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*The Adventures of Blinky Bill*
The Adventures of Blinky Bill
Genre	Adventure; Comedy; Fantasy
Created by	Dorothy Wall (book); Yoram Gross (original film)
Developed by	Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Directed by	Yoram Gross (Season 1–2); David Evans (Season 3)
Starring	Keith Scott & Robyn Moore; Sarah Aubrey (Season 3); Drew Forsythe (Season 3); Nick Jasprizza (Season 3); Rachel King (Season 3); Troy Planet (Season 3)
Opening theme	"Hey, hey, Blinky Bill", performed by Ric Herbert (Season 2–3).
Ending theme	"I'm Blinky Bill" (Season 1); "Yahoo didgeridoo" (Season 2); Instrumental version of "Hey, hey, Blinky Bill" (Season 3)
Composer	Guy Gross
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	78 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Sandra Gross; Tim Brooke-Hunt (Season 1–2); Siegmund Grewenig (Season 3); Yoram Gross (Season 3); Geoff Watson (Season 3)
Producers	Yoram Gross (Season 1–2); Andre Kussmaul (Season 3); Manuela Lumb (Season 3); Martina Mosner (Season 3); Rodney Whitham (Season 3)
Running time	26 mins
Production companies	Colorland Animation Productions Ltd.; Yoram Gross Film Studio (1993–1995); Yoram Gross Productions (2004)
Original release
Network	ABC (1993–1994); Seven Network (1995)
Release	1 January 1993 –; 5 July 1995

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The Adventures of Blinky Bill is an animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill. The series is produced by the Yoram Gross^[1] companies Yoram Gross Film Studio (from 1993 to 1994) and Yoram Gross Productions in 1995, with the animation from the studios Colorland Animation Productions Ltd.. Set in Greenpatch, a fictional Australian town, the series presents stories of conservation and nature through the activities of Blinky Bill and his family and friends.

Series

Series 1

In the first series of The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill and his friends rebuild the buildings and the community in Greenpatch, following its destruction by humans. They also come to terms with their new neighbours, the ill-famed Dingo family.

The series first aired on ABC Television on 6 September 1993. Yoram Gross (with his previous studios Yoram Gross Film Studio) co-produced the first series with: ABC (Australia), BBC (UK), WDR/ARD (Germany), and EM.Entertainment (Germany). It is the series closest to the original book in character and setting.

Series 2

In this series, also known as Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion (1994, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill and his friends become lost while on a school excursion in the bush. Finding their way home across different parts of Australia, they have many adventures helping out other animals in need, including a crocodile, penguins and farm and circus animals.

The second series was a Yoram Gross Film Studio co-production with the ABC (Australia), WDR/ARD (Germany), VIDEAL (Germany), Beyond Distribution (Australia) and EM.Entertainment (Germany). And it was also aired on ABC Television.

Series 3

In series three, Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure also known as Blinky Bill's Around the World Adventures (1995, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill, Nutsy and Flap travel around the world in a hot air balloon that takes them on exciting adventures being chased by 2 humans named Basil and Cyril who are the Circus Bros.. The animals he rescued were Ling Ling the Panda, Slippery the Seal, Yoyo the Monkey, Princess Penelope the Poodle, Leo the Lion and Tico Toucan (who originally works for the Circus Bros.) They went to Antarctica, the African Plains, China, the Amazon Rainforest, India and Paris. It was shown in high definition.

The series aired on 10 June 1995 on the Seven Network. The third series was a Flying Bark (credited in the opening/ending credits as "Yoram Gross Productions") co-production with the ABC (Australia), WDR (Germany), EM.TV (Germany), and Wavery (Netherlands).

Telemovie

In 1996 a telemovie entitled Blinky Bill’s White Christmas was produced by Yoram Gross-EM.TV,^[2] with the co-production of WDR (Germany). The telemovie first aired on the Seven Network on 24 December 1996. The theme song from the telemovie, "Christmas in Australia", was sung by Christine Anu.^[3]

Characters

Broadcasting History

Country(s)	TV Channel(s)
Australia	ABC (1993–1995) Seven Network (2004)
Finland	Yle TV1 Yle TV2 MTV3 Juniori
France	France 5 Canal J TiJi
Germany	Das Erste
Hungary	HBO TV2 RTL Klub M2
Italy	Junior TV
Poland	Polsat TVP1
United Kingdom	Children's BBC TCC Tiny Pop

Forest Industry Controversy

The theme of the first series carried a strong anti-woodchip message, with the second line saying "Save us from that woodchip mill", together with scenes of forest destruction. There were also obvious environmental messages in most episodes. Some forest industry groups lobbied the ABC arguing that the opening scene showed illegal wood chipping, which was not fair to the timber industry. In the following two series, these song lyrics and the opening credits sequence were different (the line in the theme became "You'll never catch him standing still"), reflecting the change in storylines and locations.^[4]

References

^ "Marsupial Madness: The Success of Yoram Gross". Animation News Network. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^ "Blinky Bill's White Christmas". IMDb. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
^ "Xmas TV battle hots up". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
^ Blinky Bill’s Fire Brigade (1992) curator's notes on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

External links

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The Adventures of Blinky Bill at Big Cartoon Database
Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Adventures at Big Cartoon Database

[1] "Marsupial Madness: The Success of Yoram Gross". Animation News Network. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

[2] "Blinky Bill's White Christmas". IMDb. Retrieved 5 December 2008.

[3] "Xmas TV battle hots up". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2008.

