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Released	July 19, 2005 (VHS/DVD) September 23, 2005 (VHS/DVD) October 9, 2007 (DVD re-release) June 17, 2009 (DVD)
Written by	Anthony Field
Directed by	Paul Field
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Sailing Around The World is the twentieth Wiggles video. It was released on September 23, 2005 in Australia, after an earlier release on July 19, 2005 in the USA. This video is a compilation of Sailing Around the World segments that appeared on Series 4, with their accompanying songs included.

The video's lack of attention on The Wiggles themselves, focusing instead on Captain Feathersword and his crew, was met with some criticism, and is one of the more negatively reviewed Wiggles videos on sites like Amazon. Of course, most Wiggles fans still appreciate it despite its different feel.

Overview

Ahoy there me hearties! He's nautical and nice! So let's join Captain Feathersword and his shipmates as they go Sailing Around The World! From London Town to Sicily and San Francisco, The Wiggles join with the Captain to sing and dance! They Hula, Hula, Hula, Nothing Could Be Cooler! It's yia-su, (that's my wavy!) as we do The Captain's Wavy Walk to Athens! (Agapame Tin Athena!) So hoist the main sail and Mop Mop the deck because it's time to tickle your funny bone in the most piratical adventure we've ever had!

Production

The main studio scenes of Sailing Around the World (and by extension, the Wigglehouse scenes of TV Series 4) were filmed in July 2004. The Mexico footage was filmed in May 2004. The photos and footage that appeared for "London Town" and "Agapame Tin Athena" were taken in September 2004 on their tour there. The Wiggly Animations were created all throughout 2004.

Songs

Note: All songs are taken from the album of the same name, except where noted otherwise.

1. Sydney Barcarolle (seen in Dorothy's Ballet and Swim With a Friend)
2. Goldfish (seen in A Wiggly Mystery and I Count 1-10)
3. Here Come The Chicken (Wiggly Animation) (later appeared in Racing to the Rainbow) (seen in Prehistoric Party, Bow Wow Wow, Jack in the Box, Help Find Jeff, Swim With a Friend and Fluff Out Your Feathers)
4. London Town (seen in Kangaroo Dance)
5. Agapame Tin Athena (We Love Athens) (seen in Friendly Feathersword Crew)
6. The Captain's Wavy Walk
7. Sailing Around The World (Wiggly Animation) (seen in Prehistoric Party, Bill the Billycart and Learn About Animals)
8. Sicily (I Want To Go) (seen in The Train Dance)
9. Mop Mop
10. Rolling Down The Sandhills (Instrumental)
11. Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car) (Wiggly Animation) (from It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!) (seen in Eagle Rock!, Picking Flowers, and Bailamos!)
12. Elbow To Elbow (seen in Learn About Animals)
13. San Francisco Trolley Car (seen in I Swing My Baton)
14. Fly Through The Sky (Wiggly Animation) (from Top of the Tots) (seen in Help Find Jeff and Swim With a Friend)
15. Here We Go Mexico City! (seen in Jack in the Box)
16. The Barrel Polka (seen in S.S. Feathersword)

Deleted Songs

• Sailing Around The World (Live-Action) - Seen on We're Taking a Trip Across the Sea
• Hula, Hula, Hula Nothing Could Be Cooler! - Seen on Wiggly Friends

CD Songs

• The Pennsylvania Polka
• Brisbane

Plot

More coming soon!

