Skippy the Bush Kangaroo_
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
Episodes
91
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
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Overview
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo has 3 seasons with 91 episodes spanning 1968-1970.
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Year context
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo first aired 58 years ago in 1968.
CAST (4)
SEASONS (3 seasons, 91 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Poachers
Sonny, Mark and Jerry investigate an expensive game fishing cruiser with three men aboard after Skippy and Sonny came across men trapping animals in the…
02
Sports Car Rally
An invasion of sports cars threatens the life of protected fauna in Waratah National Park, but when Matt leads a rescue squad to save the…
03
The Golden Reef
Skin-diving geologists discover aluvial gold on a reef at Seal Rocks, in the mouth of the Flinders River. Thieves move in armed with deadly spear…
04
Long Way Home
Dr. Alexander Stark is determined to have Skippy for his private zoo. When Matt Hammond refuses to sell at any price, Stark has two of…
05
Cage of Koalas
A research scientist who is to study marsupial wildlife at Waratah National Park turns out to be an attractive young woman. Her methods anger Chief…
06
The Lyre Bird
Sonny makes a new friend Lisa, a young ballerina. Together they find an aged Botanist who has been missing in Waratah National Park and, with…
07
Dead or Alive
A mysterious disease threatens to wipe out all animals in Waratah National Park, and evidence points to Skippy as the carrier. Sonny is heartbroken at…
08
The Marine Biologist
Mark is unhappy when his father, Matt Hammond, tells him to accompany a marine biologist who wants to collect underwater specimens. But his misery turns…
09
No Time For Clancy
Matt Hammond is faced with a human problem when one of his rangers moves to a new nature reserve up north, taking his wife and…
10
Time and Tide
While working on a project for Dr Steiner, Clancy encounters trouble and is in risk of drowning when her leg becomes trapped underwater.
11
Can You Keep A Secret?
Sonny takes Clancy to his secret hideout where the pair are taken hostage by an escaped convict. Skippy brings help and jumps on the convict,…
12
The Swagman
An old tramp, Trundle, looking for odd jobs, fascinates Sonny with tales of adventure. However, Matt Hammond believes the stories are figments of Trundle's imagination…
13
The Honeymooners
When the greedy wife of a rich husband tries to trap Skippy, wanting her skin for a fur coat, Sonny finds himself locked in the…
14
Many Happy Returns
Sonny's birthday wish comes true — a ride in the helicopter, but not the way he expects. While flying over Sydney, Flight Ranger Jerry King…
15
My Best Friend
Sonny paints a picture of Skippy for his art class but before he mails it in, Mark replaces it with a 'better' one he made…
16
When the Bough Breaks
Skippy rescues a baby from drowning when the child's pram rolls into the river. Skippy alerts Sonny who brings the baby back to the house…
17
The Waratah Festival
A diamond thief loses a valuable necklace while on the run from the police in the park. The thief sees Skippy find it and places…
18
Summer Storm
Ranger Headquarters is cut off by a violent storm as Matt Hammond lies poisoned by a snakebite. The phone line is down, the radio is…
19
The Rustlers
Sonny, helped by Skippy, takes a job with a team of sheep shearers, not knowing they are rustlers, to earn money to buy a birthday…
20
Double Trouble
Matt Hammond's boss and a government Senator decide to sack him after it appears that Matt has run their car off the road and threatened…
21
Trapped
Dr Stark sends an operative into the park to collect a rare ant-eater specimen using a special gas-emitting camera. Clancy stumbles across the collector and…
22
They're Singing Me Back
Aboriginal warriors come to Waratah National Park to claim a run-away tribal girl. Head Ranger Matt Hammond defies their spears, convinces the elder that the…
23
Tara (1)
Sonny and Skippy discover the hidden entrance to a remote valley, thought to be inaccessible and uninhabited. There Sonny makes friends with an old Aboriginal…
24
Tara (2)
Matt locates Mr Judd, the businessman whose life Tara saved, hoping he will help bring in people from Tara's tribe who will have the ability…
25
Surf King
While Park Ranger Matt Hammond and Clancy are busy fighting a bush fire, Jerry makes a gallant attempt to win the Bondi Surf Championship —…
26
The Runaway
A young runaway holds Mark and Jerry at gunpoint demanding to be flown out of the park. Skippy leaps to the rescue and the boy…
27
The Last Chance
An aging film star attempts a comeback on a new movie being filmed in the National Park. When Skippy inserts herself into a scene, a…
28
No Trespassers
Skippy stumbles on a secret boxing training camp illegally set up in Waratah National Park. A young champion, Rocky Miller, takes a forbidden joy ride…
29
Mayday (1)
Flight Ranger Jerry King breaks Waratah Park regulations when a helicopter flight is the only way he can keep a date with his girlfriend, Babs.…
30
Mayday (2)
Two Crash Detectives investigate Jerry's helicopter accident and are unable to substantiate his story of going off course to check on a bushfire. Skippy and…
31
Date in Dalmar
With Sonny Hammond as a hostage and a rifle pointed at Head Ranger Matt Hammond's head, bank robber Keeler forces Matt to drive him from…
32
The Empty Chair
Sonny travels to Sydney to persuade his friend Mr Trundle (alias Miles Vincent Archer) to return temporarily to his desk as chairman of a vast…
33
Ten Little Visitors
Sonny and Skippy become guides for foreign children stopping at Waratah National Park while touring Australia.
