Line #8 YMMV/TheWiggles


1	* AccidentalInnuendo:
2	** The lyrics of [[https://youtu.be/hoGmtnKkqhU Camera One]] are this for some:
3	-->''In and out, up and down''
4	-->''Move about, follow the action''
5	-->''Try a wide shot, now a mid shot''
6	-->''Going close, you've captured the action''
7	-->''Yes, you've captured the action, the wiggly action''
8	** In 2023, the band released a song called “[[https://youtu.be/9NnS9zhmUYs?feature=shared Bouncing Balls]]”, which is dripping with this. The song features the band singing about different coloured balls including ''blue'' ones and tells listeners to bounce their balls at the park. And that’s before you get to Lachy’s drawn out final line of “Big bouncing balls”. Not to mention Anthony’s spoken lines:
9	--->'''Anthony:''' Time to get your balls out
10	--->'''Anthony:''' Come on everybody, bounce your balls!
11	* ArchivePanic: As of 2021, the band has released nearly 60 studio albums and video specials, not to mention their TV series and many spin-off projects. Considering how frequently they release new content, they may very well be one of the most difficult bands (or recording artists in general) to keep track of.
12	* AudienceAlienatingEra:
13	** While the Sam-era isn't considered ''bad'' by most people, most of his albums with the band are generally considered to be the group's weakest.
14	** [[BrokenBase Depending on who you ask,]] the new generation is also this for the band.
15	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments:
16	** The band ''finally'' did a crossover with ''Series/SesameStreet'' in November 2019. Considering this is something many fans had most likely wanted to see for over twenty years, this is most definitely awesome.
17	** ''Wiggly Safari''. Why? It's The Wiggles doing a crossover with '''[[Series/CrocodileHunter Steve Irwin!]]''' The idea of The Wiggles going on an adventure with the man who was basically the living embodiment of CrazyIsCool is all kinds of awesome.
18	** Greg surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a condition with a '''less than 10% survival rate.'''
19	** When Greg was unable to perform at the second bush fire benefit concert, the current Wiggles, Paul Paddick, and other friends of the band stepped up to fill in. This culminated in ''six Yellow Wiggles'' at the concert: Emma, Simon, Paul, Jack Gatto (an Elvis impersonator), and Anthony's brothers Paul and John Field. [[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1257269091137877 They all came together for the encore, and it's even more epic than you could imagine.]]
20	** On January 22nd, a mere four days after his cardiac arrest, Greg was discharged from the hospital. Naturally, he posed for a picture on his way out, [[https://twitter.com/thewiggles/status/1219817250926088197?s=21 triumphantly pointing at the exit sign.]]
21	** One thing that definitely deserves mention is that despite clearly becoming fatigued and short of breath not long before collapsing, Greg was ''still'' able to complete the main setlist of the concert and managed to make it off stage before finally falling to the floor. Greg was determined to at least finish the majority of their planned concert.
22	** Lachy took paternity leave from the band after the birth of his twin daughters in September 2020. Who came to fill in for him while he was gone? None other than the original Purple Wiggle himself, Jeff!
23	** The original lineup (minus Murray, who was on tour with The Soul Movers at the time) got together yet again in September 2020 to perform a special live-streamed concert in aid of Heart of the Neighbourhood, an organisation that raises awareness for CPR. Seeing Greg onstage and performing again after his cardiac arrest in January of the same year is definitely awesome.
24	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
25	** While many fans respect Anthony's decision to continue on with the band after the rest of the original members had left, some believe that he should also retire and hand the blue skivvy over to a younger performer. Some fans also believe he hogs too much of the spotlight from the rest of the current lineup due to him being the only classic member left and basically handling all of the group's PR himself. That said, he was, rather unfairly, accused by his detractors of trying to make the story surrounding Greg's cardiac arrest about himself when he discussed the panic attacks (and possible seizures) that he experienced during and after the ordeal.
26	** Lachy is generally liked by the fans, but some believe that he's probably the most "boring" of the current lineup personality-wise. He's fine as a singer, but it's clear not much thought was put into his character as they gave him the same HeavySleeper gimmick as Jeff (WordOfGod says it's the purple skivvy that causes the wearer to sleep so much) but lacks the latter's energy and hamminess too much for older fans' liking.
