Apples & Bananas

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Released	March 5, 2014 August 26, 2014
Written by	Anthony Field
Directed by	Anthony Field Paul Field
Video Special Guide
Previous	Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014)
Next	Wiggle House (2014)

Apples & Bananas is the forty-sixth Wiggles video special that was released on March 5, 2014.

Overview

Apples and Bananas is a collection of nursery rhymes and songs from The Wiggles.

Songs

1. Apples & Bananas
2. One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I Caught a Fish Alive
3. This Little Piggy Went to Market (featuring Lee Hawkins)
4. Shortnin' Bread
5. Anthony Rowley
6. This Old Man Came Rolling Home
7. The Four Presents
8. The Wheels on the Bus
9. What's Your Favourite Nursery Rhyme?
10. Miss Polly Had A Dolly (featuring Dennisha Pratt)
11. I'll Tell Me Ma
12. Fa La Ninna
13. Itsy Bitsy Spider
14. Pufferbillies
15. Miss Lucy Had a Ducky
16. Sur le Pont d'Avignon
17. ABC
18. Do Your Ears Hang Low?
19. Down by the Bay
20. Michael Finnegan
21. Las Golondrinas
22. Open, Shut Them

Plot

Apples and Bananas is a tasty musical treat! Join the Wiggles as they add their special Wiggles magic to favorite nursery rhymes and songs. Sing along with special guest Lee Hawkins to This Little Piggy and with the delightful Dennisha Pratt on Miss Polly Had A Dolly. There's the "spider-iffic"Incy Wincy Spider Dorothy the Dinosaur swings on Shortnin' Bread, then we jump on board for The Wheels on the Bus and This Old Man! The Wiggles travel across the globe to Ireland for I'll Tell Me Ma and Michael Finnegan, and then over the continent for the delightful French song Sur le Pont d'Avignon. With centuries of best-loved songs served up fresh for your child, Apples and Bananas is certainly "a-peeling

TV Airdates

• December 8, 2017 (Treehouse TV)^{[citation needed]}
• June 24, 2023 (Treehouse TV)
• April 7, 2018 (Universal Kids)^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

• This video marked:
  • The first video where the purple wiggle does not fall asleep at any point through the entire video.
  • The first video where Lachy doesn't fall asleep.
  • The first Wiggles video to be released after the one year anniversary of the New Generation.
  • The first Wiggles video that Captain Feathersword is absent in this episode, despite being in the video's opening credits. Although he has a few non-speaking background cameo appearances.
  • The first nursery rhyme video of the Emma era.
• "Michael Finnegan" was shown on the Go Santa Go! DVD as a bonus feature. The title card of the video also made its first discovery.
• An alternate version of the song with Simon and Anthony was shown in Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series 1) before The Wiggles even recorded the version used in this video/album.
• "The Four Presents" from Big Red Car finally makes its video debut. "A Froggy He Would A-Wooing Go" from the 1991 album also makes its video debut as "Anthony Rowley".
• The Dorothy the Dinosaur dolls are used in the song Shortnin' Bread as Dorothy's children.
• Dennisha Pratt (from Sprout's The Sunny Side Up Show) guest stars in this video as Miss Polly in "Miss Polly Had A Dolly".
• Anthony plays the drums again in this video.
• The second time Captain Feathersword plays Murray's red Maton acoustic guitar. The first time was Wiggly Safari.
• Lee Hawkins guest stars in this video in "This Little Piggy Went to Market".
• An alternate version of the song with Lee Hawkins was shown in Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series 1 & 2) before The Wiggles even recorded the version used in this video/album.
• Caterina Mete reprises her role as "The lady with the Polka-dotted purse" from Pop Go The Wiggles!.
• "Miss Lucy Had a Ducky" has similar lyrics to "Murray Had A Turtle". Some lyrics stayed the same, while others were changed.
• Murray's red Maton acoustic guitar returns in this video.
• The Wiggles sing "Pufferbillies" around the red Santa Fe Caboose in Shockton, Texas.
• For some unknown reason, Pufferbillies’ title is changed to Little Pufferbillies.
• In "Pufferbillies", "See the engine driver" is changed to "See the station master".
• In the intro for "This Old Man Came Rolling Home", when Lachy describes the characteristics for who should play the old man, He describes Anthony's characteristics so Anthony was the old man.
• The backing music from "One, Two, Three, Four, Five" is the same as used in the version in Sing a Song of Wiggles.
• Songs from this video can be seen in Ready, Steady, Wiggle! TV Series 2. 
• The song "Pufferbillies" appeared in this video for the first time since Yummy Yummy in 1998.
• The first North American DVD release by NCircle Entertainment is slowed down, although unlike later DVDs by NCircle and Kaboom! Entertainment, the pitch is corrected to not be lower.
• This is the only nursery rhymes video to be distributed by NCircle Entertainment.

