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Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
05. Mar 2007 at 05:13
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I think it started in the US in 1966. It was an Australian kid's TV show about a boy and his Dad who live on a huge national park and Sonny, the boy, has a pet kangaroo named Skippy. It's the Australian version of Lassie, basically. I liked it back then.


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Re: Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
Reply #1 - 05. Mar 2007 at 11:04
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Nope, only heard of the Jackie Cooper movie from the early 1930's. 



Not much Australian tv in this part of the world.
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Reply #2 - 05. Mar 2007 at 20:50
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It has been released on VHS in the US
  
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Reply #3 - 05. Mar 2007 at 21:48
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I remember it, vaguely. I think i remember the opening theme song. They probably showed reruns on Canadian TV when I was a kid.
  
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Reply #4 - 06. Mar 2007 at 00:29
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It has been released on VHS in the US





Thanks. I'll check it out.
  
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Re: Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
Reply #5 - 06. Mar 2007 at 05:22
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Simon James .... Jerry Hammond

There was this one episode...

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B ut usually he didn't dress that way.
  
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Re: Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
Reply #6 - 06. Mar 2007 at 09:40
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That pic posted by hosenhaus is from what was called at the time 'The New Adventures of Skippy', 39 episodes were produced in the early 90s. The 'New' part of the title got dropped when the series was released on DVD.



Simon James, the boy seen in the above pic was the main character, he played the son of Sonny (Andrew Clarke). In the 60s when the original series was made Sonny, then a boy  (played by Gary Pankhurst)was the main character and best friend of Skippy.

One day I'll make some clips from both series and post them so people can get some idea.

The stories were very similiar to the tv series Flipper. Swap a dolphin for a kangaroo.
  
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Re: Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
Reply #7 - 06. Mar 2007 at 17:29
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I've heard of it. Apparently it was all the rage in Australia, inspiring many Skippy-related toys and other products.
  
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Reply #8 - 07. Mar 2007 at 03:52
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Simon James .... Jerry Hammond

There was this one episode...

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B ut usually he didn't dress that way.




Wow! This makes the whole thread worth it. Thanks.
Actually, I've never seen The New Adventures of Skippy but I'm sure it's worth a look.
  
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Re: Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
Reply #9 - 07. Mar 2007 at 06:49
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MovieKids has several galleries from the early series and also a gallery from New Adventures of...

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Reply #10 - 07. Mar 2007 at 17:01
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MovieKids has several galleries from the early series and also a gallery from New Adventures of...

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Thanks for the link Cal, and thanks to Capt'kirk for his great job of capping all the episodes. I know how time consuming that is and I appreciate it.  Smiley
  
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Re: Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
Reply #11 - 07. Mar 2007 at 18:45
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You're welcome K Smiley

Glad to hear someone is enjoying them and thanks to Cal for pointing out the galleries Smiley
Knowing someone is enjoying them, does make the time and effort worth it Smiley

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Re: Does anyone remember "Skippy"?
Reply #12 - 09. Mar 2007 at 19:11
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Saw two weeks ago! Version from the end 60X years.

Not so bad not so good Wink Very naive old movie!
  
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