Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is one of Australia's greatest cultural exports that became a worldwide phenomenon. At its height it was broadcast in 128 countries to an audience of over 300 million viewers. Our online exhibition celebrates 50 years of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo with clips and compilations from the show, interviews with the cast, merchandise, music, advertisements, behind-the-scenes production materials and more. https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/skippy-bush-kangaroo-classic-tv-series-remem

Skippy has become such a touchstone in Australian popular culture that it's open to all kinds of lighthearted parody. In this 1990 segment by the comedy team at Fast Forward (Series 3, Episode 13), a very 'stuffed' Skippy is seen performing voodoo rituals in Waratah National Park – without a permit! – and then has an exorcism performed on her which itself is a parody of a classic scene from The Exorcist (William Friedkin, USA, 1973). In its day, Fast Forward (1989–92) was Australia's highest-rat

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