"Sulka, his pack of goons and his frequent get-rich schemes which often endanger the town. Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown is an animated children's series created by Yoram Gross, set in a fictionalised Australian town. It is based on the character Skippy from the 1968 live-action series ""Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"". It differs from the other Skippy series as it is animated and features anthropomorphic characters. Skippy, for example, is an anthropomorphic kangaroo who wears a baseball cap. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (voiced by Jamie Oxenbould) is a young park ranger (possibly early 20s) who resides in"
"Sweep (puppet) Sweep is a British puppet and TV character popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and other countries. Sweep is a grey glove puppet dog with long black ears who joined ""The Sooty Show"" in 1957, as a friend to fellow puppet Sooty. His general dim-witted behaviour and penchant for bones and sausages has made him an endearing, entertaining character that children still love to this day. Probably his most unusual characteristic is his method of communication. It consists of a loud high pitched squeak that gains its inflection from normal speech and its rhythm from"
"Heap, who cannot have a pet because their father is allergic to pets. So they decide to make a pet on their own, out of a pile of junk (Klutter) by static electricity. There are other characters in the show, like Sandee Heap, who was lonely at first, before Klutter came into their lives. They went on mysteries, a la ""Scooby-Doo"", to save animals and solve crimes. Klutter is the eponymous star of the show. He is a pet made from a pile of clothes from static electricity by Ryan and Wade Heap. Klutter is thought as a dog in"
"Zippy (Rainbow) Zippy is a fictional character on the British children's television programme ""Rainbow"". Zippy is a brownish-orange puppet with a rugby-ball-shaped oval head, blue eyes and a zip for a mouth, hence his name. His voice was first provided by Peter Hawkins and later by Roy Skelton. Violet Philpott and Ronnie Le Drew operated the character, the latter also providing the voice for the 1994 series and ""Rainbow Days"". It is unclear what kind of creature the character represents; while Bungle is a bear and George a hippopotamus, Zippy bears no obvious resemblance to any real animal. Presenter Geoffrey"
"Skippy (dog) Skippy (also known as Asta, born 1931 or 1932; retired 1941) was a Wire Fox Terrier dog actor who appeared in dozens of movies during the 1930s. Skippy is best known for the role of the pet dog ""Asta"" in the 1934 detective comedy ""The Thin Man"", starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Due to the popularity of the role, Skippy is sometimes credited as Asta in public and in other films. Skippy was trained by his owners Henry East and Gale Henry East, and also by Frank Weatherwax and assistant trainers Rudd Weatherwax and Frank Inn. In"
"animal-based conceptions. The supposedly (and possibly) final third series in the incidentally so-called ""magic animal""-based ""trilogy"" of original character sets was going to be ""Fluppy Dogs"" (which premiered only as an hour-long TV movie pilot on ABC on Thanksgiving 1986), itself loosely based a series of children's books and line of toys about a race of anthropomorphic pastel-colored dimension-hopping alien (fluppy) dogs. It was not a successful hit (due to low viewership and support) however, as the proposed series was not picked up after it never went beyond that one pilot episode, and the studio instead quickly fell into a"
"he believes her to be part Border Collie and part Australian Cattle Dog. Some episodes also feature other friends who help Brown – ""Turtle Team"" – including handyman Jake Ison and David ""Squirrel"" Brady. In some cases involving rats and the like, Brown also enlisted the help of a rat snake that lived on or near his property, Sir Lancelot. The snake died of unknown causes, possibly old age, in an episode aired in late 2014. After a seven-month investigation, Mother Jones published an exposé of the show which includes testimony and supporting evidence that the crew obtained an opossum"
"of Australian television. While wombats are not generally kept as pets, a notable depiction of a common wombat as a pet is Fatso from the Australian television show ""A Country Practice"". The Brisbane television show ""Wombat"" was also named for the animals. Australian literature contains many references to the wombat. Examples are Mr. Walter Wombat from the adventures of ""Blinky Bill"" and one of the main antagonists in ""The Magic Pudding"" by Norman Lindsay. All species of wombats are protected in every state except for Victoria. The northern hairy-nosed wombat is an endangered species. The biggest threats the species faces"
"a dragon named Dingo, chasing Terry and Princess Dawn. This led them to bizarre places with strange characters, such as the Blabbermouth of Echo Island, where the mountains were made of living Swiss cheese. The Princess had a pet named Bip — a vaguely doglike creature with tentacular legs, that sniffed clues like a hound dog, turned around by pulling in its tail and head and popping them back out at opposite ends, and communicated in the sounds of a soprano bugle. In most episodes, the Princess and her friends traveled in a flying car supported by a big balloon."