27	** Is Sam a nice, talented guy who was handed a raw deal by the band, or is he a {{Jerkass}} who thoroughly deserved his [[{{Unperson}} Unpersonning]]? It's quite possibly ''the'' most contentious issue in the fandom.
28	** Emma's either a talented and likable performer and worthy of her popularity or a bland singer who's only being pushed to the front so much due to [[TokenGirl her gender]]. On the plus side, at least she's not always lead singer for the group, with many songs helmed by Simon or Lachy.
29	** Tsehay—less for her character and talents (which are generally appreciated by fans) and more for the dubious ethics of having a minor as a ''de facto'' group leader.
30	* BrokenBase:
31	** There are essentially ''three'' different camps when it comes to opinions on all the lineups of The Wiggles. Those who consider The Wiggles to be a great group in their own right who do a good job of carrying on The Wiggles' legacy, those who prefer the classic lineup but don't mind Sam, Emma, Lachy and Simon, and those who absolutely ''refuse'' to acknowledge them as The Wiggles and who believe the band officially ended the day Greg, Jeff and Murray retired. It really does make you wonder what will happen when Anthony eventually retires.
32	** The feedback on Fruit Salad TV has been pretty divided, even before the project was officially released. While most people love the new cast members and appreciate that The Wiggles are celebrating diversity, there are people who don't like the idea of adding more members to the lineup.
33	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Jeff randomly showing up in the music video for "Do the Propeller!". There's no real build-up for it or any indication that he'll appear, he just runs up behind Anthony while he's drumming, pulls a face at the camera and runs off. Though his appearance is appropriate, as he co-wrote the song. Anthony even looks at the camera with a "Well... that happened" look on his face.
34	* BizarroEpisode: ''Space Dancing'' is... weird. The story takes place in one of Jeff's dreams where the band, for whatever reason, go on a journey into space where they meet aliens and planets have faces, and one of Anthony's real-life dogs makes a cameo as an Italian-accented usher at a nightclub (though unlike Wags, she's a regular-looking dog). It's safe to assume that the band and everyone involved with them as a whole are all clean and sober, but this is definitely a surreal video.
35	* ChorusOnlySong: Many Wiggles songs are examples of this, mainly "Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" and "Hot Potato".
36	* CreatorWorship: Generally, if you’re an Australian, you don’t make fun of the Wiggles.
37	* EndingFatigue: Wiggles albums are never particularly long, but they can have an absolutely ridiculous amount of tracks, with ''Pop Go the Wiggles!'' having a staggering ''36!''
38	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
39	** All four Wiggly Friends, but especially Dorothy and Captain Feathersword, have been beloved members of the franchise since they first appeared.
40	*** Dorothy the Dinosaur in particular was so popular that she even got her own spinoff series which ran on ABC from 2007-2010.
41	** Captain Feathersword's actor Paul Paddick is also hugely popular amongst the fans. He's been indispensable ever since he first joined the group and is considered by many to be the unofficial "fifth Wiggle".
42	* FanonDiscontinuity: It's common for fans to pretend the Sam era didn't happen. This trend has only been emboldened by the CanonDiscontinuity of the era.
43	* FirstInstallmentWins: While the current lineup does have its fans, everyone who grew up with the original lineup of Greg, Murray, Anthony, and Jeff will always prefer them.
44	* FranchiseOriginalSin: The Emma era has been somewhat criticized for being overly-reliant on nursery rhyme covers, taking up a good majority and of the band's modern output. Of course, that's not to say the band never did nursery rhymes. That goes all the way back to "Big Red Car", whose third track is "Five Little Joeys" (more commonly know as "Five Little Monkeys"). Though they usually weren't that common.
45	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The band was and still is beloved in their native Australia, but they were also big in the United States during the early-to-mid-2000s, thanks in part to their shows airing on Playhouse Disney and their direct-to-video productions being distributed in the States by Lyrick Studios of Series/BarneyAndFriends fame.
46	* HarsherInHindsight:
47	** Their collaborations with Rolf Harris are definitely this after his conviction for child sex crimes, especially given how far the group go to avoid even ''accidentally'' touching children.
48	** In the aftermath of their separation, nearly ''every'' cute/heartwarming moment that's been shared between Emma and Lachy can be seen as this.
49	** Any time Jeff randomly fell asleep became much less funny when he revealed that he had a near death experience whereby he blacked out while driving after his heart stopped due to the heart arrhythmia that forced him to retire.
