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“	Woof!	”
—Wags barking

Wags the Dog
Character Information
Date of Birth	August 26
Nickname(s)	Wagsy
Species	Dog/Vizsla/RedBone Dog
Gender	Male ♂
Likes	Eating bones Barking Dancing Sleeping
Dislikes	Captain's Tricks
Favorite Song	"We're Dancing With Wags The Dog"
First appearance	Big Red Car
Latest appearance	The Sound of Christmas
Catchphrase	Woof!
Created by	Anthony Field
Portrayed by	Jeff Fatt (on-and-off) Paul Paddick (current)
Years active	1994-present

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 favorite things to do. The Wiggles understand him when he says woof.

Costume Performers

• Alex Harfield (1995)
• Jacqui Field (1995)
• Paul Paddick (1995, 1996-1997, 1998, 2013)
• Jeff Fatt (1994)
• Donna Halloran (1996)
• Charmaine Martin
• Georgia Troy Barnes (1996)
• Edward Rooke (1997–2000)
• Paul Field (1997–1998)
• Tony Henry (1998, cameo on Recovery only)
• Troy Johnston (1999)
• Cameron Lewis (2000)
• Andrew McCourt (2001–2003)
• Kristy Talbot (2003-2007, 2009, 2011)
• Nicole Camage (2006, 2011)
• Adrian Quinnell (2007, 2010–2012)
• Mario Martinez-Diaz (2008-2010)
• Rebecca Muirhead (2010)
• Karl Shore (2010-2011, 2021)
• Kelly Hamilton (2011, 2013)
• James Arthur Chen (2011–2012)
• Emma Watkins (2011)
• Lachlan Gillespie (2012-2013)
• Nick Hutchinson (2012-2014)
• Anthony Field (1994, 1995, 2012)
• Lauren Hannaford (2012–2013)
• Dominic Field (2014–2020, 2023-present)
• Lucy Wiggan (2015)
• Chelsey Priadko (2018, 2023-present)
• Michael King (2020)
• Callum Hendry-Hodsdon (2021-present)
• Imogen Hasney (2023-present)
• Zane Powell (2023-present)

Voice Talents

• Jeff Fatt (1994, 1995–2017, full time) (2020-present, part-time)
• Paul Paddick (1997–present)
• Mic Conway (1999–2011)
• Danny Shao (2003–2005, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
• Francisco Madrid (2006, The Latin American Wiggles)
• Paul Field (2009–2013)
• Lachlan Gillespie (2013, 2017–2019, 2021)

Appearances

• Big Red Car
• Wake Up Jeff!
• Wiggledance!
• The Wiggles Movie
• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
• Wiggle Time! (1998)
• Yummy Yummy (1998)
• The Wiggles: Series 1 (all episodes)
• Toot Toot!
• The Wiggles: Series 2 (all episodes)
• The Wiggly Big Show
• Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate
• It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!
• Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
• Yule Be Wiggling
• Wiggly Safari
• The Wiggles: Series 3 - Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (all episodes)
• Wiggle Bay
• Space Dancing! (uncredited)
• Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
• Top of the Tots
• Cold Spaghetti Western
• Santa's Rockin'!
• LIVE Hot Potatoes!
• The Wiggles: Series 4 - The Wiggles Show! (all episodes)
• Sailing Around the World
• Here Comes The Big Red Car
• It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
• Splish Splash Big Red Boat
• The Wiggles: Series 5 - The Wiggles Show! (all episodes)
• Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
• Racing to the Rainbow
• Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
• Getting Strong!
• Pop Go The Wiggles
• The Wiggles: Series 6 - Wiggle and Learn (all episodes)
• You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
• Sing a Song of Wiggles
• The Wiggles Go Bananas!
• The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
• Hot Poppin' Popcorn
• Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles
• Let's Eat!
• Ukulele Baby!
• The Wiggles' Big Birthday!
• It's Always Christmas With You!
• Surfer Jeff
• Celebration!
• Taking Off!
• Furry Tales
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 1 (all episodes)
• Pumpkin Face
• Go Santa Go!
• Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014)
• Apples & Bananas
• Wiggle House
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 2 (all episodes)
• Rock & Roll Preschool
• The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra!
• Wiggle Town!
• Dance Dance!
• Nursery Rhymes
• Wiggle Around Australia
• Duets
• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017)
• Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! (all episodes)
• The Best of The Wiggles
• The Wiggles Reunion Show
• Wiggle Pop!
• The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!
• Party Time!
• The Wiggles' World (all episodes)
• Fun and Games
• Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car!
• We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
• Lullabies with Love
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 3 (all episodes)
• Halloween Party
• Super Wiggles
• Wiggly Nursery Rhymes
• Fruit Salad Big Show
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 4 (all episodes)
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 5 (all episodes)
• The Sound of Halloween
• The Sound of Christmas
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 6 (all episodes)

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, 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.

See Also

• Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
• Dorothy the Dinosaur
• Henry the Octopus
• Captain Feathersword
• Officer Beaples

References

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 (1991-1992) • 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) • The Tree of Wisdom (since 2022) • Buddy (since 2024) Minor Characters Flora Door (1999-2000, 2021) • Hot-Pots The Oven (1999-2006, 2023) • Foodman (1998, 2004, 2009, 2023) • Foodgirl (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)