Episode
The Wiggles: The Bobby Bounce
Overview
The fab four of fun, The Wiggles accompanied by some groovy dancers dressed in vibrant colours and dancing to a very catchy tune do 'The Shimmie Shake!' Continuing with their groovy theme The Wiggles are joined by world famous singer Leo Sayer as they dance the night away. Throughout the song a variety of costumes are worn from the sixties to traditional Greek outfits. In 'You Make me Feel like Dancing', once again The Wiggles allow for the audience to gather an understanding for another culture as they sing a portion of the song in Greek whilst doing some great dancing. Dorothy teaches everyone 'The Bus Stop'. The catchy tunes and funky dance moves will have both children and parents doing 'The Bus Stop' in lounge rooms around the world.
Details
- Series
- The Wiggles
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2008-04-29
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Bobby Bounce is Episode 7 in Wiggle and Learn of The Wiggles. It aired on 2008-04-29. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 6: Barnyard Boogie
The Wiggles sing the classic nursery rhyme This Old Man helping children learn numeracy skills. Watch the little dog laugh, the cow jump over the moon and the dish run away with the spoon in another classic nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle. Anthony and Captain Feathersword help kids use the method of deduction to identify what Anthony is dressed as. The Wiggles become cool cats and sing and dance The Mooche with some friendly street cats. Wags teaches kids about the difference between crocodiles and alligators, while Dorothy teaches kids a groovy crocodile game that encourages fitness and develops numeracy skills. The Wiggles promote a healthy lifestyle with the classic Skip to My Lou by getting children to dance along with the Wiggly Dancers.
Episode 8: The Black Velvet Band
Watch some Wiggly Dancers dance an Irish Jig to the Hornpipe in A Sailor Went To See. Join Prince Michael on his journey to find his princess in Black Velvet Band and along the way meet a butcher, a cycle maker and a florist. Jack and Jill climb up the hill to get some water but oh no, they fall back down again. Help Little Bo Beep look for her sheep - she has lost them and she doesn't know where to find them!
More episodes from this season
Episode 5: Bailar y Cantar
Put your seat belt on and let's go for a drive with The Wiggles! In this episode Wags digs for bones, Murray plays his guitar and Anthony cooks and eats. Don the Postman pays The Wiggles a visit and leaves them a letter, but which Wiggle is it for and who is it from? Time to La Bamba with The Fernandos as The Wiggles dance away to a traditional Mexican song. Murray gets dressed up to go to Achillia the Mouse's ball where the Wiggly Dancers show their ballroom skills, while Achillia the mouse graces us with her ballet. Then Sam sings the traditional nursery rhyme Mary Had A Little Lamb.
Episode 9: Fun in the Sun
Sam Wiggle helps children with their numeracy skills in Dr Knickerbocker as he counts up to number nine. Troy Cassar-Daley, country music star lends his guitar and vocal chords as he joins The Wiggles to sing Old Dan Tucker. The Wiggles, with the help of Captain Feathersword, help out in educating children about sun safety, such as wearing a hat and protective clothing outdoors. They are then joined by Henry the Octopus to help out with teaching children about ownership.
Episode 4: The King of Swing
It's time to get fit with The Wiggles as they run, jump and skip with Captain Feathersword, Henry, Dorothy, Wags and their friends. Troy Cassar-Daley, one of Australia's most talented country singers lends his guitar and voice to help The Wiggles sing The Turkey In The Straw. Watch as Wags learns the real way to rock n' roll with Dorothy the Dinosaur. Murray gets a very special turtle that looks a lot like everyone's favourite captain. Join Captain and Dorothy in an English Country Garden as they sing and dance amongst beautiful flowers and insects. Out comes the stars as the ballerinas and The Wiggles sing everyone's favourite lullaby Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
Episode 10: My Fair Lady!
Children can learn counting skills and also help develop their coordination in an entertaining way as The Wiggles sing One Finger, One Thumb. London Bridge is falling down, come to London and find out how The Wiggles try to fix it. Anthony, Sam, Captain Feathersword and their Wiggly friends demonstrate to children different instruments and the sounds that they make and then the Captain decides to play another fun game. Sam narrates a story about a princess and he is helped out by the Wiggly dancers as they perform the story. The Wiggles play a game with rhyming words and numbers to help children with letter sounds and counting. Wags and Dorothy help children to recognise different wild animals by playing a fun game that can be played at home.
