Skipp It is a podcast that explores every episode of the iconic, 60s Australian TV show!
Season 1: Episode 39. The season finale!
Season 1: Episode 39. The season finale! Hijinks ensue when Sonny responds to a personal ad on Matt's behalf. This time the danger is aimed straight at Matt's widower heart. Lee, Jon and Ashwin have plenty to say about this one, and we'd love you to join us and share in the discussion!
The Long Night: Season 1: Episode 38
Season 1: Episode 38 When Mark is suspected of a hit and run, a pair of suspicious cops come to investigate. Only Skippy knows the truth about what happened. Well, Skippy and your hosts, Jon, Ashwin and Lee, who are here to tell you all about it!
Be Our Guest: Season 1, Episode 37
Season 1: Episode 37 Another intruder threatens our heroes, this time taking the form of Clancy's anxiety-ridden mother! So it's terrible timing when Clancy is thrown from her horse and gets lost in the park. Will the tribe of Aborigines she encounters be able to get her back to the station in time....
Talking about great songs in TV shows, one of the best. Great dance moves
Featuring Ben Benay and Jerry Scheff, (who recorded the instrumental psych album Goldenrod), along with John Creek formerly with the Beautiful Daze.
Man From Space: Season 1, Episode 36
In this bizarrely repositioned 'pilot episode', Skippy finds an in injured pilot (see what they did there), hanging over a cliff by the cord of his parachute. When Sonny slips and goes over the cliff, it's up to his friend / reincarnated mother Skippy to save him. Sound tense? No worries, mates! Let...
Skippy drum solo
The Bushrangers: Season 1, Episode 35
Working alone one night, Jerry is attacked and the ranger station is cleaned out. The next day, a gang dressed like Ned Kelly stalk through the park. A groovy 60's band is the Hammonds' only hope for reclaiming what was stolen. All this and an insane group punch up in the mud. Ashwin, Jon and Lee da...
The Dreaded Aunt Evelyn: Season 1, Episode 34
Prepare for your worst nightmare: Aunt Evelyn visits Waratah National Park! Her sole mission in life is to stick Sonny in boarding school, and she'll do numerous insanely dangerous things to prove it. Rest assured, Lee, Ashwin and Jon are here to ward off this "Evil(yn)" spirit. See what I did there...
The Empty Chair: Season 1, Episode 33
Explosions, corporate greed, a death sentence for the Waratah National Park and the return of a delightful 'millionaire vagabond'. Jon, Ashwin and Lee return to share with you how it all ties together!
Ten Little Visitors: Season 1, Episode 32
Ten kids from the "International Children's Federation" get flown to Waratah National Park and it's up to Sonny and Skippy look after them. It's hard enough when they learn none speak English, but when dingoes strike, a tough mission becomes deadly. In an unusually emotional episode, you'll be glad....
Date In Dalmar: Season 1, Episode 31
In one of the most legitimately tense episodes yet, Sonny and Matt are taken hostage by a shotgun-wielding bank-robbing madman, desperate to get to Dalmar. Buckle in as Jon, Lee and Ashwin fill you in on all that happens!
Mayday - Part Two: Season 1, Episode 30
Following last week's helicopter crash a pair of hard boiled detectives arrive to put the hard word on Jerry and they won't leave until they uncover the truth about how things went down. Ashwin, Jon and Lee take you through the looking glass and into this fast-talking world of 'bush noir'.
Mayday - Part One: Season 1, Episode 29
How far would you go to "get some tail"? (and we don't mean the kangaroo kind). We doubt many would go to the lengths of Jerry, whose efforts cause him to bully Mark, risk his job, crash the rescue helicopter and end up hospitalised. Daayaamn, Jerry! Join Ashwin, Jon and Lee, who put some perspectiv...
No Trespassers: Season 1, Episode 28
Amazingly, an illegal boxing training camp has sprung up in the park, and that's the least interesting part of what happens in this episode! Also on the card is a boxer named Rocky (a decade before the movie), an Australian acting legend and yet another helicopter crash. Lee, Jon and Ashwin take you...
