History Trivia / TheWiggles

** The band's entire 90s video output (excluding the well-known 1998 versions of Wiggle Time and Yummy Yummy, Wiggly Wiggly Christmas and Toot Toot!'s 1999 re-edit) were given this treatment for a long time, although there had been two releases rather than one. As a result, the 2000 issues of two videos, Big Red Car and Wake Up Jeff!, reused their entire contents, including the 1995 ABC Kids promo. Since 2018, The Wiggles have started to upload all of the Greg-era Wiggles videos onto Website/YouTube in parts, thus averting this.

*** In the original 18-minute version of The Wiggles' second TV Series (as shown on GMTV in the UK), the actual deleted scenes used in each episode of The Wiggles' second television series are from the Big Red Car 1995 video and the Wake Up Jeff! 1996 video.

* ActorAllusion: When [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]] guest-starred in "[[ChristmasEpisode Santa's Rockin!]]", when Anthony came to greet Greg, they both responded, a nod to Williams' role as [[NamesTheSame Greg]] Brady.
* BigNameFan: ''Many''. Among the celebrities the band can list as fans are Creator/JohnTravolta, Creator/RobertDeNiro, [[Music/{{Metallica}} James Hetfield]] and many more. Most notable however is probably NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal who actually [[https://youtu.be/6cyYLSdD5tA performed on stage]] with the band.
* BreakoutCharacter: Dorothy the Dinosaur - to the point where she got her own spinoff.
** Emma and Lachy (the current Yellow and Purple Wiggles) also count as this, as they have spin-offs, Emma! and Lachy!
* [[CareerEndingInjury Career Ending Illness]]: The main reason for Jeff's retirement was due to a heart condition that prevented him from continuing to tour. Considering he found out about this illness after he ended up driving off the road following a blackout that was the result of his ''heart literally stopping for a few seconds'', absolutely no one can blame him for this decision.

** TheOtherMarty: Subverted. While the current Wiggles lineup (Emma, Simon, Lachy, and Anthony) have re-done music videos that featured the 2012 lineup to include the current cast, there has been no attempt to hide the original versions, even keeping them alongside the newer versions on their Website/YouTube channel.

** In 2017, unable to find a new actress for the voice of Dorothy, The Wiggles hired Anthony's daughter Maria instead.
* TheOtherMarty: Subverted. While the current Wiggles lineup (Emma, Simon, Lachy, and Anthony) have re-done music videos that featured the 2012 lineup to include the current cast, there has been no attempt to hide the original versions, even keeping them alongside the newer versions on their Website/YouTube channel.

*** In the original version of The Wiggles' second TV Series (as shown on GMTV in the UK) there might have been deleted scenes used in each episode of The Wiggles' second television series when they were on GMTV in the UK lasting 18 minutes, including The Wiggles Big Show film clips.

** None of the Wiggles' television specials that appeared on the Australian Disney Channel, apart from the first one in 1998 ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdLxw9MZHvI The Wiggles in Disneyland]]), have surfaced, as of 2020. Also, despite the specials running 60 minutes, the non-pay TV networks such as Creator/SevenNetwork actually wanted 45 minute timeslots for the specials instead, removing some scenes that were deemed unnecessary in the process.

** TheOtherMarty: Subverted. While the current Wiggles lineup (Emma, Simon, Lachy, and Anthony) have re-done music videos that featured the 2012 lineup to include the current cast, there has been no attempt to hide the original versions, even keeping them alongside the newer versions on their Website/YouTube channel.

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: Emma was a fan of the Wiggles as a little girl (saying the Yellow Wiggle was her favorite) before she herself became the new Yellow Wiggle.

** The band's entire 90s video output (excluding the well-known 1998 versions of Wiggle Time and Yummy Yummy, Wiggly Wiggly Christmas and Toot Toot!'s 1999 re-edit) were given this treatment for a long time. There was even a video that was once released in 1999, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhIeARFidOs but to a hospital]] rather than in shops. Since 2018, The Wiggles have started to upload all of the Greg-era Wiggles videos onto Website/YouTube in parts, thus averting this.

** In one Network Wiggles episode, Alfonso Rinaldi [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L76DVApXSwg who appeared in a Music with Murray segment]] was in his street clothing rather than his chef outfit. The same thing also happened [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwt1lcXBOUQ in another segment]], which although was used only for ABC airings, as well as the Wiggle Time American DVD release.

