yer i grow up on skippy i even went there as at 10yr old on a skool bus trip i think thay should ten it into a TREE TOP ADVENTURE PARK and cafe like here in minmi were i live :) trust me this is the way to save waratah national park :)
I remember watching "Skippy" after school when I was around 8 or 9. The program was shown on a local T.V. station here in New York City. About ten years ago I was working in the Austrailian Consulates Office in Manhattan and began singing the theme song to the program. Needless to say I was surrounded by almost the entire office staff. They applauded when I was done. I then broke into "Tie Me Kangaroo Down" and the whole place went wild. Think the Consulate was out of town that day.
skippy the bush kangaro was the most fav program of my youth days and still to this day i have a betamax video recording from 1967 of the program but wish i had a betamax to play it on still i know even if all else fails fingers crossed that will never happen i will always have this to remind me of a program that brought joy and fullfillment to me (priceless)
i went to Waratah Park with my school in 1981...back then it was opened to the public...and i loved it...i would love to go again...i hope with all my heart that this wonderful place can be restored to its original 1960s spleandour and returned to us again :-)
@AllAboutLOVEatYuToob i remember going there twice as a kid, and it may have been in the 70's. I remember a train and seeing the actual Ranger HQ and helicopter was something special.
I don't really remember seeing Skippy..lol
In a way it's amazing this building sits there ignored for so many years, hopefully good things will start to happen there, and thats well overdue
I remember watching the show in the late 60's...was curious as to what happened with the characters and animals. Would love to see the reruns on Nick@Night
@leokimvideo In 2003, Waratah Park was taken over by Earth Sanctuaries Limited who restore native wildlife habitats. Its future was bright as the first native earth sanctuary in Sydney that focused on the promotion and protection of Australian native flora and fauna. Sadly the parent company of Waratah Park failed, so the Govt transfered Waratah Park to a property development group. the park was closed all animals removed in August '09. Nothing has been decided yet, but it wont be deeloped
@QueenBeatlesWings thanks for the update, i can see via nearmap ( updated mapping web utility) the development next door to Skippy park seems to have frozen in time. I can't see any development there since I was there 2 years ago. The latest aerial map I see is Sept 2011
I also still see the large trees hard up against the rear of the Rangers HQ, and that to me is something which needs to be addressed.
Absolutely loved watching this show with my now 12 y.o. son. He was about 2-5 & it was a complete hit in our house. Brung back skippy! Preserve the sanctuary that was the park in the show. You know... The one that starts with "W". (I'll never spell it right so I'm not even going to humiliate myself with trying! Thx for the memories.
Channel Nine just played an episode of Skippy just then. Shame it's on at 01:30am but it was still nice to catch an old episode again. Brought back some old memories of when it use to be on in the afternoons after school!
thats awfull skippy is my favorate show yes they should restore skippys home it is a keep sake,,,they dont make good family shows anymore like skippy,,,,
Hi Leo, What a blast from the past. I didn't know the set was still around. It's been a couple of years since you put this on. How's the progress of save the ranger HQ going? Skippy fan forever! Real Aussie film production. I'm 46 and grew up with this tv show, in b+w.
@pjmjk I bet there were many around hoping this part of Australian history would just slip away. Funny how once something is out of the spotlight for a time it just vanishes. I was to do a follow up video but unfortunately real world work has completely taken over my life, and I don't play the tube slave game.
I met Ed Devereaux in 1969 or 1970 - we were on a cruise ship with him and his family to Europe and spent a month together. He was a charming gentleman. He was taking the family back to England. I can remember being in Germany watching Skippy in German. I commend your efforts and will sign your petition.
Good day skippy, well I know you are alive and well in the outback somewhere - a great kids programme nothing like the drivell made up today - hope you manage to save the park - when is the comeback series start then? and if anyone says you are a wallaby then just tell them they are wrong! cheers skip! see you again soon.
I grew up with the TV series Skippy in Nigeria,West Africa in the late 60's and early 70's.Great series and brings back sweet childhood memories.I was remembering the song when I visited the campaigner's YouTube site to watch and listen to the Skippy tune again.I think these investors who want to destroy Skippy's sanctuary has made a big mistake.
I was here, thanks to my cousin's husband, when I was living in Australia, in St Ives, northern suburbs of Sydney! We got permission, somehow, when I pestered them enough to do it to prove that the show existed, as they did not know coming from Italy, originally. I was right, though and we drove through this pace thanks to Stephen and his friends at Westfield. Loved the show although I was 2 when it came out. Good on ya!
I'm very sorry to hear of the death of John McCallum, the creator of this wonderful TV series, who passed away this morning (Wed. 3 Feb. 2010) in a Sydney nursing home age 91. He brought much joy to all the children whose life was brightened by the series which was yet another iconic Australian TV production. My condolences to all his family and friends.
a national treasure , an icon to the children of the 1960's , skippy WAS Australia, bet there are tens of thousands maybe hundreds of thousands who emigrated to oz because of skippy
@hayleyluvs2shuffle I don't really know... It's been 40 years now. I don't know if she is still alive. But I do know for sure that Ed Devereaux AKA Mr. Hammond died in his early 70's...