50	** When the group appeared on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2nFB5DcQXQ Rove Live in 2004]], Rove joked about Greg collapsing backstage in Hong Kong and how it was blown out of proportion and not life-threatening. Back then, it was a lighthearted joke about his exhaustion, but now, in light of both his initial retirement in 2006 ''and'' his cardiac arrest in 2020, it can be seen as an incredibly eerie case of TemptingFate.
51	** The Jan. 17, 2020 charity gig for the Australian Red Cross and WIRES has a number of these in light of Greg's cardiac arrest before the encore. These moments include:
52	*** During a goof-up on stage, Greg and Anthony quip, "Anything could happen tonight!" It could, and '''it did'''.
53	*** Anthony and Greg joke about how the show is being shown live, and, as such, nothing can be edited out. [[note]]The VOD version of the show ends the show with Greg's thank-you, editing out his collapse off stage.[[/note]]
54	*** Greg sings, "We owe our lives to you!" during "Henry's Dance".
55	*** Al Pal, the bassist at the gig, plays the riff from [[Music/{{Queen}} "Another One Bites The Dust"]] during his spotlight bit.
56	*** In the intro to "Look Both Ways", Anthony jokes about he hopes the audience is only drinking water. Greg adds, "Like me." A month or so after the concert, it came out that the only thing Greg remembers of the concert is going for his water bottle before collapsing. The rest of the concert has been blocked out by the trauma of the collapse.
57	** Near the end of the Jan. 17 reunion gig, Murray notices and looks concerned at Greg's shortness of breath. It's something to raise an eyebrow without knowing the context. Knowing that Murray was noticing ''a symptom of cardiac arrest'' makes the moment painful.
58	** Shortly after the above, Anthony asks, "Are you ready, Greg?" Greg replies, "Yeah, I think so." Again, without context, that would be mildly concerning at most. Knowing that Greg was going to all-but ''die'' a few minutes later makes the moment outright [[NightmareFuel terrifying.]]
59	** In his original goodbye message to the fans before handing over the yellow skivvy to Sam, Greg mentioned his OI and stated that it "Isn't a life-threatening condition by any means". Considering many fans suspected the OI was the ultimate cause of Greg's cardiac arrest in 2020, these words almost seem like Greg inadvertently tempted fate all those years ago.
60	** The re-recording of "We're All Friends" with Sam became this following his acrimonious exit from the band.
61	---> '''Sam:''' ''Murray is friends with Anthony, who's friends with Jeff.''
62	---> '''Murray, Anthony and Jeff:''' And we all like Sam!
63	* HeartwarmingInHindsight:
64	** All of the social media posts Lachy made in support of and out of love for Emma in the time leading up to her endometriosis surgery become this when you realize they were already in their trial separation at that point. They really do love each other, even if they are separated.
65	** Jeff was obviously at a bit of a disadvantage when it came to entertaining children as unlike the rest of the band, he was not a preschool teacher. However, him falling asleep and having the audience wake him up endeared him to the fan base so much that he arguably became one of the the most popular members.
66	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Now has [[Heartwarming/TheWiggles its own page.]]
67	* HilariousInHindsight:
68	** In the very early videos, Anthony donned a green shirt instead of his now-famous blue skivvy. Meaning the colors were [[{{Series/Teletubbies}} yellow, red, purple, and green.]]
69	** In ''Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins,'' Anthony absentmindedly tells one of the gremlins what to watch out for in the gremlins, thinking that said gremlin is Murray. When Murray asks Anthony who he's talking to, Anthony replies, "Well, I'm talking to Murray!" before realizing his mistake. The gremlin he was talking to was played by Simon Pryce, who would become the Red Wiggle ten years later.
70	** The group's official [=YouTube=] channel has always had the comments disabled on all its videos, the reason for this is unknown. As of 2020 and the new rules surrounding content intended for children, all videos aimed at kids have now had their comments automatically disabled, which may affect their position in the search rankings. Because The Wiggles always had comments disabled and got millions of views anyway, they've likely escaped any major effect in their position on [=YouTube=] search results.
71	** A real GallowsHumor example: when Greg was first getting diagnosed with OI, and his condition was still unclear to doctors, he was given seven years to live. As of 2020, it's been ''14 years'' since that was said, and Greg just survived a medical incident that kills ''92%'' of its victims. Greg's almost comically resilient at this point.
