"Raining Pink Balloons!" is the first episode of Series 3.
Overview[]
Welcome to Network Wiggles! Sing and dance along with Dorothy and The Wiggles. Watch as Dorothy plays basketball, and The Wiggles have all sorts of fun in front and behind the camera.
Segments[]
Network Wiggles News[]
Dorothy visits the beach. In weather, Captain Feathersword announces pink balloons. In sports, Henry, Dorothy, Captain Feathersword and Wags head indoors to play basketball.
Wiggly Community Service Announcement[]
Jeff cannot see well because of the sun being in his eyes. He finds that wearing sunglasses will shield his eyes from the bright rays while giving him a fashionable look for others to see.
Anthony's Workshop[]
Anthony and the kids make collages using items from the beach.
Captain's Magic Buttons[]
Captain Feathersword uses his magic buttons to sing in different kinds of voices.
Music with Murray[]
Murray, Captain Feathersword and the kids make various sounds and view the soundwaves on the Oscilloscope.
Where's Jeff?[]
Anthony guesses where Jeff is sleeping at. (Answer: At the beach while leaning against a sandcastle.)
Songs[]
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (theme song)
- Romp Bomp A Stomp
- Camera One
- The Monkey Dance
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
- Hats
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode to be produced in 16:9 widescreen, although it originally aired cropped to 14:9 on Playhouse Disney’s SD feed (Playhouse Disney‘s HD feed launched in mid March 2008 would show this episode in its original 16:9 format).
- At the end of the Wiggly Community Service Announcement segment: "Wearing Sunglasses", Jeff makes an Elvis imitation: "Thank you, thank you very much. Uh-huh."
- This is the introduction of the Captain's Magic Buttons skit, although it did first appear in concert in The Wiggles in Disneyland.
- The episode was uploaded to WildBrain's preschool channel on November 10, 2021, squished to a 4:3 aspect ratio. The WildBrain version excludes the introduction, "Romp Bomp A Stomp" and the second half of the "Hats" song.
Alternate titles[]
- The Beach (Playhouse Disney title)