Wiggle Time! (found Canadian-exclusive Wiggles series; 2019)
The Wiggles are a popular children's group that formed in 1991 in Sydney, Australia. Between 1991 and 1998, they mostly released albums and videos, toured heavily, and gained 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, With this impact, a new Wiggles series was being manufactured around this time entitled Wiggle Time!. It consists of themed episodes that feature favorite segments from classic series, along with new introductions and additional material. These segments span from "Taking Off!" to "Wiggle Pop!", offering a nostalgic yet refreshed viewing experience for fans. Unlike other series by The Wiggles, "Wiggle Time!" does not contain any newly filmed content specifically for the series (with an exception with the prologues at the beginning of the episodes). Instead, it compiles footage from existing videos, which is presented with new introductions by the cast.
History
Federation Square in Melbourne initially offered Wiggle Time! as part of a promotion to order tickets for The Wiggles' "Wiggle Pop! Big Show" tour across Australia in 2018.[1] This event was aimed at generating excitement for the tour and provided families with a preview of the upcoming performances. The series was later picked up by Treehouse TV, where it made its official broadcast debut.
Availability
Wiggle Time! appears to be exclusive to the Canadian TV channel, Treehouse TV. No other country or channel has aired the series (outside of Canada), and there has been no YouTube, DVD, or digital release of the series, making it unique among The Wiggles' productions. This exclusivity has contributed to its relative obscurity, as fans outside Canada have had limited access to the series. Despite its exclusive airing on Treehouse TV on August 4, 2019[2] and its re-airings in 2023[3][4], Wiggle Time! remains relatively obscure due to the lack of broader distribution. Fans have expressed interest in seeing the series made available on other platforms. While it officially had another rerun in 2023, all of the episodes had been uploaded to Dailymotion sourced from a user named "Chibuike Chinedu" at an unknown date.
Episodes
# | Episode Title | Known Airdate | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Planes, Trains, Boats & Wiggly Cars | Aug 4, 2019 | Found | |
2 | Yummy, Yummy! | Aug 11, 2019 | Found | |
3 | So Many Animals to See | Aug 18, 2019 | Found | |
4 | Wiggle and Learn | Aug 25, 2019 | Found | |
5 | Quiet Time with The Wiggles | Sep 1, 2019 | Found | |
6 | Dancing with The Wiggles | Sep 8, 2019 | Found |
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 (found Latin American adaptation of children's series; 2006)
- 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)
- Wiggle and Learn (lost unreleased original version of children's TV series; 2006)
- A Wiggly Postcard from Asia (lost TV special of The Wiggles tour; existence unconfirmed; 2003)
- Dorothy The Dinosaur (lost episodes of unreleased fourth season of children's TV series; 2016)
- The Wiggles (unproduced Indian adaptations of children TV series; 2006)
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; existence unconfirmed; 2000)
- 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'! Live In Concert (partially lost 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)
- The Wiggles Reunion Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 2016)
- Pop Go The Wiggles Show (partially found footage of The Wiggles tour; 2007)
- Sailing Around The World Live! (partially lost recordings of The Wiggles tour; 2005-2006)
- 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
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (partially found original version of Wiggles video; 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)
- The Wiggles (partially lost re-recorded instrumentals of Australian children's band; 2000s)
Miscellaneous
- WiggleWorld (partially found interactive children's website; 2000-2001)
- Neighbours "Episode 3896" (partially found episode of Australian soap opera; 2001)
- Mister Moose's Fun Time (partially found spin-off of "The All New Captain Kangaroo" Fox Kids children's series reboot; late 1990s)
- Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)