Entertainment & Music Wiggles - What the?

[outabounds]

So a few months after Sam gets the flick. Geoff, Murray and Greg sail off into the sunset and poor old Sam does not get a recall.One of the replacements is a girl.
What is going on?
Lots of upset 2 year olds around Australia tonight.

 

[Igloo]

I was amazed at that too. They piss him off to make room for Greg, and he announces (along with Murray and Jeff) that he is retiring? You'd be massively pissed off if you were him.

I was never a Wiggles kid though, and I have no kids, so I couldn't care less that they are changing. Will be strange whenever I do see them in the media though.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

They were never the same after Syd Barrett left.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Emma Watkins is the girl.

 

[JUBJUB]

So a few months after Sam gets the flick. Geoff, Murray and Greg sail off into the sunset and poor old Sam does not get a recall.One of the replacements is a girl.
What is going on?
Lots of upset 2 year olds around Australia tonight.

"Wake up Simon" just doesn't have the same appeal as "Wake up Jeff"

At least they didn't do the Hi-5 trick of replacing like for like.Asian chick leaves,in comes new Asian chick.Dorky blond gay looking dude leaves,dorky blond gay looking dude comes in.Curly headed bloke leaves,curly headed bloke comes in.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Emma Watkins who is the new Yellow Wiggle

 

[LadyPants]

Why did Greg always remind me of Lenny Hayes?

 

[raven echo]

They were never the same after Syd Barrett left.

lol'd.

 

[The Speaker]

I was amazed at that too. They piss him off to make room for Greg, and he announces (along with Murray and Jeff) that he is retiring? You'd be massively pissed off if you were him.

I was never a Wiggles kid though, and I have no kids, so I couldn't care less that they are changing. Will be strange whenever I do see them in the media though.

Wasn't Anthony (the last one standing) the one who had the biggest disagreement with Sam?

 

[Natho]

I'm sure Lenny would dominate Greg as the yellow wiggle.

 

[Igloo]

Wasn't Anthony (the last one standing) the one who had the biggest disagreement with Sam?

I have no idea. Im not that familiar with Wiggles politics
I didn't know there was any disagreements. I just thought that they wanted Greg back.

 

[Quivorir]

Wasn't Anthony (the last one standing) the one who had the biggest disagreement with Sam?

Yes

Couldnt care less about the Wiggles, never liked em, and if I can get my kids (when I have kids) to grow up not knowing they exist, I consider that a job well done.

 

[Caesar]

The Wiggles have a bit of a reputation for being a bit ruthless. Their first album was recorded with a fifth guy, Philip Wilcher. According to him, he came back from an overseas trip to find out they'd recorded a second album without him.

They told him he was no longer needed, and that was it. Later, they re-released the first album minus his contributions and without acknowledging his original involvement.

 

[Cruyff14]

Quite a CV -

* They perform to close to one million people each year

* The Wiggles made $28.5 million last year, down from $45 million in 2009

* Their debut album came out in 1991 and sold 100,000 copies

* Merchandise sales, for items such as lunch boxes, were $5.4 million in 2010

* Wiggles songs have been used in TV shows including The West Wing and Arrested Development

* The Wiggles were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2011, alongside Kylie Minogue

* They were Australia's richest entertainers from 2004 to 2008, according to BRW

* The group sold more than 17 million DVDs and four million CDs by 2008 _ 17 gold, 12 platinum, three double-platinum, and 10 multi-platinum

* They had the highest-selling children's video in 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2007

* In 2007, The Wiggles made ARIA Awards history by winning the most ARIA awards in any one category. Between 1995 and 2011, they won 10 for best Australian children's album.

* The Wiggles TV shows are broadcast in more than 100 countries

 

[Plugger35]

They were never the same after Syd Barrett left.

I lost interest in them when Keith Moon (aka the Mad Wiggle) died of a drug overdose, they lost their spark after that.

The Wiggles have a bit of a reputation for being a bit ruthless. Their first album was recorded with a fifth guy, Philip Wilcher. According to him, he came back from an overseas trip to find out they'd recorded a second album without him.

They told him he was no longer needed, and that was it. Later, they re-released the first album minus his contributions and without acknowledging his original involvement.

He was the Pete Best of the Wiggles.

 

[The Sultan]

looks like Murray can now concentrate on his goal umpiring career.

 

[Rod Stroker]

He was the Pete Best of the Wiggles.

The Clarence Walker of The Beatles

There was clearly something going on with Sam, that ended really weird.
I reckon it's going to look odd and creepy now with Anthony up there together with 3 kids who are 30 years younger than him. They've lost the plot a bit.

Still, I'll be seeing them at their farewell show here next week, kid has been looking for it.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Must admit both my boys are massive wiggles fans! Thought the older one has just grown out of them.

I'll be taking my 2 year old to their farewell concert at the end of the year!

 

[Lemma]

Can someone one explain what has happened? Half the band are just leaving?

 

[SugarShane]

looks like Murray can now concentrate on his goal umpiring career.

Quality. I appreciated it

 

[courtjester]

I fail to understand why adults really care, there were vox pops in papers today on "Will the Wiggles be the same?"

Who really cares? They are just a massive corporate entity, a very successful one. This just means they will remain so. Kids really don't give a toss who is up there singing if the presenters and songs are engaging. And the average span a kid enjoys the Wiggles would be perhaps three years, so within a short space of time no kids will care about Murray, Jeff and Greg any more...