Skippy the bush kangaroo
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was a popular Australian television series for children produced from 1966 to 1968. Ninety-one 30-minute episodes were made over the three seasons of production. Although at the time of first screening Australian television was still in black and white (colour TV broadcasting did not begin until 1975), the show was shot in colour on 16 mm film to increase its international marketability, most notably in the United States and Canada, where it aired in syndication between 1969 and 1972.
The star of the show was Skippy, a female Eastern Grey Kangaroo. Skippy was a pet owned by the son of the Head Ranger of the real Waratah National Park, based in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in northern Sydney, and the stories revolved around the park, its creatures and dangers and their adventures in the Australian bush. The series was screened in over eighty countries and its theme tune, composed by Eric Jupp, is one of the best known and most recognisable Australian tunes. The long version (the B side on the record) has lyrics by Ted Roberts.
The series was revived in 1992 as the short-lived The New Adventures Of Skippy using an entirely new cast including Andrew Clarke, plot and location with several children as the stars. This version also aired on Animal Planet in the United States in 1997.
The original series was also parodied in a recurring sketch as part of the British comedy series Goodness Gracious Me under the title "Skipinder, the Punjabi Kangaroo": the parody redubbed scenes from the original Skippy. Australian sketch comedy series Fast Forward also frequently parodied Skippy, with Michael Veitch playing Sonny and Marg Downey playing Clancy, whose head alone was visible, alongside an obviously fake stuffed kangaroo, often with unpleasant intentions toward his younger human companion.
The series was referenced on the TV show House, M.D. in the episode "The Jerk," when the young patient mocked Australian doctor Robert Chase by repeatedly calling him "Skippy the bush kangaroo" or simply "Skippy."
The character was also referenced in the first "Crocodile Dundee" movie when, after outshooting drunk poachers from behind the corpse of the kangaroo they'd shot, Michael J. "Mick" Dundee turns to the dead kangaroo and says, "Good one, Skippy."
The famous clicking sounds made by Skippy are not made by real kangaroos, as is the popular American and British belief. Fabulous Films have released in the UK a region 2 PAL 5 disc complete 1st Season DVD box set that features all 39 episodes. They are also releasing on September 24th Skippy and the Intruders which was the legendary Skippy feature film made in 1969 that has been lost for 35 years.
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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was a wonderful children's show from the 1970s. It was shown in most parts of the British Commonwealth. Sonny, his dad, and their pet kangaroo, Skippy, had many adventures.
Now, Sonny is grown, with twins of his own, Jerry and Lou. Sonny is a former Park Ranger who now helps run Habitat, a wildlife park.
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Skippy Cast
Ed Devereaux
Garry Pankhurst
Ken James
Tony Bonner
Liza Goddard
Morgan Brain
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- Nostalgia central
- Skippy used to bound through the Waratah National Park in Sydney with his adoring owner, Sonny Hammond (son of the park ranger) to an irritating ...
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- "Skippy" (1966)
- Directed by Ed Devereaux. With Elke Neidhart, Ed Devereaux, Garry Pankhurst. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussions, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Fan Sites
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