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"WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by Spanky68 on 12-08-03 at 05:06 PM
The wiggles are as tempting to toddlers as sugery candy and bright colors. And they are as addictive as Crack Cocaine.

In case you're little ones haven't been exposed to the Wiggles yet, KEEP THEM AWAY!!!

My wife and I found out the hard way after a friend gave us a tape when our oldest was still crawling. Though he had been pretty ambivilent to tapes, and we had usually screened them, we showed him this one before screening it, and he loved it from day 1. Since he was already past the "object permanence" part of his development, we couldn't break him of his Wiggles habit by hiding it and pretending it never existed.

"Wiggles? What wiggles? we don't know what you mean, son!" He was way too smart for that.

It's not that they are as weird as Sponge Bob or as strange as Teletubbies. The Wiggles are just annoying to grownups. Seeing four grown men singing simple, repetitive lyrics while dancing (almost always without rythm or unity) is either funny or pathetic, depending on my mood. But the real danger to parents is that you'll stumble through your work day with "Brown Girl in the Ring" stuck in your head, or have to give a big presentation with "Wags the Dog" or "Big Red Car" looping endlessly in your brain.

There are a few instances of bad behavior being modelled, thoughw we didn't catch them at first. On the tape we have, the guys have fun waking up one of the group who is sleeping through a song. Seems pretty funny and harmless on the tape, but then my son crept in on my napping daughter and yelled "WAKE UP!!!" and none of us laughed. (And if have never worked for an hour to get a kid to sleep only to have this happen, you have no idea of the pain involved Again, not horrible stuff, but mildly problematic.

So just my quick public service: Just Say NO to the Wiggles! <thanks Nancy!>

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"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by LadyT on 12-08-03 at 05:08 PM
What are wiggles? They sound like cool slippers


"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by udg on 12-08-03 at 06:22 PM
http://www.thewiggles.com.au/

Remember, you've been warned!

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UDG
When someone says, "I'll be honest with you," he/she is lying.

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by ExInterper on 12-08-03 at 05:27 PM
You know, I just got back from shopping for little cousins (ages newborn to 5) and saw Wiggles dolls in FAO Schwartz. I considered it, but something told me not to get them...guess you're sending out subliminal messages too.


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"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by GlassJax on 12-08-03 at 05:34 PM
My DD is big into the Wiggles. Not half as incidious as the tell-i-tubbies or Barney. I do concur with the going to work with "Big Red Car" stuck in your head as a little maddening.

No worse I guess then any of the various Lion King songs...


If trees could scream do you think we would be so cavalier as to cutting them down? Maybe if they screamed all the time for no good reason."
- Jack Handey

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by PapaBear on 12-09-03 at 10:42 AM
If I am not mistaken, isn't your banana doing the "Wobbly Dance?" Just askin'.


"Front, back, side-to-side, lift your foot and shake it a while ..."
"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by I_Got_Nutn on 12-08-03 at 05:34 PM
My 2-year old, who has no concept of time, will just blurt out "It's time for the Wiggles." So I say, "No honey, the Wiggles aren't on right now." switching to Disney. OMG they are on! They have subliminally programmed my child.

Where's Jeff?
"Embarrasing Crushes...continued"
Posted by Angelfood on 12-08-03 at 06:04 PM
Not totally disagreeing with the above. Like some of their songs and not others. But they do get in your head. Their new season of shows isn't as good as before. But they are FAR better than Barney, Teletubbies, and generic tapes of children singing kid's songs, etc.

And I love Greg. I can't help it. He's a good singer.
*hangs head in shame*
Hopefully I'll get over it soon...

Maybe my SS will get me the Greg doll for xmas. DH won't.

I understand you're not being happy with the "Wake up" yelling. Not a good idea of theirs. My 2yr old heard about monsters under the bed from Stanley and I am not happy about it!


RollDdice creation

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by L82LIFE on 12-08-03 at 06:15 PM
I've never seen the Wiggles, but my stepdaughter says that Brianna loves them.

I have to give a gift suggestion to anyone with a baby. I ordered the Leapstart Learning Table for Bri's b-day (she'll be a year old), and it is adorable! It just came in today and my boss and I were playing with it. Too, too cute. I think she's going to love it! It's for ages 6 months and up.



L82life


"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by desert_rhino on 12-08-03 at 11:50 PM
I hate the wiggles.

just saying, is all.

"Wiggle-Free Zone here"
Posted by anotherkim on 12-09-03 at 01:02 AM
My kids would have loved them, I am sure, but I haven't exposed them to all that is Wiggly. I think they've seen some tapes at daycare because they will say, "There's the Wiggles", but they don't beg for it or anything. Probably just a wee bit old to be fully impressionable. I've only seen one bit of theirs..."Do the Monkey" or something like that is in anintro to one of our videos. Quite catchy. I found myself singing along with it when Jay was in the hospital once and we were watching whatever video it was over and over and over and over. I even did the arm motions *blush*.


--Buzz Lightyear...no music, no dancing and easily attainable commercialized crap whenever I need it.

"My daughter and her "mature taste""
Posted by PhoenixMons on 12-09-03 at 06:38 AM
She does not seem to like the Wiggles at all (and is the only toddler I know who doesn't, I migt add). She prefers musicals to adults singing "kid" songs. It's not that she doesn't like the kid stuff (she loves the Teletubbies, who I also admit I love *ducks in anticipation of a multitude of whacks*, and the not-so-loveable Barney), she just doesn't like ADULTS singing kid stuff. The other kids I babysit LOVE those Wiggles and I've seen my fair share of Wiggle Bay and the other Wiggles DVD where it's just a bunch of songs - I know it's not Wake Up Jeff as I haven't seen that one - but Kaia is just not impressed.

