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{{short description|1992 Australian animated film}}
{{For|the 2015 film|Blinky Bill the Movie}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
|name=Blinky Bill
| name = Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala
|image=Blinkyfilm.jpg
| image = Blinkyfilm.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
|image_size=
| director = [[Yoram Gross]]
|caption=Blinky Bill poster
|director=[[Yoram Gross]]
| producer = Yoram Gross
| writer = Yoram Gross<br/>Leonard Lee<br/>John Palmer
|producer=[[Tim Brooke-Hunt]]<br>Sandra Gross<br>[[Yoram Gross]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Blinky Bill|The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill]]'' by [[Dorothy Wall]]}}
|writer=[[Yoram Gross]]<br>[[Leonard Lee (screenwriter)|Leonard Lee]]<br>[[John Palmer (screenwriter)|John Palmer]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Robyn Moore (Australian voice actor)|Robyn Moore]]|[[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]]|[[Ross Higgins]]}}<ref name=afc>''Blinky Bill'', listing at Screen Australia [https://web.archive.org/web/20091024054043/http://afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=BLINKB archived] [https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/blinky-bill-1992/781 current] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207083305/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/blinky-bill-1992/781 |date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
|starring=[[Robyn Moore (Australian actress)|Robin Moore]]<br>[[Keith Scott (Australia)|Keith Scott]]
|music=[[Guy Gross]]
| music = {{ubl|[[Guy Gross]]}}
|cinematography=Frank Hammond<br>[[Paul Ozerski]]
| cinematography = {{ubl|Frank Hammond|Paul Ozerski|Nicholai Sherman}}
|editing=G.Y. Jerzy<br>[[Lee Smith (editor)|Lee Smith]]
| editing = G.Y. Jerzy<br />[[Lee Smith (film editor)|Lee Smith]]
|distributor=[[Beyond Distribution]]
| distributor = [[Greater Union Film Distributors]]
| studio = [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Films]]
|released=17 September 1992<br>{{AUS}}<br>24 September 1992<br>{{USA}}<br>30 March 1994<br>{{FRA}}<br>18 February 1995<br>{{NLD}}
| released = {{film date|df=y|1992|9|17}}
|runtime=90 minutes
| runtime = 97 minutes
|country=Australia
| country = [[Australia]]
|language=English
| language = [[English language|English]]
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2011}}
| budget =
'''''Blinky Bill''''' is a 1992 animated movie animated by Sydney-based [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoham Gross Films]] Studios. It was released in Australia on 17 September 1992.
| gross = AUD$1.9 million
}}
'''''Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''''' (also known as '''''Blinky Bill''''') is a [[1992 in film|1992]] [[Australia]]n [[Animation|animated]] [[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Yoram Gross]] and produced by his [[Sydney]]-based [[production company]] [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Film Studios]].


The film tells the story of [[Blinky Bill]]’s childhood with his animal friends in the Australian bush. The peace and charm of their existence is shattered by the destruction of their homes by humans. Blinky Bill rallies his friends, in a series of exciting adventures, as they battle to protect their homes from destruction and as he rescues his mother from captivity. The animation is superimposed over live colour footage of the Australian bush.
The film tells the story of [[Blinky Bill]]'s childhood with his animal friends in the [[The bush|Australian bush]]. The peace and charm of their existence is shattered by the destruction of their homes by humans. Blinky rallies his friends as they battle to protect their homes from destruction and as he rescues his mother from captivity. The animation is superimposed over [[live-action]] footage of the Australian bush, which was filmed on location in a farm at [[Bobin, New South Wales|Bobin]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
The local woodlanders are carrying with their everyday life as normal until the next morning, when two men Harry and Joe start to take down the entire forest with their tractor. The animals evacuate as many trees fall down, and more trees are cut down including Mrs Koala's home, and a tree knocks Blinky Bill unconscious.
The local woodlanders are carrying on with their everyday life as normal until one morning when two men Harry and Joe start clearing the entire forest with their tractor. The animals evacuate as many trees fall down, and more trees are cut down including Mrs. Koala's home, and a tree knocks Blinky Bill unconscious.


