Captain Feathersword

Captain Feathersword, famously called "the Friendly Pirate", wears a hat, patch, and puffy shirt and wields a "feathery saber". He is best known for his catchphrase "Ahoy there, me hearties!". A running joke with the Captain is his use of the phrase "Well, blow me down!", which usually results in the characters nearest him obeying his wish by blowing him to the ground with a gust of breath.

The Captain was created because The Wiggles understood that young children, especially boys, like pirates; they gave him a "feathersword" because they wanted him to be nonviolent. Anthony Field originated the role, and Paul Paddick, whom Field called "just as funny offstage as on, began playing him in 1993. At first, Paddick's role was minor, but it eventually evolved, and he's been called "the Fifth Wiggle". For many parents, his vocal impersonations "are the high point of the Wiggles stage show" and include singers Mick Jagger, Cher, Placido Domingo, and James Hetfield. Paddick is also able to sing at a very high falsetto.