** Throughout Sam's first Wiggles video, "Wiggledancing! Live in Concert", [[https://archive.org/details/thewiggleswiggledancingliveinconcert there have been some familiar-looking audience members in the first row as listed.]]

** In 1998, The Wiggles used three songs each from the overseas version of their Big Show concert for the Wiggle Time video re-issue, as well as for their television series, but in 1999, the complete live recording became a television special of its own, airing on the Australian Disney Channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qGXHX30-k as revealed on YouTube in 2020]].

** At first in 1998, The Wiggles used three songs each from the overseas version of their Big Show concert for the Wiggle Time video re-issue, as well as for their television series, but in 1999, the complete live recording became a television special of its own, airing on the Australian Disney Channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qGXHX30-k as revealed on YouTube in 2020]].

*** In 2015, it was revealed that Murray, Jeff, and Anthony once found a small clip of the original 2006 version of the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV series with Greg. [[https://www.facebook.com/thewiggles/photos/a.458904277017.242950.274289477017/10153525966147018/?type=3 The post also mentioned that it was going to be used for a documentary for 2016]], but the documentary might had been cancelled, although footage of the original 2006 sets appeared in the very first one: ''15 Years of Wiggly Fun''.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** Despite the Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas and Toot Toot videos being the standard 1999 re-edit versions, the 1999 version of Wiggly Wiggly Christmas retains only 18 songs of the 1997 recording. Also, The Wiggles were supposed to release Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas on DVD in Australia but Creator/TheABC warned them not to do it. However, the DVD was eventually released in 2006, presumably 3 days before Greg's departure from The Wiggles.
** At first in 1998, The Wiggles used three songs each from the overseas version of their Big Show concert for the Wiggle Time video re-issue, as well as for their television series, but a year later, the complete live recording became a television special of its own, airing on the Australian Disney Channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qGXHX30-k as revealed on YouTube in 2020]].
** The American Screener DVD release of LIVE Hot Potatoes! revealed that instead of opening with a title card, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_ypYnXFIA it opened with the full version of the overture instead.]]
** The Wiggle and Learn theme song is actually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVGP6nGB9w the rewrite of an earlier recording of a song that appeared on ABC Kids and featured Greg Wiggle rather than Sam Wiggle.]]

** A 2D-animated special called ''Wiggles in Wonderland'' was set to be released sometime during the Sam era. However, the project was later abandoned and then completely canceled, with the only known footage of it being an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSuBKsHByyg animation test from Matt Diks]].

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** Despite the Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas and Toot Toot videos being the standard 1999 re-edit versions, the 1999 version of Wiggly Wiggly Christmas retains only 18 songs of the 1997 recording. Also, The Wiggles were supposed to release Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas on DVD in Australia but Creator/TheABC warned them not to do it. However, the DVD was eventually released in 2006, presumably 3 days before Greg's departure from The Wiggles.
** At first in 1998, The Wiggles used three songs each from the overseas version of their Big Show concert for the Wiggle Time video re-issue, as well as for their television series, but a year later, the complete live recording became a television special of its own, airing on the Australian Disney Channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qGXHX30-k as revealed on YouTube in 2020]].
** There might have been over 40 or 50 segments that did not appear in any of the Series 3 episodes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzMzfh8exw4 including this one]], although they did on ABC in Australia.
** The Wiggle and Learn theme song is actually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVGP6nGB9w the rewrite of an earlier recording of a song that appeared on ABC Kids and featured Greg Wiggle rather than Sam Wiggle.]]

** At first in 1998, The Wiggles used three songs each from the overseas version of their Big Show concert for the Wiggle Time re-issue, as well as for their television series, but a year later, the complete live recording became a television special of its own, airing on the Australian Disney Channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qGXHX30-k as revealed on YouTube in 2020]].

* ThePeteBest: Phillip Wilcher, the ''other'' original member, who played on their first album in 1991 and was in their first two videos. He left (or was kicked out, depending on whom you ask) the next year, and went on to a successful career in classical music. Effectively {{Unperson}}ned from the group, with the first album later re-recorded and the videos redone. He had no color-coding, as he left before the group adopted their trademark shirts.

