Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

1968 · 3 seasons · 91 eps · ★ 6.2 · Family

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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is an Australian television series telling the adventures of a young boy and his intelligent pet kangaroo, and the various visitors to the fictional Waratah National Park in Duffys Forest, near Sydney, New South Wales.

Created by John McCallum

Network: Nine Network

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