List of Blinky Bill characters facts for kids

This is a list of characters from the world of Blinky Bill. Blinky Bill is a famous koala character. He was created in the 1930s by Australian author and artist Dorothy Wall. Blinky Bill and his friends have appeared in many books and TV shows. Let's meet some of them!

Main Characters in the TV Series

This section introduces some of the most important characters you'll see in the Blinky Bill TV shows.

Blinky's Family and Friends

• Mrs. Koala: Blinky's mother. She is often strict but caring. She wants Blinky to behave well. She wears a pink dress.
• Mr. Koala: Nutsy's father. He later marries Blinky's mother. This makes him Blinky's stepfather. He wears a blue shirt and black pants.
• Nutsy: A young female koala. She is Blinky's closest friend. She is often seen with him on his adventures.
• Wombo: A friendly wombat. He is one of Blinky's good friends.
• Jacko Browing: A frill-necked lizard. He is Blinky's sidekick and best friend.
• Flap: A young platypus. He is another one of Blinky's friends.
• Splodge: A young kangaroo. He is friends with Blinky and his group.
• Marcia: A small marsupial mouse. She is also part of Blinky's group of friends.

Greenpatch Town Residents

• Mayor Pelican: The mayor of Greenpatch. He is often seen as proud and not very helpful. He wears a purple top hat and glasses.
• Miss Magpie: The town's school teacher. She wears a black hat and glasses.
• Mrs. Platypus: Flap's mother. She wears a pink dress and a white bonnet.
• Mr. Platypus: Flap's father. He wears glasses, a brown shirt, and brown trousers.
• Mrs. Meryl Rabbit: A resident of Greenpatch. She is the mother of many rabbit children. She wears a lilac dress and an apron.
• Mr. Bobbin Rabbit: Mrs. Rabbit's husband. He is the father of many children. He wears a yellow hat and speaks with a Yorkshire accent.
• Granny Grunty Koala: An elderly koala. She is a bit hard of hearing. She wears glasses and old clothes.
• Mrs. Kangaroo: Splodge's mother. She wears a light pink dress with a flower on her hat.
• Mr. Kangaroo: Splodge's father. He wears a red hat and a light blue shirt.
• Mrs. Marsupial Mouse: Marcia's mother. She wears a pink dress and glasses.
• Mr. Marsupial Mouse: Marcia's father. He wears a white vest and red pants.
• Mrs. Spotty: A frog resident of Greenpatch. She is a mother of six children. She wears a yellow dress.
• Mr. Gloop: An emu who runs the local cafe. He wears an orange shirt. His family gulps when they talk.
• Ms. Glennys Pimm: A human lady who owns a shop. She doesn't like koalas very much. She has a pet budgie named Cedric.
• Cedric: Ms. Pimm's pet budgie. He can be a bit snooty.

Other Notable Characters

• Ma Dingo: The short-tempered mother of Danny, Meatball, Daisy, and Shifty. She wears a yellow dress and a green headscarf.
• Myrtle Koala: A koala girl who is Blinky's classmate. She cares a lot about appearances. She wears a red dress and a red bow.
• Algenon Arkwright: A small koala boy who comes to Greenpatch. He plays the violin.
• Slick: A ring tailed possum who Blinky and his friends meet. He wears a yellow shirt.
• Cyril: A freshwater crocodile. He is different from other crocodiles. He wears a pink cap and tank top as an adult.
• Wallace and George: Two feral pigs. They once tried to trick Blinky by pretending to be a monster.
• Cockatoo: A grumpy sulphur-crested cockatoo. He gets annoyed with Blinky.
• Mr. Bower Bird: A Satin bowerbird. He likes to collect blue objects to decorate his home.
• Arthur: A human who starts dating Ms. Pym. He has a female budgie named Gwendolyn.
• Gwendolyn: A female budgie owned by Arthur. She becomes Cedric's girlfriend.

Characters in Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure

This adventure takes Blinky and his friends around the world in a hot air balloon!

Main Animal Friends

• Slippery: A big, sometimes clumsy Weddell seal. He wears a green and purple swimsuit.
• Leo: An old African lion. He seems fierce but can be quite cowardly. He wears purple pants.
• Ling-Ling: A young, wise giant panda. She is good at magic and always remembers her master's wise words. She wears a light blue jacket.
• Yoyo: A South Indian monkey. He loves playing pranks. He wears yellow-green pants with suspenders.
• Penelope Poodle: A beautiful French poodle. She worries a lot and has many precious things. She wears a necklace and a pink tutu.
• Tico Toucan: A grumpy miniature toucan. He works for the Circus Bros. but becomes friends with Blinky.

The Circus Brothers

• Circus Brothers: Two human brothers, Basil and Cyril. They run a circus where animals are not treated well. They chase Blinky and his friends around the world.
  • Basil: The ringmaster. He is fat and wears a black top hat and coat. He wants Blinky to be a star.
  • Cyril: The clown. He wears a clown face and blue overalls. He often gets blamed by Basil.

Other Characters Met on the Journey

• Rex: Leo's son and the King of the Mumbada Pride.
• Claude: Rex's son and Leo's grandson.
• The Master: Ling-Ling's wise master.
• Anna: An anaconda who is afraid of water.
• Coco Phil: A howler monkey who looks like Blinky.
• Sophia: Coco's adoptive sister, who looks like Nutsy.
• Jugglers: A bear named Majid, a mongoose named Alsanna, and a rat named Sanjay. Tico becomes their manager.
• The Tiger: A Bengal tiger mother whose cub, Sondeya, was trapped.
• Rami: An Indian elephant who helps Blinky.
• Temple Guardians: Monkeys who are Yoyo's family. They guard the Forbidden Temple.
• Mistress: The woman Penelope the poodle used to live with in Paris.
• Maurice: A brown French Poodle who helps Penelope.
• Phoebe LaFoo: A lady who tries to make Blinky a fashion model.

Characters in the CGI Series

This section lists characters from the newer computer-animated Blinky Bill series.

• Blinky Bill: A young koala. He is the son of William and Betty.
• Betty Bill: Blinky's mother.
• William Bill: Blinky's father.
• Nutsy: A young female koala and Blinky's closest friend.
• Wombo: A wombat.
• Jacko Browing: A frill-necked lizard who is Blinky's sidekick and best friend.
• Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot: A goanna who is Blinky's enemy and the mayor of Greenpatch.
• Juan Pablo: A Paraguayan parrot.
• Bandi and Coot: Two mischievous bandicoots.
• Sir Claude: A feral cat and another of Blinky's enemies.
• Eddy: An American squirrel.
• Robert: A lyrebird and one of Blinky's friends.
• Sugar: A sugar glider and one of Blinky's friends.
• Spike: An echidna and one of Blinky's friends.
• Ms. Tibbins: A kiwi bird who is a school teacher.
• San Jorge: A sulphur-crested cockatoo.
• Roddy MacBill: A koala who is Blinky Bill's uncle. He plays the bagpipes.
• Uncle Jack: A frill-necked lizard and Jacko's uncle.
• Echo: A gecko who borrows Robert's glasses.
• Bluey: A blue footed booby.
• Doris Cranklepot: Mayor Cranklepot's mother.
• Whoogle: An owl.
• Kev: A koala who becomes a Guardian of Greenpatch.
• Mr. Owl: Whoogle's father.
• Priscilla: A female frog.
• Midge: A grasshopper.
• Eagle: A wedge-tailed eagle.
• Crocodiles: Saltwater crocodiles.
• Cheryl and Beryl: Twin emu sisters.