| Shirl's Neighbourhood | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Graeme "Shirley" Strachan |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 900+ |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jennifer Hooks, Richard Bence |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network (Seven Melbourne) |
| Release | Monday 2nd April 1979 – 1983 |
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Shirl's Neighbourhood was an Australian afternoon children's television series which first aired on the Seven Network on Monday the 2nd April 1979 and continued Monday to Fridays till 1983. The half-hour show featured former Skyhooks frontman Graeme "Shirley" Strachan and co-host Liz Rule alongside a cast of characters including Norm The Kangaroo, Ol' Possum, Claude The Crow, Stanley The Snake, Greenfinger the Garden Gnome, Yippee the Bunyip, Igor the Spider, Bartholomew the Sheep and a band of monkeys. Franciscus Henri appeared in the show as a regular, both as himself presenting musical segments and as "Professor Henri" in comical sketches. He left the show in October 1980. Bruce Spence was a gardener early in the series.
Norm the Kangaroo was played by Don Bridges.[1] The other characters were puppets created and brought to life by Ron Mueck.