At sunrise nothing is left of the bush and every animal is left homeless. They move out of the grounds to search for a new home, including Mr. Wombat. Blinky Bill, dazed and confused, calls for his mother, but she is nowhere in sight. Blinky rescues a young female koala named Nutsy from a cluster of fallen trees. They both run into Mr. Wombat. Nutsy tells him that Blinky has amnesia and Mr. Wombat explains to him about his life so far.
At sunrise, nothing is left of the bush and every animal is left homeless. They move out of the grounds to search for a new home, including Mr. Wombat. Blinky, dazed and confused, calls for his mother, but she is nowhere in sight. Blinky rescues a young female koala named Nutsy from a cluster of fallen trees. They both run into Mr. Wombat. Nutsy tells him that Blinky has amnesia and Mr. Wombat explains to him about his life so far.


Blinky was a very mischievous sort causing trouble and receiving a scolding from Mayor Pelican, his teacher Miss Magpie and his mother for his many antics. He once encountered and escaped Ms. Pym at her general store. His mother then disciplines him and cries about the grief he is causing her. By the end of this story, Blinky is feeling very guilty about the trouble he caused his mother, so decides to find her.
Blinky was a very mischievous sort causing trouble and receiving a scolding from Mayor Pelican, his teacher Miss Magpie and his mother for his many antics. He once encountered and escaped Ms. Pym at her general store. His mother then disciplines him and cries about the grief he is causing her. By the end of this story, Blinky is feeling very guilty about the trouble he caused for his mother, so decides to find her.


Blinky Bill and Nutsy make their way towards a riverbank where they meet up with a hard of hearing Granny Grunty Koala. Down the river, they meet up with Splodge and his family who tell them about what happened to Mrs Koala who refused to evacuate out of pride of her own home. Blinky and Nutsy make their way to the waiting line where Mayor Pelican is assigning all the woodlanders to their places. Blinky Bill approaches the mayor who is less than pleased, and orders Nurse Angelina to take the children to the leaking North Cave. Unfortunately Blinky's mother isn't here.
Blinky and Nutsy make their way towards a riverbank where they meet up with a hard-of-hearing Granny Grunty Koala. Down the river, they meet up with Splodge and his family who tell them about what happened to Mrs. Koala who refused to evacuate out of pride in her own home. Blinky and Nutsy make their way to the waiting line where Mayor Pelican is assigning all the woodlanders to their places. Blinky approaches the mayor who is less than pleased, and orders Nurse Angelina to take the children to the leaking North Cave. Unfortunately, Blinky's mother is not there.


Blinky asks Ruff's mother for directions to the woodchip mill. Ignoring the fact there is danger there, Blinky goes to find his mother at the mill, and Nutsy follows him as they make their way though a rampaging river and the woods. They finally make it to the mill. The wood chip mill is home to the very woodcutters that felled their homes.
Blinky asks Ruff's mother for directions to the wood chip mill. Ignoring the fact there is danger there, Blinky goes to find his mother at the mill, and Nutsy follows him as they make their way through a rampaging river and the woods. They finally make it to the mill. The wood chip mill is home to the woodcutters that fell on their homes.


Next morning Blinky and Nutsy witness the woodcutters reducing the animals former homes into sawdust, narrowly escaping the circular buzz-saw. Then they stay in hiding till night time, but as they try to escape, they alert the dogs. When Blinky slingshoots the security light, Harry's wife Joan urges her husband to investigate. Blinky manages to slip out of the place, but Nutsy is trapped and makes a run for it, climbing into the bedroom of the family's daughter Clara.
The next morning Blinky and Nutsy witness the woodcutters reducing the animals' former homes into sawdust, narrowly escaping the circular buzz-saw. Then they stay in hiding until night time, but as they try to escape, they alert the dogs. When Blinky slingshots the security light, Harry's wife Flo urges her husband to investigate. Blinky manages to slip out of the place, but Nutsy is trapped and makes a run for it, climbing into the bedroom of the family's daughter Claire.


