"Skippy" the bush kangaroo, 45 EP Record Exc Cond 1968
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Description
SKIPPY
Rare Late 60's 45EP.
VG-Exc Cond
Eric Jupp and Orchestra
Collector Piece.
Skippy was set in the fictitious Waratah National Park, a conservation area open to the public for recreational pursuits, where all plants and wildlife are protected. Head Ranger of the park was Matt Hammond, played by Ed Deveraux, an accomplished actor who had appeared in many film and television roles in both Australia and Britain, including They’re A Weird Mob and the ABC mini-series My Brother Jack. Initially, Deveraux did not want to be in the series: “I said I didn’t want anything to do with what I thought was going to be children’s TV. I thought it was a sort of ‘low grace’ thing.”2 Deveraux changed his mind when he learnt it was going to be sold overseas, when he learnt how much he would be paid, and when he negotiated a percentage of the profits.
Matt Hammond had two sons, 16-year-old Mark played by Ken James, and nine-year-old Sonny played by Garry Pankhurst. (Mark and Sonny would age over the course of the series to 18 and 11 respectively). Matt was a widower in his early forties, his wife Mary having died not long after Sonny was born. Sonny’s constant companion was Skippy, the bush kangaroo, with whom he practically grew up with. Sharing the Ranger Headquarters residence was the helicopter pilot, Flight Ranger Jerry King, aged in his mid-20s and played by Tony Bonner, who was cast on the strength of a relatively minor role in They’re A Weird Mob.
Skippy was set in the fictitious Waratah National Park, a conservation area open to the public for recreational pursuits, where all plants and wildlife are protected. Head Ranger of the park was Matt Hammond, played by Ed Deveraux, an accomplished actor who had appeared in many film and television roles in both Australia and Britain, including They’re A Weird Mob and the ABC mini-series My Brother Jack. Initially, Deveraux did not want to be in the series: “I said I didn’t want anything to do with what I thought was going to be children’s TV. I thought it was a sort of ‘low grace’ thing.”2 Deveraux changed his mind when he learnt it was going to be sold overseas, when he learnt how much he would be paid, and when he negotiated a percentage of the profits.
Matt Hammond had two sons, 16-year-old Mark played by Ken James, and nine-year-old Sonny played by Garry Pankhurst. (Mark and Sonny would age over the course of the series to 18 and 11 respectively). Matt was a widower in his early forties, his wife Mary having died not long after Sonny was born. Sonny’s constant companion was Skippy, the bush kangaroo, with whom he practically grew up with. Sharing the Ranger Headquarters residence was the helicopter pilot, Flight Ranger Jerry King, aged in his mid-20s and played by Tony Bonner, who was cast on the strength of a relatively minor role in They’re A Weird Mob.
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