I am about to do a update to this video, some very interesting info has been sent to me related to this site, and it's time to save Ranger HQ before the developers wipe it clear away
I still remember watching reruns of this show back in the early 80's... This is right up there with the top productions this country has seen... To see this landmark destroyed by developing greed would be a true shame... Long live ***SKIPPY*** in the hearts of all Australians.
I watched Skippy when I was around 6 years old in the early 70s in the UK. It was the first time I saw a helicopter and I knew from that day what I wanted to do. 38 years later I live in Australia and own a 'Skippy' Bell 47 helicopter. Long live Skippy!
@poffy8888 NO .... they are not tasteless in the least, they are actually really nice to eat and are FANTASTIC on the BBQ, really fine grain in the meat, perhaps you should try some before commenting ...... though I'll take an educated guess that you'll need to de-hug yourself from that tree and get your head out of the clouds first!
Truley a shame that this is happening ! .....I belive that you Aussies owe it to children of all ages all over the world to look after this monument to the " Digger spirit "
god. ive got photos of me in 1973, 8 months preggers, it was a good place to go.fwhat happened , dont get the developers involved, please, where is the state gov.when they are really needed.
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It is in fact true that skippy has died, I was there when it happened, he was tough at that age as most roo meat is when added to the stew, hence the song,
"Who Put The Roo In The Stew" song, my memory of this was with damper & billy tea.
Thanks for doing this great video. One for the memories and two for raising the issue of preserving a very important part of Australia. Skippy was and still is Australia's biggest and most well known export. Please everyone ..pass this clip on to others to raise awareness and help ensure this place is always kept alive.
Thank you, looks like the Skippy doco finally made it to air, it was on ABC1 tonight, nice to see some of the cast as they look today. It was a fascinating insight indeed.
Hi Leo, My name is Penny Edmonds and I'm heading up the Waratah Earth Sanctuary Support group. This video is wonderful, and it reflects everything I feel about Waratah. I have sent you an email and I hope that you will reply.
Hi Penny..I have not forgotten you, very soon I will have a update done, just too much real world work on at the moment, I have had zero time to spend the day to do a nice update, and sort out links on this video as well.
Skippy died. A friend of mine worked on the series and tells me, once, to get ''the shot'' they threw a roo off a huge bush rock (about 30foot high) that was one instance, im also told there were many other failed ''roo stunts'' resulting in fatal injuries.
As for the set still being there, great, it should be a heritage listed spot.
Skippy let me down as a child i will never forget this brings back a deep unseated hatred for skippy and friends.i joined the shippy fan club and never got my skippy lapel pin wich is all i wanted so i could wear it to school with my mates they got theres Bloody kangaroo i Hate you I WANT MY LAPEL PIN
this is disgusting that this area is not preserved ,,and open to tourists and maintained as a place to see where our icon came from,,,,neglecting the animals is a disgrace...noone in their right mind should own this but the government ,,,there needs to be intervenement from the state government to preserve this site and what made it famous....im disgsted about this it makes me sick that our histrory is being rotted away
You are quite right about these Labour Governments allowing our history and heritage just rot away in all areas! As they only respect their own internal history of the party politic! Even though its large numbers of public servants are TEACHERS for god sakes?They teach what? More fore the holy dollars to the UNIONS stuff all else that which makes up this country? NOT JUST PAID VOTERS??????????????????????
Well thats where we differ, queenie boy - I'm no fag but I respect your right to out yourself on Youtube. Say it loud, say it proud....you do seem to have some other issues to deal with, though - good luck with that...
Really interesting - thanks for posting. It would be great to preserve /restore the set. Australia really doesn't have a lot of places like this. Brings back a lot of memories.
I grew up Watching Skippy and watching this short Clip of yours made me cry. I love watching the show when I was growing up in the 1970's and still am. Great work Mate.
Growing up in Canada in the 60's Skippy gave me my first introduction to Australia. I really don't remember much about the show but it along with the Forest Rangers (a Canadian Show) were two of my favourites.
A perfect example of the lack of lateral thinking by the NSW Government and the NSW Tourism Board. With the degree of global 'branding' Skippy has had, you'd think it would be part of the 'Summer Bay' day trip.
Excellent comment, I totally agree, you could do two classics TV shows in one day, mind you the residents up that way are now quite used to the recluse this part of Sydney has.
The doco you mention is called Skippy: Australia's First Superstar. It will be broadcast on ABC in Australia and BBC in UK, both around end of August 2009. I hope you like it.. I wrote and directed it...
I am not sure Ch9 can do anything, they were just a station who played the series, I believe the old production company related to the series is still around, you have to remember the surviving producers would be in their 80's / 90's now, the actors in their 60's / 80's
I still find it curious that the producers of the series built a real Ranger Headquarters building, thats very unusual in the film industry to make something built to last, usually everything is fairly make shift.