Blinky tearfully goes back to the tell the others about the tragic news. Blinky's gang form a rescue party, forcing Marcia to join them. Blinky has Jacko para-drop Marcia down the chimney of the woodcutters' house taking notes of the house layout and items. Meanwhile Nusty climbs into Clara's bed who wakes up happy to find a real koala in her bed and manages to get her parents to let to her keep the koala temporarily.
Blinky tearfully goes back to tell the others about the tragic news. Blinky's gang form a rescue party, forcing Marcia, a marsupial mouse, to join them. Blinky has Jacko, a kookaburra, para-drop Marcia down the chimney of the woodcutters' house taking notes of the house layout and items. Meanwhile, Nutsy climbs into Claire's bed who wakes up happy to find a real koala in her bed and manages to get her parents to let her keep the koala temporarily.


Blinky's gang sneak up to the house at night, then break into the house, but then they start up a commotion. Clara immediately hides herself and Nutsy in her bedroom cupboard. Splodge manages to fend off both the dogs and Joe, while Blinky keeps Harry and Joan locked in their bedroom. In the chaos that follows, the wood chip machines starts up. Blinky gets Nutsy out of the house and they both fight off Harry. The chain of chaotic events against Harry and Joe end them up in a water tank. Blinky locates his mother and they all leave the place in the woodcutters' truck, while Clara waves tearfully goodbye to her new found koala friends.
Blinky's gang sneak up to the house at night, then break into the house, but then they start up a commotion. Claire immediately hides herself and Nutsy in her bedroom cupboard. Splodge manages to fend off both the dogs and Joe, while Blinky keeps Harry and Flo locked in their bedroom. In the chaos that follows, the wood chip machines startup. Blinky gets Nutsy out of the house and they both fight off Harry. The chain of chaotic events against Harry and Joe ends them up in a water tank. Blinky locates his mother, and they all leave the place in the woodcutters' truck, while Claire waves tearfully goodbye to her new-found koala friends.


==Characters==
==Movie characters==
===Animal characters===
===Animal characters===
*'''Blinky Bill''' - a young koala and the titular movie character.
* Blinky Bill - a young koala and the titular film character.
*'''Nutsy''' - a female koala and Blinky's adoptive sister. She was by taken in by mistake by Clara, Harry's small daughter, who likes koalas.
* Nutsy - a female koala and Blinky's best friend.
*'''Splodge''' - Blinky's best friend. he is a kangaroo, who lives with his parents.
* Splodge - a kangaroo who lives with his parents.
*'''Marcia'''' - One of Blinky's friends. She is a tomboyish marsupial mouse.
* Marcia - a tomboyish marsupial mouse and one of Blinky's friends.
*'''Flap''' - A brown platypus and one of Blinky Bill's friends.
* Flap - a platypus and one of Blinky's friends.
*'''Mrs Koala''' - Blinky Bill and Nutsy's mother. She was kidnapped by Harry and his assistant Joe.
* Mrs. Koala - Blinky's mother. She was kidnapped by Harry and his assistant Joe.
*'''Mr Wombat''' - Blinky's mentor. He doesn't like when Blinky calls him "Wombo".
* Mr. Wombat - Blinky's mentor. He does not like it when Blinky calls him "Wombo".
*'''Miss Magpie''' - Blinky's school teacher.
* Miss Magpie - Blinky's school teacher.
*'''Mayor Pelican''' - The Greenpatch mayor. He hates it when Blinky gets up to mischief.
* Mayor Pelican - the Mayor of Greenpatch. He hates it when Blinky gets up to mischief.
*'''Mr Emu''' - Mayor Pelican's helper.
* Mr. Gloop - Mayor Pelican's helper.
*'''Jacko''' - A spoiled kookaburra, who often laughs.
* Jacko - a kookaburra who often laughs.
* Ruff - a frilled-neck lizard and one of Blinky's friends. He wears a yellow shirt.
*'''Nurse Angelina''' - A wallaby, who wears a nurse uniform.
* Nurse Angelina - a wallaby, who wears a nurse uniform.


