Skippy Saves Bushtown
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation, Children's entertainment |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Yoram Gross |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Products | Animated children's television program |
Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown (also titled Skippy: Adventures in Bushland) is an Australian animated children’s program developed by Yoram Gross, set within a fictional Australian locale. This series draws inspiration from the character Skippy featured in the 1968 live-action show Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
Differing from earlier Skippy adaptations, this installment employs animation and anthropomorphic portrayals. Skippy appears as a male kangaroo sporting a baseball cap, fulfilling the role of Bushtown’s Park Ranger.
Premise
The storyline follows Skippy (voiced by Jamie Oxenbould), a youthful park ranger in Bushtown, who consistently disrupts the schemes of Mayor Croco, his avaricious wife Suka, and their cohorts, all of whom attempt to exploit the town for financial gain.
Characters
- Skippy: The central figure, a bush kangaroo serving as Bushtown’s park ranger. He is intelligent, responsible, and committed to preserving community harmony.
- Matilda Roo: A bush kangaroo who anchors the town’s television news and hosts the show Bushtown Tonight. She is a trusted confidante of Skippy and open to his suggestions.
- Professor Angus McPouch: A pelican with a Scottish accent who invents devices intended to improve Bushtown, though many inventions initially malfunction.
- Mayor Croco: A crocodile who ascended from garbage collector to mayor by chance but neglects his duties, perceiving Skippy as an impediment.
- Damon: A rat serving as Croco’s chauffeur and henchman, voiced with inspiration from former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
- Sirloin: A bull henchman whose voice mimics Sylvester Stallone.
- Bruiser: A boar henchman characterized by a voice resembling Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- Suka: Croco’s pampered wife with an obsession for cleanliness.
- Pos: A possum cameraman voiced similarly to Eddie Murphy; his design is adapted from the series Blinky Bill.
- Bomba: A wombat operating audio equipment for Matilda’s broadcasts.
- Mayor Plato Bill: The former mayor of Bushtown who served for five decades prior to Croco.
- Mr. Roge: A music producer coaching Suka in singing.
- Mrs. Kooka: A kookaburra maid assisting Professor McPouch, uniquely voiced by Keith Scott.
- Rowdy: Rat assistant working under Captain Numbat.
- Giselle: A koala character whose design was reused from Blinky Bill.
Voice cast
- Jamie Oxenbould as Skippy and various additional roles
- Robyn Moore providing voices for Matilda, Suka, and other characters
- Keith Scott voicing Mayor Croco, Damon, Bruiser, Sirloin, Pos, Bomba, Professor McPouch, Mrs. Kooka, among others
Film
- Skippy Saves Bushtown, a full-length special presentation.
Video games
- Skippy's Cartoon Maker, a computer game.
- Skippy: The Curse of the Temple of Ock
External links
- Nine Network original programming
- Australian children's animated adventure television series
- 1998 Australian television series debuts
- 1999 Australian television series conclusions
- 1990s Australian animated television series
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
- Television series about kangaroos and wallabies
- Television series by Banijay
- Flying Bark Productions films