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The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill | |
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Genre | Animated series |
Based on | The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall |
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Creative director | Andy Collins |
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Opening theme | "Put Your Paws In" |
Ending theme | "Put Your Paws In" (Instrumental) |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 [1] [2] (whole) 52 (segments) |
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Running time | 26 minutes (whole) 11 minutes (segments) |
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Network | 7TWO (formerly) [3] ABC ME |
Release | 5 December 2016 – 5 October 2017 |
The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill is an Australian animated television series based on the books by Dorothy Wall, and a sequel series to the 2015 film Blinky Bill the Movie . [4]
Blinky Bill is back to bring his trademark mischief, mayhem, and humour to life. Along with his best mate and sidekick Jacko, Blinky takes on the role as defender of his outback home, Greenpatch.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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1a | "Brain Freeze" | Andrew Collins | Fin Edquist | Manuk Chang and Steve Cooper | 5 December 2016 [7] | |
When Cranky takes advantage of the confused Greenpatchians, Blinky and his best mate Jacko embark on a journey to save them with the one thing that can quench thirst on a hot summer day. | ||||||
1b | "The Bunyip Hunter" | Steve Cooper Andrew Collins (co-director) | Giula Sandler | Manuk Chang | 5 December 2016 [7] | |
Blinky and Jacko investigate a concerning increase in incidents of honey theft in Greenpatch, which fuel rumors of a mythical creature. | ||||||
2a | "New Sheriff in Town" | Andrew Collins | Tim Lee | Manuk Chang | 6 December 2016 [7] | |
Mayor Cranky tries to distract Jacko from the poetry competition by making him sheriff. Blinky tries to help Jacko realize that Cranky only gave him the title to get him out of the way. | ||||||
2b | "Cranky the Clown" | Steve Cooper Andrew Collins (co-director) | Cleon Prineas | Marc Camelbeke | 6 December 2016 [7] | |
Cranky, the neurotic village party pooper, threatens to ruin Spike's birthday party, and it is up to Blinky and Jacko to save the day. | ||||||
3a | "Blinky the Brave" | Andrew Collins | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn | Jerome Co | 7 December 2016 [7] | |
It is up to Blinky and Jacko to keep the town safe during magpie season, when the black and white birds embark on their endless and terrifying swooping campaigns. | ||||||
3b | "Poopy Trudy" | Andrew Collins | Fin Edquist | Manuk Chang | 7 December 2016 [7] | |
Blinky and Jacko stumble upon a talking doll, who they believe to be human. As Jacko gets caught up in his new fatherly duties, Blinky decides to search for the parents. | ||||||
4a | "It's a Date" | Andrew Collins | Jane Schneider | Barry Reynolds | 8 December 2016 [7] | |
Pablo is looking for love and needs help to find it from Blinky and Jacko. He has a date with his dream girl, but he's never gone on a date before. | ||||||
4b | "Sir Claude's Last Life" | Andrew Collins | Cleon Prineas | Ian Young | 8 December 2016 [7] | |
Mr. Claude is reduced to the state of a scared kitten after using eight of his lives; Blinky and Jacko decide to make a deal with the evil cat to keep Greenpatch peaceful. | ||||||
5a | "Jurassic Burrow" | Andrew Collins | Michelle Offen | Jerome Co | 9 December 2016 [7] | |
Blinky and Jacko try to help Wombo retrieve his marbles from the depths of his lair. But when Jacko accidentally swallows the light, he gathers a new crowd of followers. | ||||||
5b | "Rainbows & Princesses" | Richard Simmons | Sam Meikle | Manuk Chang | 9 December 2016 [7] | |
Blinky and Jacko decide they want to see what a rainbow tastes like. Instead, they stumble upon a frog princess, who is worried that her prince will never arrive. | ||||||
6a | "Mystery Ball" | Richard Simmons Andrew Collins (co-director) | Adam Smith and Pete Reeves | David Gonzales | 12 December 2016 [8] | |
A talking ball arrives in Greenpatch, and begins to take over the inhabitants' minds. Blinky realizes the ball is trouble, and decides to try and destroy it. | ||||||
6b | "Freaky Frillday" | Andrew Collins | Bruce Griffiths | David Gonzales | 12 December 2016 [8] | |