72	* JustHereForGodzilla: People usually only go to check out The Soul Movers' music because Murray happens to be their lead guitarist. The video for [[https://youtu.be/vIoVwwj-xns "Circles Baby"]] pretty much acknowledges this by having the rest of the original Wiggles lineup featured prominently in it.
73	* LGBTFanbase: A lot of [[PeripheryDemographic the Wiggles' adult fans]] are LGBTQ+. The band themselves are quite LGBTQ+ friendly, to the point of having queer backup performers and having backstage meetings with queens from Series/RuPaulsDragRace. They've been leaning into it recently on social media, well-illustrated by [[https://twitter.com/TheWiggles/status/1125531949257437185 this Twitter post they made about the 2019 Met Gala]].
74	* MemeticBadass: Even the likes of the seemingly immortal Music/OzzyOsbourne and Music/KeithRichards would admit Greg is one tough son of a gun after all he's lived through.
75	* MemeticMutation: "Fruit Salad". If you're Australian or an American with memories of the 2000's then chances are likely you've heard ''somebody'' singing it. It's also quite popular with mash-up makers; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PPcnmO76rg case in point]].
76	* {{Misblamed}}:
77	** Fans were quick to blame Anthony for the situation surrounding Sam's departure, in spite of the fact that Anthony was not the one to orchestrate the firing or the Wiggles' press releases surrounding it.
78	** Greg got some of the backlash, too. What ''really'' happened was that, after two years of fruitless contract negotiations with Sam, The Wiggles asked Greg (who had adequately recovered from his OI by that point) to come back so The Wiggles could keep going in spite of the contract issues. However, Sam's departure/Greg's return was framed by many fans as Greg coming out of retirement just because he wanted to, Sam is damned. None of this is helped by Sam's willingness to play the victim in the situation...
79	* MorePopularSpinOff: Of Anthony and Jeff's previous band The Cockroaches.
80	* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound:
81	** Greg's singing voice. Check out [[https://youtu.be/aI1kmPw8kvo this track]] from his self titled solo album and you'll see that he's a seriously talented vocalist.
82	** Dorothy's giggle also counts. It's one of the most endearing things about her.
83	* NoYay: Wags/Dorothy is this to many adult fans/viewers, who find the InterspeciesRomance... [[FridgeLogic questionable.]]
84	* OlderThanTheyThink:
85	** Most people outside Australia figure that The Wiggles are a fairly recent creation not knowing that they've been around since 1991 in their native Australia. They've been around for so long that most Australian tropers grew up watching their videos.
86	** There were female Wiggles in both of the short-lived localizations of the band (Taiwanese/Mandarin and Latin American), before Emma. Additionally, before Emma officially joined, Kylie Minogue made a guest appearance as the Pink Wiggle.
87	** The "Wake Up, Jeff!" gag dates all the way back to [[https://youtu.be/lBYvg5anQik this]] 1987 clip of Anthony and Jeff during their time in The Cockroaches. Also worth noting; Anthony and Jeff are actually wearing a blue and purple shirt, respectively.
88	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: When the band was first formed they were actually a big turning point for Children's music back in 1991, their wacky music videos as well as being one of the first children's group to be targeted toward preschoolers made them stand out to the genre, nowadays with many children's groups around the world, The Wiggles may not be that new to modern audiences.
89	* PeripheryDemographic:
90	** The band seems to avoid being grating to everyone but kids by having enough talent and good songs that parents and siblings don't mind being dragged along their concerts... that and they're damn catchy.
91	** The fact they play their own instruments (for the most part) elevates them from the normal "Triple threats who couldn't get any decent acting work" to "Musicians who specifically cater to children."
92	** It says a lot that the band had a series of successful reunion shows featuring the original lineup which consisted solely of shows where everyone in the audience was an adult.
93	* ReplacementScrappy:
94	** Sam was this to many fans who grew up with The Wiggles through TheNineties and the better part of the TurnOfTheMillennium. Bizarrely, Greg became one himself to many long-term fans when he replaced Sam, mainly because of the controversy over how Sam was allegedly treated. Then along came Emma...
95	** Some people think the same thing of Lachy and Simon to Jeff and Murray...
96	** The newer members following Emma’s departure can sometimes get this reaction as well.
