The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993)
The Adventures Of Blinky Bill is an animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill. The series is produced by Yoram Gross. 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.
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Episode 1 - Blinky Bill's Favourite Cafe
Release Date: 1993-01-01Greenpatch is to be rebuilt, and Blinky believes that the Cafe is a high priority, convincing the Mayor to make it one of the first objectives. But not everything goes the way Blinky had hoped in terms of the cafe.
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Episode 2 - Blinky Bill's Fire Brigade
Release Date: 1993-01-02A bushfire ravages the area, almost destroying the new school. As a result of this, Blinky and his friends try to create the town's first fire brigade. But there are some false calls made. Will the fire brigade respond when it is a real call?
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Episode 3 - Blinky Rescues the Budgie
Release Date: 1993-01-03When at the general store, Blinky and his friends decide to free Miss. Pym's caged budgie. However, he has never been in the real world before and has trouble adjusting. Will he be better off in the wild?
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Episode 4 - Blinky Bill's Fund Run
Release Date: 1993-01-04Blinky wants to see the Hospital rebuilt, so he convinces the Mayor to hold a cross-country run to fund the project. However, the dingoes want the money for themselves. Who will end up with the money?
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Episode 5 - Blinky and the School Inspector (a.k.a. Blinky Bill the Teacher)
Release Date: 1993-01-05A School Inspector arrives, and Blinky runs amok in the school, resulting in Miss. Magpie quitting her job. However, Blinky becomes the new teacher. How will he manage?
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Episode 6 - Blinky and the Red Car
Release Date: 1993-01-06Blinky and his friends see themselves competing with the dingoes once again when a red car is put up for sale. Both try to raise the money, causing problems for the town. Who will get the red car? And will it be as good as thought it would be?
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Episode 7 - Blinky Breaks the Drought
Release Date: 1993-01-07The dingoes steal the carrots that Blinky and his friends were helping to grow. After they are replanted the river mysteriously dries up and Blinky believes the dingoes are behind it. Is he correct? How will he stop them?
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Episode 8 - Blinky Saves Granny's Glasses
Release Date: 1993-01-08The dingoes smash Blinky's grandmother's glasses, causing Blinky to put a play on in the town to raise the money for a new pair. However, the dingoes try to steal the show. Will they raise the money? And will it go towards the glasses, or straight to the dingoes?
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Episode 9 - Blinky Bill's Ghost Cave
Release Date: 1993-01-09The Rabbit family are left homeless, and their possessions are mysteriously disappearing. Blinky proposes that they move into a cave, unaware that the cave is being used by the dingoes to stash all of the Rabbit's possessions. The dingoes then create a ghost to scare the Rabbit's away. Will the Rabbit's get their possessions back? And will the dingoes get their just desserts?
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Episode 10 - Blinky Bill's Zoo
Release Date: 1993-01-10After having a class on the animal species known as humans, Blinky and his friend find one lost in the bush. The rest of the animals help build a zoo to house her in and try to teach her tricks, but a rescue attempt will be made by other humans. Will the girl escape?
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Episode 11 - Blinky and the Magician
Release Date: 1993-01-11A visiting magician comes to the town, and Blinky and his friends accidentally let his animals escape. Blinky decides to step in as the act. How will the show go? And what is the secret that the magician is hiding?
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Episode 12 - Detective Blinky
Release Date: 1993-01-12There is a thief in New Greenpatch, stealing all of the berries. Blinky and Splodge decide to do their own detective work to catch the culprit. They suspect everyone, but come no closer to finding who it is. Will Blinky solve the case? And who is the thief?
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Episode 13 - Blinky and the Heart of the Tree
Release Date: 1993-01-13This episode deals with the sacred tree of the town, which is also the oldest tree in the town. Wombo recites the legend of this tree to Blinky, explaining how it had been chopped down by an evil Dingo Queen, but then was magically restored...
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Episode 14 - Blinky and the Strange Koala
Release Date: 1993-01-14A koala is being held at the local zoo, but this isn't any old koala, this is a black and white koala. Blinky and his friends set out to rescue it, to discover that they actually rescue a Chinese panda bear instead. Now the koala they had planned to save will be shipped out to China. Will Blinky and his friends save the koala? And will the panda bear make it back home?
