Episode
The Wiggles: Teddy Bear Touch the Ground
Overview
Come aboard and watch the Wiggly Dancers dance away to The Banana Boat Song, while Sam Wiggle sings. Sam and Captain Feathersword tell a classic nursery rhythm, while Murray skillfully plays his mandolin and the Wiggly Dancers perform the tale to help children gain a visual aid. Dorothy the Dinosaur introduces opposites to children and she is then joined by The Wiggles who look at different opposites and demonstrate them to children. A beautiful ballerina dances with a teddy bear in Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around. Murray involves the audience by asking them to assist him in finding out what Anthony is dressed up as. This encourages children to observe and use the power of deduction to identify what items of clothing Anthony has on and what outfit these items make up. Children gain an overview about relationships in a fun and exciting way as The Wiggles, Dorothy and the Wiggly Dancers sing and dance to The Farmer In The Dell.
Details
- Series
- The Wiggles
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2008-05-15
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Teddy Bear Touch the Ground is Episode 19 in Wiggle and Learn of The Wiggles. It aired on 2008-05-15. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 18: Hear the Drumbeat
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