Product Details

• Format: Color, Live, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lyons / Hit Ent.
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (252 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000059PSC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,144 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Wiggles are Australia's hottest children's entertainment and it's easy to see why. This 40-minute video is packed with 16 fun songs that make children want to dance and, yes, wiggle. Greg Page, the main vocalist, has a pleasing, folksy voice reminiscent of Canada's Raffi. Murray Cook and Anthony Field accompany on guitar, Jeff Fatt accompanies on accordion and keyboard, and all three dance, wiggle, and teach kids song-specific movements and lyrics. The songs themselves have imaginative lyrics and catchy melodies, a fact that hints at Anthony, Murray, and Greg's backgrounds in early childhood education. Costarring with this foursome are four lovable, costumed characters: Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus, and Wags the Dog. The majority of the video features Greg, Murray, Anthony, and Jeff on uncluttered sets with simple background props that set the mood without distracting viewers from the musical experience. The latter portion of the video features several live performances ("Wags the Dog," "Five Little Ducks," "Wiggly Medley") from The Wiggles Big Show. The tour brought the foursome to America in 1999. This award-winning group from Australia provides a fun, interactive musical experience for kids ages 1 to 6. --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description

Hey everyone! What time is it? It’s WIGGLE TIME! From way "down under" comes the #1 children’s entertainment name in Australia – The Wiggles! Murray, Jeff, Anthony & Greg are ready to teach your children how to sing "Rock-A Bye Your Bear" and "I Love It When It Rains." Children will laugh at Dorothy, Wags, Henry and Captain Feathersword as they sing and swing in their own groovy music videos. With millions of videos and CDs sold in Australia and the SUA, now is the time to introduce your children to this hilariously happy "down under" world of musical enchantment. Join the worldwide celebration and get ready to Wiggle! Approx. Run Time: 40 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

122 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wiggly Fun!, February 4, 2000

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Dawn M Bonnefond (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wiggles - Wiggle Time [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We saw the "Quack Quack" song on the beginning of a Barney movie and loved it so much I purchased this video. It's terrific! My 16-month old daughter loves it and so does the rest of the family (my 7 year old daughter, my husband and I). She dances and claps and says "Baw" everytime the ball comes on between songs. I find myself singing or humming the tunes even when the movie is over - they are very catchy and a nice change to the Barney songs I've heard a billion times in the last 7 years (not that we don't like Barney too)! I will enjoy watching my daughter grow with this tape and learn to follow along with the dance steps and songs. She has already learned how to do the quack, quack and cocka-doodle-doo motions from the repetition at the beginning of the Barney movie. It's too cute! I HIGHLY recommend this for young children of all ages. I'm sure it would be great in a daycare setting too - the more the merrier!

72 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not one of the kids sat still ! ! !, December 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wiggles - Wiggle Time [VHS] (VHS Tape)

On the advice of a friend, SANTA brought the Wiggletime video for my two daughters (ages 2 1/2 and 5) as a Christmas gift. I had never heard of the Wiggles before. Truth is, I bought it from Amazon.com because I could use the gift certificate and figured I had nothing to lose but postage . . . WELL . . . I've returned to purchase the Wiggles other video (Yummy, Yummy) to keep and a couple Wiggles videos to give as gifts.

We had seven children here the day after Christmas (boys and girls) ages 2, 2 1/2, 4 1/2, 5, 5, 7 and 10 and every single one of them LOVED this video. They were on their feet the entire time it was on -- even the slower parts -- and didn't quit dancing and laughing during the faster songs. The day after our party, my children woke up and asked for the video first thing. They are up and dancing nearly the entire time that the video is on. I'm purchasing the second to gear up for winter when many days are too cold to get out and get some exercise. The kids will have fun and stay fit - I think I might have to join them.

I admit I thought it was bit goofy, but SANTA didn't bring it for me. The audience for which it was intended loves it.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Wiggles Video by far!, February 12, 2004

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Victoria Kelsey "kerinda" (West Cheste, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wiggles - Wiggle Time [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My nearly 3 year old son is a HUGE wiggles fan. He's also got a learning delay, and rarely talks. One of his first words was "wiggles" and to this day he speaks that word often (his delay means he often learns a word then "loses" it).

He knows the moves to the dances, especially 'Hot Potato' and 'Captain Feathersword'. If moms and dads get up and dance with the children, it makes for a good workout. We call it "Wigglecizing". ;)

What is even better, is that after they grow on you, you can stand to watch the videos over and over again, something I've been unable to do even with Disney movies (but especially with Barney!).

Sure, they're a bunch of dancing adult men looking a bit silly, but who cares?