"TV series ""Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"" and ""Barrier Reef"" and the feature film ""Nickel Queen"", they found finance to make a series titled ""Bonaparte"" from various international sources (American investors had shown enthusiasm, but had pulled out when their demand that Bony be completely white was refused). It was decided to shoot the stories in contemporary Australia, and English playwright and scriptwriter Eric Paice flew over to head the writing team. Signed up to direct alternate episodes were experienced drama helmers Peter Maxwell and Eric Fullilove, and casting for Upfield's unusual half-Aboriginal hero began. ""We looked all over Australia!"" John"
"mostly inanimate saguaro cacti. In 1991's ""Snoopy's Reunion"", Spike's home was a huge hollow saguaro in which he kept books and his fiddle. Spike is named after Charles Schulz's childhood dog. When he was introduced to the strip, it was revealed that Spike's exceptionally low weight was because he had been living with coyotes, and his job was to clean out their den, which apparently causes him to burn off a lot of body fat. Although he got a better-fed appearance after his first visit to the Brown household, he apparently had to go ""back to business"" soon after returning"
"January 2003, after several months' illness. He was survived by his third wife Anita, his two daughters Linda and Catherine, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Eric Jupp Eric Jupp (7 January 1922 – 2 January 2003) was a British-born musician, composer, arranger and conductor who gained wide popularity in Australia after settling there in the 1960s, hosting a long-running light music TV show and composing for film and TV. He is best remembered for his theme music to the TV series ""Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"". Jupp was born in Brighton in 1922 and began to study piano at seven. He"
"Spunky Spunky is a fictional character in the cartoon series ""Rocko's Modern Life"" and the comic book series of the same name. Spunky (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is Rocko's dog. Though not explicitly stated on the show, he is a Miniature Bull Terrier. They did say in the very first episode where Rocko gets a credit card, the guy at the dog bowl store calls him a whippet. Spunky emits foul odors, eats trash, drinks his saliva, and rolls in and eats Ed Bighead's salmon bushes, causing Mr. Bighead to feel annoyed. Nickelodeon Southeast Asia's website described him as ""loving"","
"was a lost dog when he was a puppy, but was then found, a tiger was named ""Popper"" because she pops balls, a white-fronted capuchin monkey was named ""Fling"" because he likes to throw things around; a baby horse was named ""Fuzz"" because she is very soft; two penguins named ""Splish"" and ""Splash"" because they splash in the water, a moose calf was named ""Twiggly"" because moose like to eat sticks; and an anteater was named ""Slurpy."" Before the credits of each episode, a disclaimer is played telling the viewers that they should be careful with the animals they meet."
"Shannon's Mob Shannon's Mob is an Australian TV series about an Australian intelligence agency. It was the last TV series from Fauna Productions, who were responsible for ""Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"" among others. FIASCO (The Federal Intelligence and Security Organisation) is a top-secret department whose existence was known only to a few and was answerable only to the Prime Minister. Under the control of one time Scotland Yard cop Dave Shannon, the main characters were agents Andrew Blake (Robin Ramsay) and Michael Jamieson (Frank Gallagher) who often worked undercover. Production of the series took place from October 1973 to May"
"creatures are Roger, Bronwyn, Flip and Policeslug Nigel. Roland appears in several episodes, but talks in an unintelligible language. Talking creatures: The swamp is also inhabited by a variety of non-talking creatures, some of which are named: The following is a list of named plants and fungi in the swamp: Season 1: Season 2: Season 3: Season 1's ten episodes were available for sale for a short time on a single VHS video through Whitcoulls in New Zealand. Soup (TV series) Soup is a children's claymation-style animated television series made in New Zealand which aired on TVNZ in 2002. It"
"to 21 for the 2013 airing. All the kittens are also animals from shelters, and are adoptable. The ""stadium"" is outfitted with a variety of scratching posts and toys that move to interest the kittens and encourage them to move about. This does not usually work, however, and catnip is distributed over the set to help the kittens be more active and interested in their surroundings. In 2009, a model blimp (supposedly floating over the ""Puppy Bowl"") was added. The ""blimp"" mimics the appearance of the Goodyear Blimp over many outdoor football events. Shots of the puppies at play were"
"characters were: The show was produced for global distribution and filmed in colour. It premiered outside of Australia. The domestic premiere in Sydney (on TCN-9) and Melbourne (GTV-9) was Monday evening, February 5, 1968. The Nine Network readily repeated the series several times after Australian television switched to colour transmission in 1975. In 2009, the Nine Network began to rerun the series in a graveyard slot in the early hours of the morning. In 2013, 9Gem started showing Skippy at 6:30am. The Australian series was one of the most heavily exported programs. It was broadcast in all Commonwealth countries, including"
