''Wiggle and Learn'' is an Australian TV show that aired on

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. It ran from June 17, 2007, to September 8, 2008. It is The Wiggles 6th TV series. It was the first TV series to not feature Greg Page, who had to depart the group in 2006 due to poor health, and the only one to feature

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as the Yellow Wiggle, as well as the last ''Wiggles'' show until ''Ready, Steady, Wiggle!'' in 2013. It was also the final series with Murray Cook and

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as the Red Wiggle and Purple Wiggle, respectively. Unlike the Wiggles’ five previous TV series, ''Wiggle and Learn'' uses Nursery Rhymes in addition to self-written songs.

Supporting cast

* Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword * Emily McGlinn as Dorothy the Dinosaur ** Voiced by Carolyn Ferrie * Adrian Quinnell, Kristy Talbot, and Ben Murray as Wags the Dog ** Voiced by Mic Conway * Mario Martinez-Diaz and Rebecca Knox as Henry the Octopus ** Voiced by Paul Paddick

Production

Development

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first pitched the idea in early 2006 and wanted to have Greg Page in it. Page helped write all the songs for a related video and album called ''

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''. After filming three episodes, Page was diagnosed with

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and was unable to participate and the episodes were eventually re-shot with

. In 2015, Anthony Field, Murray Cook, and

found the original footage while lurking around on the computer. The original footage of the sets was also used for their very first documentary ''15 Years of Wiggly Fun''.

Episodes

22-minute versions

11-minute versions

Writing

The original draft consists of three plots: *

and Dorothy the Dinosaur plan to go on a picnic. *The Wiggles play soccer on the beach. *The Wiggles must save their friends by singing songs.

Broadcast

The Australian version aired from 2007 to 2008 on ABC and Playhouse Disney. Then the Canadian version premiered April 2008 on Treehouse TV and the US version aired December 2008 at 7/6c am on Playhouse Disney. It also re-ran on that block in January 2009 running at 11am weekdays, 7am weekends, and would continue to do so up until May of that year. It is also the first Wiggles TV show to be completely dubbed in another language (In other countries such as Italy, earlier Wiggles TV shows had the dialogue dubbed but the songs remained in English). It aired in Spanish as "Wiggle y Aprende" on

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in Latin America and later

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, and on

in Brazil as "Wiggle e Aprenda". The show remained in reruns in some countries, most notably Australia and Latin America, until 2013 or 2014, despite Moran being fired from The Wiggles in 2012 due to Page's return, and Cook and Fatt leaving the group in 2013.

Variations

There had been four versions of the series as listed. * Version 1: 22-minute version with Moran as the yellow Wiggle * Version 2: 11-minute version with Moran as the yellow Wiggle * Version 3: Original 2006 version with Page as the original yellow Wiggle (Revealed in 2015) * For the fourth version, the series' theme song was originally written for one of the idents that promoted ABC Kids in 2006, with the lyrics "ABC Kids" in place of "Wiggle and Learn", and Page as the original yellow Wiggle. Also, the instrumental track was recorded differently.

DVD releases

References

External links

The show's list on ABC.com
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