely remain unseen.
The Wiggles is a popular children's group that formed in 1991 in Sydney, Australia. They are known for their hits Hot Potato, Get Ready To Wiggle, Fruit Salad and many others. Between 1991 and 1998, they mostly released albums and videos and toured heavily and would gain popularity in Australia. By the turn of the century, the group gained global popularity and their albums, videos, television shows and tours would become hugely successful. From 1991 to 2001, a lot of their videos and television shows were filmed in 4:3 aseptic ratio and for their next videos and television shows starting in early 2002, they would shoot a lot of them in 16:9 widescreen. But their first few videos shot in widescreen were released on home video in 4:3 and have largely remained unseen.


On July 22, 2021, Anthony Field addressed the unreleased 16:9 videos in a comment on an Instagram post by user wigglesenthusiasts2. Field said "I’ll have the good Sir Leslie look@into this when I find him!!!", meaning the 16:9 videos could see a release in the future.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CRo0MgiHC8c/</ref>
On July 22nd, 2021, Anthony Field addressed the unreleased 16:9 videos in a comment on an Instagram post by user wigglesenthusiasts2. Field said "I’ll have the good Sir Leslie look@into this when I find him!!!", meaning the 16:9 videos could see a release in the future.<ref>https://instagram.com/p/CRo0MgiHC8c/</ref>


==Wiggle Bay==
==Wiggle Bay==
Wiggle Bay was the first video to be shot in widescreen and is their fifth video shot on location. The first trailer for the video was released on the Wiggly Safari VHS in Australia. The footage shown in the trailer is in widescreen and showcased various different shots that weren't used in the final video. The video would be released in Australia on September 30, 2002 and in North America on May 6, 2003. The footage used for these releases are in the 4:3 ratio and the original widescreen footage was cropped down to fit the 4:3 ratio. When Series 3 premiered in Australia (which was the same day Wiggle Bay was released in Australia<ref>https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Lights,_Camera,_Action,_Wiggles!_(TV_Series)</ref>), it was shot in 16:9 widescreen and songs from Wiggle Bay were used in the series and the footage used for the series is in 16:9 widescreen. The video also aired on ABC-TV in Australia on January 26, 2004 and the footage used in the airing was in the 16:9 widescreen version but a bit cropped<ref>https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wiggles/images/f/ff/WiggleBayAspectRatioComparison.png/revision/latest?cb=20161128032331</ref>. When the video was uploaded to The Wiggles official YouTube channel in August 2020, the footage from the ABC-TV airing was used. As of right now the only footage from the widescreen version of Wiggle Bay is the trailer from the Wiggly Safari VHS and various episodes from Series 3.
Wiggle Bay was the first video to be shot in widescreen and is their fifth video shot on location. The first trailer for the video was released on the Wiggly Safari VHS and Queen of the Damned VHS in Australia. The footage in the trailer is in widescreen but squished to 4:3 and showcased different shots that weren't used in the final video. The video would be released in Australia on September 30th, 2002, and in North America on May 6th, 2003. The footage used for these releases is in the 4:3 ratio except for the Australian VHS, which is cropped to 14:9 instead. When Series 3 premiered in Australia (which was the same day Wiggle Bay was released in Australia<ref>https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Lights,_Camera,_Action,_Wiggles!_(TV_Series)</ref>), it was shot in 16:9 widescreen and songs from Wiggle Bay were used in the series and the footage used for the series is in 16:9 widescreen. The video also aired a few times on ABC-TV in Australia and the footage used in the airings was in 14:9 based of two VHS Recordings done on a 4:3 TV, It was later used for the TV broadcast on ABC TV, iTunes download, FilmRise, and OG Wiggles YouTube upload of the video.<ref>https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wiggles/images/f/ff/WiggleBayAspectRatioComparison.png/revision/latest?cb=20161128032331</ref>. When the video was uploaded to The Wiggles official YouTube channel in August 2020, the 14:9 Master used for the ABC-TV airings and VHS release was used. As of now the only footage from the widescreen version of Wiggle Bay is the Trailer from the Australian releases of Wiggly Safari VHS, Queen of the Damned VHS, and various episodes from Series 3.


