The Wiggles Movie (1997)

My children adore this crazy, funny, cheeky movie. It is so much friendlier than the new wiggles with their stark, uninteresting sets and over choreographed singing and dancing with smiles frozen to the faces of the performers. This is about a silly magician who needs to get his wand fixed and he meets a certain dinosaur, who is missing out on her surprise birthday party , along the way. This movie is just fun and it contains everything that the later Wiggles, as they started getting more rich and famous, lack.

The Wiggly Movie has taken a bit of a departure from their smaller sets to a larger "town", and for children, I think the plot is good. The action is entertaining, and the music, as always is Wiggly-rific. My 2 and 4 year olds adore these guys, and I think they have a future as Wiggly dancers, already having the dance moves down pat. For any show to keep their attention and loyalty for as long as this has, I say kudos. The sets are very colorful. The costumes are adorable. The script calls for not only immediate audience interaction, but interaction by kids watching on their TV's. It includes them in the action. I think part of the appeal is this factor, not only in the movie, but in the Wiggles videos in general. Wally, in the movie, is a lovable bumbler who finds friendship, hope, and success through perseverance. An important lesson for all.

This movie is cute and funny and I recommend it for kids of all ages.The Wiggles are not dumb! They are the best! The music is AWESOME! I would rather have my kids watch them then the Teletubbies any day of the week.My favorite Wiggle is Anthony (the blue one) and I love Captain Feathersword! They are both hysterical. Greg (the yellow one) is a great singer, Murray (the red one)is a great guitar player and Jeff (the purple sleepy one)is cute and funny.I've also have their other two movies 'Space Dancing' and 'Cold Spagetti Western' and I love them both. I have other Wiggle Tapes and CDs and all I can say is that these guys from Australia are AWESOME!

The wiggles might get a lot of negative comments from adults but sit back and don't watch them, watch your children watching them. My 2 year old daughter doesn't care much for sponge bob or many other cartoons that my five year old enjoys but when she first saw the wiggles she loved them instantly as did my five year old now they want to watch them all the time and maybe you don't get the wiggles but no doubt their target audiance does and they love them just watch the concert scenes. I like the giggles to as a matter of fact.