[4] Blinky Bill’s Fire Brigade (1992) curator's notes on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

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-'''''The Adventures of Blinky Bill''''' is an [[animated television series]] based on [[Dorothy Wall]]'s books about [[Blinky Bill]]. The series is produced by the [[Yoram Gross]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Marsupial Madness: The Success of Yoram Gross|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|Animation News Network]]|date=|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.07/4.07pages/lynchgross.php3|accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref> companies [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Film Studio]] (from 1993 to 1995) and [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Productions]] in 2004, with the animation from the studios [[Colorland Animation Productions Ltd.]]. Set in Greenpatch, a fictional [[Australia|Australian]] town, the series presents stories of conservation and nature through the activities of Blinky Bill and his family and friends.
+'''''The Adventures of Blinky Bill''''' is an [[animated television series]] based on [[Dorothy Wall]]'s books about [[Blinky Bill]]. The series is produced by the [[Yoram Gross]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Marsupial Madness: The Success of Yoram Gross|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|Animation News Network]]|date=|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.07/4.07pages/lynchgross.php3|accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref> companies [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Film Studio]] (from 1993 to 1994) and [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Productions]] in 1995, with the animation from the studios [[Colorland Animation Productions Ltd.]]. Set in Greenpatch, a fictional [[Australia|Australian]] town, the series presents stories of conservation and nature through the activities of Blinky Bill and his family and friends.
 ==Series==
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 ===Series 2===
-In this series, also known as ''Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion'' (1995, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill and his friends become lost while on a school excursion in the bush. Finding their way home across different parts of Australia, they have many adventures helping out other animals in need, including a crocodile, penguins and farm and circus animals.
+In this series, also known as ''Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion'' (1994, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill and his friends become lost while on a school excursion in the bush. Finding their way home across different parts of Australia, they have many adventures helping out other animals in need, including a crocodile, penguins and farm and circus animals.
 The second series was a [[Flying Bark Productions|Yoram Gross Film Studio]] co-production with the [[Australian Broadcasting Commission|ABC]] (Australia), [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]]/[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] (Germany), VIDEAL (Germany), Beyond Distribution (Australia) and EM.Entertainment (Germany). And it was also aired on [[ABC Television]].
 ===Series 3===
-In series three, ''Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure'' also known as '''''Blinky Bill's Around the World Adventures''''' (2004, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill, Nutsy and Flap travel around the world in a hot air balloon that takes them on exciting adventures being chased by 2 humans named Basil and Cyril who are the Circus Bros.. The animals he rescued were Ling Ling the [[Panda]], Slippery the [[Pinniped|Seal]], Yoyo the [[Monkey]], Princess Penelope the [[French Poodle|Poodle]], Leo the [[Lion]] and Tico [[Toucan]] (who originally works for the Circus Bros.) They went to [[Antarctica]], the African [[Plain]]s, [[China]], the [[Amazon Rainforest]], [[India]] and [[Paris]]. It was shown in high definition.
+In series three, ''Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure'' also known as '''''Blinky Bill's Around the World Adventures''''' (1995, 26 episodes), Blinky Bill, Nutsy and Flap travel around the world in a hot air balloon that takes them on exciting adventures being chased by 2 humans named Basil and Cyril who are the Circus Bros.. The animals he rescued were Ling Ling the [[Panda]], Slippery the [[Pinniped|Seal]], Yoyo the [[Monkey]], Princess Penelope the [[French Poodle|Poodle]], Leo the [[Lion]] and Tico [[Toucan]] (who originally works for the Circus Bros.) They went to [[Antarctica]], the African [[Plain]]s, [[China]], the [[Amazon Rainforest]], [[India]] and [[Paris]]. It was shown in high definition.
-The series aired on 10 June 2004 on the [[Seven Network]]. The third series was a [[Flying Bark Productions|Flying Bark]] (credited in the opening/ending credits as "Yoram Gross Productions") co-production with the [[Australian Broadcasting Commission|ABC]] (Australia), [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] (Germany), [[EM.TV]] (Germany), and Wavery (Netherlands).
+The series aired on 10 June 1995 on the [[Seven Network]]. The third series was a [[Flying Bark Productions|Flying Bark]] (credited in the opening/ending credits as "Yoram Gross Productions") co-production with the [[Australian Broadcasting Commission|ABC]] (Australia), [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] (Germany), [[EM.TV]] (Germany), and Wavery (Netherlands).
 ===Telemovie===
-In 2005 a [[telemovie]] entitled ''Blinky Bill’s White Christmas'' was produced by [[Yoram Gross]]-[[EM.TV]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0956328/|title=Blinky Bill's White Christmas|publisher=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=5 December 2008}}</ref> with the co-production of [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] (Germany). The telemovie first aired on the [[Seven Network]] on 24 December 2005. The theme song from the telemovie, "Christmas in Australia", was sung by [[Christine Anu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/xmas-tv-battle-hots-up/2005/12/20/1135032003354.html|title=Xmas TV battle hots up|publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=20 December 2005|accessdate=5 December 2008}}</ref>
+In 1996 a [[telemovie]] entitled ''Blinky Bill’s White Christmas'' was produced by [[Yoram Gross]]-[[EM.TV]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0956328/|title=Blinky Bill's White Christmas|publisher=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=5 December 2008}}</ref> with the co-production of [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] (Germany). The telemovie first aired on the [[Seven Network]] on 24 December 1996. The theme song from the telemovie, "Christmas in Australia", was sung by [[Christine Anu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/xmas-tv-battle-hots-up/2005/12/20/1135032003354.html|title=Xmas TV battle hots up|publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=20 December 2005|accessdate=5 December 2008}}</ref>
 ==Characters==

v t e Dorothy Wall's Blinky Bill
Books	Blinky Bill
Characters	List of Blinky Bill characters
TV series	The New Adventures of Blinky Bill (1984–1987) The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993–2004) episodes The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill (2016–2017)
Films	Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala (1992) Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)
Related	Yoram Gross