The Wiggles

The Wiggles are an Australian children's band who gained international popularity during the 2000s. Over the years, their members have rotated since their founding in 1991.
The original Wiggles (Greg Page, Anthony Field, Murray Cook, and Jeff Fatt) appeared with the costumed Sesame Street Live characters during the 1996 edition of Carols in the Domain, the annual Australian Christmas concert.
In 2019, the then-current lineup of the group (Field, Emma Watkins, Simon Pryce, and Lachlan Gillespie) performed "Do the Propeller!" with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and Cookie Monster. Two localized versions of the video were produced and released on The Wiggles and Sesame Street YouTube channels on November 20.
Sesame Street and The Wiggles collaborated again on two more sing-along videos in 2021; in celebration of the show's 50th anniversary of broadcasting in Australia, and the group's 30th anniversary.Ryan Tuchow, "Sesame & The Wiggles move into new content", kidscreen, May 11, 2021. The first video (released on May 10) is a new performance of "The ABCs of Moving You," featuring brief appearances by The Wiggles' supporting characters, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, and Henry the Octopus. The second (released on June 8) is a remake of The Wiggles' "Fruit Salad." Like the previous collaboration, two localized versions for each music video were produced for both partners' YouTube channels.
The group added four new members in 2021, to add diversity, ahead of the launch of a new YouTube series called Fruit Salad TV. Kelly Hamilton, who previously performed with Sesame Street Live, briefly served as a member of the expanded lineup.David Knox, "New cast join The Wiggles", TV Tonight, 23 August 2021."The Wiggles announce four new members and brand new series Fruit Salad TV", TV Blackbox, 22 August 2021.
==References==
* On their November 17, 2003 "Dynamic Duo" appearance on Hollywood Squares, host Tom Bergeron asks Miss Piggy and Kermit a question about the Wiggles: "Anthony likes to eat, Greg is a magician, Murray makes faces, and Jeff falls asleep a lot. Who are they?" Piggy quips, "They sound like four big-time losers if you ask me," while Kermit says "I think that's Martin Mull's other four blowup dolls," referring to Peggy, a doll brought by Mull to the show. Kermit ultimately gives the correct response of "The Wiggles."
==Connections==
* Don Arioli was the writer for The Wiggles' second TV series.
* Lou Diamond Phillips guest starred in the 2015 video Rock ‘N Roll Preschool and appeared in the music video for "We’re All Fruit Salad".
* Robert Irwin appeared in the 2017 video Duets.
* Steve Irwin starred in the 2002 video Wiggly Safari, alongside his wife Terri and daughter Bindi.
* Kylie Minogue performed "Monkey Man" on the 2009 video Go Bananas, with her footage and vocals later being reused in the Duets video.
* Leo Sayer performed "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" with The Wiggles in the 2008 video of the same name.
* Al Roker performed "Thank You Mr Weatherman" in the American and United Kingdom editions of the 2011 video Ukulele Baby!.
==External links==
*Sesame Street's YouTube Channel
**"Do the Propeller"
**"The ABCs of Moving You"
**"Fruit Salad"
==Sources==
__NOWYSIWYG__
Category:Celebrities
Category:Online Sesame Guests
Category:Celebrity References