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Animated adaptation of Blinky Bill, an original Australian bush (koala) character conceived by Dorothy Wall. Though often considered the second series of The Adventures of Blinky Bill, this series was televised with the title Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion.
'The second series tells of Blinky Bill and his animal friends becoming lost while on a school excursion in the Australian Bush, and their adventures while finding their way home. In the tropical north, they take on some bird smugglers and help a sensitive crocodile get back with his family. On the coast, they settle a dispute between penguins and sea birds over a lighthouse. They also liberate some animals from an automated farm, gatecrash an exclusive holiday resort, help run a cinema, join a circus and visit the city. And despite being lost themselves, they never hesitate to help out other animals in need.'
Source: Yoram Gross Films website.
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Individual episodes of this series are not indexed separately on AustLit.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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form
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The Adventures of Blinky Bill
Yoram Gross Film Studios
(publisher),
( dir. Yoram Gross
)
1993
Sydney
:
Yoram Gross Film Studios
,
1993
Z1871481
1993
series - publisher
film/TV
children's
fantasy
Animated adaptation of Blinky Bill, an original Australian bush (koala) character conceived by Dorothy Wall.
'The series tells of Blinky Bill and his friends' efforts to rebuild the village in Greenpatch following its destruction by humans. The main characters, Blinky Bill, Nutsy, Splodge, Flap and Marcia are reunited after the destruction of their village, have chosen a site for their new home and are cautiously settling in. But the story is about more than rebuilding their demolished homes. It is also about how these animals re-establish themselves as a community and how they come to terms with their new neighbours, the Dingoes.'
Source: Yoram Gross Films website.
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form
y
Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure
Blinky Bill's Around the World Adventures
( dir. David Evans
)
Australia
:
Yoram Gross Film Studios
,
2004
Z1878931
2004
single work
film/TV
children's
fantasy
Animated adaptation of Blinky Bill, an original Australian bush (koala) character conceived by Dorothy Wall. Though often considered the third series of The Adventures of Blinky Bill, this series was televised with the title Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure.
In this series, Blinky, Nutsy, and Flap travel around the world in a hot-air balloon, returning rescued circus animals to their natural environment and trying to avoid the pursuit of the angry circus owners.
