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The Worst Episodes of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Every episode of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo!

Worst episode
S2E35 The Sport of Kings
5.513 votes
Best episode
S1E7 Dead or Alive
8.224 votes
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Season 1
7.1avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 35 - The Sport of Kings
    5.5/10(13 votes)

    S2:E35

    As an amateur jockey, Mark is given the chance to ride Stormaway, Sir Adrian's best horse, in the Corinthian Handicap at Royal Randwick but when he goes missing before the race, Clancy secretly takes his place. Skippy places a $1 bet on a longshot, Wallaby Bill.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Ted Roberts

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  2. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 1 Episode 18 - Summer Storm
    5.8/10(15 votes)

    S1:E18

    Ranger Headquarters is cut off by a violent storm as Matt Hammond lies poisoned by a snakebite. The phone line is down, the radio is not working, the serum is lost in the creek, the helicopter is out of fuel, the bridge is out and the ford is flooded. Skippy crosses an impassable gorge to fetch help, and the life-saving serum is parachuted to Ranger Headquarters just in time.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 38 - Tiger
    5.7/10(12 votes)

    S2:E38

    An amateur photographer shows Mark and Sonny some photos of an unusual animal which Matt thinks could be the long-extinct Tasmanian tiger. An expert is called in to verify the finding and while Mark has his suspicions, it is Sonny who discovers the men are working together to poach animals.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Stephen Rhodes

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  4. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 1 Episode 38 - The Long Night
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    S1:E38

    A pair of industrial spies, on the trail of a secret roll of microfilm, masquerade as detectives and try to cover their tracks by accusing Mark of a hit-and-run accident. Only Skippy is aware of their true identities.

    Director:Max Varnel
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 1 Episode 34 - Aunt Evelyn
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    S1:E34

    When Aunt Evelyn comes to Waratah National Park determined to persuade Head Ranger Matt Hammond that he should put his younger boy Sonny in boarding school in Sydney. Sonny and Skippy save Evelyn from death by drowning and Sonny is saved from a fate he'd consider worse than death.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  6. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 29 - The Best Man
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    S2:E29

    Jerry is asked to be the Best Man at a friend's wedding but gets caught up chasing two hooligan's in a stolen motorboat and rescuing a stranded hiker.

    Director:Max Varnel
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  7. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 1 Episode 35 - The Bushrangers
    6.3/10(20 votes)

    S1:E35

    Alone at Ranger Headquarters, Jerry is overpowered by burglars who take everything movable. Later, Sonny and Skippy come across a group wearing Ned Kelly armour entering a cave. Sonny suspects they are the burglars, but they turn out to be a pop group, 'The Bushrangers', who have set up their instruments in the Park after being driven from their town by neighbours complaining about the noise. The group eventually help catch the burglars after a sloppy mud fight.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 24 - Round-Up
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    S2:E24

    When Sonny and Skippy discover a number of wild horses in the National Park, Matt calls upon a national champion rodeo rider and his brother to round up the herd before they can damage the park.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  9. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 12 - Esmeralda
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    S2:E12

    An old gypsy woman takes her revenge on Head Ranger Matt Hammond and his boys in a way that proves more embarrassing than harmful. Even Skippy is powerless to prevent the trick.

    Director:Max Varnel
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  10. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 16 - The Black Spider
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    S2:E16

    Clancy's music teacher stops by Ranger Headquarters to share her concerns with Matt about Clancy's recent change in behaviour. Mark convinces Sonny Clancy is living a double life and is being blackmailed — just like in Sonny's novel. While Sonny waits to catch the blackmailer, Matt follows Clancy in Sydney and discovers the truth.

    Director:Max Varnel
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  11. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 20 - Marco Polo
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    S2:E20

    As Sonny urges his brother on, Matt plays along with Mark's plans of going on an around-the-world bicycle trip with a friend realising there are enough obstacles to halt the trip without him putting his foot down.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Moya Wood

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  12. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 31 - Hi Fi
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    S2:E31

    Mark's homemade Hi-Fi stereo comes in handy when the radio at Ranger Headquarters is knocked out during a storm preventing Mark from delivering his father an urgent warning about a damaged bridge.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Ron McLean

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  13. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 23 - Up and Beyond
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    S2:E23

