Directed by Paul Field Country of origin Australia First episode date 17 June 2007 Number of seasons 2 Director Paul Field | Opening theme "Wiggle and Learn" Original language(s) English Final episode date 8 September 2008 Number of episodes 52 Genre Family | |
Starring The Wiggles
Mic Conway
Jeff Fatt (voice actor)
Paul Paddick
Paul Field Ending theme "Goodbye from the Wiggles" Networks Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, Sprout, Treehouse TV, ABC Television | ||
Wiggle and Learn is an Australian TV show that aired on ABC. It ran from June 17, 2007 to September 8, 2008. It was a financial success, striking a high rate of $2500, 000 and is educational. It's The Wiggles 6th TV series.
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Development
The Wiggles first pitched the idea in early 2006 and wanted to have Greg in it. They filmed three episodes, but the show was eventually cancelled and re-shot with Sam. In 2015, Anthony Field, Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt found the original footage while lurking around on the computer. The original footage of the set was also used for their very first documentary The Wiggles 15th Birthday, as seen in the opening shot.
Writing
The original draft consists of three plots:
Episodes
Coming soon
Broadcast
The Australian version aired from 2007 to 2008 on ABC and Playhouse Disney. Then the Canadian version premiered April 2008 and the US version aired December 2008 at 7/6c am on Treehouse TV. It also re-ran on that channel on January 2009 running at 11am weekdays, 7am weekends.
It is also the first Wiggles TV show to be dubbed in another language. It airs in Spanish as "Wiggle y Aprende" on Playhouse Disney weekdays in the afternoon and on Disney Junior in Brazil as "Wiggle e Aprenda".