"Mr. Squiggle Mr. Squiggle (originally also known as Mr. Squiggle and Friends) is an Australian children's television series, and the name of the title character from that ABC show. The show was presented on television in many formats, between its inception on July 1, 1959 and 1999, from five-minute slots to a one-and-a-half-hour variety show featuring other performers, and has had several name changes, originally airing as ""Mr. Squiggle and Friends"". At its height, the program was one of the most popular children's programs in Australia and toured theatre and conventions, entertaining several generations who grew with the program. It"
"a small beanie-style Wibbly. Wibbly Pig is very similar to Arnold, the young pig friend of Inkpen's Kipper the Dog. It is possible that they represent the same character. Like Kipper, Wibbly Pig also exists in the form of a life-sized costumed character who can greet and interact with children at special events such as library story hours. Wibbly Pig has been developed as a British children's television series by Wish Films and 9 Story Media Group. The TV series was broadcast on CBeebies weekdays at 3.30pm (except Wednesdays) from Monday 7 September 2009. On 2 January 2012, it was"
"reminiscing over past adventures and, after being given a treat of a bowl of sardines, looking forward to assisting with the rest of the expedition. Mrs Chippy was portrayed in the 2002 Channel 4 mini-series ""Shackleton"", starring Kenneth Branagh, with the credits stating that the part was played by 'Mac'. The painting ""Mrs Chippy"" by Wolf Howard shows the cat ""about to be shot"", while in the background ""Endurance"" is depicted trapped in the ice and its crew can be seen launching a small open boat on a rescue mission. The painting was shown in ""The Stuckists Punk Victorian"" exhibition"
"still known as Duffys Wharf and the road is Duffys Track. In the 2016 Census, there were 474 people in Duffys Forest. 76.7% of people were born in Australia and 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.0%, Catholic 25.9% and Anglican 21.1%. Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary () was a popular tourist attraction in Duffys Forest, famous as the film set of the popular television series ""Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"". Much of the set and props are still there, although since being closed in August 2009 all of the animals"
"Productions with John McCallum to produce the television series ""Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"". Robinson had been advised that a children's show would sell well globally. Robinson was inspired by ""Flipper"", changing the dolphin into a kangaroo. The series was filmed in colour before Australia had colour television. Robinson directed a feature film of the series called ""The Intruders"" (1969) or ""Skippy and the Intruders"". Throughout the 1970s he concentrated on television production. In the early 1980s he returned to feature films, producing two films based on the activities of Z Special Unit during World War II. Robinson married Gwenyth in"
"Snuppy Snuppy (Korean: 스너피 a portmanteau of ""SNU"" and ""puppy""; April 24, 2005–May 2015) was an Afghan hound, credited with being the world's first cloned dog. The puppy was created using a cell from an ear from an adult Afghan hound and involved 123 surrogate mothers, of which only three produced pups (Snuppy being the sole survivor). The Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology at Seoul National University, which cloned Snuppy, was led by Woo Suk Hwang. Snuppy has since been used in the first known successful breeding between cloned canines, after his sperm was used to artificially inseminate two cloned"
"Doppy Doppweiler (a green, slug-like creature who resembles Carl), the Emperor (the grand head ruler of Zeenu, who firmly believes Sheen is a supernatural creature that will bring joy to Zeenu), Nesmith (an intelligent chimpanzee from Earth who excels in subjects such as math and engineering), Princess Oom, (the emperor's daughter who develops a crush on Sheen, which he does not appreciate), and a Zeenunian girl named Aseefa who becomes Sheen's crush. Aseefa has a pet Choctow (the most feared and dangerous creature on Zeenu) named Chock Chock. Besides Sheen, none of the other ""Jimmy Neutron"" characters appeared nor are"
"played by a female dog called Pippin, and later by the dog's grandson, Mr. Higgins. A feature of ""Come Outside"" is Auntie Mabel's unusual mode of transport: a small aeroplane (a Slingsby T67 Firefly) with multi-coloured polka dots. Pippin was a mixed-breed dog, half Tibetan Terrier, half Bearded Collie, roughly third generation descended from the famous American acting dog Benji and was owned and trained by the award-winning animal trainer Ann Head. Pippin was quite old at the start of the first series in 1993 and so she performed the slower but complex moves while her grandson, Mr. Higgins, performed"
"The Winjin Pom The Winjin' Pom is a television puppet series about a talking British caravan, renowned for his moaning, and five Australians who live and travel in him. The travellers who include Adelaide, Sydney, Bruce, Frazer, and Darwin (respectively a wallaby, an ostrich, a spider, a fruit bat, and a wombat), are members of the Gullagaloona backpackers club and are on a mission to travel the world. Discovering the caravan near London when lost, the travellers soon find the Winjin' Pom to be one of their biggest allies. A mafia-like team headed by evil Hammond organ playing vulture J.G."