A Great Star....
The Last Chance: Season 1, Episode 27
When an aging film star, desperate for another hit, brings his latest production to the Waratah National Park, he is horrified at being upstaged by Skippy. The solution is to 'take her out.' This leads to one of the greatest switcheroo moments in TV history, so join Lee, Ashwin and Jon as they fill....
The Runaway: Season 1, Episode 26
When a psychopathic runaway delinquent turns his gun from cute animals to Mark and Jerry, it's up to bullet-defying Skippy to hop in and save them. Will she do it before the kid convinces them to, 'watch him die laughing?' Join Jon, Ashwin and Lee as they break down this exciting episode!
Surf King: Season 1, Episode 25
Before Baywatch, there was this beach-based episode of Skippy, and wow is this one jam-packed with action. Drownings, ocean battery, forest fires, car accidents... the list goes on! Thankfully, Jon, Ashwin and Lee are here to take you through the ride!
Missed this one 😅 Trapped: Season 1, Episode 21
It's the return of Dr. Stark, who this week sends a pompous operative into the park to steal female ant-eaters using a secret gas-emitting camera. When Clancy stumbles across them in their criminal act, they shoot her with the gas and it's up to Skippy and the gang to save her! Join Lee, Jon and Ash...
Tara - Part Two: Season 1, Episode 24
Tara is near death, Sonny is desperate to save him; will he do it in time! Join Ashwin, Lee and Jon as we conclude the second episode of this surprisingly respectful (for the 60's) foray into Indigenous Australian culture!
Tara - Part One: Season 1, Episode 23
When Sonny and Skipp find a secret and remote land hidden behind their park, they meet a wise aboriginal who they can learn from. In typical white man fashion, within a day of this meeting, they ruin his life. Ashwin, Jon and Lee give you the low down of this first of a two part episode!
They're Singing Me Back: Season 1, Episode 22
Finally, Aboriginal representation! A woman named Noonar escapes her tribe and stumbles into Sonny, cryptically telling him, 'they're singing me back.' This begins a mystical hunt that draws the Hammonds to the tribe. Join Lee, Ashwin and Jon as they walk you through what happens next!
Double Trouble: Season 1, Episode 20
What would you do to have a Skippy all of your own? It's unlikely to be as convoluted as what Dr Stark attempts, which includes Senators, car chases - and best of all - arranging for a doppelganger of Matt to infiltrate the park posing as head ranger, so he can get the real Matt fired! Join Jon, Ash...
The Rustlers: Season 1, Episode 19
Moral ambiguity abides in this controversial episode that sees Sonny befriend a trio of sheep rustling shearers. Jon, Ashwin and Lee have a ton of Australian facts to share with you this week, as we steer you through this intriguing episode!
Summer Storm: Season 1, Episode 18
Baton down the hatches, a storm's a'comin'! Lightning, poisonous snakes; what more can they throw at us?! it's matters of life and death for the Hammonds this week, and it's up to your favourite marsupial to save the day. Join Ashwin, Jon and Lee as they help you forge through this exciting episode!
The Waratah Festival: Season 1, Episode 17
It's party time in Sydney, and the Hammonds can't wait to add their float to it! But when a diamond thief hides out in their art, the party becomes insanely, blisteringly, UFC style violent. Strap yourselves in as Ashwin, Lee and Jon give you a front row seat to the battle royal!
When The Bough Breaks: Season 1, Episode 16
When a couple of careless parents decide to leave their baby alone so they can go canoeing, a possum springs forth and shoves it into the water. No, really, that's what happened. Join Lee, Ashwin and Jon as they walk you through what happened next!
My Best Friend: Season 1, Episode 15
The drama escalates this week when a terrible crime is committed... against art! Let Lee, Jon and Ashwin steer you through this farcical escapade, which involves a painting mix up, art critics, the Hammonds, Skippy and the greatest guest star to yet appear on the show... Hector!
Sonny about to suplex Matt
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