    Two high-altitude hot-air balloonists bail out over the Waratah National Park. With the pair at Ranger Headquarts, Sonny and Skippy find the bolloon and manage to get airborn. As the balloon drifts out over the ocean, Jerry and the others pursue.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  14. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 21 - Wombat
    6.3/10(12 votes)

    S2:E21

    Sonny finds an orphaned baby wombat and brings it back to Ranger Headquarters where it runs amok. While Sonny goes in seach of the mother, Mark and Clancy must help with Sonny's exams and Matt calls from Sydney is need of some important paperwork.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  15. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 22 - Axeman
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    S2:E22

    A professional woodchopper practicing illegally in the National Park solves a problem for Jerry by helping him and Mark clear land for an emergency helipad. When the axeman's competition sabotages his car in an attempt to prevent him from competing, Skippy comes to his aid.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Scotty Denholm

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  16. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 1 Episode 31 - Date in Dalmar
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    S1:E31

    With Sonny Hammond as a hostage and a rifle pointed at Head Ranger Matt Hammond's head, bank robber Keeler forces Matt to drive him from Waratah National Park to keep his rendezvous with accomplices.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  17. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 36 - Bon Voyage
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    S2:E36

    Clancy's time with the Hammond family appears to be at an end when she sits her final music exam. Her departure is ensured when she wins a prestigious scholarship to study music in London. Sir Adrian asks Matt to select a Ranger to go oversees to work in Sherwood Forrest.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Lee Robinson

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  18. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 18 - Shark Taggers
    6.4/10(13 votes)

    S2:E18

    When Sonny and Skippy help an attractive young scientist in her research work on sharks, only the last minute arrival of Jerry and Mark in the Ranger helicopter can save them from a school of maneaters.

    Director:Max Varnel
    Writer:Valerie Taylor

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  19. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 1 Episode 15 - My Best Friend
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    S1:E15

    Sonny paints a picture of Skippy for his art class but before he mails it in, Mark replaces it with a 'better' one he made to help Sonny get a better grade. Sharing Mark's good intentions, Clancy unknowingly swaps Mark's painting for her 'better' version but when the painting is entered in a prestigious art competition and talk of an art scholarship begins, Clancy and Mark must come clean.

    Director:Max Varnel
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 3 Episode 3 - The Prince of Siam
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    S3:E3

    Sonny gets a job with a local market gardener so he can earn some pocket money to donate to charity. Skippy asks his bush friends to help search for a lost cat — a potentially expensive rescue for Matt.

    Director:Peter Maxwell
    Writer:Phyllis McLean

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  21. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 1 Episode 10 - Time and Tide
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    S1:E10

    While working on a project for Dr Steiner, Clancy encounters trouble and is in risk of drowning when her leg becomes trapped underwater.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:Michael Wright

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  22. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 11 - Flying Saucers
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S2:E11

    Sonny and Skippy see a flying saucer but the story is difficult to believe without seeing Sonny's photographic evidence — which he has lost. However, that doesn't stop the story from making the news, bringing a reporter out to Waratah National Park to chase down the story.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writers:Warren Glasser, Rae Glasser

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  23. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 28 - Marathon
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S2:E28

    Mark begins training so he can participate in the Waratah Athletic Association's cross-country marathon that is being run through the park. Despite taking a commanding lead in the race, in no small part due to a route mix-up, Mark isn't the first one to bound across the finish line.

    Director:Max Varnel
    Writer:Ross Napier

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  24. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 2 Episode 34 - Treasure Hunt
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S2:E34

    Two bank robbers hide their stolen loot inside a novelty treasure chest in Ranger Matt Hammond's vehicle. The chest is to be part of a charity treasure hunt being organised for the local children and the thieves must follow the clues to recover their booty.

    Director:Eric Fullilove
    Writer:James Workman

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  25. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 3 Episode 9 - The Rainmakers
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S3:E9

    A pilot with a cloud-seeding airplane, an eccentric inventor, and a young Aborigine all make their own attempts to put an end to a dry spell that has hit the Waratah National Park.

    Director:Peter Maxwell
    Writer:Stewart A. Fist

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Sport of Kings" is the worst rated episode of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. It scored 5.5/10 from 13 votes. Directed by Eric Fullilove and written by Ted Roberts, it aired on June 16, 1969. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Summer Storm".

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