===Trailer===
===Trailer===
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==Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!==
==Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!==
The second video to be shot in widescreen is Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! and was filmed after production on Series 3 wrapped. Many songs from Series 3 were carried over into Whoo Hoo! and were previously in widescreen. The first trailer for the video was released on the Australian release of Space Dancing! and was visibly in widescreen. But when the Whoo Hoo! video came out, the footage was cropped down to 4:3. Additionally, the video aired on ABC-TV on February 2, 2004, <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040205094215/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200402/highlights/223049.htm</ref> and the widescreen version was used. However, no recordings of this airing have surfaced. In May 2021, two minutes and fifty-three seconds of the video in cropped widescreen surfaced on YouTube by user WigglesFan12347. In the description, he alleges the cropped widescreen version was on iTunes for a short time but has since been removed<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qslCogv1Q</ref>. This claim remains unconfirmed. On August 23, 2021, the group uploaded a compilation of songs about Dressing Up. Among the songs shown was the song Hats from Whoo Hoo! from the 16:9 version of the video that has never been seen before. Four days later, another song from 16:9 print, Dressing Up was uploaded as part of another compilation of songs dedicated to Dressing Up.
The second video to be shot in widescreen is Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! and was filmed during production on Series 3. Many songs from Series 3 were carried over into Whoo Hoo! and were previously in widescreen. The first trailer for the video was released on the Australian release of Space Dancing! and was in 14:9 But when the Whoo Hoo! video came out, the footage was cropped down to 4:3. Additionally, like Wiggle Bay, the video aired on ABC-TV a few times. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040205094215/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200402/highlights/223049.htm</ref> However, no recordings of these airings have surfaced. It was later used for iTunes download (in Australia), Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Netflix, and OG Wiggles YouTube upload of the video (albeit with 4:3 colored borders), All of video streaming services removed in 2016 (except for YouTube upload). In May 2021, two minutes and fifty-three seconds of the video in 14:9 widescreen surfaced on YouTube by user WigglesFan12347. In the description, he alleges the cropped version was on iTunes for a short time but has since been removed<ref>https://youtu.be/T4qslCogv1Q</ref>. This claim remains unconfirmed. On August 23rd, 2021, the group uploaded a compilation of songs about Dressing Up. Among the songs shown was the song Hats from Whoo Hoo! from the 14:9 version of the video that has never been seen before. Four days later, another song from 14:9 print, Dressing Up was uploaded as part of another compilation of songs dedicated to Dressing Up. In 2023, it was discovered that a book based on the video that was released around the same time used screenshots from the video (two of them show sections of two shots in the video that are not present in the released video)<ref>https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Whoo-Hoo!_Wiggly_Gremlins_(book)</ref>.


===Trailer===
===Trailer===
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==Top Of The Tots==
==Top Of The Tots==
Top of The Tots was the third video to be shot in widescreen. The only trailer for the video that can be found is for the North American release and the footage used in the trailer is in 4:3<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV9MYxRQ0Dc</ref>. The video was released in both Australia and North America in the 4:3 format. The songs from the widescreen version were used in Series 4. Unlike before, the video did not air on ABC-TV and it's unknown if it ever did.
Top of The Tots was the third video to be shot in widescreen. The only trailer for the video that can be found is for the North American release and the footage used in the trailer is in 4:3<ref>https://youtu.be/hV9MYxRQ0Dc</ref>. The video was released in both Australia and North America in the 4:3 format and was later uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube channel in the same format in October 2023<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPhh1CcOHNw Full-length video on the channel] Retrived 10 Oct '23</ref>. The songs from the widescreen version were used in Series 4. Unlike before, the video did not air on ABC-TV and it's unknown if it ever did.


===Songs===
===Songs===
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==Santa's Rockin'!==
==Santa's Rockin'!==
Santa's Rockin'! is the next video to be shot in widescreen only that it wasn't used for series 4 and the video's widescreen status was unknown until the Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles compilation DVD was released in 2010 and the song Rockin' Santa was used and the footage used in the compilation was in widescreen<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEW5Eab_IYE</ref>. The widescreen version of the video was confirmed to be on iTunes in Australia but got removed in 2016. However, a recording of the widescreen version when it was on iTunes surfaced on Dailymotion on September 25, 2019. As of the writing of this article, it is the only video to have its widescreen version released to the public.
Santa's Rockin'! is the next video to be shot in widescreen only that it wasn't used for series 4 and the video's widescreen status was unknown until the Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles compilation DVD was released in 2010 and the song Rockin' Santa was used and the footage used in the compilation was in widescreen<ref>https://youtu.be/NEW5Eab_IYE</ref>. The widescreen version of the video was confirmed to be on iTunes in Australia but got removed in 2016. However, a recording of the widescreen version when it was on iTunes surfaced on Dailymotion on September 25th, 2019, the same master was later uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube channel on December 1st, 2023 (albeit without ''This Little Baby is Born Again'' due to copyright issues and the entire credits *as it shows on iTunes in Australia*). As of the writing of this article, it is the only video to have its widescreen version released to the public.


