Rating: TV-Y
Target Audience: Preschoolers
Episode Length: 30 minutes
Network/Schedule: 11:30 am Mon-Fri. & 7 am Sat-Sun on Playhouse Disney
Target Audience: Preschoolers
Episode Length: 30 minutes
Network/Schedule: 11:30 am Mon-Fri. & 7 am Sat-Sun on Playhouse Disney
(Check local listings)
I was first introduced to The Wiggles by my older brother a few years ago (he always seems to find the most unusual shows). To be quite honest, the first time I saw the show I thought it was the scariest thing I ever saw!!! I mean, four grown men singing and dancing all over the place in bright clothing and with a giant dinosaur and a pirate seems extremely strange to me!! However, after watching the show a little more and thinking about it from a different perspective, I’ve come to have a different opinion of The Wiggles.
The Wiggles can be seen on Playhouse Disney during the week at 11:30 and on weekends at 7 am. It’s an Australian show that stars Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle), Murray Cook (Red Wiggle), Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle), and Sam Moran (Yellow Wiggle) who took over for the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, who had to leave the show for medical reasons. The men as well as Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword along with many other friends use song and dance to entertain children and their parents. While looking at The Wiggle’s website I also found out that many of The Wiggles also have a background in children education. Anthony, Murray and Greg originally met while studying Early Education at a University in Sydney and then started writing children’s music together. After that, they brought in Jeff and the rest is history!!!
While The Wiggle’s main goal seems to be to entertain children, in my opinion their songs and other segments seem to help children grow in memory and problem solving skills as well. For example, I’ve noticed that in many episodes that I’ve watched, they use some of the same songs, for example “The Farmer in the Dell.” By repeating the songs multiple times children are able to remember them so that the next time they hear those songs they can sing along with them. They also have a segment I’ve seen a few times now where Anthony comes out dressed in a clown outfit and Sam is trying to figure out what he is dressed as. They go through every part of the outfit from the hat to the shoes, with Sam constantly asking the audience for help. This gets the children involved and gets their minds working to figure out what Anthony could be dressed as. Even their clothing (besides helping kids recognize some of the primary colors) can help develop children’s memories by allowing them to associate the color the Wiggle is wearing with their name (Anthony is always blue for example).
The Wiggles really is a very fun show. It has a lot of energy with fun songs that children and parents can enjoy and sing together. I said earlier that I originally thought the show was a little scary, but that my opinion has changed since. The reason for this is that, as I have been watching this show and watching these characters with all their enthusiasm, I can see how much they really care and believe in what they are doing. It takes a lot for any grown person to get on television and do anything that to others may seem crazy or over the top. Now when I watch The Wiggles, I think of it more as what lengths a father would go to entertain and teach his child; and that, in my opinion is a very noble act of love. So thank you to all the loving daddies and mommies out there, and also, thank you to The Wiggles!!
If you would like to find out more about The Wiggles, you can visit their website at :
http://www.thewiggles.com.au/us/home/
I was first introduced to The Wiggles by my older brother a few years ago (he always seems to find the most unusual shows). To be quite honest, the first time I saw the show I thought it was the scariest thing I ever saw!!! I mean, four grown men singing and dancing all over the place in bright clothing and with a giant dinosaur and a pirate seems extremely strange to me!! However, after watching the show a little more and thinking about it from a different perspective, I’ve come to have a different opinion of The Wiggles.
The Wiggles can be seen on Playhouse Disney during the week at 11:30 and on weekends at 7 am. It’s an Australian show that stars Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle), Murray Cook (Red Wiggle), Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle), and Sam Moran (Yellow Wiggle) who took over for the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, who had to leave the show for medical reasons. The men as well as Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword along with many other friends use song and dance to entertain children and their parents. While looking at The Wiggle’s website I also found out that many of The Wiggles also have a background in children education. Anthony, Murray and Greg originally met while studying Early Education at a University in Sydney and then started writing children’s music together. After that, they brought in Jeff and the rest is history!!!
While The Wiggle’s main goal seems to be to entertain children, in my opinion their songs and other segments seem to help children grow in memory and problem solving skills as well. For example, I’ve noticed that in many episodes that I’ve watched, they use some of the same songs, for example “The Farmer in the Dell.” By repeating the songs multiple times children are able to remember them so that the next time they hear those songs they can sing along with them. They also have a segment I’ve seen a few times now where Anthony comes out dressed in a clown outfit and Sam is trying to figure out what he is dressed as. They go through every part of the outfit from the hat to the shoes, with Sam constantly asking the audience for help. This gets the children involved and gets their minds working to figure out what Anthony could be dressed as. Even their clothing (besides helping kids recognize some of the primary colors) can help develop children’s memories by allowing them to associate the color the Wiggle is wearing with their name (Anthony is always blue for example).
The Wiggles really is a very fun show. It has a lot of energy with fun songs that children and parents can enjoy and sing together. I said earlier that I originally thought the show was a little scary, but that my opinion has changed since. The reason for this is that, as I have been watching this show and watching these characters with all their enthusiasm, I can see how much they really care and believe in what they are doing. It takes a lot for any grown person to get on television and do anything that to others may seem crazy or over the top. Now when I watch The Wiggles, I think of it more as what lengths a father would go to entertain and teach his child; and that, in my opinion is a very noble act of love. So thank you to all the loving daddies and mommies out there, and also, thank you to The Wiggles!!
If you would like to find out more about The Wiggles, you can visit their website at :
http://www.thewiggles.com.au/us/home/
(above picture found at website too!!)
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