Wiggly Safari

Yellow circle on a purple background. This one's different, it's a red triangle. This one's different, it's a black rectangle. While this one is just plain blue.
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Released	July 2, 2002 (DVD) July 8, 2002 (VHS) August 6, 2002 (Screener VHS) September 3, 2002 (VHS/DVD) August 7, 2006 (DVD) October 9, 2007 (DVD re-release) September 2, 2009 (DVD)
Written by	The Wiggles
Directed by	Gary Mathisen
Video Special Guide
Previous	Yule Be Wiggling (2001)
Next	Wiggle Bay (2002)

Wiggly Safari is the twelfth Wiggles video, in collaboration with the Irwin Family (Steve, Terri and Bindi Irwin). The special was released on July 2, 2002.

Overview

Every safari needs a guide. Especially if it's a Wiggly Safari! After all, there are lots of animals in Australia. So, who better to lead The Wiggles on an animal adventure than the Crocodile Hunter himself?! That's right, Steve Irwin, together with his wife Terri and daughter Bindi, have teamed up with The Wiggles for a wiggly, giggly good time at Australia Zoo. Come along on a song-and-dance-filled adventure with the dingoes, emus, kookaburras and more. But don't forget, on this safari, crocs rule! Crikey, Get Ready To Wiggle!

Songs

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

1. The Crocodile Hunter
2. Australia Zoo
3. Wobbly Camel
4. Cocky Want A Cracker
5. Butterflies Flit
6. Dorothy Queen Of The Roses (In Concert)
7. Swim With Me
8. Koala La La
9. Dingo Tango
10. You Might Like A Pet
11. Old Man Emu (John Williamson cover)
12. Feeding Time
13. Do The Owl (In Concert)
14. Kookaburra Choir
15. Snakes (You Can Look, But You Better Not Touch)
16. We're The Crocodile Band

Plot

More coming soon!

Filmed

The video was filmed from December 2001 – February 2002.

The concert clips were filmed from December 11 - 12, 2001 at the Vodafone Arena. The footage from the Australia Zoo (main) and SeaWorld finished filming in February 2002.

Locations

• Australia Zoo, Beerwah QLD
• Sea World, Gold Coast QLD (Swim With Me)
• Vodafone Arena, Melbourne VIC (Wiggly Party: Live in Concert songs)

Album

Album Cover

The "Wiggly Safari" album was released on February 4, 2002 featuring 32 tracks.