Bloody Brilliant at lest someone cares about sydneys icons / tv show of yesteryear the goverment doesent give sh#$t about anythink australian any more 5 stars for this video ... it takes some one form WA to care bloody hell ...
I love this video. It use ti be on TV when I was a kid but then b4 I left Canada in the early 70s I use to watch it on a french channel, then when I returned to the states 15 years ago I was watching it on the Animal Planet.
I hope the release the DVD collection her in Canada I would buy it,
I just hope the money raised from the DVD's could go into preservation of this unique film set and environment.
There is also issues related to a actor from the series now asking where is the money he's owed, seems they were verbal contracts and no one ever thought the series would be a international long term success spanning 40 years.
I watched Skippy in French in Quebec in the 70s and 80s, and I visited the HQ in early 2004 during a 3-month trip Down Under. At the time, they were trying to reintroduce local fauna in the park or had some sort of preservation mission going on. Now, there's a development company right next to the park? I'm disgusted.
I watched skipp in the seventies as a kid in Ghana, West Africa, it was fantastic, a show that no kid want to miss. It was very very popular and this video brings back that childhood feeling of sitting before the TV and inpatiently waiting for Skipping the Bush kangaroo show to start. Thanks for this video.
It seems Tony Bonner is in court with the producers of the series, seems his contract was a verbal one, and now some 40 years on he is chasing some money he believes is owed to him. Some of the producers would be in their 80's now, Tony's 65.
I've been to Skippy Park (As it was called years ago) a number of times and I'm rather disgusted at how they've let the place deteriorate. It should be preserved by the National Trust for its historical and cultural value.
Skippy was a favourite of mine back in Portugal in the early 70's...sad to see that his mid-century HQ is so run down. What can we do to help Skippy's pad?
Well done. I thought it was a great series when I watched repeats in the 70s. Tony Bonner (Jerry the helicopter guy) was recently in the news, feeling he'd been ripped off for royalties from 'Skippy' and now the DVDs will make the owners of the series a little bit happier while denying Tony well-earned cash. BTW his daughter plays Steph Scully on 'Neighbours' Maybe we can get Tony to work at a revamped heritage listed 'Waratah National Park' set. Bradman, Gough, Lawson, Hoges, and Skippy!
I want you to know that you would get lots of support from the Nordic Countries, where Skippy is played every week on TV. Make them aware of your cause.
It seems this is something that needs to be preserved. Generations of children grew up with the little Eastern Grey Kangaroo...
Hope you get some more coverage. Go to the media and milk it.
Wow! Being an avid yesteryear fan of Skippy, I totally forgot that there could have been a film set. Great video! Hopefully it will be reopened again but NOT to developers.
I only ever knew the fate of Skippy the kangaroo. Apparently, being underpaid, he got totally bemused with his pay and one day, with the helicopter left running, he jumped into it and, being a trained pilot, he flew off.
He was never seen again until a few years back when it was discovered that he now owns shares in the development company that built next to the park. He also changed his name to Pete after marrying a Koala bear. They never had kids. He blamed TV pressure and the press.
This video has certainly struck a nerve in many countries, overseas viewers can't believe the Skippy set still exists, but the story is unfolding to who approved the development next door, I would still love to know the future plans for the site.
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That was amazing! Poor Skip! Da Da Da Dump De Dump! Da Daaattt De Dump, De Dump De Dump De Dump dee Dar deee De deee! It's too hard to type the rest of the song! hehehhe!
yer i grow up on skippy i even went there as at 10yr old on a skool bus trip i think thay should ten it into a TREE TOP ADVENTURE PARK and cafe like here in minmi were i live :) trust me this is the way to save waratah national park :)
roscominmiboi 5 months ago
bring back skippy ......
markstone20 7 months ago
I remember watching "Skippy" after school when I was around 8 or 9. The program was shown on a local T.V. station here in New York City. About ten years ago I was working in the Austrailian Consulates Office in Manhattan and began singing the theme song to the program. Needless to say I was surrounded by almost the entire office staff. They applauded when I was done. I then broke into "Tie Me Kangaroo Down" and the whole place went wild. Think the Consulate was out of town that day.
sleepingbagpiper 7 months ago
Skippy's on the toilet paper Bro.
ChenMcGen 7 months ago
they should remake skippy for todays children its a lot better than some of the crap they are passing of as childrens programs today.
lidelbeer 7 months ago
skippy the bush kangaro was the most fav program of my youth days and still to this day i have a betamax video recording from 1967 of the program but wish i had a betamax to play it on still i know even if all else fails fingers crossed that will never happen i will always have this to remind me of a program that brought joy and fullfillment to me (priceless)
TheMario1060 7 months ago
I'm glad it is now Saved, it can be a great attraction. Thank you.
ricknelsonm 8 months ago
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titanicpiano14 8 months ago
i went to Waratah Park with my school in 1981...back then it was opened to the public...and i loved it...i would love to go again...i hope with all my heart that this wonderful place can be restored to its original 1960s spleandour and returned to us again :-)
AllAboutLOVEatYuToob 8 months ago
@AllAboutLOVEatYuToob i remember going there twice as a kid, and it may have been in the 70's. I remember a train and seeing the actual Ranger HQ and helicopter was something special.
