Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

[Stephen L Smith]

So I don't distract from the other threads, I thought I would continue a few interesting links on Skippy

Here is an interesting link showing Skippy's 'home' in the 1960's and 40 years later The Skippy Project

Sydney in the 1960's and 40 years later The Skippy Project: Episode 17

Here is a former actor talking about the Skippy film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FF57yleIFk
See also https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=skippy+bush

 

[One Little Nail]

It wasn't that long ago you were comparing Australia to yoghurt (no culture) & now it's Skippy this & Skippy that,
Freud was right when he said Kiwi's had Aussie Envy

 

[Edward]

My current e-book for relaxation is "Lost in Shangri-La", the story of a U.S. Army plane crash in the New Guinea mountains during World War II and the subsequent rescue of survivors. Alexander Cann was on the rescue effort and made a short documentary film of the rescue. In the 'what happened to them after the war' section, they mention that Cann appeared in Skippy. Imdb credits him with one episode in 1969.

 

[Jack K]

I'm about to date myself...

I watched reruns of the original Skippy series when I was a child growing up in New Mexico. My parents were pretty guarded about what we could see, but Skippy was always allowed. Good show. I remember my mom telling us that, unlike Skippy, real kangaroos don't make chattering noises.

 

[Stephen L Smith]

It wasn't that long ago you were comparing Australia to yoghurt (no culture) & now it's Skippy this & Skippy that,

i can help you reconcile this apparent discrepancy. You said Kangaroos were over sized rodents. Thus Skippy is a nice story but cannot be regarded as culture

 

[Stephen L Smith]

Freud was right when he said Kiwi's had Aussie Envy

I was listening to a commentary on our radio yesterday about the woeful state of Australian rugby. Thus nothing we need to be envious of

 

[Tim]

I'm about to date myself...

I watched reruns of the original Skippy series when I was a child growing up in New Mexico. My parents were pretty guarded about what we could see, but Skippy was always allowed. Good show. I remember my mom telling us that, unlike Skippy, real kangaroos don't make chattering noises.

...but I think in North America, the title of the show had wild instead of bush?

 

[Jack K]

I'm about to date myself...

I watched reruns of the original Skippy series when I was a child growing up in New Mexico. My parents were pretty guarded about what we could see, but Skippy was always allowed. Good show. I remember my mom telling us that, unlike Skippy, real kangaroos don't make chattering noises.

...but I think in North America, the title of the show had wild instead of bush?

All I remember is "Skippy." I'm pretty sure you're right, though, that the word "bush" was nowhere in the title. It would have totally confused American children.

 

[Stephen L Smith]

I hope they preserve the ranger headquarters still in the park North of Sydney. I guess they will use it for the 50 year celebrations?

 

[Edward]

I recall Skippy as being a LOT better than Flipper. As I recall, they had a cute girl to offset the obnoxious kid, rather than another boy, the Australian accents were a lot better than the nasal yankee squeeks of the Flipper boys, and the kangaroo had a lot better personality than the seafood.

 

[Stephen L Smith]

All I remember is "Skippy." I'm pretty sure you're right, though, that the word "bush" was nowhere in the title. It would have totally confused American children.

Just curious as to why it would be confusing?

 

[Tim]

To us, the word bush most commonly refers to a small plant or tree, not the wilderness. I think you might tend to use the term bushwalking, whereas we might say, hiking or walk in the woods. Consider also bushfire versus wildfire.

 

[Stephen L Smith]

To us, the word bush most commonly refers to a small plant or tree, not the wilderness.

Thanks for the clarification. In NZ and Australia, bush can refer to a tree or the wilderness depending on context.

 

[johnny]

So I don't distract from the other threads, I thought I would continue a few interesting links on Skippy

Here is an interesting link showing Skippy's 'home' in the 1960's and 40 years later The Skippy Project

Sydney in the 1960's and 40 years later The Skippy Project: Episode 17

Here is a former actor talking about the Skippy film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FF57yleIFk
See also https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=skippy+bush

Thank you for the Photo Links, brings back a lot of memories.

I used to go to Skippy Park a lot in the seventies, even way back then it felt somewhat dated.
There wasn't much to do in the park, they had a train ride which was the highlight, you had to walk down a steep hill to get to it.
There were large enclosures of animals that you could walk into, the emus were notoriously frightening.
They always had a kangaroo tied up who was suggested to be the "child of skippy" but there were plenty of other kangaroos just jumping around.
They also played reruns of Skippy inside the Ranger house, they had a little food court which sold souvenirs.

It was a beautiful place and the walks inside and surrounding the park are breathtaking and dangerous.
It is a rugged arid area, the rocks give way under your feet, there are sheer cliffs everywhere.
Not to mention plenty of Brown Snakes, Funnel Web Spiders and Ticks.

Oh yes and Paul Hogan lived around the corner from here before he made Crocodile Dundee,,,