[1] He then began appearing on air, including as Constable Clot in Channel 9's Kaper Kops with Reg Gorman and Desmond Tester, a regular segment in its children's afternoon programming.

Later he worked with Marilyn Mayo as co-host of a children's breakfast TV programme, The Super Flying Fun Show, playing a wacky character named 'Caretaker Clot,' an extension of his Kaper Cops role.

[1] Soon after, his Australian success translated to his native country with Hull appearing on several children's and adult light entertainment shows.

The use of a false arm attached to Hull's jacket, which cradled the emu, made it appear that the neck and head moved of its own volition.

During these events Hull would make half-hearted attempts to pull the bird away from its victim but would often become embroiled in the fracas, rolling around on the floor, creating theatrical mayhem.

Darts champion Eric Bristow wrote: "He used the puppet to feel up women and stick his hand between people's legs.

"[6] In a 2007 interview with Chortle, comedy producer Michael Hurll said to Hull "Look Rod, you've got your hand in that emu, up girls' skirts and squeezing their tits; doing things you would get locked up for.

Comedians Richard Herring and Stewart Lee included a "not Rod Hull" character in their 1996 television sketch show Fist of Fun, played by the actor Kevin Eldon.

[14] Hull's second wife, Cher Hylton-Hull, who he married in 1978, already had a daughter, Catrina, and the couple had three children together: Toby, Amelia, and Oliver.

[17][18] Cher, who had been instrumental in his success, moved back to her home country of Australia with their children, while Hull remained in England and relocated to a shepherd's cottage in East Sussex.

[18] On the night of 17 March 1999, Hull was trying to adjust the television aerial on the roof of his bungalow at half-time during an Inter Milan vs. Manchester United Champions League match, when he slipped and fell.

"[22] His son Toby brought Emu out of retirement for the first time since his father's death during the 2003 pantomime season, appearing in Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Windsor.