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*[[The Wiggles Show (partially found animated songs from children's show; mid 2000s)]]
*[[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 (lost unaired ABC pilot featuring children's group; 1995)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (partially lost Latin American adaptation of children's series; 2006)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (found Latin American adaptation of children's series; 2006)]]
*[[Let's Wiggle (partially found short series for children's band; 1997-1999)]]
*[[Let's Wiggle (partially found short series for children's band; 1997-1999)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially found Taiwanese adaptation of children's series; 2003-2007)]]
*[[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)]]
*[[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)]]
*[[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===
===Concerts===
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*[[Toot Toot Show! (partially lost footage of The Wiggles performance; 1998)]]
*[[Toot Toot Show! (partially lost footage of The Wiggles performance; 1998)]]
*[[The Wiggles - NASA (lost footage of National Aeronautics and Space Administration performance; 2004)]]
*[[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)]]
*[[Santa's Rockin'! Live In Concert (partially found footage of Sydney Entertainment Centre performance; 2004)]]
*[[Wiggly Safari Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles performances; 2002)]]
*[[Wiggly Safari Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles performances; 2002)]]
*[[Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (partially found pro-shot recordings of concert tour; 2006)]]
*[[Wiggledancing! Live On Stage (partially found pro-shot recordings of concert tour; 2006)]]
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*[[Christmas Celebration (lost footage of The Wiggles final performance; 2012)]]
*[[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 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 Wiggly Big Show Tour (lost footage of "The Wiggles" live performance; 1999)]]
*[[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)]]
*[[Big Red Car Tour (partially found footage of The Wiggles concert tour; 1995-1996)]]
*[[The Wiggles (lost video recordings from Wonderland Sydney concert; 2001)]]


===Videos===
===Videos===
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*[[The Wiggles (partially found unreleased music videos of children's group; 2000s-2020s)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially found unreleased music videos of children's group; 2000s-2020s)]]
*[[Toot Toot! (found original version of The Wiggles video; 1998)]]
*[[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===
===Music===
*[[Get Ready To Wiggle! (lost "The Wiggles" UK album; 1999)]]
*[[Get Ready To Wiggle! (lost "The Wiggles" UK album; 1999)]]
*[[The Wiggles Show (partially lost songs from Latin American children's series; 2006)]]
*[[The Wiggles (partially lost re-recorded instrumentals of Australian children's band; 2000s)]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:56, 15 April 2024

TheWigglesLogo-FlatSparkled.png

The group's logo from Series 3.

Status: Partially Lost

The Wiggles is a popular children's group that formed in 1991 in Sydney, Australia. They are known for their hits Hot Potato, Get Ready To Wiggle, Fruit Salad and many others. Between 1991 and 1998, they mostly released albums and videos and toured heavily and would gain popularity in Australia. By the turn of the century, the group gained global popularity and their albums, videos, television shows and tours would become hugely successful. From 1991 to 2001, a lot of their videos and television shows were filmed in 4:3 aseptic ratio and for their next videos and television shows starting in early 2002, they would shoot a lot of them in 16:9 widescreen. But their first few videos shot in widescreen were released on home video in 4:3 and have largely remained unseen.

On July 22nd, 2021, Anthony Field addressed the unreleased 16:9 videos in a comment on an Instagram post by user wigglesenthusiasts2. Field said "I’ll have the good Sir Leslie look@into this when I find him!!!", meaning the 16:9 videos could see a release in the future.[1]

Wiggle Bay

Wiggle Bay was the first video to be shot in widescreen and is their fifth video shot on location. The first trailer for the video was released on the Wiggly Safari VHS and Queen of the Damned VHS in Australia. The footage in the trailer is in widescreen but squished to 4:3 and showcased different shots that weren't used in the final video. The video would be released in Australia on September 30th, 2002, and in North America on May 6th, 2003. The footage used for these releases is in the 4:3 ratio except for the Australian VHS, which is cropped to 14:9 instead. When Series 3 premiered in Australia (which was the same day Wiggle Bay was released in Australia[2]), it was shot in 16:9 widescreen and songs from Wiggle Bay were used in the series and the footage used for the series is in 16:9 widescreen. The video also aired a few times on ABC-TV in Australia and the footage used in the airings was in 14:9 based of two VHS Recordings done on a 4:3 TV, It was later used for the TV broadcast on ABC TV, iTunes download, FilmRise, and OG Wiggles YouTube upload of the video.[3]. When the video was uploaded to The Wiggles official YouTube channel in August 2020, the 14:9 Master used for the ABC-TV airings and VHS release was used. As of now the only footage from the widescreen version of Wiggle Bay is the Trailer from the Australian releases of Wiggly Safari VHS, Queen of the Damned VHS, and various episodes from Series 3.

Trailer

Wiggle Bay promo (Widescreen squished to 4:3).

Wiggle Bay video ("halfway" widescreen in VHS quality)

Songs

Wiggle Bay.

Dancing In The Sand. (with an extended scene)

Swim Like A Fish.

C'est Wags, C'est Bon.

Dance A Cachuca.

Rolling Down The Sandhills/Running Up The Sandhills.

Let's Make Some Rosy Tea.

Zing Zang Wing Wang Wong.

