The Original Live Action Blinky Bill Puppet Show

~~ 24/3/2010 Just letting you know in advance, any comments posted about Robert Hughes will be removed. Please keep commentary about the show. Thanks

~~ 15/11/2009 Additional information (Thanks to Ross Browning)

"The New Adventures of Blinky Bill" - ABC Children's Television Series

Featuring Puppeteers,
Ross Browning - Blinky Bill
Janet Dalgleish - Angelina Wallaby
Alan Highfield - Charlie Goanna

This is a clip of what I believe is the first episode (Hello Stranger, Goodbye Ranger) of the original Blinky Bill series "The New Adventures of Blinky Bill". This is NOT the well known Yoram Gross version but the older, live action series involving puppets, set in Bollygum National Park & featuring the talents of "Hey Dad!" actor Robert Hughes as Ranger Barry.

Long have I searched the internet for information regarding this show and up until recently I have been unable to find anything about the show! This is despite the fact that it aired on the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corp channel) from 1984 for four seasons with reruns up until 1991! The ABC don't even have any information about the show on their website.

Anyway, this is only a clip from the show. The start and the end of this episode are not included but I have another clip from earlier on in the episode if people are keen to see it. This should bring back some memories for those who used to watch, and sadly I don't have any other episodes on VHS from which to offer more clips of this great show.

Copyright ABC Australia. If anyone from ABC would like me to remove this clip just message me and I will do so (but it would be a real shame given how great this show was).

Anyway, enjoy!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Blinky
• Bill
• Original
• Puppet
• Show
• Kids
• ABC
• Australian
• TV
• 1980s

[jon2johnny]

I remember when the ranger changed and one episode when they had a cosmonaut land in the national park (as the cold war was still on) and another when a jogger hit her head and was missing in the park.

Where did you get these clips from? An ancient VHS?

[jackoejacko]

@jon2johnny I rember the episode of the jogger hitting her head - thanks for reminding me! Yes it was an ancient VHS but unfortunately the only one I could find

[TheBEAR144]

I havent wached this since i was a kid, thanks for posting. I wish they still had Blinky Bill on TV like this for the kids that watched this that now have children of their own. Thanks for Posting!!

[jackoejacko]

No worries

[YoungGarrett]

Ahhhh this one is way better than the cartoon!

[DavidJHilt]

Mr Kelly likes a screamer ;) Lol, then not a single word afterwards.

[DavidJHilt]

Mr Kelly likes a screamer ;)

[its4it]

I used to see this on ABCTV when I was growing up. They should put this on ABC 2 or ABC 3.

[yellowpete79]

I think i saw one of these puppets in the ABC a few months ago in the lobby

[JJPeatey]

Great video! lots of memories, thanks.

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[FreeRideHorses]

Thanks for posting!

[tulscity]

oh man this feels like a different life ago. That lizard used to creep me out a bit

[elneeno]

Someone please tell me the actual name/title of this show?????