Blinky sends Jacko to a healer, to try and help him to stop being afraid of everything. But when Jacko becomes reckless and befriends Sir Charles, Blinky wants his old friend back. | ||||||
7a | "Notions Eleven" | Andrew Collins | Zoe Harrington | Marc Camelbeke | 13 December 2016 [8] | |
Jacko gets into trouble when he decides to take some leftovers from humans, and is subsequently captured. Blinky decides to organize a task force to try and rescue him. | ||||||
7b | "Attack of the Extra-tree-restrials" | Steve Cooper Andrew Collins (co-director) | Bruce Griffiths | Anne Yi | 13 December 2016 [8] | |
While reading a book about aliens, Blinky is interrupted by a flying object in the sky. He and Jacko investigate the site where the object crash lands, and come across what they believe to be aliens. | ||||||
8a | "Robert's Sound" | Andrew Collins | Giula Sandler | Jerome Co | 14 December 2016 [8] | |
Blinky and Jacko decide to turn the search for Robert's glasses into a treasure hunt. They soon run into Gecko, who doesn't want to give up the glasses because he is lonely. | ||||||
8b | "Cloud Catchers" | Andrew Collins | Rachel Spratt | Ben McLaughlin | 14 December 2016 [8] | |
The inhabitants of Greenpatch are devastated when a drought means that they have no crops to feed them. Cranky wants to build another town after himself, but Blinky is determined to stop him. | ||||||
9a | "The Ultimate Prey" | Andrew Collins | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn | Ian Young | 15 December 2016 [8] | |
Blinky and Jacko try to add some excitement and adventure in the annual class bush survival walk, but their plan becomes a little too successful. | ||||||
9b | "Box World" | Andrew Collins | Richie Conroy | Allan Abelardo | 15 December 2016 [8] | |
Blinky and Jacko go on an adventure to an imaginary world called Box World. | ||||||
10a | "Crazy Golf" | Richard Simmons | Pete Reeves | Manuk Chang | 16 December 2016 [8] | |
Blinky invents the game of golf, but his fun is short-lived when Cranky decides to forbid it; when Cranky renames the game and claims it as his own, Blinky challenges him to a duel. | ||||||
10b | "Outbreak into Song" | Andrew Collins | Barbara Deignan and Adam Smith | Ben McLaughlin | 16 December 2016 [8] | |
The inhabitants of Greenpatch fall under an unusual spell, which makes them sing along as soon as they hear a certain melody. Blinky and Jacko try to find out what is going on. | ||||||
11a | "The Crankynator" | Andrew Collins | Bruce Griffiths | TBA | 19 December 2016 [9] | |
Blinky and Jacko grow tired of Cranky as he continues to boss everyone around. Deciding that he needs a taste of his own medicine, they call Cranky's mother to do the same to him. | ||||||
11b | "Time Machine" | Andrew Collins | Sam Meikle | Marc Camelbeke | 19 December 2016 [9] | |
When the news of a crocodile approaching Greenpatch spreads quickly through the village, Blinky and Jacko take control. | ||||||
12a | "Mine for the Taking" | Andrew Collins | Tim Lee | TBA | 20 December 2016 [10] | |
Mayor Cranky decides that he will implement an annual holiday, celebrating himself. But when he implements a tax that sees him take a compass from Blinky's father, Blinky decides to reclaim it. | ||||||
12b | "The Escape" | Richard Simmons | Barbara Deignan | Barry Reynolds | 20 December 2016 [10] | |
When they are forced to listen to a lecture by Cranky, Blinky and his friends dig an escape tunnel. But when they end up in a crocodile infested area, they must rely on Cranky for help. | ||||||
13a | "The Pierat Queen" | Andrew Collins | Cleon Prineas | Ben McLaughlin | 18 September 2017 [11] [nb 1] | |
The annual tart competition comes under threat when Marcia is hired to guard the goods. Marcia suffers from narcolepsy, which makes it easy for the pirate queen to try and steal the tarts. | ||||||
13b | "Recycled" | Andrew Collins | Tim Lee | Drooby Doo | 18 September 2017 [11] [nb 2] | |
Sick of the mess Wombo has made, Mayor Cranklepot demands that he cleans up the junkyard. | ||||||
14a | "Dragon's Tale" | Andrew Collins | Tim Lee | Marc Camelbeke | 19 September 2017 [11] [nb 3] | |
Blinky and his friends enjoy telling stories to each other around the campfire. Cranky soon decides to issue a ban, prohibiting the friends from storytelling. | ||||||
14b | "Kev" | Richard Simmons | Patrick Chapman Sergio Delfino (co-writer) | Kevin Peaty | 19 September 2017 [11] [nb 4] | |