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Episode 15 - Blinky Bill's Gold Mine
Release Date: 1993-01-15Blinky hears the stories of the old gold rushes and decides to open his gold mine. The problem, there is no gold in it. However Danny Dingo becomes interested and wishes to buy, prompting Blinky to bury a gold necklace to prove there is gold. However, the necklace is buried once more, but no one can find it. Will Danny find out the truth? And will the necklace be found?
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Episode 16 - Blinky and the Film Star
Release Date: 1993-01-16The Dingoes are shooting a film at the local bank, causing excitement in the town, and the movie star, Daisy Dingo, is turning many heads in the town. However the film is a scam to rob the bank. Will they get away with it? And why is Blinky helping them out?
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Episode 17 - Blinky Bill's Treasure Hunt
Release Date: 1993-01-17According to the story, many years ago a local bushman had hidden a chest of treasure in the area. Blinky and his friends go on a scavenger hunt and they find an old chest. However they are not the only ones interested by it. Will the Dingoes steal the chest from Blinky? And what is inside the chest?
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Episode 18 - Blinky Bill and "Club Pet"
Release Date: 1993-01-18A new tourist resort is to be built in the town - before the hospital is to be built. And this tourist resort is attracting some unmwelcome guests - cats, who are eating the local wildlife. Blinky is concerned and attempts to warn the Mayor. Will the Mayor believe him? And who will the cats target next?
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Episode 19 - Blinky Leads the Gang
Release Date: 1993-01-19Danny Dingo calls for an election to be held to determine who should lead the gang. However, he rigs the results, seeing himself win, before appointing the other dingoes as his executives, while he exploits the other members. How can Blinky and his friends put an end to this? And will Danny have to pay for the damage he has caused?
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Episode 20 - Blinky Bill Finds Marcia Mouse
Release Date: 1993-01-20Marcia Marsupial Mouse feels like she is being neglected, and comes up with a way to attract attention, resulting in her mother locking her in her room. She manages to escape and run away, but no one notices her absence. That is, until Blinky finds her. Will Blinky help Marcia? And will Marcia return home?
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Episode 21 - Blinky Bill and the Monster
Release Date: 1993-01-21Danny Dingo develops a plan to scare Blinky and his friends by making them believe that there is a monster living in the lake. However, Blinky demands to see proof that it exists. Danny rises to the challenge and goes about dressing Meatball up as a monster. Will Blinky fall for the hoax? And is there actually a real monster living in the lake?
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Episode 22 - Blinky Saves Twiggy
Release Date: 1993-01-22A lost baby echidna is found who does not know where to go to find its mother. Nutsy, Blinky and the gang set out to find its mother, with their only lead being that the echidna lives near a "big kiss". Will they find the baby echidna's home? And will the baby echidna be reunited with its mother?
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Episode 23 - Mayor Blinky Bill
Release Date: 1993-01-23After constant complaints by Blinky against Mayor Pelican, Blinky is asked to take over as Mayor. Blinky has many ideas to improve the town, but only encounters problems. Every solution he develops causes even more problems. Will Blinky eventually solve his problems? And will he stay on as Mayor?
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Episode 24 - Who is Blinky Bill
Release Date: 1993-01-24A new koala arrives in town who looks identical to Blinky Bill, but in character is the complete opposite. For a joke the two of them decide to swap identities, causing mass confusion in the town. Will anyone find out the truth? And will Blinky take advantage of the situation by settling an old score, while appearing to be the other koala?
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Episode 25 - Blinky Bill's Mother's Day
Release Date: 1993-01-25It's almost Mother's Day, and the whole town are preparing their gifts to give to their mothers. Blinky and the gang set out to find some wildflowers when they bump into an old koala who gives the group a flower from a doll he was holding. Who is this old koala? And why does the flower have such an effect on Nutsy?
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Episode 26 - Blinky Bill's Wedding Picnic
Release Date: 1993-01-26Blinky's mother and Nutsy's father are to be married, and the town plans a huge celebration. Shifty is upset when he learns he cannot attend as he has broken his leg, and Blinky aids with his problem. Will Shifty attend? Will the marriage go ahead? And will the celebrations continue after the dingoes have their say?