I don't really remember seeing Skippy..lol
In a way it's amazing this building sits there ignored for so many years, hopefully good things will start to happen there, and thats well overdue
leokimvideo 8 months ago
@leokimvideo
I hope so too my friend :-)
AllAboutLOVEatYuToob 8 months ago
I remember watching this show as a child, I hope they can preserve the park and make it an attraction
ralahinn1 8 months ago
I remember watching the show in the late 60's...was curious as to what happened with the characters and animals. Would love to see the reruns on Nick@Night
moonebeame 8 months ago in playlist Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
YAY! SKIPPY IS SAVED!
coolmenachem10 10 months ago
Thank you to all who have signed the petition. Stage one has been won.
There will be no sale or development on Waratah Park By Prudentia. !!
QueenBeatlesWings 1 year ago 3
@QueenBeatlesWings Wow, that's a relief to know, what is the status of the park now?
leokimvideo 1 year ago
@leokimvideo In 2003, Waratah Park was taken over by Earth Sanctuaries Limited who restore native wildlife habitats. Its future was bright as the first native earth sanctuary in Sydney that focused on the promotion and protection of Australian native flora and fauna. Sadly the parent company of Waratah Park failed, so the Govt transfered Waratah Park to a property development group. the park was closed all animals removed in August '09. Nothing has been decided yet, but it wont be deeloped
QueenBeatlesWings 1 year ago
@QueenBeatlesWings thanks for the update, i can see via nearmap ( updated mapping web utility) the development next door to Skippy park seems to have frozen in time. I can't see any development there since I was there 2 years ago. The latest aerial map I see is Sept 2011
I also still see the large trees hard up against the rear of the Rangers HQ, and that to me is something which needs to be addressed.
leokimvideo 1 year ago
like wow i have been to this park like 35 yr ago on u bus trip from newcastel with my mum lol we spent u day there :)
roscominmiboi 1 year ago
Absolutely loved watching this show with my now 12 y.o. son. He was about 2-5 & it was a complete hit in our house. Brung back skippy! Preserve the sanctuary that was the park in the show. You know... The one that starts with "W". (I'll never spell it right so I'm not even going to humiliate myself with trying! Thx for the memories.
lenorexquothxraven 1 year ago
Penny heads Waratah Park Nature Reserve Foundation - go check the site for the latest on its future and what you can do to help!
jackboxx 1 year ago
The latest on the site can be found in the news section of the Waratah Park Nature Reserve Foundation
jackboxx 1 year ago
Thanks for posting. This is a nice memory and I hope the park is being saved.
llieber100 1 year ago
Channel Nine just played an episode of Skippy just then. Shame it's on at 01:30am but it was still nice to catch an old episode again. Brought back some old memories of when it use to be on in the afternoons after school!
sirbargearse 1 year ago 3
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WaratahPark 1 year ago 3
Help save Skip's home!
WaratahPark 1 year ago
awesome! good to see the set has not been trashed by vandals!! this needs to be saved NOW!
i would love to see this, i watched skip in the late 70's/early 80's as a youngster (i guess then it would of been repeats too!)
elkygem 1 year ago
thats awfull skippy is my favorate show yes they should restore skippys home it is a keep sake,,,they dont make good family shows anymore like skippy,,,,
Dolphindream15 1 year ago
Skippy once defused a nuclear bomb...a truly amazing animal !!!!
SPOOKSTR 1 year ago
Hi Leo, What a blast from the past. I didn't know the set was still around. It's been a couple of years since you put this on. How's the progress of save the ranger HQ going? Skippy fan forever! Real Aussie film production. I'm 46 and grew up with this tv show, in b+w.
pjmjk 1 year ago 3
@pjmjk I bet there were many around hoping this part of Australian history would just slip away. Funny how once something is out of the spotlight for a time it just vanishes. I was to do a follow up video but unfortunately real world work has completely taken over my life, and I don't play the tube slave game.
leokimvideo 1 year ago 3
Ed Devereaux died in December 2003 aged 78
manclad2 1 year ago
I met Ed Devereaux in 1969 or 1970 - we were on a cruise ship with him and his family to Europe and spent a month together. He was a charming gentleman. He was taking the family back to England. I can remember being in Germany watching Skippy in German. I commend your efforts and will sign your petition.
OnceAJumbuck 1 year ago
Man, sometimes I wish I was a 60's Kid....
(sniff) They had such classic auzzie entertainment for kids!
TheJulianify 1 year ago
Good day skippy, well I know you are alive and well in the outback somewhere - a great kids programme nothing like the drivell made up today - hope you manage to save the park - when is the comeback series start then? and if anyone says you are a wallaby then just tell them they are wrong! cheers skip! see you again soon.
66johnpaul 1 year ago
@66johnpaul
THIS WARATAH PARK SHOULD CONTINUE TO THE PUBLIC, IT IS GREAT PLACE TO THE OUR NATIVE AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL LIKE EXAMPLE KANGANROO AND KAOLA ETC.
