Later History
The series was revived in 1992 as the short-lived The Adventures of Skippy using an entirely new cast including Andrew Clarke and Simon James, plot and location with several children, including Craig 'Tommy Lee' Di Topp, as the stars. This version also aired on Animal Planet in the United States in 1997.
In September 2008, actor Tony Bonner sued the production company seeking residuals from merchandising and DVD sales from the series.
On 17 September 2009, a documentary Skippy: Australia's First Superstar was broadcast on the ABC in Australia and the BBC in the UK. The documentary was produced by WA-based documentary production company Electric Pictures.
Also in 2009, the Nine Network began to rerun the series in a graveyard slot in the early hours of the morning.
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