97	* RetroactiveRecognition:
98	** If it took you until 2012 (or later) to realize how much singing work Simon Pryce contributed to The Wiggles before donning the red skivvy, you're not alone. That deep voice Anthony would use for songs like "Where's Jeff?", for instance? That was Simon.
99	** Just a few years before he started his solo career, Music/{{Hozier}} guest-starred as a part of Anúna in "It's Always Christmas With You".
100	* SignatureSong:
101	** The OG Wiggles have many iconic songs, but Fruit Salad is easily their most popular. Other picks would include Hot Potato, Get Ready to Wiggle, Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car, and Rock-a-Bye Your Bear.
102	** As far as the other lineups go, the Sam era has The Shimmie Shake! and Follow the Leader and the Emma era has Do The Propeller and We're All Fruit Salad.
103	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a13WnqsRc5g Their cover of Elephant by Tame Impala]] also counts for the band as a whole.
104	* ShallowParody: The band received one in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' in the form of [[https://youtu.be/d8oTFPu103M "The Turtlenecks"]]. They wear the same colours as the Wiggles, and the yellow one is basically Greg with a mustache. [[ApprovalOfGod In March 2021 Anthony posted a clip of this to his Instagram page calling them the “American Wiggles”]].
105	* StuckInTheirShadow: Emma, Lachy and Simon are still somewhat less popular than Greg, Jeff and Murray, respectively, with many older fans still overlooking them.
106	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong:
107	** Several of the band's songs were originally recorded by The Cockroaches and then rewritten for The Wiggles. The most notable of these is [[https://youtu.be/jBKvVmsvu1E "Dorothy The Dinosaur"]] which was originally [[https://youtu.be/7xxPQhVsNiQ "It's Another Saturday Night"]].
108	** [[https://youtu.be/vtMqRG7elbg "Romp Bomp A Stomp"]] sounds very similar to [[https://youtu.be/VwcJ5WQSamQ "Travelin' Band]] by Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival.
109	** The [[https://youtu.be/a-530hqutqk "Little Wiggles Theme Song"]] sounds similar to [[https://youtu.be/HXqYajt67J4 "Country House"]] by Music/{{Blur}}.
110	* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel:
111	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn95SL8G4VM original version]] of "I Love It When It Rains". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHyoQRkGEBU Greg revealed]] he had the song stuck in his head as he drifted out of and into consciousness during his cardiac arrest.
112	** The [[https://youtu.be/TGaHpm4C_24 version]] from ''Go To Sleep Jeff!'' is the very definition of this trope. Greg's soothing vocals accompanied by the beautiful orchestral score make it easy to just get lost in the music.
113	* TearJerker:
114	** [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BmAO7V8n-ki/ Emma and Lachy's separation]] has been this for a lot of fans, particularly those [[PeripheryDemographic who are old enough]] to grasp the fullness and gravity of the situation.
115	** For older fans, Greg, Murray and Jeff's departures can be seen as this, especially given that the classic generation that they took part in was The Wiggles that the fans grew up with. To most of them, and to some of the younger ones, it was the end of an era.
116	** "Sleep Safe, My Baby" may be a happy and upbeat song, but the backstory behind it is actually very tragic indeed. The song was written by Paul Field to raise awareness for and to help prevent SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) which is something he and Anthony are very serious about as Paul's infant daughter Bernadette passed away from SIDS many years earlier.
117	** Greg suffering from cardiac arrest before the encore of a Wiggles reunion charity gig in 2020. Turns to TearsOfJoy when you find out he survived.
118	*** [[https://twitter.com/9NewsAUS/status/1218409019410276353 This interview]] with Anthony following Greg's hospitalization. Anthony's practically crying himself. Becomes FridgeHorror when you realize Anto had panic-induced convulsions on the floor of Greg's hospital room not long before.
119	*** [[https://twitter.com/Anthony_Wiggle/status/1218186241327292418?s=20 Anto's initial tweet]] about the situation.
120	----> Worried for Greg. In shock. Please get well mate.
121	** A TearsOfJoy variant: the Jan. 18 encore in SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic and SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments above.
122	*** A less joyful example is Anthony breaking down in tears during the show.
