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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. In July 1998, their first television series would air on the Seven Network and would be very popular in Australia and the group would gain international popularity with the debut of the second television series and the remakes and re-recordings of their most popular releases Wiggle Time and Yummy Yummy. Before the well-known series that premiered in 1998, a pilot was filmed in late 1995 for the ABC (who released a lot of their albums and videos in Australia). | 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. In July 1998, their first television series would air on the Seven Network and would be very popular in Australia and the group would gain international popularity with the debut of the second television series and the remakes and re-recordings of their most popular releases Wiggle Time and Yummy Yummy. Before the well-known series that premiered in 1998, a pilot was filmed in late 1995 for the ABC (who released a lot of their albums and videos in Australia). | ||
==History== | |||
The pilot is reportedly very different from the series we know today. Only two songs Hot Potato and Rock-A-Bye Your Bear are known to have been performed in the pilot, with the rest of the five minute long pilot consisting of silent comedy skits, one of which included the group riding a four-seated bicycle around Sydney. The group wore short sleeved shirts, shorts, baseball caps and colored sneakers instead of their iconic skivvies, black pants, black shoes and belts dawning the group's logo. These changes came from ABC as they thought the group couldn't communicate with children. The group didn't like how the pilot turned out and more creative differences with ABC lead the pilot to be rejected.<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/wake-up-aunty-20021001-gdfol8.html</ref> The group would dawn the look they had for the pilot for their next video Wake Up Jeff!, but the video ended up being re-recorded with the group's signature colored shirts, black pants and black shoes (the look they had in their previous video, Big Red Car). The group would go on to fund their own television series and the show would be picked up by the Seven Network in 1998.<ref>https://money.cnn.com/2010/01/18/smallbusiness/wiggles_how_we_got_started/</ref> | The pilot is reportedly very different from the series we know today. Only two songs Hot Potato and Rock-A-Bye Your Bear are known to have been performed in the pilot, with the rest of the five minute long pilot consisting of silent comedy skits, one of which included the group riding a four-seated bicycle around Sydney. The group wore short sleeved shirts, shorts, baseball caps and colored sneakers instead of their iconic skivvies, black pants, black shoes and belts dawning the group's logo. These changes came from ABC as they thought the group couldn't communicate with children. The group didn't like how the pilot turned out and more creative differences with ABC lead the pilot to be rejected.<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/wake-up-aunty-20021001-gdfol8.html</ref> The group would dawn the look they had for the pilot for their next video Wake Up Jeff!, but the video ended up being re-recorded with the group's signature colored shirts, black pants and black shoes (the look they had in their previous video, Big Red Car). The group would go on to fund their own television series and the show would be picked up by the Seven Network in 1998.<ref>https://money.cnn.com/2010/01/18/smallbusiness/wiggles_how_we_got_started/</ref> | ||
Information on this pilot would be revealed in a October 2002 article by The Sydney Morning Herald about their third television series that would be moving from the Seven Network to ABC. Founding member of the group Greg Page mentioned the pilot in | ==Availability== | ||
Information on this pilot would be revealed in a October 2002 article by The Sydney Morning Herald about their third television series that would be moving from the Seven Network to ABC. Founding member of the group Greg Page mentioned the pilot in his since deleted "Remembers.. or Tries To" Q&A series and also mentioned that he may have a copy of the pilot.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210309055027/https://twitter.com/kiearon02/status/1369163563240194050 Archived tweet that mentions Greg having a copy of the pilot.]</ref> He also mentioned that he may not be allowed to release it since it's owned by ABC. In 2022, the group's manager Paul Field said that he told ABC to burn every copy of the pilot following the conclusion of the pilot's production, meaning that the copy Greg has is the only copy of the pilot still in existence. No footage from the pilot has surfaced and only four photos from the pilot have been released. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Videos=== | ===Videos=== | ||
{{Video|perrow = | {{Video|perrow =3 | ||
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|description1 =The Wiggles | |description1 =The first part of Greg Page's Remembers... Or Tries To Q&A series (mentions the pilot at 9:31) | ||
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|description2 =kai's place's video on lost media surrounding The Wiggles (mentions the pilot at 4:52) | |||
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|description3 =Interview with The Wiggles' former manager Paul Field from the Hands Of Music podcast (mentions the pilot at 33:37) | |||
}} | }} | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights= | <gallery mode="packed" heights="175"> | ||
TheWigglesinGymShortsandBoots.jpg|Hot Potato from the pilot | File:TheWigglesinGymShortsandBoots.jpg|Hot Potato from the pilot | ||
