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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Molly Glassey

The Wiggles’ Tree of Wisdom works it better than Missy Elliott. It’s no wonder he’s a viral sensation in a $2 wig

‘Give this sapling a permanent spot on the crew and let him grow’: Dominic Field (left) as the Tree of Wisdom
‘Give this sapling a permanent spot on the crew and let him grow’: Dominic Field (left) as the Tree of Wisdom Photograph: The Wiggles

In my day, the Wiggles were a tame bunch. Four blokes in loose skivvies whose concerts more closely resembled a school nativity play than a sold-out Eras show.

When I saw them in Toowoomba in 1997, was I thrust into an early puberty by their moves? Hardly. In fact, when all four signed my Dorothy the Dinosaur T-shirt, even at the age of four I thought, clingy much?

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