===Humans===
===Humans===
*'''Harry''' - a fat woodcutter, Joe's boss, Joan's husband and Clara's father.
* Harry - a fat woodcutter, Joe's boss, Flo's husband, and Claire's father.
*'''Joe''' - Harry's assistant.
* Joe - Harry's assistant.
*'''Joan''' - Harry's wife and Clara's mother.
* Flo - Harry's wife and Claire's mother.
*'''Clara''' - Harry and Joan's six-year-old blonde daughter, who loves animals unlike her parents.
* Claire - Harry and Flo's six-year-old daughter.
*'''Ms. Pym''' - a shopkeeper, who has a dislike for koalas.
* Ms. Glennys Pym - a shopkeeper who has a dislike for koalas.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Robyn Moore (Australian voice actor)|Robyn Moore]] as Blinky, Nutsy, Marcia, Mrs. Koala, Miss Magpie, Nurse Angelina, Flo, Claire, and Ms. Pym
{|class="wikitable"
* [[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]] as Flap, Splodge, Mr. Wombat, Mayor Pelican, Mr. Gloop, Jacko, Harry, and Joe
|-
* [[Ross Higgins]] as the Frogs
!Actor!!Role
|-
|[[Robyn Moore (Australian actress)|Robyn Moore]]||[[Blinky Bill]] and female characters
|-
|[[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]]||various male characters
|-
|[[Ross Higgins]]||various characters
|}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
All music composed and produced by Guy Gross. All lyrics written by John Palmer except "You and Me" and "Nutsy's Ballad", where lyrics are by Mattie Porges. All songs performed by Robyn Moore and Keith Scott except where indicated.
[[Guy Gross]] composed and produced music and songs, while all lyrics of the latter are written by John Palmer except "You and Me" and "Nutsy's Ballad", where instead are by Mattie Porges. Finally, through The Danglin' Bros. performance, all songs are sung by Robyn Moore and Keith Scott except where indicated below.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/ffilms/B-FFILM/BLINKBIL.htm|title=Blinky Bill - Songs from the Movie|publisher=Australian Soundtracks - Film & Television|accessdate=13 April 2017|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411042455/http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/ffilms/B-FFILM/BLINKBIL.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


{{Infobox album
#"You And Me" - Robyn Dunn and Geoff Robertson, with backing vocals Kevin Bennett
| name = Songs From the Movie "Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala"
#"I’m Old Man Wombo"
| type = soundtrack
#"I’m Blinky Bill"
| artist = John Palmer, [[Robyn Moore (Australian voice actor)|Robyn Moore]] and Keith Scott
#"Arithmetic Song"
| cover =
#"Gribbet" - Ross Higgins and Guy Gross
| alt =
#"I Am The Mayor"
| released = 17 September 1992
#"Nutsy’s Ballad"
| recorded = 1992 (7 songs only)
#"Motherhood"
| venue =
#"How I Hate Koalas"
| studio =
#"Snakes Are So Superior"
| genre = Children's music
#"Country Girls"
| length = 48:19
#"Don’t Try To Sing Underwater" - Guy Gross
| label = [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Films]] / ABC Music, Roadshow
#"Home"
| producer = [[Guy Gross]]
#"Who’s On The Menu Tonight"
| prev_title =
#"Whistle Song"
| prev_year =
#"Sleep, Bush Baby Sleep" - [[Julie Anthony (Australian singer)|Julie Anthony]]
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}


