Skippy - Australia's First Super Star!

Narrated by Magda Szubanski, this one-hour documentary is a warm, witty, affectionate and definitive look at one of Australias most cherished TV stars, Skippy the bush kangaroo.

Everybody remembers Skippy. The family show about the kid and the kangaroo that was sold in 128 countries, watched by hundreds of millions worldwide and put Australia firmly on the global map. For those of a certain generation, the heroic marsupial is synonymous with their childhood, often in more profound ways than they realise

The film is both a tribute to the forward-thinking and hard-working souls who created the ground-breaking series, and also an analysis of how they did it, and what it meant for all those millions of viewers around the world.

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[stephengoliver]

This video is just a short clip from the comedy bonus feature on the DVD extras of the ABC documentary "Skippy: Australia's First Superstar"

[QueenBeatlesWings]

where can I watch the whole documentary?

[vSeaNx]

0:39 - BACKGROUND GUY. LOL

[vSeaNx]

2:14 - SNORT LAUGH

[inspirewisdom]

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.

[SPOOKSTR]

lol.....great ending (could have been a little longer though)

[yindyamarra]

omg jutta,,your a star,singing with helium,,you always carry ballons with you??oh tall jann is missing you on FB

[8969deinze]

Funny stuff. Skippy looks like a stoned Mallot!!!! Maybe a little queer! How much can a Koala bear???

[pscobie]

brilliant, can't wait to see this doco.

[strollerdos2]

yaaaaaaaaaay! love skippy and CANNOT wait to check out this doco.