The Adventures of Skippy — Season 1, Episode 25: Skippy and the Penfriend

Episode synopsis

Skippy and Jerry are excited! Jerry's pen pal is coming to visit. And the pen pal is no ordinary kid, his letters have told Jerry that his dad is an archaeologist who goes to EXOTIC places, sometimes in physically dangerous locations, and often taking his son with him. However the boy turns out to be a fake. In fact he's got quite an ordinary family from a farm. But when he told his previous pen pals the truth, they didn't want to know about him. So he made things up and for a time it worked - he got Jerry really excited didn't he? At the end of the episode, he is ready to face up to himself as he really is and introduce his real father to the Hammonds and Skippy!

About The Adventures of Skippy

In this revival of the charming Aussie series, Sonny Hammond is a park ranger with two children Jerry and Louise. The kids are involved in adventures that often have an environmental theme. Kate Burgess is a researcher at the habitat.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Skippy and the Hammond Family
• E2Skippy and the Saboteur
• E3Skippy and Wally World
• E4Skippy and the Haunted House
• E5Skippy and the Bird Smugglers
• E6Skippy and the Cave Paintings
• E7Skippy and Tike
• E8Skippy and the Trail Biker
• E9Skippy and the Foxy Dog
• E10Skippy and the Snake Charmer
• E11Skippy and the Fishing Fleet
• E12Skippy and the Music Maker