TIL one of the most successful Australian television exports is about … a kangaroo. ‘Skippy the Bush Kangaroo’ is unusually intelligent, able to “open doors, operate a radio and pick up all manner of objects”. 300 million people in 128 countries watched three seasons and a movie from 1968 to 1970.

Today I learned that one of Australia’s most successful television exports centers around… a kangaroo! “Skippy the Bush Kangaroo” features an exceptionally smart kangaroo capable of opening doors, using a