* MissingEpisode:
** The band appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'' in 2001. They were in two episodes but both of these have almost completely vanished, with only a couple of screenshots surviving.

** At first in 1998, The Wiggles used three songs each from the overseas version of their Big Show concert for the Wiggle Time re-issue, as well as for their television series but a year later, 1999, the complete live recording became a television special of its own since it aired on the Australian Disney Channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qGXHX30-k as revealed on YouTube in 2020]].

** ''Getting Strong!'' was originally written and recorded with Greg in 2006, as the first part of a three-part video series called ''Wiggle & Learn''. However, after Greg's retirement, it had to be re-recorded and reshot with Sam as the Yellow Wiggle. This also resulted in the planned video series getting cut short at that one, with whatever material written for the following two videos being repurposed for the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV Series. In 2015, it was revealed that Murray, Jeff, and Anthony once found a small clip of the original 2006 version of the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV series with Greg. [[https://www.facebook.com/thewiggles/photos/a.458904277017.242950.274289477017/10153525966147018/?type=3 The post also mentioned that it was going to be used for a documentary for 2016]], but the documentary might had been cancelled, although footage of the original 2006 sets appeared in the very first one: ''15 Years of Wiggly Fun'', due to a DejaVu.
** The American Screener DVD release of Live Hot Potatoes! revealed that instead of opening with the title card, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_ypYnXFIA it opened with a full version of the overture]].
*** The theme song to ''Wiggle and Learn'' is actually a rewrite of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVGP6nGB9w another song that appeared on ABC Kids in 2006, featuring Greg]]. There were even some early 2006 materials that presumably filmed alongside the promo such as the ones seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q05Lkq__mns in a Where Are They Now? episode about The Cockroaches]].
*** A 2D-animated special called ''Wiggles in Wonderland'' was set to be released sometime during the Sam era. However, the project was later abandoned and then completely canceled, with the only known footage of it being an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSuBKsHByyg animation test from Matt Diks]].

** In 2012, had Anthony Field chose to depart the Wiggles with Greg, Murray, and Jeff when they decided to retire, [[https://wiggles.wikia.com/wiki/Nick_Hutchinson Nick Hutchinson]] would've been in line to replace Field as the new Blue Wiggle. Hutchinson was previously associated with the group as a background dancer, acrobat, and occasional actor.
** ''Getting Strong!'' was originally written and recorded with Greg in 2006, as the first part of a three-part video series called ''Wiggle & Learn''. However, after Greg's retirement, it had to be re-recorded and reshot with Sam as the Yellow Wiggle. This also resulted in the planned video series getting cut short at that one, with whatever material written for the following two videos being repurposed for the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV Series. In 2015, it was revealed that Murray, Jeff, and Anthony once found a small clip of the original 2006 version of the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV Series with Greg Wiggle. [[https://www.facebook.com/thewiggles/photos/a.458904277017.242950.274289477017/10153525966147018/?type=3 The post also mentioned that it was going to be used for a documentary for 2016]], but the documentary might had been cancelled, although footage of the original 2006 sets appeared in the very first one: ''15 Years of Wiggly Fun'', due to a DejaVu.

*** The theme song ''Wiggle and Learn'' is actually the rewrite of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVGP6nGB9w another song that appeared on ABC Kids in 2006 featuring Greg Wiggle]]. There were even some early 2006 materials that presumably filmed alongside the promo such as the ones seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q05Lkq__mns in a Where Are They Now? episode about The Cockroaches]].

** ''Getting Strong!'' was originally written and recorded with Greg in 2006, as the first part of a three-part video series called ''Wiggle & Learn''. However, after Greg's retirement, it had to be re-recorded and reshot with Sam as the Yellow Wiggle. This also resulted in the planned video series getting cut short at that one, with whatever material written for the following two videos being repurposed for the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV Series. In 2015, it was revealed that Murray, Jeff, and Anthony once found a small clip of the original 2006 version of the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV Series with Greg Wiggle. [[https://www.facebook.com/thewiggles/photos/a.458904277017.242950.274289477017/10153525966147018/?type=3 The post also mentioned that it was going to be used for a documentary for 2016]], but the documentary might had been cancelled, although footage of the original 2006 sets appeared in the very first one: ''15 Years of Wiggly Fun'', due to a [[DejaVu]].
The American Screener DVD release of Live Hot Potatoes! revealed that instead of opening with the title card, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_ypYnXFIA it opened with a full version of the overture]].
** The theme song ''Wiggle and Learn'' is actually the rewrite of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVGP6nGB9w another song that appeared on ABC Kids in 2006 featuring Greg Wiggle]]. There were even some early 2006 materials that presumably filmed alongside the promo such as the ones seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q05Lkq__mns in a Where Are They Now? episode about The Cockroaches]].
** A 2D-animated special called ''Wiggles in Wonderland'' was set to be released sometime during the Sam era. However, the project was later abandoned and then completely canceled, with the only known footage of it being an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSuBKsHByyg animation test from Matt Diks]].