4C6E3E9F-6BC8-4104-9AA2-B565127AEA92.jpg|Rock-A-Bye Your Bear from the pilot | File:4C6E3E9F-6BC8-4104-9AA2-B565127AEA92.jpg|Rock-A-Bye Your Bear from the pilot | ||
File:Wiggles 1995 Firefighters.jpg|Wiggles with Firefighters | |||
File:Thewiggles pilot95.jpg|The Wiggles posing for a photo with the Pilot played on television. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wiggles_(TV_Pilot) Wigglepedia page on the Pilot] | *[https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wiggles_(TV_Pilot) Wigglepedia page on the Pilot] | ||
*[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/12845/wiggles-lost-1995-pilot-screenshot| Lost Media Forums about the unaired pilot] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[The Wiggles Live at Disneyland (found Australian TV special; 1998)]] | *[[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 (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 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 Show (partially found animated songs from children's show; mid-2000s)]] | ||
*[[The Wiggles Show ( | *[[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)]] | *[[Dorothy The Dinosaur (lost episodes of unreleased fourth season of children's TV series; 2016)]] | ||
*[[The Wiggles (lost Indian adaptations of children TV series; existence unconfirmed; 2006)]] | |||
===Concerts=== | ===Concerts=== | ||
*[[The Wiggles Big Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 1997)]] | *[[The Wiggles Big Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 1997)]] | ||
*[[Wiggly Party Live in Concert (partially found footage of Vodafone Arena performance; 2001)]] | *[[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 | *[[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)]] | *[[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 | *[[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)]] | *[[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 | *[[The Wiggly Big Show Tour (lost footage of "The Wiggles" live performance; 1999)]] | ||
*[[The Wiggles Reunion Show (partially lost footage of Melbourne performance; 2016)]] | *[[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)]] | *[[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=== | ===Videos=== | ||
*[[Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (partially found original version of | *[[Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (partially found original version of Wiggles video; 1996)]] | ||
*[[Wake Up Jeff! (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)]] | *[[A Wiggle Tale: Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (found promotional VHS tape; 1999)]] | ||
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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)]] | |||
===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)]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 04:39, 29 March 2024
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A low quality still of the pilot's title card
Status: 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. In July 1998, their first television series would air on the Seven Network and would be very popular in Australia and the group would gain international popularity with the debut of the second television series and the remakes and re-recordings of their most popular releases Wiggle Time and Yummy Yummy. Before the well-known series that premiered in 1998, a pilot was filmed in late 1995 for the ABC (who released a lot of their albums and videos in Australia).
History
The pilot is reportedly very different from the series we know today. Only two songs Hot Potato and Rock-A-Bye Your Bear are known to have been performed in the pilot, with the rest of the five minute long pilot consisting of silent comedy skits, one of which included the group riding a four-seated bicycle around Sydney. The group wore short sleeved shirts, shorts, baseball caps and colored sneakers instead of their iconic skivvies, black pants, black shoes and belts dawning the group's logo. These changes came from ABC as they thought the group couldn't communicate with children. The group didn't like how the pilot turned out and more creative differences with ABC lead the pilot to be rejected.[1] The group would dawn the look they had for the pilot for their next video Wake Up Jeff!, but the video ended up being re-recorded with the group's signature colored shirts, black pants and black shoes (the look they had in their previous video, Big Red Car). The group would go on to fund their own television series and the show would be picked up by the Seven Network in 1998.[2]
Availability
Information on this pilot would be revealed in a October 2002 article by The Sydney Morning Herald about their third television series that would be moving from the Seven Network to ABC. Founding member of the group Greg Page mentioned the pilot in his since deleted "Remembers.. or Tries To" Q&A series and also mentioned that he may have a copy of the pilot.[3] He also mentioned that he may not be allowed to release it since it's owned by ABC. In 2022, the group's manager Paul Field said that he told ABC to burn every copy of the pilot following the conclusion of the pilot's production, meaning that the copy Greg has is the only copy of the pilot still in existence. No footage from the pilot has surfaced and only four photos from the pilot have been released.
Gallery
Videos
Images
Hot Potato from the pilot
Rock-A-Bye Your Bear from the pilot
Wiggles with Firefighters
The Wiggles posing for a photo with the Pilot played on television.
External Links
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 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 (rumored/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 (lost Indian adaptations of children TV series; existence unconfirmed; 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)