CHEER
SYDNEY
MHER792 1 year ago
i remember skippy .mayby if u got the actors who were in it 2 help ,they mite hilight it
ballygeale1 1 year ago
I grew up with the TV series Skippy in Nigeria,West Africa in the late 60's and early 70's.Great series and brings back sweet childhood memories.I was remembering the song when I visited the campaigner's YouTube site to watch and listen to the Skippy tune again.I think these investors who want to destroy Skippy's sanctuary has made a big mistake.
inspirewisdom 1 year ago
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cyrill091 2 years ago
I was here, thanks to my cousin's husband, when I was living in Australia, in St Ives, northern suburbs of Sydney! We got permission, somehow, when I pestered them enough to do it to prove that the show existed, as they did not know coming from Italy, originally. I was right, though and we drove through this pace thanks to Stephen and his friends at Westfield. Loved the show although I was 2 when it came out. Good on ya!
ferrierepc 2 years ago
I'm very sorry to hear of the death of John McCallum, the creator of this wonderful TV series, who passed away this morning (Wed. 3 Feb. 2010) in a Sydney nursing home age 91. He brought much joy to all the children whose life was brightened by the series which was yet another iconic Australian TV production. My condolences to all his family and friends.
nightwing1409 2 years ago 8
a national treasure , an icon to the children of the 1960's , skippy WAS Australia, bet there are tens of thousands maybe hundreds of thousands who emigrated to oz because of skippy
missdeebates 2 years ago
i remember that show from when i was little, is skippy still alive?
hayleyluvs2shuffle 2 years ago
@hayleyluvs2shuffle I don't really know... It's been 40 years now. I don't know if she is still alive. But I do know for sure that Ed Devereaux AKA Mr. Hammond died in his early 70's...
itubeman678 1 year ago
Good on you for producing this informative video. Long live Waratah Park.
melmax7 2 years ago
I remember watching Skippy as a kid in Canada, I hope the sight is preserved.........
azjakeza 2 years ago
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skippy is no one.
powerwilson 2 years ago
I would LOVE to visit the Rangers Headquarters, can you please tell me how I can get there? Where exactly is the set located? thanks
tedkats 2 years ago 2
i found this sooooooooooooooo sad. i loved the show. used to watch it when i was a kid on our black and white telly.
bonnieisbest 2 years ago
I am about to do a update to this video, some very interesting info has been sent to me related to this site, and it's time to save Ranger HQ before the developers wipe it clear away
leokimvideo 2 years ago
I still remember watching reruns of this show back in the early 80's... This is right up there with the top productions this country has seen... To see this landmark destroyed by developing greed would be a true shame... Long live ***SKIPPY*** in the hearts of all Australians.
grinlips 2 years ago
I watched Skippy when I was around 6 years old in the early 70s in the UK. It was the first time I saw a helicopter and I knew from that day what I wanted to do. 38 years later I live in Australia and own a 'Skippy' Bell 47 helicopter. Long live Skippy!
acjbigpond 2 years ago
I have been told the Bell from this series in in a Hanger up in Queensland, still touted as the Skippy chopper.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
Shame about the set .... and as far as Skippy himself goes ... him and his kind go down an utter treat on the BBQ!!!
kiwibob72 2 years ago
@kiwibob72 dumb ass ! vulgar, crude and tasteless !!!!!!!!!
poffy8888 1 year ago
@poffy8888 NO .... they are not tasteless in the least, they are actually really nice to eat and are FANTASTIC on the BBQ, really fine grain in the meat, perhaps you should try some before commenting ...... though I'll take an educated guess that you'll need to de-hug yourself from that tree and get your head out of the clouds first!
kiwibob72 1 year ago
@kiwibob72 y dont you try human meat too. much tastier thankanga !
poffy8888 3 months ago
man i remember watching repeats on GWN before it was taken off and they should preserve the park!
TheRooSkittler 2 years ago
you're frozen in time dont u think
georgekizzie 2 years ago
Truley a shame that this is happening ! .....I belive that you Aussies owe it to children of all ages all over the world to look after this monument to the " Digger spirit "
mush1955 2 years ago
Well made documentery, i got the Dvd to save for Christmas, it arrived in the UK today.
The Ranger Headquarters and surrounding area should definatley be saved. It would make a great tourist attraction.
julka1 2 years ago
god. ive got photos of me in 1973, 8 months preggers, it was a good place to go.fwhat happened , dont get the developers involved, please, where is the state gov.when they are really needed.
thefairlysimple1 2 years ago 2
Thank you for bringing to light a most cherished part of Australian Television history. I also watched the documentary
Skippy - Australia's first Superstar. In fact I
liked it so much I bought the DVD ($21.99
at JB Hi Fi). I loved Skippy and still remember watching it when I was growing up as a young Aussie boy.
boy. What a wonderful Show ! and I too feel that it should be preserved and not forgotten
dinomate01 2 years ago 2
I agree. SSkippy was shown in Canada and wish the DVD was rewlwased in Canada. I lovbed the show.
