Officer Beaples

Officer Beaples is a supporting character in The Wiggles' franchise. They are a police officer and they communicate through hand gestures and whistle blows. They have appeared in various Wiggles videos, TV shows and concerts throughout the years.

Official Description

Officer Beaples is a dancing road safety officer who is largely non-verbal and who keeps the community of Wiggle Town safe when crossing the road.

Portrayers

• Leanne Halloran (1996-2000, 2020)
• Lucy Stuart (2005-2006)
• Yarima Herrera (2006, The Latin American Wiggles and The Taiwanese Wiggles second line-up)
• Caterina Mete (2010, 2013-2022)
• Lucy Wiggan (2020, Wiggle at Home!)
• Emma Hendry (2022, Wiggly Fruit Salad)
• Lucia Field (2022-2023)

Trivia

• They were originally believed to be female, despite their credits in Wiggledance! and The Wiggles Movie ("Policeperson" and "Policeman"), because of the line in "Let's Go (We're Riding In The Big Red Car)" "We'll all be waving to her too." and also being portrayed by females.
  • During The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief; however, Anthony refers to Officer Beaples as "they", indicating that they are non-binary and use they/them pronouns. With the announcement of Fruit Salad TV, it was then confirmed that they are non-binary.^[1]
• They first debuted in 1996 in Wiggledance!, not under the name Officer Beaples, but under the "Policeperson" seen in the "Dorothy the Dinosaur" song.
• Apart from their appearances in The Wiggles Movie and Wiggle Town!, they never talk. They speak by gestures and whistles, making them nonverbal.
• They were more of a main character around 1998-2000.
• Every so often, they have been seen with a moustache.
• They were officially given their name "Officer Beaples" in Series 1.
• Sometimes, their name is spelt like "Officer Beeples".
• Most of the time they communicate using gestures. The first time they spoke was in The Wiggles Movie.
• They are the only character to be visually shown to have a different person portray them even though Anthony did play Captain Feathersword in earlier videos.
• There is no one who is currently playing them.
• Officer Beaples' movements were based on the late silent film actor, Charlie Chaplin.

Appearances

• Wiggledance! (1996) (debut)
• The Wiggles Movie (1997)
• Wiggle Time! (1998)
• The Wiggles Series 1 (1998)
• Toot Toot! (1998)
• The Wiggles Series 2 (1999)
• The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (1999)
• The Wiggly Big Show (1999)
• Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate (2000)
• It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! (2000)
• The Wiggles Show! (2005-2006)
• Sailing Around the World (2005)
• Here Comes The Big Red Car (2006)
• It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (2006)
• Splish Splash Big Red Boat (2006)
• Let's Eat! (2010)
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (2013-2014)
• Wiggle Town! (2016)
• Wiggle Town! (TV Series) (2016)
• Dance Dance! (2016)
• Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! (2018)
• The Wiggles Reunion Show (2018) (flashback)
• The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! (2019)
• The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief (2020)
• Fun and Games (2020)
• Lullabies with Love (2021)
• Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (2021)
• Fruit Salad TV (2021)
• Halloween Party (2021)
• Super Wiggles (2022)
• Wiggly Fruit Salad (2022)
• Fruit Salad Big Show (2022)

References

Characters Main Characters The Wiggles (current) Anthony Wiggle (since 1991) • Lachy Wiggle (since 2013) • Tsehay Wiggle (since 2021) • Simon Wiggle (since 2013) The Wiggles (secondary) Evie Wiggle (since 2021) • Lucia Wiggle (since 2022) • Caterina Wiggle (since 2022) • John Wiggle (since 2021) The Wiggles (former) Murray Wiggle (1991-2012) • Jeff Wiggle (1991-2012) • Greg Wiggle (1991-2006; 2012) • Phillip Wiggle (1991-1992) • Sam Wiggle (2006-2012) • Emma Wiggle (2013-2021) • Kelly Wiggle (secondary; 2021-2022) The Wiggly Friends Dorothy the Dinosaur (since 1991) • Henry the Octopus (since 1992) • Captain Feathersword (since 1993) • Wags the Dog (since 1995) • Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (since 2019) Supporting Characters Officer Beaples (1997-2000, 2006, 2013-present) • Bok the Hand Puppet (since 2021) • Paloma the Mermaid (since 2021) • The Tree of Wisdom (since 2022) • Buddy (since 2024) Minor Characters Flora Door (1999-2000, 2021) • Hot-Pots The Oven (1999-2006, 2023) • Foodman (1998, 2004, 2009, 2023) • Foodgirl (2023) • Fiona The Circus Leader (2010) • The Little Wiggles (1997, 1999, 2005-2006, 2015, 2017, 2020) • Magdalena the Mermaid (2002, 2006, 2020) • Professor Singalottasonga (1999, 2005-2006) • Ringo the Ringmaster (2009-2012) • Santa Claus (since 1997) • The Wagettes (1997-1999, 2003) • Wally the Great (1997) • The Wiggly Dancers (since 2000) Selected Guest Stars Christine Anu (2000, 2016) • Morgan Crowley (2001, 2017) • Lee Hawkins (2014) • Paul the Cook (Paul Hester) (1998) • The Irwins - Steve, Terri, Bindi and Robert (2002, 2017, 2024) • Kylie Minogue (2009, 2017) • Robert Rakete (2014-2015, 2021) • Alfonso Rinaldi (2002-2006, 2012) • Al Roker (2011) • Leo Sayer (2008) • Daryl Somers (2011) • Ross Wilson (2003, 2017)