Adventures of The Little Koala - Characters

Characters

• Roobear - a young boy koala, the series' central character and protagonist. Smart, adventurous, inquisitive, and athletic, he enjoys surfing, skateboarding, and baseball. His name is Kokki (sometimes spelled "Kocky") in the original Japanese version and "Kolbi" in the Italian dub. Voiced by Steven Bednarski (English) and Toshiko Fujita (Japanese).
• Laura - Roobear's younger sister. Although she is sometimes a bit of a brat, she is generally kind-hearted and is also a strong-willed girl. In the original Japanese, she is "Lala" (or technically "Rara"). Voiced by Morgan Hallet (English) and Chisato Nakajima (Japanese).
• Mommy - Roobear and Laura's mother, known as simply "Mommy" to her children and her husband, and as "Mrs. Koala" to the other children. (In the original Japanese version, her proper name is Vera.) She is a devoted homemaker, wife and mother, and an excellent cook, but she has other talents as well: ten years prior to the events in the series, she won the village's airplane race, and proceeded to win a second time in the episode "Mommy Can Fly" (despite not being an official entrant in the race and only taking the cockpit in order to rescue other contestants who were stranded following a crash). Voiced by Jane Woods (English) and Yoshiko Asai (Japanese).
• Papa - Roobear and Laura's father, known as "Papa" to his children and wife and as "Mr. Koala" to the others. (In the original Japanese version, his proper name is Mel.) He works as a photographer for Miss Lewis' magazine. His biggest vice is a tendency to overeat, leading his family to try to put him on a diet and exercise program (despite his protests) in the episode "Papa On Stilts." Voiced by Walter Massey (English) and Hachirou Azuma (Japanese).
• Betty - Another girl koala, Roobear's girlfriend. Generally a kind-hearted girl, she also can be somewhat vain at times, and her relationship with Roobear is sometimes colored by misunderstandings. Voiced by Cleo Paskal.
• The Kangaroo Brothers - Led by Walter, a self-described expert boomerang thrower, and also including his brothers, the taller Horsey and the shorter Colt. Walter was the ringleader of this group, who loved nothing more than stirring up trouble in the village; Pamey and Mingle were the most frequent recipients of their teasing. Walter had an unrequited crush on Betty but, oddly given his character, was too shy to tell her how he felt (one episode revealed that he had written seventy unmailed love letters to Betty). Walter is voiced by A.J. Henderson, Horsey by Dean Hagopian, and Colt by Rob Roy.
• Floppy - Roo-bear's best friend. Floppy, a boy rabbit, is a science enthusiast and budding inventor who also has a strong competitive streak when it comes to sports and other contests. He always wears a Walkman. Voiced by Timothy Webber (English) and Kyōko Tongū (Japanese).
• Mimi - Floppy's twin sister. Voiced by Barbara Pogemiller (English) and Mayumi Shou (Japanese).
• Pamie - A girl penguin who loves to eat (although she temporarily turned anorexic in the episode "Balloon Pamie" as a result of Walter's teasing about her big stomach, which resulted in her fainting). She also has an unrequited crush on Roobear and has ambitions of being a nurse one day. Pamie and her brother Nick always wore scarves, even in hot weather, and had three younger brothers who were triplets. Voiced by Bronwen Mantel (English) and Noriko Hara (Japanese).
• Nick - Pamie's twin brother. While he is generally more level-headed than his sister and also has a bit of a sarcastic streak, he often goes along with Pamie's antics even though he knows better. In the episode "Pamie Falls in Love" he concocted a plan to cancel Roobear's planned picnic date with Betty so that Pamie could have the date with Roobear instead, but the plan ended in disaster for all. He also wore a bobble hat in addition to his scarf. Voiced by Ian Finlay (English) and Yumiko Shibata (Japanese).
• Kiwi - A bespectacled boy kiwi bird who worked as Papa Koala's assistant. Voiced by Phillip Pretten.
• Miss Lewis - A young adult female koala who worked as editor-in-chief for the village magazine and was always on the hunt for stories that would interest her readers. She had a close relationship with Roo-bear and his friends, acting as a surrogate teacher of sorts, and encouraged them when they decided to start their own children's newspaper. Voiced by Bronwen Mantel.
• Maki-Maki - A paranoid adult male frilled-lizard, who served as Miss Lewis' assistant, and would often act as a town-crier: loudly trumpeting whatever breaking-news he'd discover, usually before checking its accuracy, and thus often being completely wrong.
• Weather - An enigmatic dingo who was always shrouded with a heavy coat, scarf and hat, even in hot weather, and could forecast the weather with great accuracy. Like Miss Lewis, he had a close relationship with Roo-bear and his friends and acted as a sort of mentor and counselor for them. Voiced by Richard Dumont and Vlasta Vrana.
• Mingle - A meek, sensitive sugar glider and Weather's constant companion, who was often involved in the children's adventures; particularly when his airborne/gliding capabilities could come in handy, such as when the children were learning how to fly hang-gliders. Voiced by Barbara Pogemiller.
• Duckbill - A duckbill platypus who enjoyed collecting old junk and fashioning useful things out of it. The children called him "Bill" for short. Voiced by Arthur Grosser.

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.