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''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about
Blinky Bill Blinky Bill is an anthropomorphic koala and children's fictional character created by author and illustrator Dorothy Wall. The character of Blinky first appeared in Brooke Nicholls' 1933 book, ''Jacko – the Broadcasting Kookaburra'', which ...
, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. The series is produced by the
Yoram Gross Yoram Jerzy Gross (18 October 192621 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian producer of children's and family entertainment. He was known for his adaptation of children's characters from books and films, and best known for the produc ...
companies: Yoram Gross Film Studios (from 1993 to 1995) and Yoram Gross-EM.TV (from 2004 to 2005), with the main co-production of
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and WDR. All three seasons of the series and the TV movie were animated overseas by Colorland Animation Productions Co., Ltd. in
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. Set in Greenpatch, a fictional Australian bushland town, the series presents stories through the activities and misadventures of Blinky Bill, as well as his family and friends.


Series


Season 1 (''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'', 1993)

In the first season of ''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' (1993, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill and his friends rebuild the buildings and the community in Greenpatch, following its destruction by humans. They also come to terms with their new neighbours, the ill-famed Dingo family. The season first aired on ABC Television in 1993.
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(with his first studios Yoram Gross Film Studios) co-produced the first series with: EM.Entertainment (Germany), WDR/ ARD (Germany), ABC (Australia), and
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(UK).


Season 2 (''Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion'', 1995)

In the second season of ''Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion'' (1995, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill and his friends become lost while on a school excursion in the bush. Finding their way home across different parts of Australia, they have many adventures helping out other animals in need, including a crocodile, penguins, and farm and circus animals. The second season was a Yoram Gross Film Studios co-production with EM.Entertainment, WDR/ ARD and VIDEAL of Germany, as well as the
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. It was aired on ABC Television in Australia.


Season 3 (''Blinky Bill'', 2004)

In season 3 (alternatively known as ''Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure'' and ''Blinky Bill's Around the World Adventures'' in marketing), Blinky Bill, Nutsy, and Flap travel around the world in a hot air balloon that takes them on exciting adventures being chased by two humans named Basil and Cyril who are the Circus Bros. The animals he rescued were: Slippery, Leo, Ling-Ling, Tico, Yoyo, and Penelope (who originally works for the Circus Bros.). They went to
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, the African plains, China, the Amazon Rainforest, India and
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. The season aired on 10 June 2004 on the
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. The third series was a Yoram Gross-EM.TV co-production with
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(Germany), WDR (Germany), ABC (Australia), and Wavery (Netherlands).


Spin-offs

Two spin-off
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, ''Flap's Family'' and ''Flap's Island'', both following the story of supporting character Flap, were developed by
Yoram Gross Yoram Jerzy Gross (18 October 192621 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian producer of children's and family entertainment. He was known for his adaptation of children's characters from books and films, and best known for the produc ...
with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission and the
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in 1996, but both were not picked up.


TV Movie (''Blinky Bill's White Christmas'', 2005)

In 2005 a
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entitled ''Blinky Bill’s White Christmas'' was produced by Yoram Gross-EM.TV, with the co-production of WDR (Germany). The telemovie first aired on the
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on 24 December 2005. Its theme song, "Christmas in Australia", was performed by Christine Anu. In the Philippines, the special was aired across two parts on
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on 1 and 2 December 2020.


Characters


Soundtracks

* ''Blinky Bill and Friends Singing Songs Based On the TV Series'' (1994) * ''Blinky Bill and his "Extraordinary" Christmas Sing-Along!'' (1999) * ''Don and Blinky's Outback Adventure - The Lost Cooee'' (2002)


Video games

* ''Blinky Bill's Ghost Cave'' (1996) * ''Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure'' (1997) * ''Blinky Bill and the Magician'' (1998) * ''Blinky Bill's Play & Learn'' (1999) * ''Blinky Bill's Cartoon Maker'' (2001)


Home Media Releases


VHS releases

* ''Blinky Bill's Favourite Café'' (1994) * ''Blinky Rescues the Budgie'' (1994) * ''Blinky and the Red Car'' (1995) * ''Detective Blinky'' (1995) * ''Blinky Bill Down On the Farm'' (1996) * ''Blinky Bill and the Lost Puppy'' (1996) * ''Sing A Song with Blinky Bill'' (1997) * ''Blinky Bill and the Polar Bears'' (1998) * ''Blinky Remembers Nutsy's Birthday'' (1998) * ''Blinky Bill's Holiday'' (1998) * ''Blinky Bill and the Blue Mystery'' (1999) * ''Blinky Bill Goes Camping'' (2000) * ''Blinky Bill and the Magician'' (2002) * ''Blinky Bill and the Winter's Tale'' (2002) * ''Mayor Blinky Bill'' (2003)


DVD releases

* ''Blinky Bill to the Rescue'' (2015) * ''Blinky Bill's Red Car'' (2015) * ''Blinky Saves Granny's Glasses'' (2015) * ''Detective Blinky'' (2016) * ''Blinky Bill and the Strange Koala'' (2017) * ''Blinky Bill's Treasure Hunt'' (2017)


Miscellaneous releases

* ''ABC For Kids Featuring Banana Holiday and Lots of Other Great Songs'' (1994) * ''ABC For Kids Bumper Collection'' (1999)


Forest industry controversy

The theme of the first series carried a strong anti-woodchip message, with the second line saying "Save us from that woodchip mill", together with scenes of forest destruction. There were also obvious environmental messages in most episodes. Some forest industry groups lobbied the ABC arguing that the opening scene showed illegal wood chipping, which was not fair to the timber industry. In the following two series, these song lyrics and the opening credits sequence were different (the line in the theme became "You'll never catch him standing still"), reflecting the change in storylines and locations.Blinky Bill’s Fire Brigade (1992) curator's notes on ASO – Australia's audio and visual heritage online
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Reception

The Adventures of Blinky Bill received generally positive reviews.


References


External links


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