The Wiggles Pty Ltd.
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Background
The Wiggles Pty Ltd. is the business owned company founded in 1991 which is created by the founders of the Australian kids' music band, The Wiggles. The band did not yet have an on-screen logo until 1997.
1st Logo (July 1, 1997-October 23, 1998, September 1, 2002-March 30, 2007, August 26, 2009-June 20, 2015)
Nicknames: "The Girl Painting", "The Sky", "The Clouds", "The Canvas"
Logo: There is a blue background with swirls, a purple sky, red clouds, and yellow ground. A girl wearing blue-and-yellow overalls stands in front of a canvas picking up some paint off of an easel with her paintbrush. Then she touches the canvas with her paintbrush, and The Wiggles logo appears via a blur effect. Then the girl disappears and the logo shines.
Trivia: The girl in the logo is actually Emma Ryan, who loved The Wiggles when she was a kid. Eventually, she would replace Greg Page as the yellow Wiggle.
Variant: On "Let's Wiggle (TV Series)", "Let's Wiggle" replaces The Wiggles. Also, a copyright notice appears below.
FX/SFX: A combination of chroma-key technology and CGI.
Music/Sounds: A calm, whimsical music box tune.
Music/Sounds Variant: On "Spooked Wiggles" and "Funny Greg", The Chase credits song overlaps the logo for a few seconds making the music box tune out of sync. It's unknown if this was an error or not.
Availability: Scarce. Series 1 of The Wiggles no longer airs in Australia, nor has it aired in the United States since the mid-2000s, when it aired on Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) (though it may have aired for a period on Sprout, now Universal Kids). However, VHS recordings of The Wiggles (Series 1), the HiT Extras special feature and the Series 1 boxset may definitely have this on them.
Editor's Note: This logo is a favorite among The Wiggles fans.
2nd Logo (January 2, 1999-October 22, 2001, June 17, 2002-March 30, 2007, August 26, 2009-June 20, 2015)
Logo: On a black background, we see a CGI Bee pollenating an orange flower from the yellow nectar. Then it sparkles to reveal The Wiggles logo and the text stretches before it goes to its original position. A copyright notice appears below as it reads "Copyright © [YEAR] The Wiggles Touring Pty Limited".
Trivia: This was done by Plastic Wax.
Variants:
- On a Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) airing of The Wiggles TV Series 2, the opening sequence is used. Also, the text is skinnier.
- On a GMTV airing of The Wiggles TV Series 2, the text “Produced for GMTV” is above the copyright notice.
- On the 1999 version of “Wiggly, Wiggly, Christmas”, the copyright notice is extended to read "The Wiggles, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword are trademarks of The Wiggles Touring Pty Limited. © 1999".
- On “Yule Be Wiggling” the logo freezes for 12 seconds.
- There is a variant without a copyright notice below the logo. This can be seen on a Sprout (now Universal Kids) airing of The Wiggles TV Series 2.
FX/SFX: The Bee pollenating the flower and The Wiggles logo sparkling and stretching. The 3D animation is pretty good for the mid-late 1990s.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of The Wiggles with the Bee buzzing and chimes ringing.
Music/Sounds Trivia: The buzzing for the bee in The Wiggles logo is identical to the Music bug's buzz during the "Dorothy and the Music Bug" scene in The Wiggles TV Series 2 episode "Musical Instruments". This sound is called "Sound Ideas, FLY - SINGLE FLY BUZZING AROUND, ANIMAL, INSECT 03", which can be found in the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- On "Yule Be Wiggling", and the 1999 version of "Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas", the closing theme plays over it.
- On "Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's a Wiggly Party", there is no closing music.
- On the international version of "Wake Up Jeff!", the logo is silent.
Availability: Uncommon. Can be seen on The Wiggles TV Series 2 episodes, The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (Version 2), the International version of Wake Up Jeff!, the 1999 versions of Toot Toot! and Wiggly, Wiggly, Christmas!, Big Red Car (the UK version of Toot Toot!), It’s a Wiggly, Wiggly, World!, Hoop-Dee-Doo! It’s a Wiggly Party! and Yule be Wiggling. Although, TV Series 2 of The Wiggles no longer airs on TV in Australia nor the United States since the mid-2000s when it aired on Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior). (Though it may have aired for a period on Sprout now Universal Kids) This logo sadly no longer exists on TV since 2014. However, it was intact on the TV Series 2 Collector's Edition DVD and the DVD and VHS releases of “The Wiggles: Wiggly Play Time” and “The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!” of said show. Also, it appeared on HIT Entertainment Children’s Favourites 2005 UK DVD.
- Playhouse Disney Variant: Extinct. It was seen on a Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) airing of The Wiggles TV Series 2. Check your old tapes.
- Sprout variant: Extinct once again. It was seen on a Sprout (now Universal Kids) airing of The Wiggles TV Series 2. Check your old DVR recordings.
Editor's Note: Another favorite logo among The Wiggles fans.
3rd Logo (September 30, 2002-)
Variants:
- On Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (TV Series 3), Wiggle Bay and Whoo-Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins, the ABC Australia logo is below The Wiggles' logo. Also, the logo is on any colour background.
- On Cold Spaghetti Western, the logo is on a western background.
- On The Wiggles Show (Series 4 and 5), The Wiggles Show logo is in place of The Wiggles logo.
- A special funding interatrial for the Unicef Foundation, as part of The Wiggles, which aired around 2008, has the Unicef logo being appeared on the right sided corner next to beside of the latter show's logo exactly being placed on the left-sided one.
- On The Wiggles' Big Birthday, the logo is on a white background with confetti.
- On The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra, the logo is next to the ABC Australia logo.
- On Ready, Steady Wiggle! (TV Series 7 and 8), the Ready Steady Wiggle logo is in place of The Wiggles logo. Also the background is red.
- On Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle! (TV Series 9), the logo is on a Wiggles World location background.
- On The Wiggles World! (TV Series 10), the logo is on a space background.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: Usually so far it's the ending theme of The Wiggles. On Wiggle Bay and some episodes of the latter, then meaning it can be none.
Availability: Current. Seen on The Wiggles (TV series 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10), Wiggle Bay, Space Dancing, Whoo-Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins, Ready...Steady...Wiggle!, Wiggle! Wiggle! Wiggle!, Emma!, Lachy!, Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!, Wiggle Town and as well on other franchises of works from the said given brand.
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles Variant: Uncommon. Series 3 of The Wiggles no longer airs in Australia, nor has it aired in the United States since the mid-2000s, when it aired on Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) (though it may have aired for a period on Sprout, now Universal Kids). However, VHS recordings of The Wiggles (Series 3), the 2004-2006 The Wiggles US DVDs and the TV Series 3 DVD may definitely have this on them.
- The Wiggles Show (Series 4 and 5 Variant: Very Rare. Series 4 of The Wiggles no longer airs in Australia, nor has it aired in the United States since the mid-2000s, when it aired on Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) (though it may have aired for a period on Sprout, now Universal Kids). However, VHS recordings of The Wiggles (Series 4 and 5) and the Pick of TV Series 4 and 5 DVDs may definitely have this on them.
Editor's Note: See the first and second logos.