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The Wiggles - Wiggly, Wiggly World! [VHS]

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We have all the Wiggles videos and each one is a little different, but this one (the latest available in the U.S.) is maybe too different for our taste. There's more talking, less dancing and singing. Also, the "weird" songs are even weirder on this video. However, I don't think you can ever go wrong with the Wiggles, so I would still recommend this video. If you are just getting into Wiggles, the best videos are Wiggle Time, Toot Toot and Yummy Yummy. Wake Up Jeff and Dance Party are older, but still very good. I'm sure with time, this video will grow on us too.

My daughters (1 and 2.5 years old) are Wiggles addicts - we have Wiggles videos, cds, toys, books etc. They love all the Wiggles videos they have but probably this one is played the least. I think because the songs are a bit more mellow than some of the other ones when they can jump and dance around. I find this is a good video to calm them down before bed, where something like "Hoop De Doo, It's a Wiggly Party" - is full of fast paced songs which are perfect for a energetic dance around the lounge room or to play at a birthday party.
The video is great and features some well known Australia and New Zealand singers with songs that made them famous. It's an interesting collabaration with the Wiggles twist given to songs that have been around since I was a child.
The Wiggles really enjoy what they do - I highly recommend any of their videos, cds and if you get the change to see them live - you won't be sorry!

This is a very unique Wiggles video. It is quite different from the others released previous but it is still a great video. As the title hints, "Wiggly, Wiggly World" this video contains many "different" songs, songs from around the world. Graphics and imagery on this video is more high tech than those videos preceeding it. Most of the songs are not as jump up & down, wiggle your hips, move around songs as we're used to in the videos Toot Toot, Wiggle Time, Yummy, Yummy and the rest but they're just as great. They're beautiful, harmonic and very well sung. Special guests are throughout this video assisting the great pre-school educators/singers/Wiggles inform and perform these wonderful songs. I would recommend this video to anyone, Wiggle fan or not. But I would warn the Disney Playhouse watching Wiggle fan that this video teaches of world harmony and not what has been shown on Disney to date. It's well worth the money but not what you'd expect.

This tape was my families first official Wiggles purchase, and I have to say--it's a bit different than the Wiggles TV show you see on Playhouse Disney. We adore the show, which makes my two year old (and my husband and me!) get up a dance every time! This video definitely has a different tone, and it's much more of a "sit comfortably and clap along" type of tape. Perfect for bedtime!

We used to play a rented Wiggles tape before bed and wear ourselves out doing the Dinosaur dance, etc., but it was a good way to get my daughter wired (and Mom and Dad worn out!). You'll find Wiggly, Wiggly World to be the opposite--totally soothing! We particularly like the train song (a lullaby about a train bound for "Morning Town--many miles away"), and the "One Little Coyote" song. So much fun to sing along and our little one knows the words already! The many guest stars on this tape mainly hail from New Zealand, Australia and thereabouts. You may not have heard of them, but they're really fun to listen to (especially if you like world music), and who knew Greg could sing in Japanese? Personally, I always wondered what the song "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" sounded like--and here it is!

I honestly think this terrific tape shows that the Wiggles aren't just all about jumping up and down (though there's some of that here, too--and goodness knows, we enjoy it!). These songs have a sort of harmony you don't hear in something like "Fruit Salad... Yummy Yummy." They seem a little more . . . advanced, somehow, but just as fun! I highly recommend this wonderful tape--you'll probably want the CD, too, if there is one! Just know ahead of time what you're getting into--MELLOW WIGGLING at its best!

I just realized I used about a zillion exclamation marks in this review!!! Could it be that I love this video?? ; )

I purchased this video for my children, ages 4 1/2 and 2 years, and it has quickly become their favorite. My children are Wiggles addicts, so we do have an assortment of tapes, but I have to say that this one surpasses the others before it. It seems to "flow" better that the earlier videos with a cohesion that ties the songs to one another, rather than some of the other videos that look like they took much less time and thought than this one. I do like the fact that the kids are being exposed to other songs and cultures that they would not otherwise experience, too. The tape is about an hour long, so you really get your money's worth. By the way, if you were a New Wave fan in the 80's, Tim Finn (formerly of the Split Endz and Crowded House) makes an appearance to sing "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" with a variation on the lyrics to suit the Captain Feathersword character. What a blast from the past! Keep Wiggling!

This is a terrific video for the whole family, and once you've watched it several times, the tunes begin to take on a life of their own in your memory, and then you might start humming them as you go through your day.

There's a lot to be said for this video. The music, dancing, special guests, and the graphics, which present the Wiggles in their own little "neighborhood," with the likes of Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus, the Wiggly Dancers (who are actually many of the younger children now grown up, and who do a marvelous job in the ensemble chorus as pirates.) Some memorable songs come from the guests like Slim Dusty, and other celebrities in Australia. I liked the song "Blow Me Down," and "It's a Wiggly World."

A great video for all Wiggles fans!!!

...My sons and I were dissapointed - this video is not as lively or engaging. I recommend the 3-pack of Wiggle Time, Toot Toot and Yummy Yummy - much better!

The Wiggles love for children everywhere shines through once again with this, one of their most high tech releases. They've included several special guests to perform with them and broaden their already broad spectrum of music for children. I love how they incorporate all cultures into their videos and music. This has to be one of their most diverse with aboriginal, japanese, new age, country mixed with their original Wiggly sounds and traditional songs. "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" sung by Rowlf Harris playing his "wobble board" is one of our favorite. (You have to love Greg in his cockatoo headress and dark sunglasses!!)
This is a MUST for every child's video library! The CD of this same title was one of our 1st purchases. My daughters have been hooked on The Wiggles for almost 2 years now. Wish I had found out about them sooner!

My daughter, Tori, loves Wiggly Wiggly World. It has guest appearances from popular people from Austraila, such as Slim Dusty, a legend country music star. This tape is worth the money and will keep your child entertained. You'll catch yourself singing the tunes from it, such as Taba Naba, Dance With Me, One Little Coyote, and many more.

I bought this video on a lark last summer, having only seen promos for The Wiggles on Barney videos (which my son loved when he was a toddler, but weren't doing much for my then-14-month-old daughter). I was a newly-converted stay-home Dad, and I needed something to buy me snippets of time during the day.

Instantly, my daughter was hooked. Those familiar with the Wiggles music and antics don't need me to describe them--you either love them or hate them. During the past nine months, they've become major celebrities in our house.

Though we've since collected quite a few other Wiggles videos, this is the one my daughter requests over and over again. Now 22 months old, she loves to sing and dance along with the songs, which offer a nice mix of show staples now seen on the Disney Channel ("Hey, Hey, Hey We're All Pirate Dancing," "Let's Go," etc.) and other songs unique to this collection, with an Aussie and otherwise international flavor.

It's the inclusion of the latter material that makes this tape special and keeps her coming back. Even I can't help singing along with songs such as "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport," "I Love to Have a Dance With Dorothy," and my daughter's absolute favorite, "Taba Naba." An added bonus for me, a 40ish guy who experienced the New Wave 80s firsthand, is Tim Finn's appearance, performing a Captain Feathersword-friendly rendition of "Six Months in a Leaky Boat."

All in all, this is a very fun collection with strong production and nice pacing, and it's a lot more bearable than some of the other tapes by the group, which offer little more than songs so familiar from the TV show.