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Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo

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Animation   Adventure   Family
📜 Overview: An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she's befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl's home. Aiding the pair are musically gifted koalas, platypuses, and kookaburras in this film based on Ethel Pedley's 1899 children's book, with animated humans and animals superimposed upon a live-action background.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1977-05-14
⌚ Running Time: 75 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Barbara Frawley original image
Dot (voice)
Barbara Frawley
Joan Bruce original image
The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
Joan Bruce
Spike Milligan original image
Mr. Platypus (voice)
Spike Milligan
June Salter original image
Mrs. Platypus (voice)
June Salter
Ross Higgins original image
Willie Wagtail (voice)
Ross Higgins
Ron Haddrick original image
Father (voice)
Ron Haddrick
Richard Meikle original image
Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
Richard Meikle
Lola Brooks original image
(voice)
Lola Brooks
Peter Gwynne original image
(voice)
Peter Gwynne
George Assang original image
(voice)
George Assang
Kerrie Biddell original image
(voice)
Kerrie Biddell
John Derum original image
(voice)
John Derum
Kevin Golsby original image
(voice)
Kevin Golsby
Nola Lester original image
(voice)
Nola Lester
Sue Walker original image
(voice)
Sue Walker
Noel Brophy original image
(voice)
Noel Brophy
Anne Haddy original image
(voice)
Anne Haddy
Robina Beard original image
(voice)
Robina Beard

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