Wiggle and Learn (TV series) facts for kids
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| Genre | Preschool Educational Music |
| Directed by | Paul Field |
| Starring | Sam Moran Anthony Field Murray Cook Jeff Fatt |
| Opening theme | "Wiggle and Learn" |
| Ending theme | "Goodbye from the Wiggles" |
| Country of origin | Australia United States Canada Latin America |
| Original language(s) | English (AUS, USA, & CAN) Spanish (Latin America only) |
| No. of episodes | 26 (22-minute versions) 52 (11-minute versions) |
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| Executive producer(s) | The Wiggles |
| Producer(s) | Paul Field |
| Production location(s) | Hot Potato Studios |
| Running time | 22 minutes 11 minutes |
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| Original network | ABC1 (Australia) Playhouse Disney/Sprout (United States) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 22-minute: 21 April (Canada) 8 December 2008 (United States) 11-minute: 12 May 2008 (Australia) – 22-minute: 26 May 2008 (Canada) 10 February 2009 (United States) 11-minute: 27 August 2008 (Australia) |
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| Preceded by | The Wiggles Show! |
| Followed by | Ready, Steady, Wiggle! |
Wiggle and Learn is an Australian TV show from The Wiggles. It aired on ABC from 2007 to 2008. This was the 6th TV series for The Wiggles. It was also the first show where Greg Page was not the Yellow Wiggle. Sam Moran took over as the Yellow Wiggle in this series.
This show was different from earlier Wiggles TV series. Instead of new songs, Wiggle and Learn used classic nursery rhymes. Even the theme song was a new version of an older song from 2006.
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Meet the Supporting Cast
The Wiggles had some fun friends helping them in Wiggle and Learn:
- Paul Paddick played Captain Feathersword.
- Emily McGlinn was Dorothy the Dinosaur. Carolyn Ferrie gave Dorothy her voice.
- Adrian Quinnell, Kristy Talbot, and Ben Murray played Wags the Dog. Mic Conway was the voice of Wags.
- Mario Martinez-Diaz and Rebecca Knox played Henry the Octopus. Paul Paddick also voiced Henry.
Explore the Episodes
Wiggle and Learn had different versions of its episodes. Some were longer, and some were shorter.
22-Minute Episodes
These longer episodes were shown in the USA and Canada.
| No. in series |
Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Move and Groove" | 13 December 2008 (USA) |
| 2 | "Musical Landscape" | 10 December 2008 (USA) |
| 3 | "Wiggle Dance" | 17 December 2008 (USA) |
| 4 | "The King of Swing" | 9 December 2008 (USA) |
| 5 | "Bailar y Cantar" | 21 December 2008 (USA) |
| 6 | "Barnyard Boogie" | 11 December 2008 (USA) |
| 7 | "The Bobby Bounce" | 28 December 2008 (USA) |
| 8 | "The Black Velvet Band" | 19 December 2008 (USA) |
| 9 | "Fun in the Sun" | 12 December 2008 (USA) |
| 10 | "My Fair Lady!" | 14 December 2008 (USA) |
| 11 | "So Early in the Morning" | 15 December 2008 (USA) |
| 12 | "Soy Capitan!" | 16 December 2008 (USA) |
| 13 | "Together We Live So Happily" | 18 December 2008 (USA) |
| 14 | "Oh, Captain!" | 23 December 2008 (USA) |
| 15 | "The Biggest Smile of All" | 29 December 2008 (USA) |
| 16 | "The Queen of the Land" | 25 December 2008 (USA) |
| 17 | "Get the Rhythm of the Hips" | 26 December 2008 (USA) |
| 18 | "Hear the Drumbeat" | 22 December 2008 (USA) |
| 19 | "Teddy Bear Touch the Ground" | 22 January 2009 (USA) |
| 20 | "Meadowsweet and Lady Smocks" | 8 December 2008 (USA) |
| 21 | "Ding, Ding, Dong!" | 6 January 2009 (USA) |
| 22 | "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz" | 13 January 2009 (USA) |
| 23 | "Shall We Dance?" | 20 January 2009 (USA) |
| 24 | "Dance This Way" | 27 January 2009 (USA) |
| 25 | "Kittens and Mittens" | 3 February 2009 (USA) |
| 26 | "Surf, Sand and Sun" | 10 February 2009 (USA) |
11-Minute Episodes
These shorter episodes aired in Australia.
