When OG Red Wiggle Murray Cook retired from performing along with his cast mates Greg and Jeff, many thought it would be the end of the children's entertainers.

But through reinvention, the introduction of the first girl Wiggle and now a diverse cast of men, women and different cultural backgrounds, the Wiggles have been able to evolve and keep the brand moving forward more than 30 years after their invention.

So are they immortal? Can the wiggles continue on indefinitely?

Original red Wiggle Murray Cook certainly hopes so

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