The Adventures of Skippy Season 1, Episode 5: Skippy and the Bird Smugglers

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Skippy and the Hammond Family

Sonny is severely injured after a fall, forcing a move to a desk job. Jerry and Lou have to leave Skippy behind. Dave and Kate try to make the 'Roo happy but Skippy runs away. The Hammonds must find a way to return to the reserve.

30 min

2

Skippy and the Saboteur

When a rival park opens up, the Habitat gets a new volunteer helper. But when problems start arising out of no where, suspicion falls on the new helper.

30 min

3

Skippy and Wally World

Still wary after the saboteur, Lou and Jerry want to find out more about the rival park. However, they soon find themselves in over their heads as they witnesses animal cruelty.

30 min

4

Skippy and the Haunted House

Watch out! Beware! A mischevious Simon wanders into the Hammonds twins' lives and sparks mischief in the house. Ingeniously using electronics, he creates mayhem with prank spiders, spins stories that the old mill is haunted and talks Jerry into sneaking out after dark to see the 'ghost'. Tables are soon turned when Lou and the girls decide to get their own back on Jerry and Simon for all their pranks. Skippy saves the day as he finds Simon trapped in the haunted house and alerts the others.

30 min

5

Skippy and the Bird Smugglers

Bird Smuggling is a SERIOUS crime in Australia, and when it comes home to Habitat, it takes the combined efforts of the twins, Sonny, and Ranger Dave to prevent it. Dealing with the two criminal men, Skippy, Lou and Jerry help save the native birds, and put a spanner in the works for the criminals.

30 min

6

Skippy and the Cave Paintings

Skippy leads Lou and Jerry to one of her favourite hideouts - a CAVE in the hills near Habitat. But the twins discover that there is more to the cave than meets the eye!

30 min

7

Skippy and Tike

Lou does well in a school science project that involves throwing the voice by simple electronics! But her cleverness backfires when she attaches the device to Skippy's collar and plays a trick on the local storekeeper, Jack.

30 min

8

Skippy and the Trail Biker

New kid in on the block! When a wealthy boy moves into the Hammonds' neighbourhood, Jerry is in awe of the boy's possessions; his video games, all the gear in his room at home and most of all by his trail bike. Forbidden by Ranger Dave to ride the bike in the national park, the two boys defy authority, and when a wombat gets injured Jerry begins to see the error of his ways.

30 min

9

Skippy and the Foxy Dog

Is there a fox killing the birds at Habitat? It looks like it! Sonny and Dave investigate. In the meantime Skippy gets a fright - she has always been mates with buster, Elyse's dog, but when buster starts snarling at skippy suspicions arise.

30 min

10

Skippy and the Snake Charmer

Making friends can be difficult for a girl whose family moves around a lot! Emma works for the travelling reptile show, and Lou is disappointed that her offer for friendship was rejected and Emma runs away. Skippy saves the day, by helping to find her as she is in danger of dehydration.

30 min

11

Skippy and the Fishing Fleet

Somethings Fishy! Lou causes trouble for everyone when Thel won't let her go to the fish market so she takes a dingy and gets caught in the dangerous currents in the river. Skippy alerts the fisherman to save her, but he wrenches his shoulder in the process. How can Lou make it up to him now? Lou decides that some serious fishing is in order and with the help of the 14 year old Kenny, they set out once again, in spite of the fears of the adults and Skippy.

30 min

12

Skippy and the Music Maker

Tamiko, a Japanese girl from Australia, who plays violin, is welcomed into the Hammond family. Tamiko stays with them whilst she's on an orchestra tour, however racial tension between Thel and Tamiko make her stay uncomfortable. Thel is aggravated because of the past events of the Pacific war. However, when Lou takes a tumble on a cliff, opinions are forced to change.

30 min

13

Skippy and Miss Jack Horner

Camera... ACTION! A child model comes to Habitat to shoot a commercial with skippy for 'Jack Horner Jams' one in a series featuring the girl and different animals. Although charming to Skippy on the surface, she takes every opportunity to be secretly cruel to her co-star. Why?

30 min

14

Skippy and the Two Jerrys

Dive in! Jerry's fear of diving off the high board is getting him down, but he is encouraged when his hero, Uncle Jerry comes to visit. However, when Kate, Sonny and Skippy get into trouble, Jerry has to return the favour by helping Uncle Jerry regain his lost nerves and save the day!

30 min

15

Skippy and the Runaway

UH OH! Lou and Skippy find evidence of animal traps in the national park, and that's not allowed! But Lou's desire to catch the wrongdoer turns to empathy when she meets him - 13 year old Jim. Lou tries to keep his secret and hide him, until ranger Dave discovers the truth.

