This is one of the funniest things I've seen on TV, but I only saw part of one episode. It appears to be an animal puppet show about a five intrepid Australians - a wombat, a wallaby, a redback spider, an emu and a fruitbat, called names like Sydney, Darwin, and Perth - who arrive in London, travelling around in an ancient British (Bedford?) campervan called "Winjin Pom", with realistic BMC starter-motor noises and a disposition to match. Our intrepid heroes lock horns in battle with a Mafia head called J R Chicago an evil Hammond-organ-playing vulture. Great one-liners (When the campervan talks about the "British way", an Aussie retorts "You mean, living in the past and charging admission?") From a google search, I gleaned that rights to the series are up for grabs> I hope someone picks up the DVD rights - this social commentary was way too good to be lost to humankind. I also gleaned the underlying premise of the series: Members of the Gullagaloona Backpackers Club, they must first claim the half a million pounds left to them by their founder, Kerry Packhorse III. There is a deadline to claim the legacy, but their derelict and cantankerous camper van gets them there too late. "No worries, mate", they decide to do the world tour anyway!
