Crocadoo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Crocadoo |
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Season 1 title screen
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| Starring | Tony Barry Simon Westaway (season 1) Dave Gibson Judy Morris (season 1) Aaron Pedersen (season 1) Mary-Anne Fahey (season 1) David Cotter (season 2) Hugo Weaving (season 2) Joanne Moore (season 2) |
| Composer(s) | Nerida Tyson-Chew (season 1) Clive Harrison (season 2) Colin Timms (season 2) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Gerry Travers John Travers |
| Producer(s) | Katie Cordes (season 1) Brenda Chat (season 2) |
| Production location(s) | Artarmon, Australia |
| Editor(s) | Djordje Lukic Danielle Akayan (season 2) |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Energee Entertainment |
| Distributor | Ravensburger |
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| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | PAL |
| Original release | 31 May 1996 – 1998 |
Crocadoo is a fun Australian cartoon show. It was made by Energee Entertainment and the Nine Network. The show ran from 1996 to 1998.
The story is about a group of blue crocodiles. They live on a riverbank and try to protect their home. A greedy hotel developer wants to build a new hotel there. The crocodiles must stop him!
Crocadoo was the first original series from Energee Entertainment. The first season used computers to color and put together the animation. Some of the 3D backgrounds, like the hotel, were also made with computers. Later, some of the animation was even done in Vietnam. For the second season, Energee Entertainment used their own special computer software.
You can still watch Crocadoo today! It's part of the Your Family Entertainment collection. It airs on their TV channels around the world.
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Meet the Crocadoo Characters
Main Characters
- Jazz (voiced by Simon Westaway in season 1 and Hugo Weaving in season 2): Jazz is a skinny blue male crocodile. He is the leader of the croc group. Jazz always has clever plans to protect their riverbank. He changed his name from "Jeremy" to something cooler!
- Brian (voiced by Dave Gibson): Brian is Jazz's brother. He is a big, purple, and strong male crocodile. Brian is often hungry and a bit lazy. He can get confused easily. But he is usually very nice and friendly.
- Rufus B. Hardacre (voiced by Tony Barry): Hardacre is the main bad guy in the show. He is a greedy hotel manager. He hates crocodiles and wants to get rid of them. He plans to build a new hotel where they live. He even dislikes his own hotel guests! He only cares about money.
- Ajax (voiced by Dave Gibson): Ajax is a cockatoo and Hardacre's sidekick. They don't really like each other. Ajax often teases Hardacre and isn't afraid to stand up to him.
Other Important Characters
- Melba (voiced by Judy Morris in season 1 and Joanne Moore in season 2): Melba is a blue female crocodile. She wears glasses and a red necklace. She often looks after the baby crocodiles. Melba tries to keep everyone, especially Jazz, on track.
- Gina (voiced by Maryanne Fahey in season 1 and Joanne Moore in season 2): Gina is a blue female crocodile with red hair. Brian has a crush on her. He often tries to get her attention.
- Waldo (voiced by Simon Westaway in season 1 and Hugo Weaving in season 2): Waldo is a very big, dark blue crocodile. He loves to eat almost anything. Sometimes he even eats things that aren't real food!
- Ol' Vern (voiced by Dave Gibson): Ol' Vern is the oldest crocodile in the group. He loves to tell stories. He knows all about Crocadoo's history.
- Kelly (voiced by Maryanne Fahey): Kelly is a super smart teenage girl. She wears green glasses. She is Hardacre's niece. But unlike her uncle, she is friends with the crocodiles. She helps them protect their home from him.
- Billy (voiced by Aaron Pedersen): Billy is a teenage Aboriginal boy. He works as a tour guide on the riverbank. He shows tourists the crocodiles. Billy is friends with all the crocodiles. He often helps them out, along with Kelly.
Episodes of Crocadoo
The show has 52 episodes spread across two seasons. Here are the episode titles:
Season 1: 1996
- The Noise Machine
- Watch out for the Wonglebacks!
- Daycare Nightmare
- The Club
- Big Fish Blues
- Almost A Ghost
- Jobs For The Crocs
- The Frame Up
- Jailhouse Croc
- Rumble In The Jungle
- Frankencroc
- The Tourist Trap
- Gone Troppo
- X Is For Explorers
- The Big Dry
- Urban Crocodile
- Crocadoo Breakout
- Slippery Dip
- Making Movies
- Red Eyed Rogue
- Hiccups
- Cane Toad Chaos
- Mixed Up Love
- Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
- Croc Haven
- Crocs In Peril
Season 2: 1998
- Friday The 13th
- A Bunyip Story
- Space Dog
- Baby On Board
- Trouble Ahead
- Robocroc
- I Scream Of Genie
- The Big Dig
- Wipeout
- Robbing Hood
- Pick-a-Silly-Circus
- Crocodile Magic
- White Christmas
- Tree Lurking Crocs
- Easter Feast
- Arty Party
- Tiny Bit Of Trouble
- Croc Olympics
- Pollution In Paradise
- What's The Time Mr. Croc?
- Waldo The Wondercroc
- Holiday Hazards
- Lost Island
- Venus Croctrap
- Birthday Surprise
- The Year Of The Croc
Crocadoo Computer Game
There was also a computer game called "Crocadoo Gone Troppo". It was made by Dataworks Australia. You could play it on Windows 95/98 and Macintosh computers.
In the game, you help Jazz and the other crocodiles. Their friend Brian has been captured by Hardacre, Ajax, and a Mad Professor. They want to change Brian's attitude using a special machine called the Troppo Controller.
As you play, you solve puzzles and do creative activities. The game came out in 1998, around the same time as the second season of the show.