{{Track listing
==Box Office==
| headline = Track listing
''Blinky Bill'' grossed $1,903,659 at the box office in Australia.<ref>[http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf ''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office'']</ref>
| extra_column = Artist
| extra_credits = yes
| title1 = You and Me
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[Robyne Dunn]], Geoff Robertson, Kevin Bennett
| length1 = 4:39
| title2 = I’m Old Man Wombat
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]]
| length2 = 2:10
| title3 = I'm Blinky Bill
| note3 =
| extra3 = Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = Arithmetic Song
| note4 =
| extra4 = Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
| length4 = 1:41
| title5 = Gribbit (Frog Song)
| note5 =
| extra5 = [[Ross Higgins]]
| length5 = 1:46
| title6 = I am the Mayor
| note6 =
| extra6 = Keith Scott
| length6 = 1:30
| title7 = Nutsy's Ballad
| note7 =
| extra7 = Robyn Moore
| length7 = 3:54
| title8 = Motherhood
| note8 =
| extra8 = Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
| length8 = 1:25
| title9 = How I Hate Koalas
| note9 =
| extra9 = Robyn Moore
| length9 = 1:02
| title10 = Snakes Are So Superior
| note10 =
| extra10 = Robyn Moore
| length10 = 2:18
| title11 = Country Girls
| note11 =
| extra11 = Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
| length11 = 2:11
| title12 = Don’t Try to Sing Underwater
| note12 =
| extra12 = Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
| length12 = 2:06
| title13 = Home
| note13 =
| extra13 = Robyn Moore
| length13 = 1:42
| title14 = Who’s on the Menu Tonight
| note14 =
| extra14 = Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
| length14 = 2:00
| title15 = Whistle Song
| note15 =
| extra15 = Robyn Moore
| length15 = 2:16
| title16 = Sleep Bush Baby Sleep
| note16 =
| extra16 = [[Julie Anthony (singer)|Julie Anthony]]
| length16 = 1:50
}}

==Box office==
''Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala'' grossed $1,903,659 at the
box office in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |title=''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office'' |access-date=20 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723234802/http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |archive-date=23 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Home media==
''Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala'' was released on [[VHS]] by [[Roadshow Entertainment]] and on [[DVD]] by [[Umbrella Entertainment]].

==Television series==
{{Main|The Adventures of Blinky Bill}}
The film was followed by television series, ''[[The Adventures of Blinky Bill]]'' that aired on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Seven Network]], and [[ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC For Kids]] for three seasons.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{imdb title|0103837|Blinky Bill}}
* {{IMDb title|0103837|Blinky Bill}}
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* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=blinky%20bill%20Media%3A%22FILM%22;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10 ''Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala'']{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} at the National Film and Sound Archive
*[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=BLINKB ''Blinky Bill''] at Screen Australia
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091024054043/http://afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=BLINKB ''Blinky Bill''] at Screen Australia
*[http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=showDetail&currentBibRecord=000011952052&itemSeq=&total=&returnFunction=getACopy&&sessionId=''Blinky Bill ; songs from the movie''] at Music Australia
* [https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/blinky-bill ''Blinky Bill''] at Ozmovies
* [http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=showDetail&currentBibRecord=000011952052&itemSeq=&total=&returnFunction=getACopy&&sessionId=''Blinky Bill''; songs from the movie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604013301/http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=showDetail&currentBibRecord=000011952052&itemSeq=&total=&returnFunction=getACopy&&sessionId= |date=4 June 2011}} at Music Australia

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Latest revision as of 03:41, 16 October 2024

For the 2015 film, see Blinky Bill the Movie.

Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYoram Gross
Written byYoram Gross
Leonard Lee
John Palmer
Based onThe Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall
Produced byYoram Gross
Starring
[1]
Cinematography
  • Frank Hammond
  • Paul Ozerski
  • Nicholai Sherman
Edited byG.Y. Jerzy
Lee Smith
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byGreater Union Film Distributors
Release date
  • 17 September 1992 (1992-09-17)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeAUD$1.9 million

Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala (also known as Blinky Bill) is a 1992 Australian animated adventure comedy film directed by Yoram Gross and produced by his Sydney-based production company Yoram Gross Film Studios.

