The Taiwanese Wiggles (also referred to as The Wiggles Asia and then The Mandarin Wiggles) was a localization of The Wiggles for the Taiwan market, created by Walt Disney Taiwan in 2003 and discontinued in 2007.
History
The Wiggles signed a licensing agreement with Walt Disney International in 2001 and auditions commenced in June 2002.
To make sure that the mannerisms of Taiwan's Wiggles remained as close to the original group as possible, Carlos, Anni, Danny, Arthur and stand-in, Kurt were packed off to Sydney. There the group underwent six weeks of training at "Wiggles boot camp".[1]
Songs
2003-2004
Songs listed were featured in available Taiwanese/Mandarian Wiggles media unless otherwise noted. DON'T add any other songs until they are released.
- Bing Bang Bong海盜歌
- 伸出手指頭扭扭扭
- 船長的鴨子舞
- 船長的魔法扣子
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y.我最愛的小恐龍
- Dorothy的生日party
- Dorothy的歡樂party
- Wiggle groove節奏
- Get Ready To Wiggle
- 海灘真是有趣
- 章魚Henry
- Henry的章魚舞
- Wiggles 來了
- 香甜玉米
- 熊來了
- 阿亮的聖誕舞
- 兩邊看
- 發揮想像和學習
- 迪士尼遊戲屋再見歌
- 小熊晚安
- Romp Bomp A Stomp
- 跳跳Monkey舞
- Wiggles組曲
- Big Red Car
- Wake up, Danny
- Walk
- Wiggly Party 扭扭舞
2006
Songs listed were featured in available Taiwanese/Mandarian Wiggles media unless otherwise noted. DON'T add any other songs until they are released.
- 伸出手指頭扭扭扭 (partially found in 15 Years of Wiggly Fun!)
- Captain Feathersword
- Di Dicki Do Dum
- Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)
- 五隻小鴨子 (Wiggly Animation)
- Get Ready To Wiggle
- Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!
- Gulp Gulp (Wiggly Animation)
- 亨利的水下大樂隊 (Wiggly Animation)
- 我是一頭牛 (Wiggly Animation)
- 我爬十級樓梯 (Wiggly Animation)
- 我喜歡下雨的時候
- 喬安妮用一把錘子工作
- Let's Go (我們騎在Big Red Car)
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
- 棕色的小螞蟻 (Wiggly Animation)
- Play Your Guitar With Danny
- 比利河豚 (Wiggly Animation)
- 出海旅行 (Wiggly Animation)
- 跳跳Monkey舞 (Bonus Song in "Hot Potatoes!" 2010 DVD)
- 諾亞叔叔的方舟 (Wiggly Animation)
- 蔬菜湯 (Wiggly Animation)
- Wiggly Party 扭扭舞
Taiwanese-exclusive songs
Broadcasting
The Taiwanese Wiggles' first television series aired on Disney Channel Taiwan weekdays at 7:30am and 11:00am and on weekends at 6:00am and 8:55am beginning in March 2003.[citation needed] A second series featuring the second line-up was broadcast in 2006.
Cast Members
- First line-up (2003 - c. 2004/2005)
- Danny Shao - Purple Wiggle
- Arthur Chen - Blue Wiggle
- Anni Hsu - Red Wiggle
- Carlos Chang - Yellow Wiggle
- Second line-up (2005 - 2007)
- Arthur Chen - Yellow Wiggle
- Danny Shao - Purple Wiggle
- Vivi Lin - Red Wiggle
- Samuel Chung - Blue Wiggle
- Kaeng Chan - Captain Feathersword
- Cathy Mete/Clare Field - Dorothy the Dinosaur
- Kristy Talbot - Wags the Dog
- Katherine Patrick - Henry the Octopus
Guest stars
- Pu Hsueh-Liang - guest vocalist on 歡樂Party!
In addition to being Wiggles, Danny Shao and Anni Hsu also provided the voices for the Wiggly Friends; Henry the Octopus and Wags the Dog were voiced by Shao, and Hsu voiced Dorothy the Dinosaur.
Localized Names
The Wiggly Friends were given names in Mandarin for the first iteration of the Taiwanese group. In the second iteration, their names were reverted back to their original English versions.
| Original Name | Mandarin Name | Phoneticized |
|---|---|---|
| Wags the Dog | 狗狗Wags | Gǒu Gǒu Wags |
| Captain Feathersword | 飛毛船長 | Fēi máo chuánzhǎng |
| Dorothy the Dinosaur | 小恐龍Dorothy | Xiǎo kǒnglóng Dorothy |
| Henry the Octopus | 章魚Henry | Zhāngyú Henry |
Releases
Discography
- 大家來Wiggle! (2003)
- 歡樂Party! (2003)
Videography
- 大家來Wiggle! (2003)
- 歡樂Party! (2003)
- Arthur的烤蛋糕 (2004)
- Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場 (2006)
Other
- Wiggly Summertime! (flash animated short, 2004/05)
Trivia
- The Taiwanese Wiggles was a supporting act for Disney on Ice.
- On April 7, 2007, The Taiwanese Wiggles performed a Spring festival concert at Taipei's Family Fun Theater in Taipei City, Taiwan. Tickets for the concert went on sale almost two months earlier, on February 16th.
- From 2006 to 2007, The Taiwanese Wiggles hosted their own radio show.
- There were several unidentified understudies who filled in for the Wiggles in some concerts.
- Like the regular Australian Wiggles, The Taiwan Wiggles used sound effects from Warner Bros and Hanna Barbera, but unlike the regular Australian Wiggles, The Taiwan Wiggles used comical sound effects from Series 4000 (although The Australian Wiggles used the comical sound effects in Sprout's Wiggly Waffle and The Wiggles Movie, as well as many of their North American trailers by HIT Entertainment).
- Like The Latin American Wiggles, it's was unknown that Sir Lesley Longley had some of the footage such as the Alternate version of Captain's Magic Buttons.
- Although the regular Australian Wiggles were wearing turtlenecks from 2003-2005, the first iteration wore the 1997 skivvies, only difference being the logo being smaller on the front, the only similarity was the black pants with stripes.
- Based on the Latin American Wiggles schedule, the Taiwanese Wiggles will make their way to YouTube around July/August 2022.
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