The Adventures of Blinky Bill
Australian animated television series
The Adventures of Blinky Bill is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala. The series is produced by the Yoram Gross.[1]
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| Genre | Animation Adventure Comedy |
| Based on | The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall |
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| Theme music composer | Guy Gross |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
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| Release | 4 January 1993 – 5 July 2004 |
It is set in Greenpatch, a fictional Australian bushland town, the series has stories about the activities and misadventures of Blinky Bill, and his family and friends.[2]
Episodes
changeIn the Philippines, the special was aired across two parts on GMA Network on 1 and 2 December 2020.[3]
Series overview
change| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 26 | 4 January 1993 | 8 February 1993 | |
| 2 | 26 | 2 January 1995 | 6 February 1995 | |
| 3 | 26 | 10 June 2004 | 5 July 2004 | |
Characters
change- Mayor Pelican: The town's pompous, unhelpful president.
- Miss Magpie: The town's school teacher.
- Mrs. Koala: Blinky's mother.
- Mr. Koala: Nutsy's long-lost father.
- Mrs. Platypus: Flap's mother.
- Mr. Platypus: Flap's father.
- Mrs. Meryl Rabbit: a Greenpatch resident and mother of many children.
- Mr. Bobbin Rabbit: Mrs. Rabbit's husband and father of many children.
- Granny Grunty Koala: An elderly koala who is hard of hearing.
- Ma Dingo: The bad-tempered mother of Danny, Meatball, Daisy, and Shifty.
Video games
change- 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
changeVHS releases
change- 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
change- Blinky Bill to the Rescue (2014)
- 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)
Reception
changeThe Adventures of Blinky Bill received generally positive reviews.[source?]
References
change- ↑ "Marsupial Madness: The Success of Yoram Gross". Animation News Network. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 62. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ↑ "Naghahangad ang lahat ng 'di malilimutang Pasko sa pangalawang linggo ng 'Christmas Cartoon Festival Presents'". GMA Network. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.