Bok the Hand Puppet

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Bok the Hand Puppet
Character Information
Species	Monkey or Bear
Gender	Genderfluid (possibly)
Favorite Song	"Bok the Dancing Puppet"
First appearance	Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Series 3
Latest appearance	The Sound of Christmas
Catchphrase	When his Googly Eyes, Wiggle, Shake
Created by	Simon Pryce
Portrayed by	Callum Hendry-Hodsdon (costume variant) Dominic Field (costume variant) Zane Powell (costume variant)
Years active	2021–present

Bok the Hand Puppet is a Wiggly Friend who first debuted in Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Series 3, before playing a semi-bigger role as a supporting character in Fruit Salad TV.

Bok is a purple glove hand puppet of a bear with an orange bow-tie, googly eyes and "bok" on their body in big orange lettering. Bok does not speak and has no permanent performer; they have been shown being operated by any of The Wiggles. Bok lives in a small house with their name on the front door, as seen in Ballet Barre - Introduction to Ballet with The Wiggles.

Official Description

Bok is a hand puppet and a timid character who displays emotions for children to empathize with. Bok is always enthusiastic and eager to learn.

Appearances

• Super Wiggles
• Fruit Salad Big Show
• Series 4 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (all episodes)
• Series 5 and 6 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (all episodes)
• The Sound of Halloween
• The Sound of Christmas

Origins

Bok's origins date back to the early 90s before The Wiggles started, when Anthony Field, Murray Cook, and Greg Page were studying early childhood education at Macquarie University. Their professor, Rosemary Harle, had a clown puppet named Bok (short for "Boccherini") that was used in music lessons.

Mascot Variant

The full-body Bok costume.

Although Bok is primarily portrayed as a hand puppet, a full-body mascot costume of the character is used during live shows. The mascot version of the character also appeared in episodes of Series 4 and 6 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!.

Costume Actors

• Callum Hendry-Hodsdon (2022-2023)
• Dominic Field (Series 4 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!)
• Zane Powell (2023-present)

Trivia

• Bok also has their own Play Time on The Wiggles' YouTube channel, with help from each Wiggle, so far Anthony and Simon.
• Although social media posts and this article use they/them pronouns for Bok, they are still referred to using he/him pronouns in "Team Work", the Fruit Salad TV Big Show, "Is There Anything Bok Can't Do", and the Holiday Party Big Show Program.
  • Bok was stated to be non-binary with the announcement of Fruit Salad TV but it is possible Bok is actually genderfluid and uses he/they pronouns, however it is unconfirmed.
• They are the third LGBTQ+ character introduced.
• A toy of Bok was sold at the Holiday Party Big Show tour, and is almost identical to the real puppet, albeit with embroidered eyes instead of googly eyes.

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Characters Main Characters The Wiggles (current) Anthony Wiggle (since 1991) • Lachy Wiggle (since 2013) • Tsehay Wiggle (since 2021) • Simon Wiggle (since 2013) The Wiggles (secondary) Evie Wiggle (since 2021) • Lucia Wiggle (since 2022) • Caterina Wiggle (since 2022) • John Wiggle (since 2021) The Wiggles (former) Murray Wiggle (1991-2012) • Jeff Wiggle (1991-2012) • Greg Wiggle (1991-2006; 2012) • Phillip Wiggle (1991-1992) • Sam Wiggle (2006-2012) • Emma Wiggle (2013-2021) • Kelly Wiggle (secondary; 2021-2022) The Wiggly Friends Dorothy the Dinosaur (since 1991) • Henry the Octopus (since 1992) • Captain Feathersword (since 1993) • Wags the Dog (since 1995) • Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (since 2019) Supporting Characters Officer Beaples (1997-2000, 2006, 2013-present) • Bok the Hand Puppet (since 2021) • Paloma the Mermaid (since 2021) • The Tree of Wisdom (since 2022) • Buddy (since 2024) Minor Characters Flora Door (1999-2000, 2021) • Hot-Pots The Oven (1999-2006, 2023) • Foodman (1998, 2004, 2009, 2023) • Foodgirl (2023) • Fiona The Circus Leader (2010) • The Little Wiggles (1997, 1999, 2005-2006, 2015, 2017, 2020) • Magdalena the Mermaid (2002, 2006, 2020) • Professor Singalottasonga (1999, 2005-2006) • Ringo the Ringmaster (2009-2012) • Santa Claus (since 1997) • The Wagettes (1997-1999, 2003) • Wally the Great (1997) • The Wiggly Dancers (since 2000) Selected Guest Stars Christine Anu (2000, 2016) • Morgan Crowley (2001, 2017) • Lee Hawkins (2014) • Paul the Cook (Paul Hester) (1998) • The Irwins - Steve, Terri, Bindi and Robert (2002, 2017, 2024) • Kylie Minogue (2009, 2017) • Robert Rakete (2014-2015, 2021) • Alfonso Rinaldi (2002-2006, 2012) • Al Roker (2011) • Leo Sayer (2008) • Daryl Somers (2011) • Ross Wilson (2003, 2017)