** ''Getting Strong!'' was originally written and recorded with Greg in 2006, as the first part of a three-part video series called ''Wiggle & Learn''. However, after Greg's retirement, it had to be re-recorded and reshot with Sam as the Yellow Wiggle. This also resulted in the planned video series getting cut short at that one, with whatever material written for the following two videos being repurposed for the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV Series. In 2015, Murray, Jeff, and Anthony once found a small clip of the original 2006 version of the ''Wiggle and Learn'' TV Series with Greg Wiggle. [[https://www.facebook.com/thewiggles/photos/a.458904277017.242950.274289477017/10153525966147018/?type=3 The post also mentioned that it was going to be used for a documentary for 2016]], but the documentary might had been cancelled, although footage of the original 2006 sets appeared in the very first one: ''15 Years of Wiggly Fun''.
** The theme song ''Wiggle and Learn'' is actually the rewrite of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVGP6nGB9w another song that appeared on ABC Kids in 2006 featuring Greg Wiggle]]. There were even some early 2006 materials that presumably filmed alongside the promo such as the ones seen[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q05Lkq__mns in a Where Are They Now? episode about The Cockroaches]].

** In one Network Wiggles episode, Alfonso Rinaldi [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L76DVApXSwg who appeared in a Music with Murray segment]] was in his street clothing rather than his chef outfit. The same thing also happened [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwt1lcXBOUQ in another segment]], which although was used only for ABC airings, as well as the American DVD release of Wiggle Time.

** In 2015, Murray, Jeff, and Anthony once found footage of the original 2006 version of the ''Wiggle and Learn'' television series with Greg Wiggle. [[https://www.facebook.com/thewiggles/photos/a.458904277017.242950.274289477017/10153525966147018/?type=3 The post also mentioned that it was going to be used for a documentary for 2016]], but the documentary might had been cancelled, although footage of the original 2006 sets appeared in the very first one: ''15 Years of Wiggly Fun''.

* Rewrite: The theme song ''Wiggle and Learn'' is actually the rewrite of h[[ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVGP6nGB9w another song that appeared on ABC Kids in 2006 featuring Greg Wiggle]]. There were even some early 2006 materials that presumably filmed alongside the promo such as the ones seen[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q05Lkq__mns in a Where Are They Now? episode about The Cockroaches]].

** ''Getting Strong!'' was originally written and recorded with Greg in 2006, as the first part of a three-part video series called ''Wiggle & Learn''. However, after Greg's retirement, it had to be re-recorded and reshot with Sam as the Yellow Wiggle. This also resulted in the planned video series getting cut short at that one, with whatever material written for the following two videos being repurposed for the ''Wiggle & Learn'' TV Series.

* ReclusiveArtist: Sam, who is on Twitter and Instagram but also doesn't post much, and Jeff, who is completely absent from social media. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with the new Wiggles, Murray, Greg, and Anthony, who are all active (to varying degrees) on social media[[note]]mostly Instagram for the former two, Instagram and Twitter for the latter one[[/note]].

** None of the Wiggles' television specials that appeared on the Australian Disney Channel, apart from the first one in 1998 ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdLxw9MZHvI The Wiggles in Disneyland]]), have surfaced, as of 2020. Also, despite the specials running 60 minutes, the non-pay TV networks such as Creator/SevenNetwork actually wanted 45 minutes to remove some scenes that were unnecessary.
* MagnumOpusDissonance: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed:]] while fans don't generally call ''You Make Me Feel Like Dancing'' the Wiggles' best album ever, it is easily the fan favourite of the Sam era. The Wiggles, however, have relegated it to the realm of OldShame with the rest of Sam's (main) œuvre.