The Wiggles

Australian children's group

The Wiggles is an Australian children's music group known for brightly colored costumes, simple songs, and energetic performances aimed at preschoolers.

The name sometimes refers to their style of wholesome, upbeat entertainment: It's like something out of The Wiggles.

Parents often use the group as shorthand for toddler-friendly media.

songs

sing-along

Group vocal participation

  • lyricsWritten words for music
  • melodyPleasing sequence of notes
  • chorusSingers performing together

dance moves · actions · rhymes

group

band

Group playing music together

original lineup · new generation · performers · entertainers · musicians · singers · dancers · cast

colorful

skivvies

Casual word for underwear

  • bluePrimary color; also sad
  • redPrimary color, warm
  • yellowHue between green and orange

purple · costumes · bright · vibrant · rainbow · uniforms

preschool

toddlers

Very young children

alphabet · numbers · counting · shapes · colors · developmental · interactive · early childhood · kindergarten · playgroup

characters

pirate

Maritime thief or bootlegger

  • rosesThorny flowering shrubs
  • bonesRigid internal support structure
  • tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages

puppets · mascots · costumes · friends

Australian

Sydney

New South Wales capital

international · world tours

television

TV show

Broadcast episodic entertainment

  • episodesDistinct parts of a series
  • seriesOrdered set of related items
  • DVDOptical media format

streaming · videos · specials · ABC · children's programming · screen time

Categories
Opposites
target audience demographic

The WigglesMarilyn Manson

N.W.A · Insane Clown Posse · Cardi B · Nine Inch Nails · Eminem

musical tone and content

The WigglesNine Inch Nails

Industrial rock act

horrorcore · shock rock · industrial music · Insane Clown Posse

cultural positioning

The WigglesSex Pistols

Seminal British punk band

Dead Kennedys · N.W.A. · Black Flag · Rage Against the Machine · The Velvet Underground

Family

wiggle, wiggles, wiggled, wiggling, wiggly, wiggler, wigglers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G