The Best Episodes of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Season 3

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.7/10(12 votes)

   #1 - A Work of Art

   S3:E19/10/1969

   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

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   Director:Peter Maxwell

   Writer:Brian Wright
2. 

   7.1/10(15 votes)

   #2 - A Manner of Speaking

   S3:E210/27/1969

   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

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   Director:Peter Maxwell

   Writer:Denys Burrows
3. 

   6.5/10(14 votes)

   #3 - The Prince of Siam

   S3:E311/10/1969

   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

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   Director:Peter Maxwell

   Writer:Phyllis McLean
4. 

   6.6/10(11 votes)

   #4 - High Fashion

   S3:E42/23/1970

   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

   Writers:J.R. McKenzie, W.F. O'Reilly

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   Director:Peter Maxwell

   Writers:J.R. McKenzie, W.F. O'Reilly
5. 

   6.5/10(14 votes)

   #5 - El Toro

   S3:E511/3/1969

   The animal and patrons of Waratah National Park run for cover when a bull gets loose and runs amok.

   Director:Eric Fullilove

   Writer:Ted Roberts

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   Director:Eric Fullilove

   Writer:Ted Roberts
6. 

   6.8/10(12 votes)

   #6 - Mr. Duffy

   S3:E69/24/1969

   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:Eric Fullilove

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Eric Fullilove

   Writer:Unknown
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7. 

   6.6/10(13 votes)

   #7 - The Medicine Man

   S3:E711/29/1969

   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

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   Director:Peter Maxwell

   Writer:Ted Roberts
8. 

   7.0/10(13 votes)

   #8 - The Veteran

   S3:E811/17/1969

   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

   Writers:Ed Devereaux, Alan Veitch

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   Director:Ed Devereaux

   Writers:Ed Devereaux, Alan Veitch
9. 

   6.6/10(14 votes)

   #9 - The Rainmakers

   S3:E93/2/1970

   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

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   Director:Peter Maxwell

   Writer:Stewart A. Fist
10. 

    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Up the Waratahs

    S3:E103/16/1970

    A pair of gamblers wanting to fix Mark's football match rescuit a bumbling petty criminal to take him out of the match.

    Director:Eric Fullilove

    Writer:Joy Cavill

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    Director:Eric Fullilove

    Writer:Joy Cavill
11. 

    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Merry-Go-Round

    S3:E113/9/1970

    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

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    Director:Peter Maxwell

    Writer:Harry Woolerton
12. 

    6.6/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Pigeon Pair

    S3:E122/17/1970

    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:Eric Fullilove

    Writer:Bill Lambert

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    Director:Eric Fullilove

    Writer:Bill Lambert
13. 

    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Fred

    S3:E133/3/1970

    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

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    Director:Peter Maxwell

    Writer:Joy Cavill