Kangaroo Creek Gang
| Company type | Animated television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Southern Star Group |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Products | Animated series, books, comics, multimedia educational packages, live performances |
Kangaroo Creek Gang is an Australian animated series for children that first aired on the Nine Network in 2002. Created by Southern Star Group, the show is adapted from a collection of reading books introduced in 1981, which center on the escapades of native Australian bush animals. The original Kangaroo Creek Gang read-along cassette tapes were produced in Perth during the early 1980s, featuring Gregory Ker as the voice behind main characters and narrator for several stories. Jazz vocalist Helen Matthews provided musical contributions to these recordings.
History
The Kangaroo Creek Gang began as a book series,[1] eventually growing to encompass 40 titles with sales surpassing one million copies throughout Australia.[2] The franchise further expanded into a comic strip that appeared in News Limited's Sunday newspapers nationwide.
Multimedia packages were developed and distributed to primary schools,[3] and collaborations were formed with airlines such as Australian Airlines and Ansett Australia to provide children's activity kits for in-flight entertainment. During 1990-91, the Kangaroo Creek Gang featured in a television advertisement for the State Bank of South Australia, accompanied by the slogan "saving makes sense is what we say". Additionally, one character named Kenny Kidna hosted a brief nightly 'Goodnight girls and boys' segment lasting 30 seconds on Perth’s NEW-10 channel.[4]
The animated adaptation premiered on Nine Network in April 2002 and was subsequently broadcast on Starz Kids & Family. The franchise also branched out into live performances featuring costumed characters and puppetry at shopping centres across Australia.[5][6]
Characters
- Kevin Kangaroo (Voiced by Daniel Wyllie): The lead character, recognized for his mischievous antics.
- Kristie Koala
- Emily Emu
- Wally Wombat
- Mog, Mange, and Garbo: A trio of feral cats
- Peg Platypus
- Eddie Echidna
- Morrie Magpie
- Paddy Possum
- Connie Kookaburra
- Tiddles Tiger snake
- Kenny Kidna
- Mr. Lizard
- Swizzle the Croc
- The Great Dingo
Character voices
- Daniel Wyllie
- Marta Dusseldorp
- John Leary
- Rebecca Massey
- Akmal Saleh
- Anthony Hayes
- Eliza Logan
- Andrew Crabbe
- Keith Buckley
- Tracy Mann
- Gregory Ker (Cassette Tape recordings for read-along books 1980s)
See also
External links
- Kangaroo Creek Gang (Archived on 16 February 2011)
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