34
Aunt Evelyn
When Aunt Evelyn comes to Waratah National Park determined to persuade Head Ranger Matt Hammond that he should put his younger boy Sonny in boarding…
35
The Bushrangers
Alone at Ranger Headquarters, Jerry is overpowered by burglars who take everything movable. Later, Sonny and Skippy come across a group wearing Ned Kelly armour…
36
Man From Space
Sonny has been placed in charge of an automatic recording unit deep in the bush of Waratah National Park, supervised by his father, Chief Ranger…
37
Be Our Guest
Thrown from her horse deep in the bush of Waratah National Park, Clancy is hopelessly lost and her mother is due at Ranger Headquarters to…
38
The Long Night
A pair of industrial spies, on the trail of a secret roll of microfilm, masquerade as detectives and try to cover their tracks by accusing…
39
View Matt
Overhearing the doctor tell Matt that he ought to marry again, Sonny tries his hand at matchmaking when he answers lonely hearts advertisements in Matt's…
SEASON 2
01
The Raft
While on a rafting trip throught the mangrove swamp, Sonny and Skippy come to the aid of a boy who has run away from his…
02
The Perfect Hosts
At home alone during a violent rainstorm — and nervous about radio reports of an armed bandit on the loose — Sonny and Clancy are…
03
Honest Jack
Sonny finds a man chopping down trees in Waratah National Park and when Sonny tells him it is illegal, the determined man insists that he…
04
Follow My Leader
A spoiled young violin prodigy, and an old family friend of Clancy's, insists on acquiring a baby koala but Skippy saves him from losing his…
05
Tex N. Ranger
A school for stunt men moves into Waratah National Park and Skippy, without needing any stunt lessons, saves their injured teacher.
06
Chicken
Sonny discovers two dead possums in their tree trunk home and Matt is disturbed by the number of dead animals that have been found in…
07
Belinda
Skippy sees a large truck from which a valuable thoroughbred mare escapes from the man who stole her. The horse finds temporary refuge with Sonny…
08
The Mine
Matt Hammond is expecting a visit by a man to assist with blowing up an abandoned mine in Waratah National Park. The man turns out…
09
Rockslide
A young National Service deserter risks recapture to look after Sonny after he is injured in a rockslide.
10
Hide and Seek
Mark and Jerry go to investigate when Clancy notices someone lurking near the helicopter hangar. Jerry is astounded to find someone he has known since…
11
Flying Saucers
Sonny and Skippy see a flying saucer but the story is difficult to believe without seeing Sonny's photographic evidence — which he has lost. However,…
12
Esmeralda
An old gypsy woman takes her revenge on Head Ranger Matt Hammond and his boys in a way that proves more embarrassing than harmful. Even…
13
Puppets
The Great Carl, an itinerant puppeteer who is camping in the Nation Park, is jealous of his talented young assistant. A puppet show is held…
14
Vice Versa
Sir Adrian Gillespie arrives at Ranger Headquarters with news that Skippy is to be sent away to Sydney for a long-term scientific study to determine…
15
Oats
In Matt's absense, an inspector from the Department of Civil Services arrives to evaluate operations at Ranger Headquarters. His strict by-the-book manner creates trouble for…
16
The Black Spider
Clancy's music teacher stops by Ranger Headquarters to share her concerns with Matt about Clancy's recent change in behaviour. Mark convinces Sonny Clancy is living…
17
Tread Softly
The National Park must be closed to the public after a number of animal traps are found. A recently released prisoner working with local miscreant…
18
Shark Taggers
When Sonny and Skippy help an attractive young scientist in her research work on sharks, only the last minute arrival of Jerry and Mark in…
19
Surprise! Surprise!
Clancy thinks no one has remembered her birthday unaware that Mark has been planning a surprise party. Matt and Clancy run aground in the Ranger…
20
Marco Polo
As Sonny urges his brother on, Matt plays along with Mark's plans of going on an around-the-world bicycle trip with a friend realising there are…
21
Wombat
Sonny finds an orphaned baby wombat and brings it back to Ranger Headquarters where it runs amok. While Sonny goes in seach of the mother,…
22
Axeman
A professional woodchopper practicing illegally in the National Park solves a problem for Jerry by helping him and Mark clear land for an emergency helipad.…
23
Up and Beyond
Two high-altitude hot-air balloonists bail out over the Waratah National Park. With the pair at Ranger Headquarts, Sonny and Skippy find the bolloon and manage…
24
Round-Up
When Sonny and Skippy discover a number of wild horses in the National Park, Matt calls upon a national champion rodeo rider and his brother…
25
The Hikers
Two botany teachers hiking in the National Park ignore Sonny and Jerry's warnings and procede into a dangerous area only to run into an emergency…
26
For My Next Trick
A pair of travelling entertainers pass through Waratah National Park en route to their next performance. When Skippy disappears during a magic performance by Alfred…
27
A Bird in the Hand
Jerry and a visiting ornithologist, who herself is not what anyone was expecting, nab two men poaching wild birds in Waratah National Park.
