Archive for June, 2002

FOR AUSSIE BAND, TV ENTERTAINING IS CHILD’S PLAY, THE WIGGLES LAUNCH THEIR OWN DISNEY SERIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS

Ten years ago, the children’s band the Wiggles was performing at day-care centers and birthday parties in Sydney, Australia.Slowly, the group built a huge following Down Under for its silly songs, such as “Yummy Yummy Fruit Salad,” and its goofy dance steps (”Point your fingers and do the twist”). Then in 1999, the group caught […]

AUSSIE ANTICS AT THE PAC, THE WIGGLES’ STAGE SHOW WILL SIMPLY SCORE WITH TODDLERS

A Wiggles video leaves me with the feeling I think a lot of us get when we encounter something so simple: “Heck, I could do that.” Of course I can’t, and that is the beauty of simplicity.If you have no idea who or what the Wiggles are, then chances are you’re not from Australia, and […]

WIGGLE-MANIA, CHILDREN DANCE, CLAP AND SING ALONG TO THE TUNES FROM THIS POPULAR AUSTRALIAN GROUP

Down under, the Wiggles are as big as Barney.Now, the Wiggles are touring America, bringing their fun and educational brand of kiddie-pop to the Universal Amphitheatre today and the Terrace Theater on Saturday. The band’s popularity in the U.S. is growing by leaps and bounds due, in part, to its air time on Disney’s Playhouse. […]