The film tells the story of Blinky Bill's childhood with his animal friends in the Australian bush. The peace and charm of their existence is shattered by the destruction of their homes by humans. Blinky rallies his friends as they battle to protect their homes from destruction and as he rescues his mother from captivity. The animation is superimposed over live-action footage of the Australian bush, which was filmed on location in a farm at Bobin.

Plot

[edit]

The local woodlanders are carrying on with their everyday life as normal until one morning when two men Harry and Joe start clearing the entire forest with their tractor. The animals evacuate as many trees fall down, and more trees are cut down including Mrs. Koala's home, and a tree knocks Blinky Bill unconscious.

At sunrise, nothing is left of the bush and every animal is left homeless. They move out of the grounds to search for a new home, including Mr. Wombat. Blinky, dazed and confused, calls for his mother, but she is nowhere in sight. Blinky rescues a young female koala named Nutsy from a cluster of fallen trees. They both run into Mr. Wombat. Nutsy tells him that Blinky has amnesia and Mr. Wombat explains to him about his life so far.

Blinky was a very mischievous sort causing trouble and receiving a scolding from Mayor Pelican, his teacher Miss Magpie and his mother for his many antics. He once encountered and escaped Ms. Pym at her general store. His mother then disciplines him and cries about the grief he is causing her. By the end of this story, Blinky is feeling very guilty about the trouble he caused for his mother, so decides to find her.

Blinky and Nutsy make their way towards a riverbank where they meet up with a hard-of-hearing Granny Grunty Koala. Down the river, they meet up with Splodge and his family who tell them about what happened to Mrs. Koala who refused to evacuate out of pride in her own home. Blinky and Nutsy make their way to the waiting line where Mayor Pelican is assigning all the woodlanders to their places. Blinky approaches the mayor who is less than pleased, and orders Nurse Angelina to take the children to the leaking North Cave. Unfortunately, Blinky's mother is not there.

Blinky asks Ruff's mother for directions to the wood chip mill. Ignoring the fact there is danger there, Blinky goes to find his mother at the mill, and Nutsy follows him as they make their way through a rampaging river and the woods. They finally make it to the mill. The wood chip mill is home to the woodcutters that fell on their homes.

The next morning Blinky and Nutsy witness the woodcutters reducing the animals' former homes into sawdust, narrowly escaping the circular buzz-saw. Then they stay in hiding until night time, but as they try to escape, they alert the dogs. When Blinky slingshots the security light, Harry's wife Flo urges her husband to investigate. Blinky manages to slip out of the place, but Nutsy is trapped and makes a run for it, climbing into the bedroom of the family's daughter Claire.

Blinky tearfully goes back to tell the others about the tragic news. Blinky's gang form a rescue party, forcing Marcia, a marsupial mouse, to join them. Blinky has Jacko, a kookaburra, para-drop Marcia down the chimney of the woodcutters' house taking notes of the house layout and items. Meanwhile, Nutsy climbs into Claire's bed who wakes up happy to find a real koala in her bed and manages to get her parents to let her keep the koala temporarily.

Blinky's gang sneak up to the house at night, then break into the house, but then they start up a commotion. Claire immediately hides herself and Nutsy in her bedroom cupboard. Splodge manages to fend off both the dogs and Joe, while Blinky keeps Harry and Flo locked in their bedroom. In the chaos that follows, the wood chip machines startup. Blinky gets Nutsy out of the house and they both fight off Harry. The chain of chaotic events against Harry and Joe ends them up in a water tank. Blinky locates his mother, and they all leave the place in the woodcutters' truck, while Claire waves tearfully goodbye to her new-found koala friends.