CD-only Songs

• The Wiggle Owl Medley

Trivia

• This video marks the first appearance of Captain Feathersword's wetsuit.
• This video also marks the first appearance of The Wiggles' Argentina Styled Clothing.
• During "Koala La La", Greg is playing Murray's red Maton EM225C acoustic guitar although there is no guitar in the soundtrack.
• "Butterflies Flit" was originally sung by Greg on the Yummy Yummy album. This version has Dorothy singing.
• This is the first Wiggles video in North America with photoshoots exclusive to that territory's release.
• This video marks:
  • The first video about animals followed by Go Bananas and Furry Tales.
  • The first video overall to credit the special thanks to all at HIT Entertainment in the USA, which was credited from this video until 2006's Racing to the Rainbow.
  • The first Wiggles video in North America to have a trailer of Angelina Ballerina.
• The concert footage in this video was filmed at the Vodafone Arena during the December 2001 tour. Clips can also be seen in the TV documentary The Wiggles Take on the World.
• At the beginning of this video, The Wiggles were lost in the Big Red Car. This was similar to The Wiggles Movie when The Wiggles lost and found themselves on Brrrrrr Street.
• This is the third non-concert Wiggles video to have footage from one of The Wiggles' concert tours, the first was Wake Up Jeff! with the footage from the Big Red Car Tour at the Lea Theatre and the second was Wiggle Time! with footage from The Wiggles Big Show at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre. However, those two videos had the concert footage come at the end as a sort of bonus, whereas the concert footage appeared during this video. The live audio is also not used, instead it's dubbed over with the album tracks.
• This is the first non-concert Wiggles video to be filmed on location instead of in-studio, the second was Wiggle Bay, and the third was Cold Spaghetti Western. This video was filmed at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Queensland, Sea World in Gold Coast, Queensland, and Vodafone Arena in Melbourne, Victoria.
• Before the credits are over, there is a dedication to the memory of FDNY's Brian Cannizzaro, and everybody else who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Special thanks go to Engine 202, Ladder 101, Battalion 42. Posing with the firefighters are The Wiggles, Paul Paddick, and Steve Irwin wearing FDNY T-shirts.
• The back cover song list order for the American and UK DVDs & the American VHS is not the same order in the video. They instead list all the songs in the order they appear on the album.
• This is the final Wiggles video where Reem Hanwell plays Henry the Octopus.
• This is the first collaboration video, with a co-producer (The Best Picture Show Company) and a group of guest stars appearing throughout (the Irwin family), followed by The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!, co-produced with The Australian Ballet and featuring some of its dancers. Similarly, Yummy Yummy previously featured Paul Hester as a guest throughout.
• During "The Crocodile Hunter", Murray is not wearing his Wiggles belt buckle. This is fixed later in the video.
• In the prologue of "Wobbly Camel", the Big Red Car wouldn't start. This part is similar to Toot Toot! because in that video, the same thing happened.
• According to a bonus clip of The Wiggles' Big Birthday!, Steve Irwin's son Robert Irwin suggested that The Wiggles should make a sequel called "Wiggly Safari 2".
• The Big Red Car in this video is the same one that was used in The Wiggles Movie, but it lacks the windshield and now has The Wiggles Logo on the front bonnet.
• This is the first Wiggles video where The Wiggles' skivvies have turtlenecks, and pants with trimming of the specific color on the side and pockets, however, the 1997-era skivvies were still used for photo shoots before filming this video. The updated skivvies also have cuffs on the sleeves now.
• The UK Main menu is a bit different from the Australian and American one. It has an extra option for trailers called "Coming Soon!" and The Wiggles Logo is pushed down a bit to make room for it.
• During the scene at the beginning where The Wiggles drive in the bush, the instrumental version of "We Like To Say Hello" can be heard.
• This video was the last time that The Wiggles were credited for writing Cocky Want A Cracker. Before Wiggly Safari was released in Australia, the song has been credited to only Steve Irwin and Paul Paddick.
• The cover was shown in an Instagram post by The Wiggles posting on May 9, 2018, being their take on the "Avengers: Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover event in history" meme.
• Although listed in the credits, The Wiggles' backing vocals are not heard in any of the songs.
• This video was filmed in 2 well-known parts of Queensland Australia, one, Australia Zoo in Beerwah, and the other, SeaWorld on the Gold Coast.
• "Butterflies Flit" makes its video debut after Greg sang it on the Yummy Yummy album.
• This is the first Wiggles video to have Jacqueline Field voice Dorothy the Dinosaur, but not credited.
  • Compared to the other Dorothy voices, Jacqueline's Dorothy voice is noticeably much deeper and her giggle is more fluttery than usual.
• The Hong Kong DVD release does not contain any menus or special features, but it strangely has the ABC Video logo at the end.
• On the US/Canada DVD release, it does not show the HIT Entertainment logo at the end like on the VHS release.
• On October 17th 2020, the full video was uploaded on The Wiggles' official YouTube channel as part of Classic Wiggles.
• The footage of Steve Irwin was later used in Duets for the new version of "The Crocodile Hunter".
• This is the first Wiggles video in which Anthony has black hair.
• The VHS inside cover advertises the following videos:
  • Left side
  • The Wiggly Big Show, Wake Up Jeff!, Big Red Car
  • Right side
  • The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video, Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate, Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
• The first time Captain Feathersword plays Murray's red Maton acoustic guitar. The next time was Apples & Bananas.
• During the song "The Crocodile Hunter", when Steve Irwin sang "Crikey, it's a croc with razor sharp teeth!" it sounded different on the video version than on the album version
• During the song "Old Man Emu", when Steve Irwin said "If you take a look, it'll prove to you I can run the pants off a kangaroo" and "You silly galah I'm better by far than a white cockatoo or a budgerigar. They squeak and squawk and try to talk. Why me and them's like cheese and chalk." his lines were slightly different on the video version than on the album version.
• This is the first Wiggles video featuring The Wiggly Dancers with them wearing red coats.
• This is the only animal video to be released on VHS.
• The Warner Home Video re-releases of this, Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!, and Wiggly, Wiggly World do not resemble the Australian cover counterparts.
• This (as well as the live action scenes of Space Dancing!) was the last Wiggles non-concert video to be filmed in 4:3 full screen. Beginning with Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! and it’s related videos Wiggle Bay and Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!, they would switch to 16:9 widescreen for regular filming.
• Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus don't speak in this video.
• The warning and rating screens are removed from the later AUS DVD release.
• The late AUS DVD release is the first Wiggles DVD to contain the other DVD logo in the ABC DVD logo from 2001. It is also the very first ABC DVD in general to have that variant as well. Although non Wiggles DVDs would continue to use the first variant until 2008.
• This DVD along with Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!, Happy 15th Birthday! and Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas are the only Wiggles AUS DVDs to contain the ABC DVD logo at the end instead of just the beginning.
• The US Screener VHS was released on the same day that Bob the Builder: Celebrate With Bob VHS & DVD was released.

Goofs

• On the front of the original Australian DVD, there is a copy of Anthony's hand. This was fixed on the handle case release.
• The Wiggles Logo was removed from the spine in the original AUS DVD.
• On the Hong Kong DVD cover The Wiggles Logo is cut off on the top right corner.
• The back cover of the US DVD says there are US & Australian trailers in the special features, but there aren't any.
• The UK DVD back cover listed 16:9 as the aspect ratio, when it was actually 4:3.

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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) • 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) • 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) • 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) • Lullabies with Love (2021) • Halloween Party (2021) YouTube videos Nursery Rhymes (2016) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (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) • Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! (2025) International Get Ready to Wiggle (2003) • Wiggly Party (2003) • Little Theatre: Arthur's Baked Cake (2004) • Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場 (2006) Spinoffs Dorothy the Dinosaur 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) Emma! & Lachy! Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2017) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (2018) YouTube videos Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio (2017) More from The Wiggles ABC For Kids Live In Concert (1993) The Kingdom Of Paramithi Cinderella Pantomime (2011) Compilations Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014) • The Best of The Wiggles (2018) • We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits (2021) Other Compilations featuring The Wiggles ABC For Kids Video Hits (1991) • Video Hits Volume 2 (1992) • Featuring Banana Holiday and Lots of Other Great Songs (1994)