Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

• Skippy
• Ed Devereaux: Matt Hammond
• Ken James: Mark Hammond
• Garry Pankhurst: Sonny Hammond
• Tony Bonner: Jerry King
• Liza Goddard: Clarissa Clancy Merrick
• Frank Thring: Dr. Alexander Stark
• Elke Neidhardt: Dr. Anna Steiner
• John Warwick: Sir Adrian Gillespie

Skippy, the bush kangaroo (Original Title: Skippy ) is an Australian television series.

This adventure series for children was produced from 1966 to 1968. The Australian answer to Lassie to a gray kangaroo, which was often depicted with a baseball cap, was a huge success and was sold in 128 countries. It is one next to Flipper, Daktari and Fury of the classics at the animal film series. Directed by, among others, the Australian actor Ed Devereaux, who also played one of the lead roles. From the series 91 episodes were produced. The theme song is by Eric Jupp and was also very well known. In 1969, a feature film and in 1992 with new cast, a new edition of the series filmed, which was, however, not a success. From 1969 to 1975, the ARD sent only 48 episodes. From 2002 showed Cable1 in a new dubbed all episodes.

Skippy, the bush kangaroo formed the basis for the Australian animated television series Skippy the bush pilot.

Action

Matt Hammond is a gamekeeper in the fictional Australian Waratah National Park. His son Sonny is friends with a kangaroo named Skippy. Whether now at risk from bushfire or criminal, Skippy is always the right time to the site, to save people or animals.

This and That

• Since the kangaroo usually not as wanted as the movie people wanted were constantly (with the cut work made ​​invisible ) people behind Skippy and directed it.
• The British actress Liza Goddard was seen here in her first role. She later married actor and rock star Alvin Stardust
• This was the first Australian television series that was broadcast in color.
• The film was shot in the Ku- ring-gai Chase National Park, 25 km north of Sydney. The buildings and props from the series can still be visited today.
• Skippy was played by at least nine kangaroos.
• Actress Elke Neidhardt is a native German. Also in the series, she played a German scientist.
• In the wake of the popularity of this series, the so-called Skippybälle were popular. These are bouncy balls with grab handles, with which children can bounce up and down.
• In Sweden, the series was because of the fear that children could grow up in the belief that animals communicated with people, radios could operate and play the drums, never aired.
• In Germany, the Australian football player Robbie Kruse was nicknamed Skippy.