| No. in series |
Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "We Feel Like Dancing!" | 12 May 2008 |
| 2 | "The Shimmie Shake" | 13 May 2008 |
| 3 | "Let's Get the Rhythm" | 14 May 2008 |
| 4 | "Over in the Meadow" | 15 May 2008 |
| 5 | "I Spy" | 16 May 2008 |
| 6 | "Keep Moving!" | 19 May 2008 |
| 7 | "Who Am I?" | 20 May 2008 |
| 8 | "Murray Had a Turtle" | 21 May 2008 |
| 9 | "La Bamba" | 22 May 2008 |
| 10 | "Oranges and Lemons" | 23 May 2008 |
| 11 | "Hey Diddle Diddle" | 26 May 2008 |
| 12 | "This Way and That Way" | 27 May 2008 |
| 13 | "Jeff Gets a Letter" | 28 May 2008 |
| 14 | "This Old Man" | 29 May 2008 |
| 15 | "A Sailor Went to Sea" | 30 May 2008 |
| 16 | "Her Eyes Shone Like Diamonds" | 2 June 2008 |
| 17 | "Beach, Beach, Sandy Beach" | 3 June 2008 |
| 18 | "Old Dan Tucker" | 4 June 2008 |
| 19 | "London Bridge" | 5 June 2008 |
| 20 | "There Was a Princess" | 6 June 2008 |
| 21 | "The Banana Boat" | 9 June 2008 |
| 22 | "Incy Wincy Spider" | 10 June 2008 |
| 23 | "Fairy Dancing!" | 11 June 2008 |
| 24 | "Getting Strong" | 12 June 2008 |
| 25 | "Pussycat, Pussycat" | 13 June 2008 |
| 26 | "Fun at Wigglehouse" | 16 June 2008 |
| 27 | "Hello!" | 23 July 2008 |
| 28 | "The Five Senses" | 24 July 2008 |
| 29 | "Big, Bigger, Biggest!" | 25 July 2008 |
| 30 | "See-Saw" | 28 July 2008 |
| 31 | "Musical Landscape" | 29 July 2008 |
| 32 | "D is for Dorothy" | 30 July 2008 |
| 33 | "The Sporting Salsa!" | 31 July 2008 |
| 34 | "Jack and Jill" | 1 August 2008 |
| 35 | "Wags House" | 4 August 2008 |
| 36 | "Two Fine Gentleman" | 5 August 2008 |
| 37 | "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" | 6 August 2008 |
| 38 | "Wiggletastic" | 7 August 2008 |
| 39 | "English Country Garden" | 8 August 2008 |
| 40 | "Circus Fun" | 11 August 2008 |
| 41 | "Frère Jacques" | 12 August 2008 |
| 42 | "The Turkey in the Straw" | 13 August 2008 |
| 43 | "Twinkle Twinkle" | 14 August 2008 |
| 44 | "Sam Gets a Letter" | 15 August 2008 |
| 45 | "I'm a Cowboy" | 18 August 2008 |
| 46 | "Smell Your Way Through the Day" | 19 August 2008 |
| 47 | "The Horn Pipe" | 20 August 2008 |
| 48 | "Miss Polly Had a Dolly" | 21 August 2008 |
| 49 | "Allo, Allo, Allo!" | 22 August 2008 |
| 50 | "Three Little Kittens" | 25 August 2008 |
| 51 | "Nick Nack Paddy Wack" | 26 August 2008 |
| 52 | "I Drive the Big Red Car" | 27 August 2008 |
Episode Ideas
The first ideas for the show included three main stories:
- The Wiggles and Dorothy the Dinosaur planning a picnic.
- The Wiggles playing soccer on the beach.
- The Wiggles needing to save their friends by singing songs.
Where the Show Aired
The show first aired in Australia on ABC and Playhouse Disney between 2007 and 2008.
- In Canada, it started in April 2008 on Treehouse TV.
- In the United States, it began in December 2008 on Playhouse Disney and Sprout.
- The show was also unique because it was fully translated into Spanish. It aired as "Wiggle y Aprende" on Playhouse Disney and "Wiggle e Aprenda" on Disney Junior in Brazil.
DVD Releases
You can find some of the Wiggle and Learn episodes on DVD:
| DVD Title | Region 1 | Discs | Episodes | Extras |
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| Wiggle and Learn: Vol 1 | August 22, 2009 | 2 | 1-12 | Behind the scenes; Special Extras; Pilot & 2nd episode of The Wiggles Show |
| Wiggle and Learn: Vol 2 | 2011 | 1 | 13-19 | Bonus Episode; Photo gallery |
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