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The Australian children's music group The Wiggles have produced several television series. The first one, titled The Wiggles aired in 1998 on Seven Network and consisted of 13 episodes. The second series, also titled The Wiggles, aired in 1999 and consisted of 26 episodes.[1] The shows were also broadcast overseas, most notably on the Disney Channel during their Playhouse Disney block.[1]
In 2002, The Wiggles began filming three seasons worth of shows exclusively with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles (Series 3) aired on ABC 4 Kids in 2002, and The Wiggles Show (Series 4 and Series 5) aired in 2005 and 2006. The network called them "the most successful property that the ABC has represented in the pre-school genre".[1] Paul Field, The Wiggles' general manager, reported that a meeting at a New York City licensing fair with Grahame Grassby, the ABC's acting director of enterprises, led to the ABC's "enthusiastic" agreement to produce The Wiggles' TV shows.[1] The three seasons, along with the first two series, aired on Disney Channel in the U.S.
When Sam Moran replaced original group member Greg Page in 2006, the series titled Wiggle and Learn (Series 6) aired in Australia in 2008,[2] but no longer airs on Disney Channel.
Following the transition to the new Wiggles members at the beginning of 2013, a new television series was developed titled Ready, Steady, Wiggle! and aired from 2013 to 2015, continuing with Wiggle Town in 2016, Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle! in 2017, The Wiggles' World in 2020, and a new season of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! in 2021. In 2022, Wiggly Fruit Salad aired with the Fruit Salad TV members joining in. In 2023, Ready, Steady, Wiggle! returned for a fourth season.
Also shown on the Disney Channel in 2002.
In 2001–02, in North America, Series 2 was shown before Series 1 on the Disney Channel.
Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!, also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 3, is the third television series by The Wiggles. The series takes place on a fictional television studio as they produce a show called Network Wiggles, with regular on-camera segments as well as the usual music videos. This is the first series to use young adults as Band Dancers in addition to kids dancing. The episodes do not have official titles; they were simply numbered (e.g. "Episode 1", "Episode 37") and ran for 11 minutes. The Disney Channel version for overseas combined two episodes.
The Wiggles Show!, also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 4 and The Wiggles TV Series 5, is the fourth television series by The Wiggles. The series includes Captain Feathersword segments that involve a larger pirate crew.
Also shown on the Disney Channel 2005–2006.
Also shown on the Disney Channel 2007–2008. Order is presented as listed in iTunes.
Wiggle and Learn, also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 6 (as the two seasons of The Wiggles Show are sometimes counted as two separate series), was the fifth installment of Wiggles television series, It featured Sam Moran as the Yellow Wiggle. It originally aired in April 2008 on the Treehouse channel in Canada. It later aired in Australia on ABC Kids in May 2008, and in the United States in 2008–2009. There were 26 22-minute episodes,[3] although in some formats the series was split into 52 11-minute segments. The choreographers for the series were Leeanne Ashley and Caterina Mete.
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 7 and The Wiggles TV Series 8 is a television series featuring the new Wiggles lineup of Emma Watkins, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Anthony Field. Greg, Murray and Jeff also make occasional guest appearances in some episodes and videos. The series ran for 2 seasons of 52 11-minute episodes each. It returned in 2021 with a third season with new character Bok the Hand Puppet and new segments. In 2023, a fourth season was commissioned with new members Tsehay Hawkins, Evie Ferris, Caterina Mete, John Pearce and Lucia Field added in the cast.
Wiggle Town! also referred to as The Wiggles TV series 9 is a short Television series based on the video of the same name. It's the second series to feature the new Wiggles lineup. the series contains 52 5-minute episodes each.
Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle! also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 10 is a Television series starring the new Wiggles lineup being their third one after Ready, Steady, Wiggle! and Wiggle Town. this series contains 26 22-minute episodes each.
The Wiggles' World also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 11 is a Television series starring the new Wiggles lineup it's their fourth one after Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle. this series contains 26 11-minute episodes each.
Wiggly Fruit Salad also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 13 is a short Television series starring the new Wiggles lineup after Emma left the band. Tsehay has her first appearance alongside Fruit Salad TV's John, Evie and Kelly. this series contains 10 5 and a 1/2-minute episodes.
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