Doctor Poo (radio series)
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Dr Poo was a radio serial which aired on 2JJ, which was later Triple J
, in Sydney
, Australia
. Over 400 episodes were broadcast in a continuous run from June 1979 to January 1981. It aired as a two-minute segment of Doug Mulray
's morning show, at around 7:20 and 8:20 weekdays. It was a Doctor Who
parody with an Australian twist.
Dr Poo is a Time and Toilet Lord from the planet of Galah-Free. The Doctor, his "beautiful but stupid" assistant Dana Sock and Dennis the Denim Cat travel around space and time in the TURDIS (Transgalactic Urination Regurgitation Defecation Integration System), a portable toilet which is bigger on the inside than the outside.
The series' main villain was Dr Poo's arch nemesis Dr Wee - a fellow Time and Toilet Lord with a heavy Chinese accent.
Dr Poo's catchphrases included "Holy Harpic!", "Dunnies above!", "Great bogs in Heaven!", and "Leaping lavatories!" The serial's tagline was "It's all cisterns go with the amazing man that dares to go anywhere, Doctor Pooo!".
Dr Poo was as much in the debt of The Goons as Doctor Who and also reminiscent of Douglas Adams
' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The voice of the Doctor was Lance Curtis
, supported by Geoff Kelso as Kevin the Announcer, Steve Johnston
as Dana Sock and Ken Matthews.
In an episode aired in December 1979, Dr Poo announced his intention to take a four-week holiday. Dr Poo was then replaced in its timeslot by The Khan Ages, an 18-episode serial produced by the Dr Poo team. It starred Genghis Khan, his son Neville Khan and their Mongrel Horde, who had been introduced in an earlier Dr Poo storyline. Its tagline was 'Sweeping across the paddocks of history like a grass fire on a windy day come the Khans. This is the saga of their reign of terror: The Khan Ages'. Dr Poo and Dana returned in the last episode of this serial and Dr Poo resumed the following day.
The series formed one continuous storyline rather than discrete serials. Every one of more than 400 episodes continued directly into the next, including the Khan Ages storyline. None of the episodes were named; the production team referred to them by number only. An episode guide sent to members of the Dr Poo fan club simply divided the series by each location the TURDIS had landed.
A comic strip version of Dr Poo appeared in Stir Magazine. Each issue included a self-contained 2-page comic strip. Dr Poo was drawn in Tom Baker's Doctor Who costume.
A Dr Poo album, 'Knees Ahoy!' was released in December 1980 on LP and cassette. Episodes which had aired in May 1980 were reworked into six tracks of around six minutes duration. The newly-recorded introduction and conclusion dovetailed into each other, so that the album formed an infinite loop if the listener kept changing sides.
An EP, 'The Universe is Big' by 'Dr Poo and the Psychic Koalas' was planned in 1981 but was ultimately not released. It included five songs based around the major characters of the series. It was eventually released in 1985, as a tribute after the sudden death of Lance Curtis.
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Over 400 episodes were broadcast in a continuous run from June 1979 to January 1981. It aired as a two-minute segment of Doug Mulray
Doug Mulray
Douglas John Mulray is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter.-Radio career:...
's morning show, at around 7:20 and 8:20 weekdays. It was a Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
parody with an Australian twist.
Dr Poo is a Time and Toilet Lord from the planet of Galah-Free. The Doctor, his "beautiful but stupid" assistant Dana Sock and Dennis the Denim Cat travel around space and time in the TURDIS (Transgalactic Urination Regurgitation Defecation Integration System), a portable toilet which is bigger on the inside than the outside.
The series' main villain was Dr Poo's arch nemesis Dr Wee - a fellow Time and Toilet Lord with a heavy Chinese accent.
Dr Poo's catchphrases included "Holy Harpic!", "Dunnies above!", "Great bogs in Heaven!", and "Leaping lavatories!" The serial's tagline was "It's all cisterns go with the amazing man that dares to go anywhere, Doctor Pooo!".
Dr Poo was as much in the debt of The Goons as Doctor Who and also reminiscent of Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television...
' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The voice of the Doctor was Lance Curtis
Lance Curtis
Lance Curtis was a popular Australian actor, writer and comedian who became well known in Australia in the early 1980s through his many radio, TV and film appearances...
, supported by Geoff Kelso as Kevin the Announcer, Steve Johnston
Steve Johnston
Steven Paul "Steve" Johnston is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He has represented the Australian speedway team in two Speedway World Cup finals in 2004 and 2005....
as Dana Sock and Ken Matthews.
In an episode aired in December 1979, Dr Poo announced his intention to take a four-week holiday. Dr Poo was then replaced in its timeslot by The Khan Ages, an 18-episode serial produced by the Dr Poo team. It starred Genghis Khan, his son Neville Khan and their Mongrel Horde, who had been introduced in an earlier Dr Poo storyline. Its tagline was 'Sweeping across the paddocks of history like a grass fire on a windy day come the Khans. This is the saga of their reign of terror: The Khan Ages'. Dr Poo and Dana returned in the last episode of this serial and Dr Poo resumed the following day.
The series formed one continuous storyline rather than discrete serials. Every one of more than 400 episodes continued directly into the next, including the Khan Ages storyline. None of the episodes were named; the production team referred to them by number only. An episode guide sent to members of the Dr Poo fan club simply divided the series by each location the TURDIS had landed.
A comic strip version of Dr Poo appeared in Stir Magazine. Each issue included a self-contained 2-page comic strip. Dr Poo was drawn in Tom Baker's Doctor Who costume.
A Dr Poo album, 'Knees Ahoy!' was released in December 1980 on LP and cassette. Episodes which had aired in May 1980 were reworked into six tracks of around six minutes duration. The newly-recorded introduction and conclusion dovetailed into each other, so that the album formed an infinite loop if the listener kept changing sides.
An EP, 'The Universe is Big' by 'Dr Poo and the Psychic Koalas' was planned in 1981 but was ultimately not released. It included five songs based around the major characters of the series. It was eventually released in 1985, as a tribute after the sudden death of Lance Curtis.