Dot and the Kangaroo Part Eight

[Flinklehurst]

It's bizarre re-watching this as an adult, now being familiar with Spike Milligan. The voice is unmistakable.

[biriccina]

Mr. Platypus speaks as an Italian, hehe :D

[evilkeeble1]

when i first saw this movie i was something like 5 or 6 years old and i though platypus was saying "I am the only outragious paradoxus" instead of ornithorhynchus paradoxus.... and i remember running around singing it,

[angelfriend3]

The Bunyip song is my favourite so far

[AlienBoggle]

"Wow, a million years is a long time..."

"I didn't say a million, I said millionsssss"

[InflatableKMH]

After numerous times of watching this, it's only now I can FIANLLY say that scientific term for the platypus without messing up XD

[CooCooCatchoo]

"but it's difficult to believe human beings... they tell such dreadful stories."

[FlipJick]

Wow, the platypus is a total DICK!

[WKJohnsonDesigns]

Dot and the Kangaroo is the reason I have been obsessed with everything Australia. I remember watching this as a kid and remembering how beautiful it was. In school I had to write reports on a foreign country and always picked Australia. Now in about 9 days we leave for Sydney. I still can't believe it.

I started noticing different places in the cartoon that we are actually going to... Blue Mountains & Jenolan Caves (I presume)... Now I just need to prepare myself for the flight.

[Deadboy360]

What were his ancestors called again? O.o I didn't understand what he said XD

[Carlthereviewer]

qaazaaqa, I am from Australia, I only ever saw this film once, may be 20 years ago. But I have a tatered copy of the childrens book based on the film. But it was originally a book by Ethel Pedley. I think it was first published in 1899 and is the oldest Australian clasic for young children.

[NaiTaiDai]

Platypus actually sings about prehistoric animals in the book, doesn't he? It sort of implies he was EXTREMELY old! He also stated humans killed his kind to study them.

[BrennaLloyd]

Platypus song!!!! =D

[FormerlyMrBean667]

What a blast from the past!

I never knew it was Spike Milligan until today, I remember watching it in 1997 and being absolutely in love with nature and animals.

[Apocfetau]

i remebered the entire song... and i get it now!!! it was my favourite movie when i was little but i never understood certain things, it's pretty amazing... thank you <3 i really wanted to see this again!

[rainbowpride76]

Squeeeeee! I LOVED the platypus song!

[fionnon]

I loved this song!!!!!

and that line ''i know that i don't know''

gonna use that one on the girlfriend!! ha

[fionnon]

I loved this song!!!!!!!

[sheeba1068]

nappa: vegeta what does the scouter say about the power levels?

vegeta: it's over 60 million!!!!

nappa: what 60 million there no way that could be right could it?

[Chenoan]

You sir, are awesome.

[Beanie5001]

Hold on... what movie is this? never seen it  ...

[bunnyninjaofsuna]

i'd forgotten about that song. great way to teach kids how tom pronounce scientific names of animals.

[qaazaaqa]

I remember seeing this when I was little also. It really exposed me to Australia and I learned a lot about Australian animals. This film has such a good message about the environment. I am an America and I remember there was so much Australian stuff in the media back in the 1980's. I remember around this time also discovering the music of bands like Midnight Oil and I learned more about Australia from them also, I still love so much Aussie stuff today, even though I have never been there.

[Raptormon132]

@qaazaaqa

You know that's what makes the Dot and the Kangaroo Sequels so good for kids or people at any age. Not only are they adventurous & entertaining, but educational too.

[Aussiebabe4life]

Omg i use to LOVE this song when i was a kid

[LauraBeachnut]

Wow, meeting them were like going to a gay bar and finding the oldest bitchiest drag queens in existence.

[VCat2006]

"All animals are members of the Kingdom Animalia. This kingdom generally includes the moving things made of flesh, including birds, mammals, fish, mollusks, reptiles, insects, humans, and many other organisms. [...]"

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The kangaroo must've meant "mammal".

[moatguy]

Yeah you,re right. An animal is any organism except a plant.

[aldiakaroofus]

They fixed that in the French version.

[ragemanchoo82]

"It has feet like a duck but its furry! They're all a part of my Wildlife Treasury!"

[sw33tness666]

Damn platypus thinking they're too good for us. Your burrow is not better than my house!

[djnemesisuk]

This one was my fav song on the program.

Probs cos of mr platapus.

"I just said that!! whats the matter with you!" love that haha

[oshinataka]

They're poisonous!

[moatguy]

Only the male.

[ragemanchoo82]

They are? o_o

[moatguy]

Male Platypie have poisonous spurs on their hind legs.

[slishslash100]

WHAT! THEY CANT BE POISONESSSSSSSSS........o crap

[moatguy]

In the mouth like some snakes no,but male platypus have poisones spurs on their hind feet. Mosty when they are in danger they kick their hind legs and jab the spur into the foe. Ouch! Even though not deadly to humans being stung by the spurs can be painful.

[oshinataka]

The platypus is now known by the name Ornithorhynchus anatinus, not Ornithorhynchus paradoxus.

[MeiTow]

@oshinataka  True, but this book was written in the late 1800's so you can understand why they call themselves that. :)

[oshinataka]

@MeiTow

I see! :)

[BeefyPorker25]

It's funny how the wise platypus acts like a smart arse know-it-all! lol :)

[ReevaInari]

Very smart creature. He can remember his prehistoric ancestors.

[Energywitch]

Yeah these little buddys are so cute in reallife.

[moatguy]

Mr Platypus was voiced by Spike Miligan. Miligan was also the narator in the Cat Stevens cartoon Moonshadow.

[quiksilviana]

lol what snobs jj they're pretty cool

dot and the kangaroo is the scariest movie i've ever seen - HONESTLY!!!

[auscanman]

Hey, Donald Rumsfeld's famous known knows, known unknowns and unknown unknowns comment was clearly stolen from Mr. Platypus "I know that I don't know where you live!"

[moatguy]

Aww the platypie were so cute. :D