[1] Prior to the television series, the original Kangaroo Creek Gang Cassette Tapes for the read-along books were recorded in the early 1980s in Perth, Western Australia and were voiced by Gregory Ker amongst others.
Kangaroo Creek Gang began as a series of books,[2] extending to 40 titles with over one million copies sold around Australia.
[5] One of the characters, Kenny Kidna, had his own 30 second 'Goodnight girls and boys' segment at 7.30pm every night in Perth, Western Australia on television channel NEW-10.
[6] The animated series was first broadcast on television in April 2002 on the Nine Network and aired on Starz Kids & Family for some time.
The Kangaroo Creek Gang also appeared in live costume and puppet shows throughout Australia, performing primarily in shopping centres.