30 min

16

Skippy and the Polluted River

Unexplained death of a fish and a kangaroo poses a few questions and it's suspected that the river is being polluted. Kate's grandfather Bill, a farmer, stages a one-man demonstration at the local paper mill against the polluters. However, Skippy, Lou and Jerry discover something unexpected. The twins also learn that in the environment war, everyone must take care of his own little corner of the world.

30 min

17

Skippy and the Cowboy

Glen is a boy who wants to be a stuntman! But he doesn't seem to be going in the right direction. Then when Kate is sent a mistreated horse, Glen is the only one who can manage to handle it. With the help of everyone at Habitat, the horse and Glen start to reform.

30 min

18

Skippy and the Bushfire

Truth or dare? Jerry is dared to sneak into a bush treehouse, where there lives an eccentric hermit, angry at todays' civilisation. Kevin's trying to guard a colony of koalas and will do anything in order to protect his beloved friends. A naughty boy sneaks into the old mans' camp to try and steal a koala, but he falls and hurts himself. In trying to attract attention to his plight, he accidentally lights a bushfire, putting koalas at risk.

30 min

19

Skippy and the Wheelie

Lou and Jerry are baffled by a new girl who moves into the area. Why does she stay home all the time? It's because she is in a wheelchair, the result of a tragic accident. The twins and Skippy help the girl visit Habitat and go on a picnic! But has she taken one step to many?

30 min

20

Skippy and the Easter Bunny

Cheating is no excuse! Jerry is fired up with enthusiasm for cross country running but is disappointed when his rival Brendan cheats to win a race. However, it all works out in the end and in an interesting turn of events an unexpected volunteer dresses up as the Easter Bunny for the organised Easter egg hunt.

30 min

21

Skippy and the Pirates

Arrrrr! Follow as the gang journey from pirates to Junior Rangers and adventure through 'crocodile' infested waters. A battle over possession of the waterhole breaks out! Meanwhile, Ranger Dave spots a problem with all their noise - it's driving the animals away from the waterhole! It's got to be stopped! Skippy is the ship's mascot and Lou's upset as she isn't allowed to join the new gang.

30 min

22

Skippy and the Surf Club

SURFS UP! Lou & Jerry are mad keen to join the Nippers, the Junior Surf Lifesavers. Lou's swimming isn't quite up to scratch so everyone joins in to help her train. Then things go badly. A less-than-friendly beach inspector hunts Skippy of the beach, and shortly afterwards, Lou is caught in a real-life rescue situation and freezes. Jerry offer to pretend to be drowning so she can save him and feel better. However Jerry runs into REAL trouble in the surf trying to save someones dog, and this time Lou meets the challenge. She rescues her brother with Skippy's help!

30 min

23

Skippy and the Balloon

A balloon is tethered at Habitat as a tourist attraction, while Skippy and the Hammonds have guests- Lou's friend Tamiko and a Japanese boy who is staying with Tamiko's family, sent to Australia to improve his English and find out how ordinary employees of the company live. When his father comes to take him back to Japan, he cuts himself adrift in the balloon, declaring that he wants to stay in Australia. Only timely intervention by Skippy and a concerted effort by everyone else gets him safely back to earth and reunited with his father.

30 min

24

Skippy and the Vandals

Think before you act! Jerry is obsessed with getting money for a bike. When vandals attack some of the local primary schools, he stakes out a school in the hope of collecting the reward money. Although trying to help, he scares the vandals off, so the security guard doesn't catch them, Jerry feels that he's let everyone down. The situation is saved when Skippy notices the vandals lurking around the local amateur art show, in which Thel is a competitor. Skip alerts everyone to their intentions to destroy the entries, and sonny and the family return to the hall in time to capture the annals and save the paintings.

30 min

25

Skippy and the Penfriend

Skippy and Jerry are excited! Jerry's pen pal is coming to visit. And the pen pal is no ordinary kid, his letters have told Jerry that his dad is an archaeologist who goes to EXOTIC places, sometimes in physically dangerous locations, and often taking his son with him. However the boy turns out to be a fake. In fact he's got quite an ordinary family from a farm. But when he told his previous pen pals the truth, they didn't want to know about him. So he made things up and for a time it worked - he got Jerry really excited didn't he? At the end of the episode, he is ready to face up to himself as he really is and introduce his real father to the Hammonds and Skippy!

30 min

26

Skippy and the Roos

Think cooking's just for girls? Jerry's soccer team, The Roos, lose their support team mid-season as Thel and Sonny have the flu, so they need to find a new cook. Jerry turns out to be a natural in the kitchen and he is taunted by the opposition for his "girly" traits. In a burst of macho spirit, Jerry punches out an opponent and is sent off, the game is lost and there'll be no finals for the Roos this year. Everyone has learnt a lesson about male and female roles and team spirit.

30 min