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Woof!

—Wags barking

This article is about the Wiggly Mascot. For the song, see here.

Wags the Dog is a Wiggly Friend from The Wiggles. He is a tall, brown dog with floppy ears, a big nose and a big "W" on his chest. He is Captain Feathersword's best friend.

He first appeared in various Wiggles concerts around 1994, before making his official debut in 1995 on the Big Red Car album in his eponymous song.

The way Wags works is that the performer inside can see through the nose, through a mesh surface commonly used on other costumes in the eye slots. Plus, on top of his head, there's a vent so the performer can have some breathing space.

Official Description[]

Wags the Dog is a dancing dog and when he dances he likes to shake his hips. He loves eating and when you ask “Who’s got the bone?", Wags has the bone! Dancing the shake shake, digging in his garden and having a good time are some of his favourite things to do. The Wiggles understand him when he says “Woof!”

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Trivia[]

  • He was the fourth Wiggly Friend to debut since 1994.
  • He was at first a minor character in his first appearance "Big Red Car". Due to his popularity in that video, he becomes one of the main characters in the franchise, starting with "Wake Up Jeff!".
  • Wiggle Time! (1993) & Yummy Yummy (1994) are the only 2 videos that Wags doesn't appear (both of the aforementioned videos were released before Wags officially debuted).
  • Wags usually doesn't speak and only barks. We're able to hear his thoughts in some episodes of Series 2, and there was a time where he did speak out loud (mostly during the Sam era). As of now, he is back to exclusively barking and hasn't had a speaking role since 2013.
  • His Birthday is August 26th[1], which is also international dog day. This was later done again with Shirley Shawn the Unicorn being born on International Unicorn Day.
  • Xuxa's character "Txutxucão" is based off Wags the Dog.

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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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