28
Marathon
Mark begins training so he can participate in the Waratah Athletic Association's cross-country marathon that is being run through the park. Despite taking a commanding…
29
The Best Man
Jerry is asked to be the Best Man at a friend's wedding but gets caught up chasing two hooligan's in a stolen motorboat and rescuing…
30
Plain Jane
A shy and unassuming young woman visits Clancy at Ranger Headquarters. Mark makes an effort but Jerry goes out of his way to avoid spending…
31
Hi Fi
Mark's homemade Hi-Fi stereo comes in handy when the radio at Ranger Headquarters is knocked out during a storm preventing Mark from delivering his father…
32
Maggie
An old friend of Jerry's who works as an air hostess seeks his help when she discovers she's being followed by two men after her…
33
Mixed Company
An elderly ornithologist's determination to prevent a group of young water-skiers from using the river results in an accidental fire, endangering the natural fauna of…
34
Treasure Hunt
Two bank robbers hide their stolen loot inside a novelty treasure chest in Ranger Matt Hammond's vehicle. The chest is to be part of a…
35
The Sport of Kings
As an amateur jockey, Mark is given the chance to ride Stormaway, Sir Adrian's best horse, in the Corinthian Handicap at Royal Randwick but when…
36
Bon Voyage
Clancy's time with the Hammond family appears to be at an end when she sits her final music exam. Her departure is ensured when she…
37
Cobber
Sonny is accused of being a dog thief by a man secretly training his sheep dog in the National Park. When the man's rival steals…
38
Tiger
An amateur photographer shows Mark and Sonny some photos of an unusual animal which Matt thinks could be the long-extinct Tasmanian tiger. An expert is…
39
Luna Park
Sonny wins a trip for himself and a friend to Sydney's Luna Park in a newspaper competition. En route, Sonny encounters a pickpocket who hides…
SEASON 3
01
A Work of Art
A temperamental artist painting wildlife in the Nation Park demands Matt catch the vandals that have damaged his work. Skippy befriends the reclusive artist and…
02
A Manner of Speaking
While trying to do a good deed for Theresa Fiorini, Mark accidentally releases her father's cows from their paddock. Mark tries to impress the pretty…
03
The Prince of Siam
Sonny gets a job with a local market gardener so he can earn some pocket money to donate to charity. Skippy asks his bush friends…
04
High Fashion
A beautiful fashion model and her demanding photographer come to the National Park for a photo shoot. When the young woman is bitten by a…
05
El Toro
The animal and patrons of Waratah National Park run for cover when a bull gets loose and runs amok.
06
Mr. Duffy
A travelling Irish cobbler claiming to be a descendant of Leprechauns takes Sonny and Skippy into a cave in search of treasure. Matt uncovers the…
07
The Medicine Man
Sonny receives a steady stream of animal visitors while sick and confined to his bed. A home-made cold remedy may hold the answer — if…
08
The Veteran
Matt's discovery of an abandoned sports car leads him into a violent encounter with the driver, a delusional war veteran who then takes Sonny hostage…
09
The Rainmakers
A pilot with a cloud-seeding airplane, an eccentric inventor, and a young Aborigine all make their own attempts to put an end to a dry…
10
Up the Waratahs
A pair of gamblers wanting to fix Mark's football match rescuit a bumbling petty criminal to take him out of the match.
11
Merry-Go-Round
While visiting a travelling carnival, Sonny meets Carrie Mason, a girl who wants nothing in the world but to be a clown. Skippy falls in…
12
Pigeon Pair
Sonny discovers what he believes is a timebomb but his father identifies the device as a pigeon racing clock. Upon returning the clock to its…
13
Fred
Sir Adrian, the Chairman of the National Park Trust, is outraged when he discovers protected wild flowers from Waratah National Park are being sold on…
SERIES INFO
3
Seasons
91
Episodes
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
John McCallum
NETWORKS (1)
Nine Network
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Skippy the Bush Kangaroo about?
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.
Where can I watch Skippy the Bush Kangaroo?
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is available on Stan, Foxtel Now, Brollie. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Skippy the Bush Kangaroo have?
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo has 3 seasons with 91 episodes total.
Who created Skippy the Bush Kangaroo?
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was created by John McCallum.
Who stars in Skippy the Bush Kangaroo?
The cast of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo includes Ed Devereaux, Garry Pankhurst, Ken James, Tony Bonner.
What is the rating of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo?
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo has a rating of 5.6 out of 10 based on 18 votes on TMDB.
Is Skippy the Bush Kangaroo still running?
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (1)
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