Blinky is rescued by a koala so incredible he even smells like a hero. Kev is a bigger, smarter, braver version of Blinky, and everyone is quick to name him as the official Guardian of Greenpatch. Everyone except Blinky. | ||||||
15a | "Castaways" | Andrew Collins | Tim Lee | Jerome Co | 20 September 2017 [11] [nb 5] | |
Mayor Cranky gets annoyed when the Greenville youngsters play outside his home and make lots of noise, so he turns to some friends to deal with the problem. | ||||||
15b | "Mission Impossumable" | Richard Simmons | Richie Conroy | Allan Abelardo | 20 September 2017 [11] [nb 6] | |
Blinky and Jacko team up to help Pablo catch a diabolical thief, who they soon realize is oddly tidy. | ||||||
16a | "The Highland Games" | Richard Simmons | Jason Tammemagi | Simon Bradbury | 21 September 2017 [11] [nb 7] | |
Blinky is pleased to have Roddy McBill, his Scottish uncle, come visit him. When Mayor Cranky learns of the visitor's origins, he talks about his own Scottish heritage. | ||||||
16b | "Gnome Man's Land" | Richard Simmons | Patrick Chapman | Marc Camelbeke | 21 September 2017 [11] [nb 8] | |
Blinky and Jacko devise a plan to stop the crows from getting to the compost pile. But when their army of garden gnomes begin to fall, they must think of something else. | ||||||
17a | "Blankie Bill" | Richard Simmons and Andrew Collins | Jason Tammemagi and Adam Smith | Gethin Jones | 22 September 2017 [11] [nb 9] | |
Blinky and Jacko's teacher Miss Tibbins wants to teach the class to be responsible. She gives them each a doll that they must look after, so they understand what it's like to care for someone. | ||||||
17b | "Born to Teach" | Andrew Collins | Michelle Offen | Barry Reynolds | 22 September 2017 [11] [nb 10] | |
Miss Tibbins becomes frustrated with her students and finally quits her job as a teacher. Blinky and Jacko are devastated to find out that her replacement is none other than Mayor Cranky. | ||||||
18a | "Inconvenient Friend" | Andrew Collins | Tim Lee | Simona Tositti | 25 September 2017 [19] [nb 11] | |
Blinky grows worried when Jacko begins to avoid him for days on end. When he finds out Jacko met with Cranky to discuss something secret, he becomes angry and confronts Jacko. | ||||||
18b | "The Font of All Kn-owl-edge [21] " | Richard Simmons | Barbara Deignan | Allan Alebardo | 25 September 2017 [19] [nb 12] | |
Blinky's family try to welcome their new neighbors, Mr. Owl and his son Whoogle. Blinky and Jacko take Whoogle to school on his first day, and learn that he is not very brave. | ||||||
19a | "The Winged Koala" | Richard Simmons | Jason Tammemagi | Manuk Chang | 26 September 2017 [19] [nb 13] | |
Blinky and Jacko must help a baby blue-footed booby, who has fallen from the sky and been separated from her pack. They need to find her family so she can regain her memories. | ||||||
19b | "Bewere the Moon" | Andrew Collins | Richie Conroy | Drooby Doo | 26 September 2017 [19] [nb 14] | |
After they watch a scary movie, Blinky and Jacko believe they will be turned into a werewolf and a vampire. The only thing that might be able to save them is a lunar eclipse. | ||||||
20a | "Mum vs Cranky" | Richard Simmons | Michelle Offen | Simon Bradbury | 27 September 2017 [19] [nb 15] | |
When news of a dangerous croc heading for Greenpatch spreads like a bushfire, Blinky and Jacko decide to take matters into their own hands, going back in time to warn the villagers before the croc can get close! | ||||||
20b | "Curse of the Double Curse" | Richard Simmons | Jason Tammemagi | Clark Irving and Ian Harrowell | 27 September 2017 [19] [nb 16] | |
Blinky and Jacko accidentally get on the wrong side of a powerful frog witch, who curses the entire village of Greenpatch. She agrees to lift the curse, if Blinky can defeat her in her own game. | ||||||
21a | "Old School" | Richard Simmons | Richie Conroy | Manuk Chang | 28 September 2017 [19] [nb 17] | |
Jacko welcomes his distant uncle Jack when he comes to visit the family in Greenpatch. Uncle Jack tells them amazing tales and adventures, causing Blinky and Jacko to wonder what it is like to be old. | ||||||
21b | "The Budgie Smuggler" | Andrew Collins | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn | Ian Young | 28 September 2017 [19] [nb 18] | |
Tooty the budgie arrives in Greenville to tell Blinky, Jacko and Eddie of a kidnapping. Tooty explains that the other budgies have been captured by Min Mins, and he needs help rescuing them. | ||||||
22a | "Dune Busters" | Richard Simmons | Richie Conroy | Barry Reynolds and Simona Tositti | 29 September 2017 [19] [nb 19] | |
