Captain Cookaburra's Road to Discovery is an Australian children's television program that originally aired on ABC from 12 August 1985. It was a magazine style program featuring puppets. The two main characters were Captain Cookaburra, a large pink bird with bulging eyes and lot's of teeth, and Boomerfang, a green snake who swallowed a boomerang. Other characters include Dishy Doreen, Spotty Ron, Mind Boggler, Million-Year-Old Fred, Syd Courier, Nosey Rosey and Twenny and Weeny. It features short stories, jokes, quizzes and documentary sections.[1][2] Both Captain Cookaburra and Boomerfang had previously featured on Captain Cookaburra's AustraliHa.
| Captain Cookaburra's Road to Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Grange Calveley Hanny Calveley |
| Directed by | Grange Calveley |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Louise Meek |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 12 August 1985 |