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  • At the end of "Wake Up Jeff/Wake Up Lachy", the titular Wiggle usually delivers this prime example of someone Comically Missing the Point:
    Jeff/Lachy: Can you keep that noise down? I'm trying to sleep!
    • Speaking of "Wake Up Jeff", a song introduction from the third TV series has Captain Feathersword telling Jeff to fall asleep so that they can sing the song.
  • Most of these bloopers from Series 4, but especially the last one.
    Greg, Murray and Anthony: Mmm, yum cha!
    All 4 Wiggles: laughing uncontrollably
  • In Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!, the Wiggles drive the Big Red Car onto the studio. One of the kids acting as staff taps his watch while shaking his head, resulting in a sheepish smile and shrug from Anthony.
  • During the Wiggly Safari credits, Anthony is swinging on a rope. Steve Irwin grabs his leg, yelling, "Have a look at this little beauty!"
  • Whenever Captain Feathersword does impressions of other artists at a Wiggles concert, it's guaranteed to be full of parental bonuses. Such highlights include CF impersonating Eminem, Metallica, MC Hammer, and many others.
  • Greg being Hopeless with Tech in the 2017 "Go Santa Go" video. He apparently doesn't even own a cellphone, which is particularly funny when even Captain Feathersword is seen using one.
    Anthony: Not to worry, Greg, there are plenty of places in Wiggle Town to park the old horse and chariot. Oh yes, and we've got the lyrics on the stone tablet!
  • Anthony's impression of Tiny Tim in the band's cover of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".
  • In Space Dancing, Greg checks his "spaceship identification manual" to see what the spaceship that landed outside Wiggle House is. He concludes that it is, in fact... a spaceship.
    "Yeah, it nearly made me forget we're billions of kilometres away from home, on a strange planet, in a spaceship, which is on autopilot and running out of fuel!"
    • The Zeezaps' attempt at learning English.
    "How do you do? We come as friends. You have beautiful eyes."
  • This blooper, where Jeff has an identity crisis while introducing himself.
    Anthony: I'm Anthony.
    Sam: I'm Sam.
    Jeff: I'm Sam- wait-
    All: laughing hysterically
  • During the original lineup's first reunion concert, Jeff falling asleep just before "Wake Up, Jeff" included some pretty funny banter from the rest of the band.
    • Jeff begins Corpsing which gets this exchange between Greg and Murray.
    Murray: Jeff's fast asleep...but he's laughing in his sleep.
    Greg: They call that "sleep laughing", Murray.
    • When Jeff "sleepwalks" to his mark on the stage.
    Greg: Just as we rehearsed it. Jeff is sleepwalking to the centre of the stage!
    • At the end.
    Jeff: Can you keep that noise down? I'm tryin' to sleep!
    Greg: Yeah, well done, Jeff!
  • Amidst the horror of the Jan. 17, 2020 bush fire relief concert and its fallout, Greg, of all people, got one of these. Anthony was visiting Greg in hospital and trying to explain what happened. The trauma of what happened triggered Anthony into a panic attack, which lead to him convulsing on the floor of Greg's hospital room. In response to this, Greg quipped, "Do you want my bed?"
  • If you can get past what happened near the end of the Jan. 17 show, the performance itself was full of these.
    • One of these is similar to the "Wake Up, Jeff" moment in the previous reunion concert:
      Greg: Jeff's fallen asleep! Right on cue!
    • During "Fruit Salad", Greg starts singing the fifth verse. The audience, meanwhile, returns to the chorus.
      Greg (to Anthony): Was it them or me? It's a Spinal Tap moment! I'm looking in the crowd; they're singing "fruit salad", and I'm singing "eat up the bananas"!
      Anthony: You know what? Everybody, believe it or not, [laughing] there's about five verses!
    • Murray and Captain Feathersword continually Corpsing during "Five Little Ducks".
      Captain Feathersword, laughing: But I'm so very sad!
    • When they play "Romp Bomp a Stomp", Jeff accidentally starts playing in a different key, which the others realize eventually and they start over. They comment that Jeff is in a different key or even in a different song.
  • Anthony's comments in "Look Both Ways" while Greg's singing.
    Anthony: Hey Greg, this is fun walking, I like walking! We all like walking!
    Greg: We like walking, do you like walking too?
    Anthony: Well I just said that, Greg!
  • The band has a TikTok account, and it needs to be seen to be believed.
  • Anthony's Extreme Omnivore dream in the Series 2 episode "Nutrition".
  • In 2020, Simon performed on The Masked Singer Australia as "The Puppet". This was apparently a Paper-Thin Disguise, as parents said their children knew it was Simon right away thanks to his distinctive voice.
    • What's even funnier is the dramatic irony that ensues if you go into the series knowing the Puppet is Simon. Seeing the judges desperately trying to place his voice (and it taking several episodes for even one judge to place it) is hilarious if you've known since the get-go.
    • The Puppet himself is conceptually hilarious. There's something about hearing the mild-mannered Straight Man Simon Pryce squeal "I AM THE PUPPET WHO CANNOT DIE!" that's undeniably funny.
  • In 2021, the band did a cover of Tame Impala's Elephant for the Australian radio show Like a Version. The first line of the song is uncensored; Lachy very clearly sings "Shakin' his big grey trunk for the hell of it" (though, during live performances, he often censors it to "fun" or "heck" and the like). Also, during the chorus, "Fruit Salad" is used as a bridge. It's a very jarring transition, and yet it somehow works.
    • Speaking of inserting Wiggles melodies into covers, "ReWiggled" does this in spades. These included "Play Your Guitar With Murray" in "Pub Feed", "Quack Quack" in "Praise You", and (fittingly) "I Love it When it Rains" in "Umbrella".
  • The entirety of “Bouncing Balls”. Try and watch this at least once without cracking up at such moments as Anthony telling the Wiggles to “get your balls out”. Made even better by most of the group visibly trying to avoid Corpsing through the whole video.

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