The Wiggles' Screener releases

The Screener sticker

A screener (SCR) is an advanced screening of a film or television series sent to critics, award voters, and video stores. (for managers and employees), and other film industry professionals, including producers and distributors.

Over the years, companies such as Lyrick Studios and HIT Entertainment in America and ABC Video/Roadshow Entertainment in Australia has been handing out screeners on both VHS & DVD formats ever since 1994 until 2005.

This is a list of Wiggles videos that were screened in both America and Australia.

List

Known screening dates only, DO NOT LIST ANY OTHER SCREENING DATES unless there's a reliable source.

Australia

• Big Red Car (VHS, September 7, 1995)

America

Known

• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (VHS, June 1, 2000)
• Wake Up Jeff! (VHS, September 28, 2000)
• Toot Toot! (VHS, September 28, 2000)
• Dance Party (VHS, January 12, 2001)
• Wiggly Play Time (VHS, May 17, 2001)
• Yule Be Wiggling (VHS, August 13, 2001)
• Wiggly, Wiggly World! (VHS, October 13, 2001)
• Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's a Wiggly Party (VHS, December 28, 2001)
• Wiggly Safari (VHS, June 10, 2002)
• Magical Adventure! A Wiggly Movie (VHS, December 9, 2002)
• Wiggle Bay (VHS, February 10, 2003)
• Space Dancing (VHS, June 11, 2003 )
• Top of the Tots (VHS, October 21, 2003)
• Cold Spaghetti Western (VHS, December 15, 2003)
• Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! (VHS, March 16, 2004 & June 29, 2004)
• Santa's Rockin'! (VHS, July 27, 2004 & August 31, 2004)
• LIVE Hot Potatoes (DVD)
• Lights, Camera, Action! (DVD)
• Sailing Around the World (DVD, June 21, 2005)
• Here Comes The Big Red Car (DVD)

Possible

• Wiggle Time! (VHS)
• Yummy Yummy (VHS)

Differences

Although Wiggles screeners usually featured final cuts seen in the official releases, there are some Screeners that either has minor or major differences which considered a work-in-progress cut and may not reflect the final version. (this list only reflect the American screeners and not the Australian screeners)

Wiggly Play Time

• The complete edits of 21-minute Series 2 episodes are featured here

Wiggly Safari

• There's only 4 songs presented in the screener which are raw and no song titles
  • The Crocodile Hunter (Steve Irwin dialogue at the end is missing, raw and has minor alternating scenes/angles)
  • Dingo Tango
  • Australia Zoo
  • Koala La La (some transitions is missing)
• The marketing at the end is also different

Live Hot Potatoes!

• The complete footage of the Overture is featured
• There's no credits at the end
• The audio mix is also different which was used for The Wiggles Show! TV Series 4 and marketing
  • There's additional dialogue which was muted on the official release

Here Comes the Big Red Car

• The instrumental version of "On Your Holiday" is featured during the introductions of "Wags the Dog" and "Hat On My Head"
• "I Want To Wear The Jacket" has alternating scenes, which never made an appearance in The Wiggles Show! TV Series 5.
• "Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea" and "Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo" do not feature in this release, although they are still listed in the credits

Trivia

• An Australian video release were screened 32 days in advance while an American video release were screened 28 days in advance.
• Despite popular belief, VHSs and DVDs with a "Not for individual sale" sticker on the back are actually out of a 2-pack or box set and not a screener VHS or DVD.

External link

• Screener (promotional)