123	** Greg's first retirement is especially tragic when you really think about it. Greg was only 35 when he had to leave the group. By all rights, he should've been in his prime and had years ahead of him with the group, but the OI was slowly breaking down his body and left him unable to perform at all. He stated in 2020 that his condition has been under control for over a decade but you can tell just by looking at his aged appearance that the damage has already been done. He's the same age as Simon but looks much older due to the stress his condition has caused him.
124	** The original version of "I Love It When It Rains" (and the song in general) can be this trope in light of what's described in SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel above.
125	** The iconic finger guns have a very sad and frankly disturbing [[https://www.kidspot.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-news/the-sad-reason-the-wiggles-created-their-famous-dance-move/news-story/ec1133c0de831576f7e38c2b1f9ad59c origin]]. When the group was starting out, they had to do the finger move so everyone could see where their hands were in photographs. Otherwise, they would be accused of being child molesters. This is also why there aren't many men in early childhood education, due to pedophilia accusations. Paul Paddick (Captain Feathersword) even stated that the group can't even touch children innocently. The fact that people would look down on The Wiggles, and even think that they're pedophiles just because they perform songs for children is ''devastating''.
126	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
127	** The TV show might be thought to have gone downhill starting with Series 3. Its format became [[StrictlyFormula more predictable]], the Waggettes and Officer Beaples [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared]], Jeff was made even lazier than he already was, and The Wiggles were no longer seen at the Wigglehouse.
128	** When the line-up was expanded in the late 2010s from four Wiggles to eight, some people were not impressed at just how cluttered it made everything.
129	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Some fans have voiced their displeasure with "Rockin' Santa" due to it being arranged in a way that forced [[Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival John Fogerty]] to sing in his lower register instead of his iconic higher register. As such, his collaboration with the band is seen as something of a missed opportunity to make a real rocking song with a legendary rock star.
130	* ValuesDissonance: "Okki Tokki Unga" can be this to Canadian viewers, ''especially'' if it's introduced as an "Eskimo" song.[[note]]"Eskimo" is, at absolute best, considered an antiquated term for the Inuit and Yupik peoples, and it's generally considered an outright racial slur.[[/note]] The band no longer introduces it as such, instead referring to it as an "Inuit fishing song"[[note]][[https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=4225 which it isn't,]] but at least an attempt at racial/cultural sensitivity was made?[[/note]].
131	* TheWoobie: Everyone in the original lineup, apart from Murray, can be considered this.
132	** Greg of course had his debilitating OI which prevented him from performing (though he thankfully never collapsed on stage) and forced him to retire. Then, in 2020, he suffered ''cardiac arrest'' before the encore at a charity gig for bush fire relief.
133	*** IronWoobie: His main concern upon regaining lucidity was that the next night's gig go on.
134	** Jeff's heart arrhythmia caused him to blackout while driving and even caused his heart to stop. This required him to have a pacemaker fitted, and he no longer had the stamina needed to handle the band's touring schedule, leading to his retirement.
135	** Anthony has perhaps suffered the most out of everyone. He's lost several family members, has suffered from depression (Murray has mentioned going into the band's dressing room to find Anthony sitting alone, weeping) battled meningitis that he contracted ''from high fiving fans'' and has had to undergo surgery for a hernia.
136	*** IronWoobie: That said, he's managed to keep going until the present day and doesn't show any signs of stopping in the near future.
137	** Even Murray, who by and large hasn't experienced anything horrific himself, gets a bit of Woobie cred. It cannot be easy seeing all of the things he's seen—be it Anthony crying after shows in 2003 or Greg ''dying'' for a moment in 2020. It's very much a case of IronWoobie, though, because Murray's concern has ''always'' been with the party most affected.
138	** Emma. She was criticized before she could even ''prove'' herself, on account of: a) being a [[ReplacementScrappy new Wiggle;]] b) being a ''female'' Wiggle; and c) being a female Wiggle who [[GirlyGirl dresses femininely.]] Meanwhile, while learning to sing for her role as the Yellow Wiggle, she would break down crying because she hated her voice. Then, in 2018, she underwent surgery for endometriosis (a condition which had caused her to collapse in pain at least once) while also being on a trial separation from her then-husband. This trial separation lead to a divorce a few months later.
139	*** IronWoobie: She has never let the hate get to her, and she's said she doesn't want people to worry about her.
140	** Lachy. Going through a divorce is rough, especially when you still love and care about the other person—and the other person is going through intense medical issues all the while.

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