Blinky and Jacko try to entertain Daredevil Dave, who wanted to go on a skiing holiday but ended up in Australia instead of Austria. They show him that sand dunes can be just as exciting as ski slopes. | ||||||
22b | "Blinky's Birthday" | Richard Simmons | Barbara Deignan | David Gonzales | 29 September 2017 [19] | |
It's Blinky's birthday, and all he wants to do is celebrate with his friends and eat some birthday cake. But his attempt to clean his room soon turns into an adventure in itself. | ||||||
23a | "Home to Roost" | Richard Simmons | Barbara Deignan | Simon Bradbury | 2 October 2017 [27] | |
Blinky's Dad is back in Greenpatch! Alas the happy family reunion is soon spoiled by Cranky who, sour about the return of Bill Koala, lays down a challenge to prove he's not as brave and noble as everyone thinks he is. | ||||||
23b | "Super Heroes" | Andrew Collins | Tim Lee | Ian Young | 2 October 2017 [27] [nb 20] | |
After rescuing a small mouse, Blinky and Jacko play superheroes with him, and Greenpatch quickly descends into chaos. | ||||||
24a | "Homesick" | Richard Simmons | Patrick Chapman | Ross De La Vega and Ian Harrowell | 3 October 2017 [27] | |
Cranky's new Statue of Lizardy is the last straw for Eddy, it's official, he's homesick! Blinky and Jacko realize they will never be able to get Eddy back to New York, so they'll have to bring New York to Greenpatch. | ||||||
24b | "Flying Circus" | Andrew Collins | Bruce Griffiths | Ben McLaughlin | 3 October 2017 [27] [nb 21] | |
Blinky and Jacko are excited to learn that a flying circus is coming to Greenville. But when Mayor Cranklepot signs a decree banning them, they must find another way to attend. | ||||||
25a | "The One" | Andrew Collins | Cleon Prineas | David Gonzales | 4 October 2017 [27] | |
The guru goat, Sir Edward, decides to descend from the Mystic Mountain, to look for 'the one'. His 10-year meditation comes to an end as he realizes that the universe is no longer balanced. | ||||||
25b | "Getalong Shirt" | Andrew Collins | Michelle Offen | Gethin Jones | 4 October 2017 [27] | |
The arrival of Pablo's cousin brings back an old dispute. Blinky appears with a union shirt to end the fight between the two birds. | ||||||
26a | "Founders Day" | Andrew Collins | Fin Edquist | Marc Camelbeke | 5 October 2017 [27] | |
Cranky decides to put on a play that sees him as the founder and hero of Greenville. Blinky and his friends are annoyed, and want to stage their own artistic counterattack. | ||||||
26b | "Room Mates" | Richard Simmons | Jason Tammemagi | Allan Alebardo | 5 October 2017 [27] | |
Jacko accidentally causes a blockage of rubble to gather outside Cranky's house when he is playing with some glass marbles. Blinky and Jacko decide to try and clear the mess. |
Country | Channel | Debut | Title |
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Australia | 7TWO | 5 December 2016 | The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill |
Poland | TeleTOON+ | 16 January 2017 | Bystry Bill |
Finland | Nelonen | 11 November 2017 | Vili Vilperin seikkailut |
Brazil | Nat Geo Kids Fox Broadcasting Company | 3 October 2017 | As Aventuras de Blinky Bill |
Bolivia | 1 July 2017 | Las Aventuras de Blinky Bill | |
Argentina | |||
Chile | |||
Colombia | |||
Dominican Republic | |||
Ecuador | |||
El Salvador | |||
Guatemala | |||
Peru | |||
Mexico | |||
Uruguay | |||
Canada | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | 9 September 2017 | Les aventures extraordinaires de Blinky Bill |
Portugal | RTP2 | 19 October 2017 | Blinky Bill |
Germany | KIKA | 1 January 2018 | Die unglaublichen Abenteuer von Blinky Bill |
United Kingdom | Pop | 2018 | The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill |
United States | Kids Central | 2018 | The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill |
Italy | Pop | 2018 | Le avventure selvagge di Blinky Bill |
Ukraine | PLUSPLUS | 25 March 2019 | Дикі пригоди Блінки Білла |
Russia | Carousel | 16 September 2019 | Дикие приключения Блинки Билла |
The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill debuted on 7TWO in Australia on 5 December 2016. [4] In 2017, the series aired on teleTOON+ in Poland on 16 January, [29] in Hungary on Minimax on 19 June, [30] [31] in Latin America and Brazil on Nat Geo Kids on 1 July and 1 September, respectively, [32] [33] [34] and in Canada on Ici Radio-Canada Télé on 9 September. In 2018, the series debuted in United Kingdom on Pop, in Italy on Pop, and in Germany on KiKA on 1 January. [35]
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