Trivia

• This special was completed in post-production on December 21, 2004.
• This video marked:
  • The first video to be filmed digitally.
  • The first Wiggles DVD to be released in America in anamorphic 16:9 widescreen. Cold Spaghetti Western was the first in Australia.
  • The first of only two Wiggles Australian VHS covers that have the colour G-rated logo
  • The first video to be released in Australia and New Zealand in a handle case.
  • The first Wiggles Australian DVD where the Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (TV Series) episodes are in the original widescreen format (16x9).
  • The last Wiggles US DVD to have a Trailers menu, Although the Trailers selection is still used.
  • The second video to be focused on Captain Feathersword, after Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate.
  • The last Wiggles Australian VHS to be sold in any traditional retail stores.
  • The last Wiggles Australian VHS to have the 1998-2005 ABC For Kids promo.
• The songs and segments from this video can be seen in TV Series 4 with two exceptions Mop Mop and Captain's Wavy Walk, some of which contain extra epilogues where in Captain states it's time to wave goodbye (usually being splashed by water as he says "wave", unless indoors) as well as different sound effects and added background music of other Wiggles songs like Gulp Gulp.
• Music videos (and related segments) for the songs Sailing Around The World and Hula, Hula, Hula Nothing Could Be Cooler! were filmed for this video but dropped, most likely due to time constraints. The former song was replaced with a Wiggly Animation version, while the latter song was removed entirely despite being referenced in San Francisco Trolley Car's segment (where Captain sings it briefly) and the epilogue (where Murray is seen with a lei around his neck and holding a ukulele). Both songs and their segments appear in TV Series 4 (specifically the episodes We're Taking a Trip Across the Sea and Wiggly Friends), although it is not confirmed that the alternative version that used just all of the live-action songs, plus deleted ones, appeared on the American Screener DVD.
• It was thought to be the last Wiggles VHS released in Australia, until the existence of a rare Here Comes The Big Red Car VHS was discovered. So, this means, this is the second-to-last Wiggles video to be released on VHS in Australia.
• In North America, this is the first Wiggles video to be released in widescreen on all platforms/physical media, as Cold Spaghetti Western was cropped to 4:3 letterbox format for its US DVD and VHS releases.
• On the Australian VHS, this video is presented in 14:9 (also known as "halfway widescreen").
• The Australian VHS back cover has no ABC Video logo.
• The clips filmed in the different countries were filmed in full screen, while the rest of the video was filmed in widescreen.
• Anthony's wife, Miki and baby daughter, Lucia appear as Uncle Joe's Family in Sicily (I Want To Go).
• New Wiggly Animation versions for the songs Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car) and Fly Through The Sky appear (originally from It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! and Top of the Tots respectively).
• Likewise, Here Come The Chicken made its debut as a Wiggly Animation song on this video, though it was not included on the album or any other until Racing to the Rainbow.
• Some songs used in this video were from TV Series 4.
• In the fullscreen footage for San Francisco Trolley Car, Captain Feathersword is seen in his 1997-2002 jacket.
• This is Caterina Mete's last video as Dorothy the Dinosaur until 2012. Although, she appears in later videos as a Wiggly Dancer.
  • Likewise, this was also Lucy Stuart's only video as Henry the Octopus.
• The US Screener and Hong Kong DVD release does not contain any menus or special features.
• The American DVD was pressed on May 9, 2005, two months before its release in the region.
• This video was uploaded to the WildBrain's YouTube channel starting on March 17th, 2022.
• The Canadian VHS comes in a Red and Purple clamshell Case.
• On October 16, 2023, this video was uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube channel.
• This video was released in two different aspect ratios:
  • 14:9 ("halfway" widescreen)
    • Australian VHS
  • 16:9 (widescreen)
    • All DVDs
    • USA/Canada VHS (albeit letterboxed in a 4:3 frame)
    • HappyKids
    • The Wiggles (AVOD app)
    • OG Wiggles
    • FilmRise (albeit the reference to The Wiggles URL website are edited out in the credits)
    • WildBrain
    • Xumo Play
    • Tubi
    • Pluto TV
    • The Roku Channel
    • Amazon Prime Video
    • Amazon Freevee
    • The Wiggles (FAST channel)
    • iTunes
• In this special, the instrumental version of Rolling Down The Sandhills plays when Paul James and the pirates think.

Goofs

• The credits show that Here We Go Mexico City! was written by The Wiggles, John Field, and Dominic Lindsay, although none of them did. Likewise, Sicily (I Want To Go) mistakenly credits Dominic Lindsay.
• The 2007 DVD from Warner Home Video retains the HIT Entertainment logo at the end. Yummy Yummy is the only other one to share this mistake.
• The original US DVD back cover estimates the running time as 116 minutes including bonus features. While this is not a mistake, that run time is carried over on the Warner Home Video re-release in the US, as well as all Australian DVDs without noting the inclusion of bonus features in that estimate, thus making it seem like the video itself is 116 minutes.
• The title card is shown twice at the beginning.
• The US Warner Home Video DVD re-release back cover says that it is standard while it is in fact widescreen.
• The Hit Entertainment DVD does not mention Henry the Octopus & the Big Red Car in the copyright info but the VHS & Warner Home Video DVD mention the latter.

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References

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) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010) • 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) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (new version, 2014) • 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) • The Best of The Wiggles (2018) • 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) • We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits (2021) • Lullabies with Love (2021) • Halloween Party (2021) YouTube videos Nursery Rhymes (2016) • Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio (2017) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) Spin-Offs Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2017) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (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) Dorothy the Dinosaur (2007-2012) 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) More from The Wiggles ABC For Kids Video Hits (1991) • Video Hits Volume 2 (1992) • Live In Concert (1993) • Featuring Banana Holiday and Lots of Other Great Songs (1994) The Kingdom of Paramithi Cinderella Pantomime (2011)