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Wiggles stage shows and videos (there are now 10 in the U.S.) don't seem to abide by the rules of entertainment either. Their dancing seems corny, their costumes loud and their sidekicks (including Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog and Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate) oafish. The way Fatt, 48, keeps falling asleep is just annoying. But Field attributes the group's success to its embrace of toddler notions of entertainment. "The language is very simple," he says. "The songs are unapologetically repetitive. Kids love to shout, 'Wake up, Jeff!' It empowers them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music For The Pre-Ironic | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

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