The Wiggles - Getting Strong

A breath of Fresh Air
I bought Getting Strong for my 2 year old son who is a huge Wiggles Fan. We have all of the DVDs that are out. I was afraid that Getting Strong was going to tank with him because this is the first DVD with Sam as the yellow Wiggle. To my surprise it is a big hit. Not only with my 2 year old but with my 4 year old. Finally a DVD that they both agree on.
Getting Strong is not like any other Wiggle DVD. Each Wiggle has an equal part in the singing and dancing. You actually hear Jeff sing!!!! It is colorful and has very catchy songs. This DVD also is very educational. The Wiggles teach colors, letters, shapes and letter sounds. The seem to have focused on education then song this go around. Not to say the songs are not cute as always.
For those who attended Wiggle World at Six Flags, these are the songs that were playing on all of the rides.
Very cute! Way to go!

Too Boring for younger viewers
We were so excited to see the first DVD with Sam featured. It is educational but too boring for younger viewers. My son is 2 and loved Wiggling around the Clock, Sailing, and Toot Toot probably because they have so much singing. Getting Strong is a lot of talking. It reminds me of Sesame Street and would probably be most appropriate for 4 yrs. and older. The DVD is well done- nice costumes and backgrounds. Has some favorite Wiggly Dancers and many new dancers, band players, and children.

Solid debut for Sam Wiggle
Greg Page was always going to be hard to replace -- his voice is remarkably pleasant and he had a winning way about him -- but Sam Moran surprises in his first video outing. His voice is different from Greg's, but very fine -- in some ways, more polished. He also has an amiable manner, and immediately won over my two-year-old daughter. Judging by her chatter, Sam rivals Murray for the title of her favorite Wiggle character. I agree with the comment that the digital backgrounds are a drawback, but as the digital work goes in these kinds of videos, what we see here isn't bad.

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