MannixBonsi 2 years ago 5
This comment has received too many negative votes show
It is in fact true that skippy has died, I was there when it happened, he was tough at that age as most roo meat is when added to the stew, hence the song,
"Who Put The Roo In The Stew" song, my memory of this was with damper & billy tea.
Dibby59 2 years ago
Yeah mate with plum sauce but he was a bit stringy I thought.
motleycruesader 2 years ago
@motleycruesader DIKHED........
poffy8888 1 year ago
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ToyBoySqueeze 2 years ago
Its ok I just saw skip & he is going to Take Those Developers Out Now ttttttttt
shimmygirl333 2 years ago
Thanks for doing this great video. One for the memories and two for raising the issue of preserving a very important part of Australia. Skippy was and still is Australia's biggest and most well known export. Please everyone ..pass this clip on to others to raise awareness and help ensure this place is always kept alive.
macnaz1 2 years ago 2
Thank you, looks like the Skippy doco finally made it to air, it was on ABC1 tonight, nice to see some of the cast as they look today. It was a fascinating insight indeed.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
Hi Leo, My name is Penny Edmonds and I'm heading up the Waratah Earth Sanctuary Support group. This video is wonderful, and it reflects everything I feel about Waratah. I have sent you an email and I hope that you will reply.
Penny
mpedmonds 2 years ago
Hi Penny..I have not forgotten you, very soon I will have a update done, just too much real world work on at the moment, I have had zero time to spend the day to do a nice update, and sort out links on this video as well.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
Hi Leo, I need your help again now. Can you please call me.
Penny
mpedmonds 2 years ago
Skippy died. A friend of mine worked on the series and tells me, once, to get ''the shot'' they threw a roo off a huge bush rock (about 30foot high) that was one instance, im also told there were many other failed ''roo stunts'' resulting in fatal injuries.
As for the set still being there, great, it should be a heritage listed spot.
SPOOKSTR 2 years ago
We believe you We have seen "roo stunts"
shimmygirl333 2 years ago
OMIGAWD, he's taking the piss surely!
2sick2care 2 years ago
Skippy let me down as a child i will never forget this brings back a deep unseated hatred for skippy and friends.i joined the shippy fan club and never got my skippy lapel pin wich is all i wanted so i could wear it to school with my mates they got theres Bloody kangaroo i Hate you I WANT MY LAPEL PIN
nastyolddog 2 years ago
this is disgusting that this area is not preserved ,,and open to tourists and maintained as a place to see where our icon came from,,,,neglecting the animals is a disgrace...noone in their right mind should own this but the government ,,,there needs to be intervenement from the state government to preserve this site and what made it famous....im disgsted about this it makes me sick that our histrory is being rotted away
gate14man 2 years ago 3
From what I saw of the place, someone better act fast, the area around the park is changing real fast.
The last thing the new local residents will want is a tourist attraction brought back to life.
Sort of has me thinking who is exactly driving this place into the ground.?
leokimvideo 2 years ago
You are quite right about these Labour Governments allowing our history and heritage just rot away in all areas! As they only respect their own internal history of the party politic! Even though its large numbers of public servants are TEACHERS for god sakes?They teach what? More fore the holy dollars to the UNIONS stuff all else that which makes up this country? NOT JUST PAID VOTERS??????????????????????
aspiaino 2 years ago 2
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I'll fuck you up buddy.
ParalysisofaGhost 2 years ago
Thanks for the mini tour.
Why do so many idiots have to comment on this?
erickj247 2 years ago
you commented retard
GothicHeart1311 2 years ago
@erickj247 COZ U GOT NO FEELINGS, DUDAAAA
poffy8888 1 year ago
Well thats where we differ, queenie boy - I'm no fag but I respect your right to out yourself on Youtube. Say it loud, say it proud....you do seem to have some other issues to deal with, though - good luck with that...
tearlejc1 2 years ago
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Shitty rat was cancelled for a good reason. Oi! the bush dingos in the platypussy's pussy! All Australians are fucking fags.
ParalysisofaGhost 2 years ago
stupid tool - where are you from thats so fuckin fantastic?
tearlejc1 2 years ago
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I'm a fag like you, so, Australia.
ParalysisofaGhost 2 years ago
Skippy is an icon,he will never die
rubbleful 2 years ago
Really interesting - thanks for posting. It would be great to preserve /restore the set. Australia really doesn't have a lot of places like this. Brings back a lot of memories.
cl234562 2 years ago 2
liked the vid btw. thanks!
mangozumo 2 years ago
whats wrong with people?
you got any roo,s left¿
mangozumo 2 years ago
I was searching this for a long time and manage to get it this time. Bring back memories. Thanks.
KASISAMADIA 2 years ago
I grew up Watching Skippy and watching this short Clip of yours made me cry. I love watching the show when I was growing up in the 1970's and still am. Great work Mate.
