Tony Bonner: There were some funny moments

In this excerpt from an oral history recording, Tony Bonner, who played helicopter pilot Jerry King, shares his amusement at the clever skills attributed to kangaroos by the writers of Skippy.

While Skippy was never actually seen composing a Bach sonata on the show, as Bonner jokingly suggests, she did carry all manner of objects in her pouch, deliver the mail, follow instructions and many other tasks.

Bonner also makes reference to the northern Sydney suburbs of Terrey Hills and Duffys Forest, where Waratah Park was located and Skippy was filmed.

Nigel Giles interviewed Tony Bonner for the NFSA Oral History program in 2005.

Prior to making Skippy, Tony Bonner featured as a lifesaver in the film They're A Weird Mob (1966), in which Ed Devereaux (Ranger Matt Hammond in Skippy) also appears.

Notes by Stephen Groenewegen and Adam Blackshaw