Wags the Dog

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Wags the Dog is a Wiggly Friend from The Wiggles. He is a tall, brown dog with floppy ears, a big nose and a big "W" on his chest. He is Captain Feathersword's best friend.
He first appeared in various Wiggles concerts around 1994, before making his official debut in 1995 on the Big Red Car album in his eponymous song.
The way Wags works is that the performer inside can see through the nose, through a mesh surface commonly used on other costumes in the eye slots. Plus, on top of his head, there's a vent so the performer can have some breathing space.
== Official Description ==
Wags the dog is a dancing dog and when he dances he likes to shake his hips. He loves eating and when you ask Whos got the bone, Wags has the bone dancing the shake shake, digging in his garden and having a good time are some of his favorite things to do. The wiggles understand him when he says woof
== Costume Performers ==
* Alex Harfield (1995)
* Jacqui Field (1995)
* Paul Paddick (1995, 1996-1997, 1998, 2013)
* Jeff Fatt (1994)
* Donna Halloran (1996)
* Charmaine Martin
* Georgia Troy Barnes (1996)
* Edward Rooke (1997–2000)
* Paul Field (1997–1998)
* Tony Henry (1998, cameo on Recovery only)
* Troy Johnston (1999)
* Cameron Lewis (2000)
* Andrew McCourt (2001–2003)
* Kristy Talbot (2003-2007, 2009, 2011)
* Nicole Camage (2006, 2011)
* Adrian Quinnell (2007, 2010–2012)
* Mario Martinez-Diaz (2008-2010)
* Rebecca Muirhead (2010)
* Karl Shore (2010-2011, 2021)
* Kelly Hamilton (2011, 2013)
* James Arthur Chen (2011–2012)
* Emma Watkins (2011)
* Lachlan Gillespie (2012-2013)
* Nick Hutchinson (2012-2014)
* Anthony Field (1994, 1995, 2012)
* Lauren Hannaford (2012–2013)
* Dominic Field (2014–2020, 2023-present)
* Lucy Wiggan (2015)
* Chelsey Priadko (2018, 2023-present)
* Michael King (2020)
* Callum Hendry-Hodsdon (2021-present)
* Imogen Hasney (2023-present)
* Zane Powell (2023-present)
== Voice Talents ==
* Jeff Fatt (1994, 1995–2017, full time) (2020-present, part-time)
* Paul Paddick (1997–present)
* Mic Conway (1999–2011)
* Danny Shao (2003–2005, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
* Francisco Madrid (2006, The Latin American Wiggles)
* Paul Field (2009–2013)
* Lachlan Gillespie (2013, 2017–2019, 2021)
== Appearances ==
* Big Red Car
* Wake Up Jeff!
* Wiggledance!
* The Wiggles Movie
* Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
* Wiggle Time! (1998)
* Yummy Yummy (1998)
* The Wiggles: Series 1 (all episodes)
* Toot Toot!
* The Wiggles: Series 2 (all episodes)
* The Wiggly Big Show
* Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate
* It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!
* Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
* Yule Be Wiggling
* Wiggly Safari
* The Wiggles: Series 3 - Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (all episodes)
* Wiggle Bay
* Space Dancing! (uncredited)
* Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
* Top of the Tots
* Cold Spaghetti Western
* Santa's Rockin'!
* LIVE Hot Potatoes!
* The Wiggles: Series 4 - The Wiggles Show! (all episodes)
* Sailing Around the World
* Here Comes The Big Red Car
* It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
* Splish Splash Big Red Boat
* The Wiggles: Series 5 - The Wiggles Show! (all episodes)
* Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
* Racing to the Rainbow
* Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
* Getting Strong!
* Pop Go The Wiggles
* The Wiggles: Series 6 - Wiggle and Learn (all episodes)
* You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
* Sing a Song of Wiggles
* The Wiggles Go Bananas!
* The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
* Hot Poppin' Popcorn
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles
* Let's Eat!
* Ukulele Baby!
* The Wiggles' Big Birthday!
* It's Always Christmas With You!
* Surfer Jeff
* Celebration!
* Taking Off!
* Furry Tales
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 1 (all episodes)
* Pumpkin Face
* Go Santa Go!
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014)
* Apples & Bananas
* Wiggle House
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 2 (all episodes)
* Rock & Roll Preschool
* The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra!
* Wiggle Town!
* Dance Dance!
* Nursery Rhymes
* Wiggle Around Australia
* Duets
* Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017)
* Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! (all episodes)
* The Best of The Wiggles
* The Wiggles Reunion Show
* Wiggle Pop!
* The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!
* Party Time!
* The Wiggles' World (all episodes)
* Fun and Games
* Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car!
* We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
* Lullabies with Love
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 3 (all episodes)
* Halloween Party
* Super Wiggles
* Wiggly Nursery Rhymes
* Fruit Salad Big Show
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 4 (all episodes)
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 5 (all episodes)
* The Sound of Halloween
* The Sound of Christmas
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 6 (all episodes)
* The Wiggles Show (TV Series) (all episodes)
== Trivia ==
* He was the fourth Wiggly Friend to debut since 1994.
* He was at first a minor character in his first appearance "Big Red Car". Due to his popularity in that video, he becomes one of the main characters in the franchise, starting with "Wake Up Jeff!".
* Wiggle Time! (1993) & Yummy Yummy (1994) are the only 2 videos that Wags doesn't appear (both of the aforementioned videos were released before Wags officially debuted).
* Wags usually doesn't speak and only barks. We're able to hear his thoughts in some episodes of Series 2, and there was a time where he did speak out loud (mostly during the Sam era). As of now, he is back to exclusively barking and hasn't had a speaking role since 2013.
* His Birthday is August 26th, which is also international dog day. This was later done again with Shirley Shawn the Unicorn being born on International Unicorn Day.
* Xuxa's character "Txutxucão" is based off Wags the Dog.
== See Also ==
* Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
* Dorothy the Dinosaur
* Henry the Octopus
* Captain Feathersword
* Officer Beaples