Libby Hobday

One of my favourite TV Shoes growing Up in Oz mate was “Skippy The Bush Kangaroo”.

“Skippy The Bush Kangaroo” was a character very similar to “Lassie The Dog” or “Flipper the Dolphin“. She was a real kangaroo who was, pretty much, a super hero who saved People from many dangerous situations. She was the pet of a young Park Ranger’s son - Sonny!

“Skippy was no ordinary roo - she could almost talk, read the paper, use a phone, perform open heart surgery AND she was hung like an Elephant” ….

Skippy was so Ace that during the 91 episodes that were filmed her and Sonny:

* Managed to Bail up an escaped convict so he couldn’t escape,

* Saved a injured airman hanging by the cord of his parachute in a tree,

* Jumped a pack of poachers trying to steal Koalas,

* Assisted a Race Car driver pinned under his car after having a bingle in a Bush Bash,

* Retrieved a little baby from certain death on a River,

* Miraculously recovered from being poisoned by the bastard who lived on the farm next door,

* Saved one of her mate’s paralyzed by nerve gas,

* Captured a dodgy diamond thief,

* Prevented a helicopter pilot from carking it who had crashed and ON and ON and ON it went.

Skippy was a Bloody Beauty. But for all you little guys out there, and to really get a visual of Skippy and her amazing adventures check out the short youtube below. By the way, the only footage that isn’t real in this clip is the last bit with her playing the drums!!!

Skippy, Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. Skippy, Skippy My Friend Ever True.

*** Highlighted Green Words Indicate the way we speak in the Land DownUnder, and are explained below.

* Bush - Forest, the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn’t in town.
* Ace - Amazing.
* Bail Up - Corner somebody.
* Bloody Beauty - An amazing Thing.
* Dodgy - self explanatory.
* Bingle - Crash.
* Bush Bash - Motorcar race through the bush.
* Carked it - Died.
* Mate - Friend.
* Oz - Australia.
* Jumped - Scare, Corner.
* Bastard - A Very bad Person.