Watching The Waves. (with an extended scene and deleted scenes)

Let's Have A Barbie On The Beach.

Swim Like A Fish (Instrumental Reprise).

Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!

The second video to be shot in widescreen is Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! and was filmed during production on Series 3. Many songs from Series 3 were carried over into Whoo Hoo! and were previously in widescreen. The first trailer for the video was released on the Australian release of Space Dancing! and was in 14:9 But when the Whoo Hoo! video came out, the footage was cropped down to 4:3. Additionally, like Wiggle Bay, the video aired on ABC-TV a few times. [4] However, no recordings of these airings have surfaced. It was later used for iTunes download (in Australia), Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Netflix, and OG Wiggles YouTube upload of the video (albeit with 4:3 colored borders), All of video streaming services removed in 2016 (except for YouTube upload). In May 2021, two minutes and fifty-three seconds of the video in 14:9 widescreen surfaced on YouTube by user WigglesFan12347. In the description, he alleges the cropped version was on iTunes for a short time but has since been removed[5]. This claim remains unconfirmed. On August 23rd, 2021, the group uploaded a compilation of songs about Dressing Up. Among the songs shown was the song Hats from Whoo Hoo! from the 14:9 version of the video that has never been seen before. Four days later, another song from 14:9 print, Dressing Up was uploaded as part of another compilation of songs dedicated to Dressing Up. In 2023, it was discovered that a book based on the video that was released around the same time used screenshots from the video (two of them show sections of two shots in the video that are not present in the released video)[6].

Trailer

Previews from the Australian Space Dancing VHS (Whoo! Hoo! promo at 1:10).

Songs

Camera One.

Gulp Gulp. (with an deleted scene)

Testing, One, Two, Three. (with alternate angles)

Bit By Bit (We're Building A Set). (with deleted scenes)

Vegetable Soup. (with deleted scenes)

Hats. (with deleted scenes)

Music With Murray.

Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (with an extended shot and edited scenes)

Dressing Up. (with alternate angles)

Where's Jeff?. (with deleted scenes)

Anthony's Workshop. (with an alternate shot and ending credits of 22-minute episodes)

Dressing Up compilation video with Hats in 16:9 at 11:23.

Second Dressing Up compilation video with Dressing Up in 16:9 at 53:50.

Top Of The Tots

Top of The Tots was the third video to be shot in widescreen. The only trailer for the video that can be found is for the North American release and the footage used in the trailer is in 4:3[7]. The video was released in both Australia and North America in the 4:3 format and was later uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube channel in the same format in October 2023[8]. The songs from the widescreen version were used in Series 4. Unlike before, the video did not air on ABC-TV and it's unknown if it ever did.

Songs

Bow Wow Wow.

Central Park, New York.

Cowboys and Cowgirls.

Fly Through The Sky.

I Wave My Arms And Swing My Baton.

New York Firefighter.

Picking Flowers. (NOTE: the scenes of Marie Field and her grandkids picking flowers at her garden are stretched from 4:3 to 16:9)

Say Aah at the Doctors.

Feeling Chirpy.

Lettuce Sing (Fresh Fruit And Veggies).

Let's Go Swimming.

The Bricklayers Song.

Calling All Cows.

Tick Tock (All Night Long).

Can You Dig It?

Knead Some Dough.

Open Wide Look Inside At The Dentist.

Santa's Rockin'!

Santa's Rockin'! is the next video to be shot in widescreen only that it wasn't used for series 4 and the video's widescreen status was unknown until the Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles compilation DVD was released in 2010 and the song Rockin' Santa was used and the footage used in the compilation was in widescreen[9]. The widescreen version of the video was confirmed to be on iTunes in Australia but got removed in 2016. However, a recording of the widescreen version when it was on iTunes surfaced on Dailymotion on September 25th, 2019, the same master was later uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube channel on December 1st, 2023 (albeit without This Little Baby is Born Again due to copyright issues and the entire credits *as it shows on iTunes in Australia*). As of the writing of this article, it is the only video to have its widescreen version released to the public.

Santa's Rockin'! (Widescreen; albeit without the credits)

External Links

See Also

TV

Concerts

Videos

Music

References

  1. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/CRo0MgiHC8c/
  2. ↑ https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Lights,_Camera,_Action,_Wiggles!_(TV_Series)
  3. ↑ https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wiggles/images/f/ff/WiggleBayAspectRatioComparison.png/revision/latest?cb=20161128032331
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040205094215/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200402/highlights/223049.htm
  5. ↑ https://youtu.be/T4qslCogv1Q
  6. ↑ https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Whoo-Hoo!_Wiggly_Gremlins_(book)
  7. ↑ https://youtu.be/hV9MYxRQ0Dc
  8. ↑ Full-length video on the channel Retrived 10 Oct '23
  9. ↑ https://youtu.be/NEW5Eab_IYE
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