DavidMason1 2 years ago
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Skippy was assassinated. Then some Alien took his body away from the naughty earth people who killed him. Why do you ask?
mrlantern23 2 years ago
That actually makes sense to me, thanks.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
lol.
mrlantern23 2 years ago
Growing up in Canada in the 60's Skippy gave me my first introduction to Australia. I really don't remember much about the show but it along with the Forest Rangers (a Canadian Show) were two of my favourites.
dwsimms47 2 years ago
Money from the sale of the new dvd,s should have gone to restoring the park...
TrueBlueAustralian 2 years ago 3
A perfect example of the lack of lateral thinking by the NSW Government and the NSW Tourism Board. With the degree of global 'branding' Skippy has had, you'd think it would be part of the 'Summer Bay' day trip.
ausmac 2 years ago 3
Excellent comment, I totally agree, you could do two classics TV shows in one day, mind you the residents up that way are now quite used to the recluse this part of Sydney has.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
Thanks for this. I can't believe they are just leaving it all there there to rot!.
mistresmojo 2 years ago 2
The doco you mention is called Skippy: Australia's First Superstar. It will be broadcast on ABC in Australia and BBC in UK, both around end of August 2009. I hope you like it.. I wrote and directed it...
stephengoliver 2 years ago 2
Thank you for make me revive good memories from my childhood. Very nice
Cheers from Costa Rica.
madeincr13 2 years ago
We just keep selling ourselves out. SHAME SHAME SHAME
oi oi oi
AussietheAustralian 2 years ago
I email this link to ch 9 syd i like to see if they commet hear ... i bet zip ..
bullzye01 2 years ago
I am not sure Ch9 can do anything, they were just a station who played the series, I believe the old production company related to the series is still around, you have to remember the surviving producers would be in their 80's / 90's now, the actors in their 60's / 80's
I still find it curious that the producers of the series built a real Ranger Headquarters building, thats very unusual in the film industry to make something built to last, usually everything is fairly make shift.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
Bloody Brilliant at lest someone cares about sydneys icons / tv show of yesteryear the goverment doesent give sh#$t about anythink australian any more 5 stars for this video ... it takes some one form WA to care bloody hell ...
bullzye01 2 years ago
A very interesting point, the TV series Home and Away use the park as a location, but keep well clear of Ranger HQ.
I went there as a kid on a school excursion, great memories and a tangible experience which is priceless.
Seeing it in the state it's in today is really sad, lets hope the Documentary will shine some light on this very special place.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
It would be a cultural tragedy for this icon of Aussie TV to be lost when it has survived souvenir hunters this long.
mallrat2007 2 years ago
I think the fact it is well away from major main roads and surrounded by electric fencing keeps looters out.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
I love this video. It use ti be on TV when I was a kid but then b4 I left Canada in the early 70s I use to watch it on a french channel, then when I returned to the states 15 years ago I was watching it on the Animal Planet.
I hope the release the DVD collection her in Canada I would buy it,
MannixBonsi 2 years ago
I just hope the money raised from the DVD's could go into preservation of this unique film set and environment.
There is also issues related to a actor from the series now asking where is the money he's owed, seems they were verbal contracts and no one ever thought the series would be a international long term success spanning 40 years.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
I watched Skippy in French in Quebec in the 70s and 80s, and I visited the HQ in early 2004 during a 3-month trip Down Under. At the time, they were trying to reintroduce local fauna in the park or had some sort of preservation mission going on. Now, there's a development company right next to the park? I'm disgusted.
aldiakaroofus 2 years ago
The so called now owners of the park failed...epic failed in fact.
Now the area is a shell without a soul, and in need of some action.
A big issue is the park is tucked away far from the public eye, hopefully this video will act as a wake up call.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
thanks so much - great job :)
Karabash2007 3 years ago
I had to tell someone Skippy is in trouble, this icon of Australia needs to be saved.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
I watched skipp in the seventies as a kid in Ghana, West Africa, it was fantastic, a show that no kid want to miss. It was very very popular and this video brings back that childhood feeling of sitting before the TV and inpatiently waiting for Skipping the Bush kangaroo show to start. Thanks for this video.
divinegad 3 years ago 2
Amazing fact here, I never knew it was seen in West Africa.
Thanks very much for posting this info.
leokimvideo 2 years ago
I frew up in Virginia in the sixties. I watched Skippy in the AM before school, and in the afternoon after school.
thesixtiesguy 3 years ago
To tell you the truth, I am amazed just how widespread Skippy is, this video has far more comments coming from outside Oz..
leokimvideo 2 years ago
They did an excellent dubbed parody called 'Skipinda the Punjabi Kangaroo' on the British series Goodness gracious me :)
SmiertSpionem 3 years ago
I recall an interview with Tony Bonner regarding his time on "Skippy".
The funniest comments to come out of it was Tony's recollection of his first day on set.
He said that he saw a large hessian bag moving about,
inquiring as to what it was,
he was told it was the beloved "Skippy"and that this was a way of keeping Skip safe and relaxed from sounds etc.
