Kids show from the 80s?? : Tip of My Tongue Australia

Kids show from the 80s??

there was this tv show when i was younger, had puppets and a bloke who was probs a bit of a Steve Irwin type? they used to solve problems or whatever, had a real rustic aussie bush set. I think there was a kookaburra... or maybe a galah? literally can't find anything online, help me out please??

Submitted 9 months, 2 weeks ago by NotACrocodile

Wow, this brings back memories. Could it have been something related to Agro's Cartoon Connection? Although Agro was a bit of an Irwin type, I suppose? He was a puppet. Not really bush set though...

9 months, 2 weeks ago by GoldenAgeTVFan

dunno, but maybe check out Johnson and Friends? It had puppets sort of, and was Aussie.

9 months, 2 weeks ago by RandomGuessingGuy

I've taken the liberty to dig into this a bit more as it's piqued my interest. There's a slim chance it could be Five Minutes More, which is a lesser-known puppet show, but the timeframe doesn't exactly match up. It didn't feature an Irwin-type character, though. Could also be a segment from Shirl's Neighbourhood you're thinking about. That had a character named Claude the Crow and was a variety sketch show with some puppetry?

9 months, 2 weeks ago by BushlandHistorian

lol, you're sure it's not just a weird dream you had after a night out? 😂

9 months, 2 weeks ago by JustTrollingMate

hmmm idk but maybe it’s Mulligrubs? That show had a puppet vibe.

9 months, 2 weeks ago by RandomRedditor42

This is a tough one, because there were a handful of rustic set shows in the 80s with that theme. If we’re sticking to puppets, it's not Skippy the Bush Kangaroo since that was live-action. I'm racking my brain here...Are you sure it was Australian produced and not a UK show à la Wombles or something? Might also check out 'The New Adventures of Blinky Bill', they had a kookaburra character.

9 months, 2 weeks ago by DownUnderTVGuru

aw man, I remember something like this, puppets in the bush, classic aussie vibes. No idea what it's called though. Hope you find it, that's gonna bug me now!

9 months, 2 weeks ago by 80sKidRetro

Sounds familiar! Maybe you're thinking of The Bush Tucker Man? But pretty sure that was real, not puppets. There was also Blinky Bill which had kookaburras and stuff, but that's a cartoon. This is a tough one, mate! Will poke around some more.