A Victorian man who became wedged naked in his washing machine during a prank says his freeing by rescue workers with the use of olive oil was "like a birthing".

It took emergency crews in Mooroopna in the state's north about 20 minutes to free the man from the top loader using the oil to lubricate his skin.

The man, who has identified himself only as Laurence, has opened up about the mortifying incident.

He says he had "decided to have a bit of sneaky fun while in the nude", but shortly after clambering into the washing machine found he "couldn't get actually fully in or fully out and had to call for assistance".

"I really just wanted another beer," he told radio station Star FM when asked what went through his mind when he realised he was stuck.

"I thought 'oh I can easily fit in there because it's quite a large washing machine' but yeah, the way that I sat in with the legs crossed, I just couldn't move them to get back out," he said.

The self-proclaimed "practical joker" says he is known among his friends as "Laurence, he's always nude", claiming he has "been in stranger places if that's possible".

He admits to panicking "a little bit" at first and says he called a friend to explain his predicament.

"She said 'are you serious?' And I said, 'yeah you're going to need to call the fire guys or something'," Laurence said.

"I said 'just call Mum or Dad, get an angle grinder and just cut [the machine] down the middle'."

Rescue workers 'just stood in awe'

He says when the rescue workers arrived, most of them were shocked and "a lot of them just stood around in awe and they just wanted to see it for themselves".

Laurence says they turned to olive oil after working their way through the bathroom cabinet of soaps and lotions trying to work him free.

"I said, 'just drag the washing machine out and put it on its side, maybe that will help', so as soon as we did that I just sort of fell out onto the floor," he said.

"It was a bit like a birthing."

He added: "I was quite disappointed they used my good olive oil."

Laurence has thanked the emergency workers for keeping their composure and not asking "too many questions".

First Constable Luke Ingram earlier said it was lucky the man was naked.

"I guess if he's going to get into a washing machine it's best if he has no clothes on to be able to get him out like that," he said.

"I guess the clothes can provide a bit of resistance to try to get him out.

"My advice would be for people not to climb into appliances. Obviously, that causes a number of issues as we've seen on the weekend."

ABC/AFP