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[[Image:63423main wiggles wave flip h.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Wiggles: Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt and Greg Page]]
'''The Wiggles''' is an [[Australia]]n-based [[child]]ren’s [[music]] group. The group is made up of four members. The Wiggles all wear different [[color]]ed [[shirt]]s. Anthony Field formerly wore [[green]], and now wears [[blue]], Simon Pryce wears [[red]],  Lachlan Gillespie wears [[purple]] and [[Emma Watkins]] wears [[yellow]]. [[Murray Cook]], [[Jeff Fatt]], [[Sam Moran]], [[Greg Page]], and [[Philip Wilcher]] are former Wiggles. 
The group performs on [[Theatre|stage]] as well as on their own [[television programme|television series]]. The have also made a [[movie]]. The Wiggles have won many [[award]]s for their work. Both girls and boys really enjoy The Wiggles in their early years. This year The Wiggles will be celebrating their 15th birthday.

In the 14th season, Greg Page was replaced by Sam Moran.

In the new generation, Sam Moran, Murray Cook, and Jeff Fatt were replaced by Emma Watkins, Simon Pryce, and Lachlan Gillespie. 

==Characters==
===Main characters===
* Emma Watkins (lead [[singer|vocal]]): Emma is the lead singer and the first female Wiggle, who loves to sing and [[dance]]. Emma drives The Big Red Car. She replaced Sam. She is the yellow character.

* Anthony Field (backing vocals and [[Musical instrument|instrumentation]]): Anthony plays the [[guitar]], [[drum]]s, and sings and dances. He loves eating. His favourite [[food]] is [[fruit]] [[salad]]. He especially loves [[apple]]s. When Anthony is happy he says “Wahoo!”. Anthony wore green from the creation of The Wiggles in 1991 to 1995 and has worn blue since 1996 because he turned invisible in shots that were green-screened. 

* Simon Pryce (backing vocals and instrumentation): Simon plays the guitar, sings and dances. He replaced Murray. He is the red character.

* Lachlan Gillespie ([[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and [[accordion]]): Lachy plays keyboards, sings and dances. His favorite color is purple. Lachy loves sleeping. When he [[dream]]s he even dreams of being asleep. This leads to the others saying, "Wake up, Lachy!". He replaced Jeff.

===Minor characters===
There are several other [[fictional character|characters]] who are friends with the Wiggles. 
* Dorothy the Dinosaur is a large green [[dinosaur]] with yellow spots. She wears a floppy white [[hat]] and likes to eat [[rose]]s. Dorothy is 5 years old. She is very wise for her age. Her [[birthday]] is November 3. She loves dancing, and is known to do [[ballet]], [[ireland|Irish]], [[scotland|Scottish]], and line dancing. She loves her birthday as The Wiggles always make it a very special fun day for her. Dorothy has a [[heart]] of [[gold]] and is a very friendly dinosaur.
* Captain FeathersSword is a friendly [[pirate]] who wears a [[coat]], hat, eye patch and a [[sword]] made of [[feather]]s. His birthday is on February 4.
* Wags the Dog is a tall, brown, furry [[dog]] with floppy [[ear]]s and a happy face. He likes eating. Wags is said to keep The Wiggles up all night if he gets hungry. Wags also enjoys digging in his [[garden]]. Wags can only talk to the [[audience]], but The Wiggles understand him when he barks. Wags is a good [[Tango]] dancer. He believes everyone is his friend and is sai(contracted; show full)* {{imdb title|id=0454656|title=The Wiggles (TV series)}}
* {{imdb title|id=0128842|title=The Wiggles Movie}}

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[[Category:Children's television series]]
[[Category:BBC television programmes]]
[[Category:Children's musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Sydney]]