The international phenomenon "The Wiggles"—an Australian group that sings and dances to original, upbeat songs promoting values and social behavior for preschoolers—joined Disney Channel's popular learning-based programming block, Playhouse Disney, as a daily half-hour series in June 2002. "The Wiggles" is featured weekdays and weekends. Disney Channel premiered songs by "The Wiggles" in interstitial programming in January 2002 and began airing the series in June 2002.
Since "The Wiggles" inception in 1991, the Sydney-based group has reigned as Australia's most popular children's entertainers and have added several million CDs and videos to kids' caches throughout the world -- striking sales gold at home and abroad with 10 albums, 13 videos, one DVD, a movie and a regular live shows including a headlining concert currently touring through North America. The members of "The Wiggles" are known by the signature color of their T-shirts: Greg Page wears yellow, Anthony Field wears blue, Murray Cook is in red, and Jeff Fatt is in purple. They have won multiple honors including several prestigious ARIA (Australian Recording Industry) awards for children's song writing.
"The Wiggles" television series, seen in half-hour episodes, is a mixture of live action and animation. With the combination of scriptwriter Don Arioli ("Sesame Street") and The Wiggles songs and characters—Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword the friendly pirate—the series explores the world of The Wiggles where anything can happen. Each episode of "The Wiggles" encompasses a different theme relevant to the world of a young child including food, friendship, the body and family—all with a healthy dose of fun.
Distributed by Lyrick Studios, a division of HIT Entertainment PLC, "The Wiggles" airs on international Disney Channels in Australia, Malaysia, parts of Asia and Saudi Arabia, as well as other channels throughout the world.
Since "The Wiggles" inception in 1991, the Sydney-based group has reigned as Australia's most popular children's entertainers and have added several million CDs and videos to kids' caches throughout the world -- striking sales gold at home and abroad with 10 albums, 13 videos, one DVD, a movie and a regular live shows including a headlining concert currently touring through North America. The members of "The Wiggles" are known by the signature color of their T-shirts: Greg Page wears yellow, Anthony Field wears blue, Murray Cook is in red, and Jeff Fatt is in purple. They have won multiple honors including several prestigious ARIA (Australian Recording Industry) awards for children's song writing.
"The Wiggles" television series, seen in half-hour episodes, is a mixture of live action and animation. With the combination of scriptwriter Don Arioli ("Sesame Street") and The Wiggles songs and characters—Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword the friendly pirate—the series explores the world of The Wiggles where anything can happen. Each episode of "The Wiggles" encompasses a different theme relevant to the world of a young child including food, friendship, the body and family—all with a healthy dose of fun.
Distributed by Lyrick Studios, a division of HIT Entertainment PLC, "The Wiggles" airs on international Disney Channels in Australia, Malaysia, parts of Asia and Saudi Arabia, as well as other channels throughout the world.