Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | Max Varnel | 1967 | ACMI collection

Features two episodes of the television series. “Double trouble” looks at a rival who is trying to take control of the Waratah National Park; “Chicken” is about Skippy being poisoned by a local farmer who holds a grudge against the head ranger.

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Credits

co-producer

Bob Austin

John McCallum

Lee Robinson

director

Max Varnel

production company

Norfolk International Pictures

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325056

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animal films

Animals & Wildlife → Kangaroos

Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation

Childrens Films

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation

Television

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo S01E20 "Double trouble" and S02E45 "Chicken"

Australia, 1968

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