Skippy The Bush Kangaroo - References in Popular Culture

References in Popular Culture

In the Only Fools And Horses episode Go West Young Man, Del sells an unsafe car to an Australian man. Later on in the episode, Rodney sees Del counting some money and asks "Is that the money from the Cortina? That death trap you sold to Skippy?"

The original series was parodied in a recurring sketch as part of the British comedy series Goodness Gracious Me under the title "Skipinder, the Punjabi Kangaroo": the parody redubbed scenes from the original Skippy. Its writer, Sanjeev Bhaskar, tried to put Skippy in Room 101.

Australian sketch comedy series Fast Forward also frequently parodied Skippy, with Michael Veitch playing Sonny and Marg Downey playing Clancy, whose head alone was visible, alongside an obviously fake stuffed kangaroo, often with unpleasant intentions toward his younger human companion.

The series was referenced on the TV show House in the episode "The Jerk," when the young patient mocked Australian doctor Robert Chase by repeatedly calling him "Skippy the bush kangaroo" or simply "Skippy."

The character was also referenced in the first Crocodile Dundee movie when, after outshooting drunk poachers from behind the corpse of the kangaroo they'd shot, Michael J. "Mick" Dundee turns to the dead kangaroo and says, "Good one, Skippy."

Another reference to Skippy is found on the 1995 Arrogant Worms album C'est Cheese. In the closing seconds of "The Happy Happy Birthday Song", the final line "Happy birthday dear--" is sung, then several names are muttered as the track segues into Dangerous, one of which is a fairly clear "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo."

The series was briefly parodied in the episode "Killeroo" of The Mighty Boosh - in this version, the protagonists overhear an episode where a feral "Skipper" turns on and devours his human companion.

The series is referred to in an ongoing inside joke by Jack Glatfelter of the LOST podcast with Jay and Jack due to its and the TV show Lost's connection to Australia.

The Australian cyclist Phil Anderson was given the nickname "Le Skippy" by French media when in 1981 he become the first non-European to don the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France.

The series is mentioned in chapter 2 of John Danalis's book, "Riding the Black Cockatoo", where the author speaks of his fond memories of the show.