

Season 1 • Episode 52
LatestThe storyline revolved around Roo-bear Koala and his friends in a utopian village. The series takes place in Australia, with the village being located in the shadow of The Breadknife. Including different types of animal creatures in the daily life of the village was likely meant to demonstrate the virtues of pluralism and diversity.
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Jingly earworm theme song that lives rent-free
Production
Australian-Japanese co-production weirdness = cultural time capsule
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Australian-Japanese co-production was part of a 1980s wave of international anime collaborations, largely forgotten outside Japan.
Despite Australian setting, it barely aired there—found success instead on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block in the US.
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