Episode 3: Wiggle Dance
Let's make the rhythm of the feet, hands, legs and arms as we sing and dance along with Dr Knickerbocker! Murray and Jeff Wiggle create a rural musical landscape using a guitar, piano and animated images. The Wiggles take us to Jamaica and sing and dance to The Banana Boat Song. Captain Feathersword, Anthony and Jeff Wiggle are hungry little kittens waiting to eat pie in Three Little Kittens. Murray goes to the letterbox and works out who has sent him a letter in a segment designed to develop skills of deduction. Children will love joining in with One Finger, One Thumb, which encourages fine and gross motor skills development.
Episode 11: So Early in the Morning
The Banana Boat Song promotes healthy eating with a groovy reggae beat and some hip sailor dancers. The soldiers are marching up the hill and then they are marching back down and stopping in the middle where they are neither up nor down in A Grand Old Duke Of York. A beautiful ballerina dances with a big fluffy teddy bear getting ready to go to bed in Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear. Here we go Round the Mulberry Bush teaches children about good hygiene such as washing their hands, washing clothes, sweeping the floor, and brushing one's hair. The Captain plays a fun game using poetry then plays a rhyming game with Sam and Jeff.
Episode 2: Musical Landscape
Country Music star, Troy Cassar-Daley joins The Wiggles for the folk song Old Dan Tucker. The fab four of fun then don 1960s suits and do The Shimmie Shake! The Wiggles go to Captain Feathersword's dock and join Wags the Dog playing pin the feathersword on a drawing of the Captain. Anthony plays 'Who Am I?', when he dresses as a farmer in a game designed to develop skills of deduction. Sam sings the traditional nursery rhyme Pop Goes The Weasel and we see ten ballet dancing fairies in The Fairy Dance.
Episode 12: Soy Capitan!
Some beautiful dancers dance the ballet with Dorothy in colourful tutus in The Fairy Dance, while The Wiggles sing a counting song. In La Bamba the audience is exposed to Mexican culture as they wear Mariachi suits and do traditional salsa dancing. Anthony is joined by some talented ballet dancers, teaching kids some special ballet moves and Captain decides to play a little joke. Little Miss Muffet, the classic nursery rhyme is played out by a wiggly dance. It also has a very familiar pirate playing the spider that scares little Miss Muffet off her tuffet. Painting a picture with music, Murray and Jeff use the audience's help to make a beautiful beach painting. This segment engages the audience to use their imagination to paint a beautiful picture.
Episode 1: Move and Groove
Pop singing legend Leo Sayer has re-recorded with The Wiggles his smash hit 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' which opens this episode. In this song The Wiggles dress in costumes inspired by the 1960s and 70s and their dances match their costumes! Of course there is lots more music - we do the hornpipe in 'A Sailor Went To Sea', we march up and down with the 'Grand Old Duke Of York' and meet some ducks, chickens and birds in 'Over In The Meadow'. The Wiggles meet their friends Captain Feathersword and Wags the Dog who re-enact an exciting fire fighting adventure. Murray and Jeff create a seaside musical landscape using a guitar, piano and animated images. Finally, Captain Feathersword plays a trick on Anthony and pretends to be a Mariachi singer!
Episode 13: Together We Live So Happily
Promoting a healthy lifestyle by encouraging children to get outdoors and go for a walk, Sam Wiggle sings A Frog Went A Walking. The Wiggles go for a drive in the Big Red Car, while the wiggly friends do some of their favourite things like cook and dance. Children are encouraged to observe and use their mind in a fun way to help Sam Wiggle identify what Anthony has dressed up as today. Over In The Meadow some friendly animals join Sam in helping kids with counting. Henry the Octupus informs Anthony about the Gawa people and their culture. Henry produces a map and shows the audience where the Gawa people reside. Henry then takes us all on a trip to visit the Gawa people and have a visual experience of their culture. Promoting healthy lifestyle choices by wearing a hat and applying sunscreen Sam has so much fun down at the beach with Dorothy, Wags, Henry and Captain Feathersword.