Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (known commonly as Skippy) is an Australian television series created by Australian actor John McCallum, Lionel (Bob) Austin and Lee Robinson produced from 1967 to 1969 (airing from 1968 to 1970) about the adventures of a young boy and his highly intelligent pet kangaroo, and the various visitors to the fictional Waratah National Park, filmed in today's Waratah Park and adjoining portions of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park near Sydney.
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| Also known as | Skippy |
| Genre | Children/Family Adventure/Drama |
| Created by | Lee Robinson |
| Written by | Ross Napier |
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| Theme music composer | Eric Jupp |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers | John McCallum, Lionel (Bob) Austin |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Fauna Productions Norfolk-International Films Limited |
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| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 5 February 1968 – 4 May 1970 |
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| The Adventures of Skippy | |
A total of three series comprising ninety-one 30-minute episodes were produced. Additionally, a full-length film titled Skippy and The Intruders was released to theatres in 1969.
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