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"Officer Beaples" is a supporting character in The Wiggles' franchise. They are a police officer and they communicate through hand gestures and whistle blows. They have appeared in various Wiggles videos, TV shows and concerts throughout the years.

Official Description[]

Officer Beaples is a dancing road safety officer who is largely non-verbal and who keeps the community of Wiggle Town safe when crossing the road.

Portrayers[]

Trivia[]

  • They were originally believed to be female, despite their credits in Wiggledance! and The Wiggles Movie ("Policeperson" and "Policeman"), because of the line in "Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car)" "We'll all be waving to her too." and also being portrayed by females.
  • They first debuted in 1996 in Wiggledance!, not under the name Officer Beaples, but under the "Policeperson" seen in the "Dorothy the Dinosaur" song.
  • Apart from their appearances in The Wiggles Movie and Wiggle Town!, they never talk. They speak by gestures and whistles, making them nonverbal.
  • They were more of a main character around 1998-2000.
  • Every so often, they have been seen with a moustache.
  • They were officially given their name "Officer Beaples" in Series 1.
  • Sometimes, their name is spelt like "Officer Beeples".
  • Most of the time they communicate using gestures. The first time they spoke was in The Wiggles Movie.
  • They are the only character to be visually shown to have a different person portray them even though Anthony did play Captain Feathersword in earlier videos.
  • There is no one who is currently playing them.
  • Officer Beaples' movements were based on the late silent film actor, Charlie Chaplin.

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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) • 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)
Minor Characters
Flora Door (1999-2000, 2021) • Hot-Pots The Oven (1999-2006, 2023) • Foodman (1998, 2004, 2009, 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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