Series 1: The Wiggles (1998)
| The Wiggles | |
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| Also known as | The Wiggles TV Series 1 |
| Genre | Family |
| Created by | The Wiggles |
| Written by | Greg Truman Paul Field Maria Silvestrini |
| Directed by | Martin Murphy |
| Starring | The Wiggles Paul Paddick Leeanne Ashley Charmaine Martin Elyssa Dawson Edward Rooke Paul Field Leanne Halloran Carolyn Ferrie Niki Owen |
| Voices of | Carolyn Ferrie Mic Conway Jeff Fatt Paul Paddick Paul Field |
| Opening theme | Get Ready To Wiggle |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Bridget Thompson Nick Pike |
| Editor(s) | Steve Rees Mark Tamone |
| Camera setup | Jason Pangas Grant Jordan Hugh Thorpe |
| Running time | 21 – 23 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seven Network Disney Channel Playhouse Disney GMTV 1999 – Hit Entertainment |
| Original run | 21 May 1998 – 24 September 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Series 2 |
Shown on the Disney Channel 1 January 2002.
Clips from "The Wiggles' Balloon Chase" and "Romp Bomp a Stomp" are shown in the theme song, but strangely, none of the episodes of this season have them. It was later revealed that these scenes were fully shown on a 2003 special called "A Day in the Life of Anthony Wiggle".
| # | Episode Name | Prod. Code |
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| 1 | "Anthony's Friend" | 21 May 1998 |
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Anthony wakes up everyone when he plays with his invisible friend, Morty the giant turtle. Henry helps out a little fish. Captain Feathersword tries to teach Wags a few tricks. Songs: Marching Along & Dorothy's Birthday Party; Ponies; Henry’s Dance Credits: Dorothy's Bucket and Spade |
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| 2 | "Murray's Shirt" | 28 May 1998 |
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Songs: Numbers Rhumba; The Monkey Dance; Henry The Octopus Credits: Jeff's Keyboard |
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| 3 | "Building Blocks" | 4 June 1998 |
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Songs: Quack Quack; I Am a Dancer; I Love It When It Rains Credits: Pink Towel |
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| 4 | "Jeff the Mechanic" | 11 June 1998 |
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Songs: Captain Feathersword; Rock A Bye your Bear; Pufferbillies Credits: Butterfly Net |
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| 5 | "Lilly" | 18 June 1998 |
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Songs: Havenu Shalom Alechem; Joannie Works With One Hammer; Whenever I Hear This Music Credits: Pink Towel |
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| 6 | "Zardo Zap" | 25 June 1998 |
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Songs: Walk; Get Ready To Wiggle; Here Comes A Bear Credits: Pink Towel |
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| 7 | "The Party" | 2 July 1998 |
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Songs: Fruit Salad; Dorothy’s Dance Party; Shaky Shaky Credits: Butterfly Net |
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| 8 | "Wiggle Opera" | 30 July 1998 |
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Songs: Dorothy The Dinosaur; Wake Up Jeff; O Opoe Tooki Tooki Credits: Jeff's Keyboard |
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| 9 | "Anthony's Haircut" | 31 August 1998 |
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Songs: Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car; Uncle Noah's Ark; Crunchy, Munchy, Honey Cakes Credits: Tennis Ball |
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| 10 | "Muscleman Murray" | 21 September 1998 |
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Songs: Can you point your fingers and do the twist (Wiggly Concert); Wave to Wags (Wiggly Concert); Nya Nya Nya (Wiggly Concert) Credits: Dorothy's Bucket and Spade |
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| 11 | "Spooky Monsters" | 22 September 1998 |
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Songs: Quack quack (Wiggly concert); Tap Wags (Wags And The Wagettes) (Wiggly Concert); Di Dicki Do Dum (Wiggly concert) Credits: Pink Towel |
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| 12 | "Anthony's Superhero Dream" | 23 September 1998 |
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Songs: Hot Potato; Teddy Bear Hug; D.O.R.O.T.H.Y (My favorite dinosaur) Credits: Tennis Ball |
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| 13 | "Funny Greg" | 24 September 1998 |
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Songs: Hot Potato (Wiggly Concert); Baby Beluga (Wiggly Concert); Ooh, It’s Captain Feathersword (Wiggly Concert) Credits: Jeff's Keyboard lTittle=The Wiggles Live at Disneyland 88 The Wiggles at Disneyland lEpisodeNumber= 14 lLongSummary== lWhen The Wiggles, Officer Beaples, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and Kaz the Kat met Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse at Disneyland at ToonTown |
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