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The Wiggles brign many new and exciting things to the field of children's television, but dancing is not one of them. It's kinda... rudimentary.
Did youknow that the blue Wiggle was once named Australia's most eligible bachelor? That exaggerated butt action may not be for the kids.
That's terrifying.
True, that (uh, to Holli's rudimentary dancing post). But that's also why I like them. I love watching littlies throw themselves around thinking they're so cool because they can dance like the Wiggles, instead of trying to mimic the perfect pop video choreography of some other *coughHi5cough* groups.
The most eligible bachelor thing, that was just disturbing.
The most eligible bachelor thing, that was just disturbing.
More disturbing to think of them already breeding...
Wait. Scratch that. Nothing's more disturbing than their slumber party-themed video to Wait Up.
Muuuuuuum, billytea is putting bad thoughts in my brain! Make him stop! I haven't seen the Wait Up video, so I can't really judge how disturbing it is (THOUGH I'M SURE IT'S PERFECTLY INNOCENT), but that wasn't technically the Wiggles, was it? So I can ignore it anyway.
Muuuuuuum, billytea is putting bad thoughts in my brain! Make him stop! I haven't seen the Wait Up video, so I can't really judge how disturbing it is (THOUGH I'M SURE IT'S PERFECTLY INNOCENT), but that wasn't technically the Wiggles, was it? So I can ignore it anyway.
It is perfectly innocent, and insufferably cutesy. Which to me is the disturbing part. (They used to play in pubs, fer cryin' out loud.) As to whether it was technically the Wiggles, it was three quarters of the Wiggles, and the remaining quarter was too busy playing bagpipes in the Australian Army.
Frankly, I think your grounds for ignoring it are a tad shaky.
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AFAIK, only Jeff and Anthony were part of The Cockroaches, which would make them half of The Wiggles, not three quarters. I refuse to blame the other half, Murray and Greg, for insufferable cuteness that they didn't even take part in. I further refuse to diminish their contribution to The Wiggles by implying that Jeff and Anthony can obtain optimal Wiggletude without their brightly coloured bandmates.
Now Megan and I are going to go dance like big uncos to a Christmas album by a certain much discussed band.
I now own a Wombles videotape. I always thought of them as British Banana Splits. Of course, I had their LP already since I needed it for the book. Mike Batt did The Wombles music and wore a womble suit for an entire week to get into character.
The Wiggles are a regular presence on the Disney Channel now and Emmett likes them a lot. Their songs are pretty catchy, but the one without eyebrows is a little freaky looking.
Ah, videotape? They're much odder than the banana splits - they were early eco-warriors (and have given their name to one of the main #Reclaim The Streets crews) . You'll love them, David - and if you do, I recommend the equally brilliant Flumps.
I find it slightly disturbing that I now know the first names of all four Wiggles. This doesn't do much for my 'I know nothing about pop culture' street-cred. And doesn't exactly help me get 'I know about pop culture' credit either.