You’re a real Aussie when

[martin wilson]

That's the fellas, thanks. On the early days of Channel 5 iirc.
Oddly we have a couple of, I presume comedians, flogging Fosters Lager. One ad is set in 1888 and features a bloke tasting it and saying 'you little ripper'. Go figure.
All the best.

[GUT]

Hi all.

The BBC comedy series Goodness Gracious Me had their own version called Skipinder the Bush Kangaroo. I should probably explain that it was written and performed by British descendants of Asian immigrants.
Meanwhile the English summer didn't really start until the first Test and a much loved Australian voice said "morning everyone".
And of course back in the 80's the pop charts were dominated by Kylie and Jason. And Neighbours is I think still going, dunno about Home and Away.
And the Paul Hogan show, Kath and Kim and two idiots who presented a kind of sports show, can't remember their names. Funny though.
Which makes me curious, is the cultural exchange mutual? i.e, are there any British people who are or were very famous in Australia?
All the best.

I presume you mean Roy and HG especially during the Olympics?

Plenty of POMS made it big down under.

Monty Python
Two Ronnies
Tony Hancock
Parkinson
to name just a few

Lately Little Britain.

[martin wilson]

Hi all.

The BBC comedy series Goodness Gracious Me had their own version called Skipinder the Bush Kangaroo. I should probably explain that it was written and performed by British descendants of Asian immigrants.
Meanwhile the English summer didn't really start until the first Test and a much loved Australian voice said "morning everyone".
And of course back in the 80's the pop charts were dominated by Kylie and Jason. And Neighbours is I think still going, dunno about Home and Away.
And the Paul Hogan show, Kath and Kim and two idiots who presented a kind of sports show, can't remember their names. Funny though.
Which makes me curious, is the cultural exchange mutual? i.e, are there any British people who are or were very famous in Australia?
All the best.

[GUT]

I don't know if it was inspired by "Lassie" or my favorite animal show, "Flipper", but the concept was similar.

Flipper started in US in '64 but not in Aus till about '68, Skip started in '67 so I suspect both were probably inspired by Lassie, but the Aussies were given some incentive by the success of Flip.

[Pcdunn]

What skip didn't know weren't worth knowing, a national hero.

I don't know if it was inspired by "Lassie" or my favorite animal show, "Flipper", but the concept was similar.

[GUT]

When I was growing up in the Sixties in California, I have vague memories of watching a children's television program called "Skippy" in which the boy lived on a ranch, did his schoolwork by the radio, and afterwards went out to play with his pet kangaroo.

That all I knew about Australia for years, though I'm better educated about it now.

What skip didn't know weren't worth knowing, a national hero.

[GUT]

G'day GUT,

Who says we think Koalas are cuddly here in the states? It was only those damned old Quantas commercials suggested it - and really it suggested the koalas wanted to be left alone! That should have been a tip-off. I believe their diet of euchalyptus tree leaves makes their urine quite identifiable.

Jeff

Tch Tch Jeff no "U" in QANTAS old chap.

One of our tourist Ministers once referred to Koalas as piddling, scratching machines, that went down well

[Mayerling]

Or swallowing one of the little buggers.

I've got one somewhere with a map of how safe Aus is that I'll try and find.

I love it when I hear visitors talk about cuddly Roos and Koalas.

G'day GUT,

Who says we think Koalas are cuddly here in the states? It was only those damned old Quantas commercials suggested it - and really it suggested the koalas wanted to be left alone! That should have been a tip-off. I believe their diet of euchalyptus tree leaves makes their urine quite identifiable.

Jeff

[Robert]

Skippy the bush kangaroo
Skippy a friend ever true

[Pcdunn]

RFDS still going strong

When I was growing up in the Sixties in California, I have vague memories of watching a children's television program called "Skippy" in which the boy lived on a ranch, did his schoolwork by the radio, and afterwards went out to play with his pet kangaroo.

That all I knew about Australia for years, though I'm better educated about it now.

[GUT]

The country's gone to pot now. They should have stuck with the Flying Doctor.

RFDS still going strong

[Robert]

The country's gone to pot now. They should have stuck with the Flying Doctor.

[Steadmund Brand]

What nothing on the list about Paul Hogan... or Yahoo Serious... or VEGEMITE????

Steadmund Brand

[GUT]

Yep, he'd be "Jacko".

I think may Aussies are -openly- proud of the killer wildlife. Otherwise, the list is very accurate.

Including, sad to say, the fly up the nose thing.

Or swallowing one of the little buggers.

I've got one somewhere with a map of how safe Aus is that I'll try and find.

I love it when I hear visitors talk about cuddly Roos and Koalas.

[Ausgirl]

He'd have definitely got Jacko, not a shadow of a doubt.

Yep, he'd be "Jacko".

I think may Aussies are -openly- proud of the killer wildlife. Otherwise, the list is very accurate.

Including, sad to say, the fly up the nose thing.