6.8/1011 votes#1 - A Work of Art
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1969
A temperamental artist painting wildlife in the Nation Park demands Matt catch the vandals that have damaged his work. Skippy befriends the reclusive artist and acts as both muse and collaborator.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: Brian Wright
7.2/1014 votes#2 - A Manner of Speaking
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/1969
While trying to do a good deed for Theresa Fiorini, Mark accidentally releases her father's cows from their paddock. Mark tries to impress the pretty girl by learning Italian but his language skills prove more useful with her father.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: Denys Burrows
6.8/1012 votes#3 - The Prince of Siam
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1969
Sonny gets a job with a local market gardener so he can earn some pocket money to donate to charity. Skippy asks his bush friends to help search for a lost cat — a potentially expensive rescue for Matt.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: Phyllis McLean
NaN/100 votes#4 - High Fashion
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/1970
A beautiful fashion model and her demanding photographer come to the National Park for a photo shoot. When the young woman is bitten by a spider, Sonny steps up to take charge of the emergency.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: J.R. McKenzie, W.F. O'Reilly
6.2/1012 votes#5 - El Toro
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1969
The animal and patrons of Waratah National Park run for cover when a bull gets loose and runs amok.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ted Roberts
7.0/1011 votes#6 - Mr. Duffy
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/1969
A travelling Irish cobbler claiming to be a descendant of Leprechauns takes Sonny and Skippy into a cave in search of treasure. Matt uncovers the man's shady past calling into question Skippy's discovery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.2/1011 votes#7 - The Medicine Man
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1969
Sonny receives a steady stream of animal visitors while sick and confined to his bed. A home-made cold remedy may hold the answer — if Mark can get Sonny will take it — and if it's the right medicine.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: Ted Roberts
7.0/1011 votes#8 - The Veteran
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1969
Matt's discovery of an abandoned sports car leads him into a violent encounter with the driver, a delusional war veteran who then takes Sonny hostage before stealing an airplane.
Director: Ed Devereaux
Writer: Alan Veitch, Ed Devereaux
6.5/1012 votes#9 - The Rainmakers
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/1970
A pilot with a cloud-seeding airplane, an eccentric inventor, and a young Aborigine all make their own attempts to put an end to a dry spell that has hit the Waratah National Park.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: Stewart A. Fist
7.1/1013 votes#10 - Up the Waratahs
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/16/1970
A pair of gamblers wanting to fix Mark's football match rescuit a bumbling petty criminal to take him out of the match.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joy Cavill
7.3/1013 votes#11 - Merry-Go-Round
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/9/1970
While visiting a travelling carnival, Sonny meets Carrie Mason, a girl who wants nothing in the world but to be a clown. Skippy falls in love with a wooden kangaroo on the carnival's merry-go-round. Carrie finds she has much in common with Skippy when they both decide to run away and join the carnival.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: Harry Woolerton
6.7/1012 votes#12 - Pigeon Pair
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/1970
Sonny discovers what he believes is a timebomb but his father identifies the device as a pigeon racing clock. Upon returning the clock to its eccentric owner, Sonny and Mark are introduced to the colourful world of pigeon racing.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Lambert
7.0/1013 votes#13 - Fred
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/3/1970
Sir Adrian, the Chairman of the National Park Trust, is outraged when he discovers protected wild flowers from Waratah National Park are being sold on the streets of Sydney. Working with the Hammonds, 'Uncle' Adrian is determined to catch the men responsible.
Director: Peter Maxwell
Writer: Joy Cavill
The Best Episodes of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 3
Every episode of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 3!
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Network:Nine Network
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"A Work of Art" is the best rated episode of "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo" season 3. It scored 6.8/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Peter Maxwell and written by Brian Wright, it aired on 9/10/1969. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Manner of Speaking".