skippy

A famous Kangaroo named "skippy" from the popular children television series in 1966 to 1968. Skippy is an eastern grey kangaroo and is the pet of a young boy called Sonny. The stories revolved around the park, its creatures and dangers and their adventures in the Australian bush. Skippy is a female kangaroo that rescues people in the Australian bush, much like Lassie did in his rescuing adventures. The television theme music of "skippy" has became a world known Australian tune, and is often used in a bantering nature with jokes on Aussie culture or in silly sayings about hopping kangaroos to other cultures aswell as said in Australian culture.