Right now you can watch Skippy the Bush Kangaroo on streaming — and the writing holds up regardless of the format's reputation. 3 seasons in, and the quality has not slipped. 20 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. A harder one to justify skipping than to start. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo treats animation as a medium, not a limitation. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is an Australian television series telling the adventures of a young boy and his intelligent pet kangaroo, and the various visitors to the fictional Waratah National Park in Duffys Forest, near Sydney, New South Wales. Ed Devereaux and Garry Pankhurst bring more to it than the format typically demands. It ran for 3 seasons (1968–1970), and the writing holds up across every one of them. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo uses the freedom of animation to tell stories live-action could not attempt. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Genuinely enjoyable for a wide range of viewers, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo treats animation as a delivery mechanism, not a limitation. The tonal similarities to The Wild Thornberrys are real, though Skippy the Bush Kangaroo carves out its own identity quickly. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Visually distinctive and narratively ambitious in ways that hold up regardless of format. Worth watching in order from the beginning.

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo wrapped up in 1970, created by John McCallum — and 3 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.