The Wiggles throw a surprise party for Dorothy the Dinosaur, while she goes after a magician who takes Greg's magic wand to become popular. A summation of this film is the title..the line, that, for me, stole the show.<br/><br/>This 1997 film starring Page, Cook, Fatt and Field shows them go about their daily lives as they encounter Wally the Magician (Tony Harvey)who leads them in to burden but also gives them a sense of happiness. Dean Covell as the director is a perfect fit, his artistic eye really brightens this film beyond belief. <br/><br/>However, there are some flaws. The constant wand debacle is frightening and sad which doesn't fit in to the film's lovely eye. Also, when the pirate drowns a tear comes to my eye every time I see it. There are also some historical inaccuracies such as a dinosaur, to add to this figures of the canine species yield the same size as those of homo sapian units.<br/><br/>One thing's for sure though- THIS IS A MUST SEE FILM! Fatt's tendency to sleep is hilarious! "What is wrong with people? A kid show has to still be smart and funny and not patronizing. The Wiggles is anything but that. It stars these four bizarre fellas who live in Pee Wee's summer home with some oddly low-budget puppets and dance a lot. The acting abilities of these four Brits is questionable, since they overdo all of their lines like kids won't be able to understand them otherwise… We also get some really dopey concert scenes where the 'Wiggles' sing a very repetitive song while shaking their tails…"<br/><br/>A kids show doesn't have to entertain adults. Patronising? It's a show for children, and they seem to enjoy it immensely. The Wiggles themselves have absolutely no pretensions at all. Oddly low budget sets and puppets? Last year they made $34 million and they always invest most of it back into the franchise. He claims that these "Brits" overdo all there dialogue so the kids can't even understand it. First off they are not Brits. Second, all kid entertainers overdo everything- children don't react well with subtlety. And third, if they overdo it so much the kids can't understand it, then how can they sing along to every last one of their songs in concerts and on TV? Criticising a kids show for being repetitive? You are obviously unaware of the fact that kids need repetition to learn- why do you think all kids shows have such a strict pattern and are repeated so much? Uh huh.<br/><br/>And that's the end of that chapter.
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