"Kipper (TV series) Kipper is a British animated children's television series based on the characters from Mick Inkpen's ""Kipper the Dog"" book series. Some episodes are based on particular stories by Inkpen. The videos have won awards including a BAFTA award for best children's animation. The show was released on VHS by Lyrick Studios and DVD by HIT Entertainment. The series follows Kipper the Dog as he goes on many fun and exciting adventures with his friends, Tiger, Pig, Arnold, and Jake. The series aired on CITV in the United Kingdom and Nick Jr., PBS Kids and CBS in the"
"Mop and Smiff Mop and Smiff is a children's television programme broadcast on BBC1 released in 1984. The show creator Mike Amatt also acts himself with his dog Mop and cat Smiff. Mop and Smiff was a television series aimed at preschoolers. Mike Amatt is shown to be a writer and cartoonist. Mop is an old English sheep dog. Smiff is an ordinary cat The show used a Portmanteau Format with a small cartoon show embedded inside a narrative. The show starts with detailing a day of Mike, Mop or Smiff in real camera recording format. When they return home"
"(While this book was being written, attempts were made by Cooper's editor to get Taurog's version of events; Taurog declined to participate.) ""Skippy"" tells of the adventures of the eponymous hero, his antics and adventures with his friend Sooky as they try to come up with a license for Sooky's dog, save his shantytown from demolition, sell lemonade and save for a new bike. Based on a popular comic strip character, its sentiment, comedy and moral didacticism (common with movies of the time), added to a gritty realism made it a huge success, so much so that the studio immediately"
"many things, which aggravates Michael. Michael owns a pet guinea pig named ""Tippy Toes"" due to the fact that Nicole is allergic to dogs and he cannot have one, and Nicole has a cat named Shelby, who shares a rivalry with Haley's dog Buttercup. Like Piper, Nicole and Michael are both Navy brats, and their mother sailed off on the same ship as Piper's father. Haley, Piper's other friend, and another member of the Gypsy Club. Haley owns a dog named Buttercup who resembles a cat, who resents Shelby, Nicole's cat. Ms. Mitchell, Piper's reading teacher, who helps Piper out"
"(by comparison, the first series of ""Star Trek"" reportedly cost around US$200,000 per episode). Although Australian TV was still in black-and-white at the time, ""Skippy"" was filmed in colour with a view to overseas sales and it was the first Australian-made series to achieve significant international success, with sales to more than 80 countries worldwide, and it became the first Australian TV show to be widely screened in the USA. Winners of the first nationally shown TV Week Logie Awards included ""In Melbourne Tonight"" host Graham Kennedy – twice, ""Pick-a-box"" host Bob Dyer, Lorrae Desmond from ABC's ""The Lorrae Desmond"
"Fluppy Dogs Disney's Fluppy Dogs is a one-hour animated television special that aired on November 27 (Thanksgiving), 1986 on ABC, and was intended to be a pilot for the third Walt Disney Television animated series. The special suffered low ratings and it was cancelled. It featured five pastel-colored talking (fluppy) dogs that came through a fluppy interdimensional doorway and into the lives of Jamie and his teenage neighbor Claire. The dogs were the intended prey of the evil miser Wagstaff. Animation was supplied by TMS Entertainment, who had previously been contracted by Disney on another current running animated series, ""Disney's"