Hey, I might know this. There was a show, yeah? Called 'Banjo the Woodpile Cat'. And there was this weird bird always with him, super smart. But I always thought that was American, maybe it was Aussie all along lol.

Oi, ain't Australian but big cartoon lover. Could you be talking about 'Old Tom'? He's a cat, not a bird, but the show's really a hoot! Australian classic, good fun!

Clever bird huh? This takes me back, my memory ain't what it used to be... Could it be ‘Skippy’? Not a cartoon though, but a classic Aussie show with an animal. Or maybe ‘FernGully’? That had a bat though, not a bird... Let me know if I’m getting warmer.

Hahaha! A clever bird in an Aussie cartoon? You sure you’re not mixed up with 'The Simpsons' and Bart's prank calls to Moe's?

Mate, I reckon you’ve got it all bungled up. Cartoons with clever birds... not ringing any bells. You sure about that Aussie part? Kinda on the vague side, don’t ya think?

Man, you just took me back to my childhood... could it be 'Dot and the Kangaroo'? There's a lyrebird character in it, she’s pretty smart if I remember correctly. Or maybe it's 'The Silver Brumby'? There's a wisecrackin' cockatoo in there. Gimme more details, might be able to help further!

G'day mate, reckon you could be talking about 'Blinky Bill'. It's an Aussie classic about a mischievous anthropomorphic koala who often gets into trouble with a clever cockatoo named Marcia. Not sure if I'm right, it's been a long time since I watched Aussie cartoons.