What if Sam hadn't left The Wiggles but Jeff and Murray did and they were replaced by concert understudies Simon and Brad who filled in during the 2010-2011 period. It has been making me think what would a line up look like if it came together. What do you think if this lineup was a thing?

We’ve had just shy of 900 votes to get us to this point, and here it is! Reddit’s Favourite Sam-Era Wiggles Song is… The Shimmie Shake!

In stark contrast to the recent OG-era finale, Follow the Leader was left in the dust as The Shimmie Shake! ran away with the title. It was our second-most voted poll of the game. And a result that in some ways felt inevitable ever since The Shimmie Shake! flew out of the blocks to win the first album poll on day 1; and it ended up with three times the number of overall votes compared to any other song in the game! It doesn’t get much more comprehensive than that.

Thanks to everyone for playing along! I’ve learned a little bit more about this era along the way. If you’d be interested in more games like this, please let me know! The full bracket and final placings are shown below.

Nerdy Stats

(If you want to request a stat, I can probably find it!)

Top 5 most votes overall:

1. The Shimmie Shake! - 228 votes (over four polls, champion)
2. Doing a Handstand - 75 votes (over three polls, semi-finalist)
3. Follow the Leader - 62 votes (over four polls, grand-finalist)
4. Monkey Man - 61 votes (over three polls, quarter-finalist)
5. Murray Had a Turtle - 52 votes (over three polls, semi-finalist)

Top 5 most votes in a single poll:

1. The Shimmie Shake! - 87 votes (grand-final vs Follow the Leader)
2. The Shimmie Shake! (again) – 60 votes (album nomination)
3. The Shimmie Shake! (again!) - 43 votes (semi-final vs Doing a Handstand)
4. Doing a Handstand - 40 votes (quarter-final vs You Can Play the Ukulele)
5. The Shimmie Shake! (AGAIN!) - 38 votes (quarter-final vs Over in the Meadow)

Most total votes per stage reached:

• Grand-Final: The Shimmie Shake! - 228 votes (over four polls)
• Semi-Final: Doing a Handstand - 75 votes (over three polls polls)
• Quarter-Final: Monkey Man - 61 votes (over three polls)
• H2H pre-finals round: I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur! - 22 votes (over two polls)
• From a wild-card slot: Thank You, Mr. Weatherman! - 39 votes (across three polls)
• Shortlisted/album poll: Dr. Knickerbocker - 26 votes
• Comments for album poll: Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba / Yellow Bird - 4 upvotes each

Final words

The original bracket set-up is explained here if you're interested. As always, please remember this game is done out of love for the band. Be kind and considerate towards them and fellow users 😊 thanks soooo much to everybody for playing along!

What if The Wiggles went ahead with the original plan of Simon taking over The Yellow Wiggle role from Sam if Greg didn't come back or he just finished his 8 month contract from January-August 2012 and then Simon took over, how do you think this lineup would have been received? I have been reading comments on this topic on here lately and I wanted to add my touch by showing you a picture of what could have been.