Dorothy the Dinosaur

This article is about the Wiggly Friend. For the song, see here.
Dorothy the Dinosaur is one of the Wiggly Friends. She is a "rosasaur" (a dinosaur who eats roses), coloured green with bright yellow spots. She is seen wearing a white, floppy hat with a red rose in it, as well as white gloves. Dorothy loves singing, dancing, eating roses and making rosy tea. She lives in a pink and purple house with a large rose garden in her backyard. In 2024, Dorothy took on a new role as "DJ Dorothy", debuting at Hello Sunshine '24, and later went on to release her first album The Wiggles Sound System: Rave of Innocence.
Dorothy was the first character in The Wiggles' franchise, debuting on The Wiggles' debut album in her eponymous song. She was created by Murray because he recognized that children are fascinated by dinosaurs.
The way Dorothy works is that the performer inside can see through the pupils of Dorothy. Plus, on top of her hat, there's a vent so the performer can have some breathing space.
== Official Description ==
Dorothy the dinosaur is a young friendly green dinosaur. Her skin has big yellow spots and she wears white pleather gloves, and a white floppy pleather hat. She is five dinosaur years old. She loves roses and especially loves to make rosy tea. Dorothy is very wise for her age and is always kind and generous with friends and people she meets. As a graduate of the royal academy of dinosaur dancing, she loves all types of dancing and her favorite type of dance is ballet.
== Costume Actors ==
* Murray Cook (1991–1994)
* Paul Field (1992, fill in for Murray)
* Jacqueline Fallon (1992–1994)
* Sue McAuley (1994)
* Emma Buter (1994–1996)
* Megan Bullivant (1996)
* Leeanne Ashley (1996–2000)
* Corrine O'Rafferty (2001–2002)
* Feonie Wade (2001)
* Caterina Mete (2003–2005, 2012–2014, 2021-present)
* Lyn Stuckey (2005–2006)
* Zoe Velez (2006)
* Clare Field (2006, 2011–2017)
* Emily McGlinn (2007-2009)
* Samantha Hibburt (2009)
* Rachael Allen (2010–2011)
* Lauren Hannaford (2012)
* Kelly Hamilton (2009–2013)
* Monica Ramirez (2011)
* Katty Villafuerte (2011)
* Emma Watkins (2012)
* Tiffany Smith (2012)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2012–2013)
* Tasmin Cummins (2013, 2017, 2020)
* Lucy Wiggan (2014, 2016–2017, 2019–2021)
* Ashlene Mendolia (2015)
* Chelsey Priadko (2017–2019, 2021-present)
* Paloma Hendry-Hodsdon (2021)
* Stephanie Di Coio (2022-present)
* Kimberley Stapylton (2023)
== Voice Talents ==
* Murray Cook (1991–1996)
* Anthony Field (1993, very briefly)
* Emma Butler (1994–1996)
* Carolyn Ferrie (1996–2001; 2004–2009, full time) (2010–2018, archive recordings)
* Elisha Burke (1997–2001)
* Paul Paddick (2001, 2006, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018–present)
* Jacqueline Fallon (2002–2005)
* Emma Pask (2002–2003, 2010–2011, 2013)
* Anni Hsu (2003–2005, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
* Zoe Velez (2005-2006)
* Jennifer Taipari (2006, 2009-2010, including The Latin American Wiggles and The Taiwanese Wiggles 2nd line-up)
* Anna-Lee Robertson (2009)
* Emma Watkins (2010, 2016, 2021)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2011–2013)
* Caterina Mete (2012-2013, 2017, 2021-present)
* Clare Field (2013–2016)
* Maria Field (2017–present)
* Lucia Field (2022-present)
* Evie Ferris (2022-present)
== Appearances ==
* Wiggle Time!
* Yummy Yummy
* 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!
* 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
* 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 ==
* Dorothy is one of the most popular Wiggles characters, to the extent where she was given her own live tours and even her own TV series from 2007-2011.
* She was the first Wiggles character to be created, being introduced in 1991 and first appearing in her self-titled song.
* Murray was inspired to create her because many of the children he was teaching in his preschool class were interested in dinosaurs.
* In "An Irish Dinosaur Tale", it is revealed that she was born in Ireland, making her the second character in the franchise confirmed to have a non-Australian family background (after Jeff) and the first (and to date only) international Wiggly Friend.
* She mentions in the Yummy Yummy video that her favourite colour is pink.
* Dorothy's signature dance move is akin to an Egyptian walk, popularized by the song "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles.
== See Also ==
* Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
* Wags the Dog
* Captain Feathersword
* Henry the Octopus
* Officer Beaples