She'll take her "adult" music (she likes reggae best and also likes Stevie Wonder and Jackson 5 thanks to my tastes and constant music-playing in my house) or kids doing kid music over the Wiggles.

And I've found myself saying that the Blue Wiggle guy (forget his name) is rather attractive (for a white guy anyway ) and he and the Yellow one are the only two I think are decent singers/performers (my husband actually likes Jeff - Purple Wiggle - because he's just beyond dorky and thinks it's funny to watch him try so hard at dancing even though he is horrible).


I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by Drive My Car on 12-09-03 at 07:37 AM

This is the same problem we had with Barney about 10 years ago.
I would wake up at 3 am with Barney's voice running through my head.

My child actually said Barney at 9 months old. I have a list in my journal of all the words she spoke clearly at 9 months ( she was an early talker) there are about 12 words and one is Barney.

Wiggles * shudder* I have seen the Wiggles, they are WRONG!

Nice to see you on the OT board Spanky


"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by PhoenixMons on 12-09-03 at 08:23 AM
Yeah, I have a list of words (in chronological order) and one of Kaia's firsts was Dora (followed by Barney a couple months later). Her first word other than "dada" = duck. The girl loved ducks. Mama was like number 8 (after cow, hi, you, that, baby, and bye-bye) - Kaia was an early talker too - though not that clear at 9 mos - and she basically doesn't stop talking (half of what she says is still a mix of English, French, and gibberish that only she understands - but she's fluent in whatever it is because she uses long strung out sentences of the same "words" over and over - my mom said I had my own distinct language like that too - not just typical toddler babble...). Last count we were over 400 words (I'm nto counting any more...I'd never be able to keep up) and she's just 27 months. My neighbor's little boy (2 months older than Kaia) only says about 10 words still (granted it's partly cause his parents are always telling him to be quiet ) and I don't know of too many 27 month olds who know how to say gorilla (and know the difference between a gorilla and a monkey to boot), Pocahontas, and Pinocchio! My favorite word that she says is elephant, which is her favorite thing on earth presently...she says "eh-fuh-net" and prior to that it was "eh fuh-nee" She can say some really difficult words very clearly, but she cannot wrap her brain around Zoe - it started out as "eddie" then "oh-shee" now it's closer at "oh-zee"...but she can say Pinocchio!



You're a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce.

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by Draco Malfoy on 12-09-03 at 07:43 AM
My sister's kid loves these guys. Personally, I know I've seen these guys before. At every Star Trek convention I've ever been to. Just look at those shirts, the one in red is just asking to die!


Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here.
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"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by smiley on 12-09-03 at 08:18 AM
Everyone should listen to the wiggles....then you can all start talking like me and when I am on the phone to people they will be able to understand what I am saying LOL.


*they are Australian after all*

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by Draco Malfoy on 12-09-03 at 08:22 AM
I've already got the Crocodile Hunter, what do I need Wiggles for?


Now I'm gonna jam me thumb up its butt-hole. That'll really piss it off!
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"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by smiley on 12-09-03 at 08:23 AM
**Now I'm gonna jam me thumb up its butt-hole. That'll really piss it off!**


Draco! OMH soda on the screen is not good LOL

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by PhoenixMons on 12-09-03 at 08:25 AM
Aw, crikey!



You're a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce.

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by smiley on 12-09-03 at 08:26 AM
btw we don't all sound as bad as he does LOL

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by PapaBear on 12-09-03 at 10:34 AM
I kid you not, we actually own:

That's right, the Wiggles meet the Crocodile Hunter. Maybe Santa will put one in your stocking this year.


You may feel sorry for me now

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by Esbea on 12-09-03 at 10:40 AM
Oh Poor Papa!!!!

Please Gawwwwd, tell me they dont sing the "Hot Potato" song on there!
"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by PapaBear on 12-09-03 at 10:48 AM

No, there is no "Hot Potato" song on this one. You get classics like "Snakes, you can look but you better not touch"
Be afraid, be very afraid
"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by Angelfood on 12-09-03 at 10:55 AM
eat and chew.
eat and chew.
that's what animals do.

RollDdice creation

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by PapaBear on 12-09-03 at 10:54 AM
Thankfully our oldest is moving out of his "Wiggles" phase. Now he is in the "Thomas the Tank Engine" phase, which after a few episodes can be almost as annoying. We do have "Wiggly Christmas" on our shelves though and I am sure it is going to be making an appearance in our VCR soon.


And thank you soooooooo much for getting "Big Red Car" stuck in my head this morning.

"Thomas Movie - worst ever"
Posted by Angelfood on 12-12-03 at 00:58 AM
hello papabear,
my son is OBsessed with Thomas, has been for 6 mos and he's only 2 1/2.
the videos are all fine and well. entertaining, even.

You MUST beware the movie, "Thomas and the Magic Railroad."

It is evil.

horrid.
*shudder, shudder*

I've only seen it 50 times now.
don't try to follow any plot lines or reasoning.
acting is even worse (except Alec Baldwin and C Jr.)
aaaagh!
RollDdice creation

"RE: WARNING: The Wiggles are like Crack to toddlers"
Posted by DoodleBug on 12-09-03 at 12:53 PM
You know, I really don't mind the Wiggles at all. I can tolerate them... Barney is evil. I hate that purple dinosaur. We have a Barney Free zone at my house. I taught my son to say "Barney icky".


Captain Feathersword is a slightly annoying however.