Tony Bonner commented that if that was the treatment the show's star recieved he was not looking forward to seeing his dressing room.
ianrlaws 3 years ago
It seems Tony Bonner is in court with the producers of the series, seems his contract was a verbal one, and now some 40 years on he is chasing some money he believes is owed to him. Some of the producers would be in their 80's now, Tony's 65.
leokimvideo 3 years ago
Special thanks of support to my local paper who ran an article related to this video...
Bush Telegraph your the best a lovely box of chocolates is headed your way.
leokimvideo 3 years ago
This video was gold ! It brought so many childhood memories back to me.. Thanks for producing this video LeoKim mate..
SkyhookHKG 3 years ago
I've been to Skippy Park (As it was called years ago) a number of times and I'm rather disgusted at how they've let the place deteriorate. It should be preserved by the National Trust for its historical and cultural value.
jlogo10 3 years ago 2
Ahh...skippy. Now that takes me back...WAY BACK!!! "What's that skip?"
Captjono26 3 years ago
Skippy was a favourite of mine back in Portugal in the early 70's...sad to see that his mid-century HQ is so run down. What can we do to help Skippy's pad?
TVHello 3 years ago
thanks for sending me this video, and your apparent love for this series.
tozzarozza 3 years ago
Thanks for drawing my attention to this,leokimvideo.
Fuliginosus 3 years ago
how did you know that I was a kind of a skippy fan?
Torkir94 3 years ago
I was taught by a friend to "know your audience"
leokimvideo 3 years ago
Well done. I thought it was a great series when I watched repeats in the 70s. Tony Bonner (Jerry the helicopter guy) was recently in the news, feeling he'd been ripped off for royalties from 'Skippy' and now the DVDs will make the owners of the series a little bit happier while denying Tony well-earned cash. BTW his daughter plays Steph Scully on 'Neighbours' Maybe we can get Tony to work at a revamped heritage listed 'Waratah National Park' set. Bradman, Gough, Lawson, Hoges, and Skippy!
dabble778 3 years ago
i'm not sure that Tony Bonner and Carla Bonner are related?
TelevisionAU 3 years ago
Hei
I want you to know that you would get lots of support from the Nordic Countries, where Skippy is played every week on TV. Make them aware of your cause.
It seems this is something that needs to be preserved. Generations of children grew up with the little Eastern Grey Kangaroo...
Hope you get some more coverage. Go to the media and milk it.
ihaveairlockers 3 years ago
Thanks for your info, and I am amazed with the world wide spread of people who know this series, not only that it seems to cover a huge age group.
leokimvideo 3 years ago
what a shame.!!
kimmilil 3 years ago
sad that no one take care of the park.
ManUnitedBoy7 3 years ago
Wow! Being an avid yesteryear fan of Skippy, I totally forgot that there could have been a film set. Great video! Hopefully it will be reopened again but NOT to developers.
I only ever knew the fate of Skippy the kangaroo. Apparently, being underpaid, he got totally bemused with his pay and one day, with the helicopter left running, he jumped into it and, being a trained pilot, he flew off.
digitalbroadcaster 3 years ago
He was never seen again until a few years back when it was discovered that he now owns shares in the development company that built next to the park. He also changed his name to Pete after marrying a Koala bear. They never had kids. He blamed TV pressure and the press.
digitalbroadcaster 3 years ago
Its not only skippy who was bemused with the pay, the chopper pilot is now taking action for money owing after 40 years, its in the courts now.
leokimvideo 3 years ago
This video has certainly struck a nerve in many countries, overseas viewers can't believe the Skippy set still exists, but the story is unfolding to who approved the development next door, I would still love to know the future plans for the site.
leokimvideo 3 years ago
leokimvideo 3 years ago
I have not forgotten skippy - nice film.
zaskarfilms 3 years ago
Good one Leo! Poor Skippy - long gone but well remembered!
nleeder 3 years ago
That was amazing! Poor Skip! Da Da Da Dump De Dump! Da Daaattt De Dump, De Dump De Dump De Dump dee Dar deee De deee! It's too hard to type the rest of the song! hehehhe!
SonnyLees 3 years ago
Interesting!
mesozoicisland22 3 years ago
thanks ive never seen skippy the kangaroo but you have reminded me to watch it :)
thanks
Chickenchicken46 3 years ago
Good one Leo. A timely reminder of a very popular childrens series.
OzPix 3 years ago
OMFG there!!!!! i saw skippy!!!! he was running towards hq!!!!!!! he's up to somthing... ¬_¬
ThomasTheModel 3 years ago
yay. 60's.
ThomasTheModel 3 years ago
Yes, it should be saved. If it was restored, tourists would come.
BeanMeister22 3 years ago
Yet another very interesting video =) I liked watching this one.
RayTheTrainEngine 3 years ago
awsome!!
NemesisHero123 3 years ago
Of'course it's worth preserving.. anything with the remotest cultural or historical heritage should be preserved! :)
KurtGnu 3 years ago
Great video. I'll see if I know anyone who liked this show. It looked great.
ThomasnBear1D3 3 years ago