It turns out the return of original Yellow Wiggle, Greg, isn’t such great news after all. To their kindergartner fans The Wiggles are four finger pointing, skivvy wearing dudes with a red car and prehistoric pal… but to the men beneath the skivvies The Wiggles is a multi-million dollar business in the cut throat entertainment game.
The happy reunion that was announced yesterday has now turned sour after speculation about the treatment of Sam Moran – the now-ousted Wiggle who wore the yellow turtleneck during Greg’s absence. The official Wiggles statement said that Sam had “graciously offered to step aside on hearing of Greg’s ability to return,” but this morning during a celebratory Today show appearance the band members conceded that that was not in fact the case.
During a uncharacteristic moment of journalism Richard Wilkins brought up the “sixty-four thousand dollar question” about what was to become of Sam that resulted in the most awkward Today show moment since that guy skewered a live duck with a fishing hook. The Blue Wiggle, Anthony, straight up admits that Sam did not “offer to step aside” and that he wasn’t even aware that Greg was returning to the group.
Richard: “What about Sam?”
Blue Wiggle: “Well Sam did a fantastic job… but what Sam does now is… his contract…”
Richard: “So he was a hired hand?”
BW: “Yes.”
Richard: “I gather this [return of Greg as the Yellow Wiggle] was news to him?”
BW: “Yeah… Yes it was news to him.”
Richard: “How did he take it?”
BW: “Ahhh… I haven’t spoken to him so I don’t know.”
It’s pretty clear which finger The Wiggles are pointing at Sam.
Wake up Sam: you’ve just been fucked over.