Characters

[edit]

Animal characters

[edit]
  • Blinky Bill - a young koala and the titular film character.
  • Nutsy - a female koala and Blinky's best friend.
  • Splodge - a kangaroo who lives with his parents.
  • Marcia - a tomboyish marsupial mouse and one of Blinky's friends.
  • Flap - a platypus and one of Blinky's friends.
  • Mrs. Koala - Blinky's mother. She was kidnapped by Harry and his assistant Joe.
  • Mr. Wombat - Blinky's mentor. He does not like it when Blinky calls him "Wombo".
  • Miss Magpie - Blinky's school teacher.
  • Mayor Pelican - the Mayor of Greenpatch. He hates it when Blinky gets up to mischief.
  • Mr. Gloop - Mayor Pelican's helper.
  • Jacko - a kookaburra who often laughs.
  • Ruff - a frilled-neck lizard and one of Blinky's friends. He wears a yellow shirt.
  • Nurse Angelina - a wallaby, who wears a nurse uniform.

Humans

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  • Harry - a fat woodcutter, Joe's boss, Flo's husband, and Claire's father.
  • Joe - Harry's assistant.
  • Flo - Harry's wife and Claire's mother.
  • Claire - Harry and Flo's six-year-old daughter.
  • Ms. Glennys Pym - a shopkeeper who has a dislike for koalas.

Cast

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  • Robyn Moore as Blinky, Nutsy, Marcia, Mrs. Koala, Miss Magpie, Nurse Angelina, Flo, Claire, and Ms. Pym
  • Keith Scott as Flap, Splodge, Mr. Wombat, Mayor Pelican, Mr. Gloop, Jacko, Harry, and Joe
  • Ross Higgins as the Frogs

Soundtrack

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Guy Gross composed and produced music and songs, while all lyrics of the latter are written by John Palmer except "You and Me" and "Nutsy's Ballad", where instead are by Mattie Porges. Finally, through The Danglin' Bros. performance, all songs are sung by Robyn Moore and Keith Scott except where indicated below.[2]

Songs From the Movie "Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala"
Soundtrack album by
John Palmer, Robyn Moore and Keith Scott
Released17 September 1992
Recorded1992 (7 songs only)
GenreChildren's music
Length48:19
LabelYoram Gross Films / ABC Music, Roadshow
ProducerGuy Gross
Track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."You and Me"Robyne Dunn, Geoff Robertson, Kevin Bennett4:39
2."I’m Old Man Wombat"Keith Scott2:10
3."I'm Blinky Bill"Robyn Moore, Keith Scott3:18
4."Arithmetic Song"Robyn Moore, Keith Scott1:41
5."Gribbit (Frog Song)"Ross Higgins1:46
6."I am the Mayor"Keith Scott1:30
7."Nutsy's Ballad"Robyn Moore3:54
8."Motherhood"Robyn Moore, Keith Scott1:25
9."How I Hate Koalas"Robyn Moore1:02
10."Snakes Are So Superior"Robyn Moore2:18
11."Country Girls"Robyn Moore, Keith Scott2:11
12."Don’t Try to Sing Underwater"Robyn Moore, Keith Scott2:06
13."Home"Robyn Moore1:42
14."Who’s on the Menu Tonight"Robyn Moore, Keith Scott2:00
15."Whistle Song"Robyn Moore2:16
16."Sleep Bush Baby Sleep"Julie Anthony1:50

Box office

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Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala grossed $1,903,659 at the box office in Australia.[3]

Home media

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Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala was released on VHS by Roadshow Entertainment and on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment.

Television series

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Main article: The Adventures of Blinky Bill

The film was followed by television series, The Adventures of Blinky Bill that aired on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Seven Network, and ABC For Kids for three seasons.

References

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  1. ^ Blinky Bill, listing at Screen Australia archived current Archived 7 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Blinky Bill - Songs from the Movie". Australian Soundtracks - Film & Television. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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