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Reference

The Wiggles Videography Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg (1993-2006, 2012, 2018) Wiggle Time! (1993) • Yummy Yummy (1994) • Big Red Car (1995) • Wake Up Jeff! (1996) • Wiggledance! (1997) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1997) • Wiggle Time! (remake, 1998) • Yummy Yummy (remake, 1998) • Toot Toot! (1998) • The Wiggly Big Show (1999) • It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! (2000) • Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party (2001) • Yule Be Wiggling (2001) • Wiggly Safari (2002) • Wiggle Bay (2002) • Space Dancing! (2003) • Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! (2003) • Top of the Tots (2004) • Cold Spaghetti Western (2004) • Santa's Rockin'! (2004) • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005) • Sailing Around the World (2005) • Here Comes The Big Red Car (2006) • It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (2006) • Splish Splash Big Red Boat (2006) • Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A. (2006) • Racing to the Rainbow (2006) • Surfer Jeff (2012) • Celebration! (2012) • The Wiggles Reunion Show (2018) Feature Film The Wiggles Movie (1997) Spin-Offs The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (1999) • Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate (2000) Other Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (Promo video, 1999) • Bonus Sampler Video (Promo video, 2004) • 15 Years of Wiggly Fun! (Documentary, 2006) Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Sam (2007-2011) Wiggledancing! Live In Concert (2007) • Getting Strong! (2007) • Pop Go The Wiggles! (2007) • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (2008) • Sing a Song of Wiggles (2008) • The Wiggles Go Bananas! (2009) • The Wiggles Big, Big Show! (2009) • Hot Poppin' Popcorn (2009) • Let's Eat! (2010) • Ukulele Baby! (2011) • The Wiggles' Big Birthday! (2011) • It's Always Christmas With You! (2011) Other On The Road With The Wiggles (Documentary, 2008) • Wiggle Treats! (Promo video, 2011) • Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! (Documentary, 2011) Anthony, Lachy, Simon and Emma (2013-2021) Taking Off! (2013) • Furry Tales (2013) • Pumpkin Face (2013) • Go Santa Go! (2013) • Apples & Bananas (2014) • Wiggle House (2014) • Rock & Roll Preschool (2015) • The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! (2015) • Wiggle Town! (2016) • Dance Dance! (2016) • Wiggle Around Australia (2017) • Duets (2017) • Nursery Rhymes featuring CinderEmma! A Musical Fairytale! (2017) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) • Wiggle Pop! (2018) • The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! (2019) • Party Time! (2019) • Fun and Games (2020) • Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! (2020) • Lullabies with Love (2021) • Halloween Party (2021) YouTube videos Nursery Rhymes (2016) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) Anthony, Lachy, Tsehay and Simon (2022-present) Super Wiggles (2022) • Wiggly Nursery Rhymes (2022) • Fruit Salad Big Show (2022) • The Sound of Halloween (2023) • The Sound of Christmas (2023) • Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! (2025) International Get Ready to Wiggle (2003) • Wiggly Party (2003) • Little Theatre: Arthur's Baked Cake (2004) • Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場 (2006) Spinoffs Dorothy the Dinosaur Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party (2007) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book (2008) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus (2009) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas (2010) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! (2011) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party! (2012) Emma! & Lachy! Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2017) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (2018) YouTube videos Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio (2017) More from The Wiggles ABC For Kids Live In Concert (1993) The Kingdom Of Paramithi Cinderella Pantomime (2011) Compilations Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014) • The Best of The Wiggles (2018) • We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits (2021) Other Compilations featuring The Wiggles ABC For Kids Video Hits (1991) • Video Hits Volume 2 (1992) • Featuring Banana Holiday and Lots of Other Great Songs (1994)