G’day, boys ‘n’ gulls! Byron the Quokka here, with a spiffy offering of under-appreciated TV shows, collected by Quokka University. Ooh, look at that! One of my all-time favorites: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. That was almost as great as The Quokka from Kalgoorlie! Speaking of which…
Saturday
4:16 p.m. Ch. 22 THE QUOKKA FROM KALGOORLIE–Intense drama
Imagine my astonishment when I discovered that Uncle Quiggly wasn’t the first quokka to solve a crime. Peter Graves played Dig-‘Em-Up Jones, the first Quokka to solve a murder case. Some of us were unhappy that Peter Graves didn’t look much like a quokka; but I think we’re big enough to let that slide. This week:Jones digs up a 13,000-year-old murder–right in his own back yard! Commissioner: Michael J. Pollard. President of France: Huntz Hall.
4:30 p.m. Ch. 31 500 MILES TO WICHITA–Intense suspense
Whoever gets to Wichita first gets to decide the fate of the human race! Arch-villain: Danny DeVito. Heroic Secret Agent: Danny DeVito. That’s right, he plays identical twins. Better not lose track of who’s who! You might blow up the world.
Sunday
3:07 p.m. Ch. 15 DIY ABDOMINABLE SURGERY–(We couldn’t bear to watch)
So you thought Dr. Morgus was kidding, when he introduced Do-It-Yourself Surgery back in the 1970’s? Ha! Shows what you know! This week: The Good Doctor has to remove a basketball from a little girl’s stomach. If he succeeds, he’ll get another chance to re-attach his right hand with his left.
Breathes there a quokka who is not a Dr. Morgus fan?
Byron the Quokka, signing off.
Would you believe I rode that bike to get here?