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Dorothy the Dinosaur

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“

It's my dance party and you're all invited!

 ”
—Dorothy in "Dorothy's Dance Party"

This article is about the Wiggly Friend. For the song, see here.

Dorothy the Dinosaur is one of the Wiggly Friends. She is a "rosasaur" (a dinosaur who eats roses), coloured green with bright yellow spots. She is seen wearing a white, floppy hat with a red rose in it, as well as white gloves. Dorothy loves singing, dancing, eating roses and making rosy tea. She lives in a pink and purple house with a large rose garden in her backyard. In 2024, Dorothy took on a new role as "DJ Dorothy", debuting at Hello Sunshine '24, and later went on to release her first album The Wiggles Sound System: Rave of Innocence.

Dorothy was the first character in The Wiggles' franchise, debuting on The Wiggles' debut album in her eponymous song. She was created by Murray because he recognized that children are fascinated by dinosaurs.

The way Dorothy works is that the performer inside can see through the pupils of Dorothy. Plus, on top of her hat, there's a vent so the performer can have some breathing space.

Official Description[]

Dorothy the Dinosaur is a young friendly green dinosaur. Her skin has big yellow spots and she wears white pleather gloves, and a white floppy pleather hat. She is five dinosaur years old. She loves roses and especially loves to make rosy tea. Dorothy is very wise for her age and is always kind and generous with friends and people she meets. As a graduate of the royal academy of dinosaur dancing, she loves all types of dancing and her favorite type of dance is ballet.

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  • Dorothy is one of the most popular Wiggles characters, to the extent where she was given her own live tours and even her own TV series from 2007-2011.
  • She was the first Wiggles character to be created, being introduced in 1991 and first appearing in her self-titled song.
  • Murray was inspired to create her because many of the children he was teaching in his preschool class were interested in dinosaurs.
  • In "An Irish Dinosaur Tale", it is revealed that she was born in Ireland, making her the second character in the franchise confirmed to have a non-Australian family background (after Jeff) and the first (and to date only) international Wiggly Friend.
  • She mentions in the Yummy Yummy video that her favourite colour is pink.
  • Dorothy's signature dance move is akin to an Egyptian walk, popularized by the song "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles.

See Also[]

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)
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