This article is about the character. For the film she is featured in, see Blinky Bill. For other uses, see Nutsy (disambiguation)
Nutsy is a young female koala, she is the daughter of Mr. Koala and is Blinky's best friend and stepsister.
In the reboot, Nutsy is a domesticated zoo koala who has never lived outside captivity. Losing her parents in a bush fire, Nutsy was rescued by humans and grew up in a zoo. Analytical, pragmatic and a pampered princess, Nutsy enjoys being taken care of and doesn't have the first clue how to fend for herself.
Alongside Blinky, Nutsy is thrust into an outback adventure where she must overcome her fear of the wild and learn to appreciate the majesty of nature.
Nutsy learns that life outside the enclosure isn't so scary after all, and most importantly, what it really means to be free.
Personality[]
Nutsy is sweet, intelligent, logical, reasonable, kind, gentle, adorable and beautiful. She advises Blinky about anything he does. Nutsy had a tendency to be a bit of drip because she used to be a 'good girl'. But she also learns to be less conservative and have more fun and be assertive.
Appearance[]
In the original series, Nutsy had caramel coloured fur and wore a lavender purple dress with a light pink or cream bandanna around her neck.
In the reboot, her fur is now grey, and she wears an orange shirt and blue jeans.
Bio[]
Bio in the Book[]
In the Book Blinky Bill and Nutsy, Blinky finds a koala orphan named Nutsy on a tree. She becomes his friend and follows Blinky with his adventures.
Blinky Bill The Mischievous Koala (1992)[]
Blinky saves Nutsy when humans destroy Greenpatch. They go together to find Blinky's Mum. They go to the woodchip mill and Nutsy remains trapped in the tree bandit's, Harry and Joe's house. She meets Harry's daughter Clea, but Clea's father wants to give Nutsy to a zoo. Blinky devises a plan to rescue her and find his mother. After they find Blinky's mother his friends, Blinky, Nutsy and Blinky's mother are seen leaving in Harry and Joe's truck.
TV Series (1993–2004)[]
Nutsy, in season 1 is Blinky's best friend, In the episode 'Who Is Blinky Bill?' Blinky is jealous of Algernon because Nutsy is interested in him. But at the end she chooses Blinky. Her mother died when humans destroyed the old Greenpatch and her father went missing, but he is found by Shifty in the episode 'Blinky Bill's Mothers Day'. Last episodes is a happy ending. Blinky's mother and Nusty's father get married and Nutsy becomes Blinky's stepsister.
In Season 3, when Nutsy hears a circus coming to Greenpatch she, Blinky, Flap and the other kids go to see the circus pass the town, later she tells Blinky that every time humans come to Greenpatch everything usually goes wrong, but Blinky doesn't believe her and as soon as her stepmum leaves Blinky sneaks out, Nusty has to go after him, she tells him he'll get in trouble for this, Blinky just says he won't get in trouble because his mum is out, after Flap joins the two, Nusty joins them because she'll have to keep them out of trouble. After escaping The Circus Brothers at the circus Nutsy, Blinky and Flap start their worldwide adventure to get the circus animals home.
In the last episode 'How Green Is My Greenpatch', Nutsy rescues Blinky from the Circus Bros. twice, and Blinky rescues Nutsy from a big fire which was started by Basil Circus. They are rescued by Cyril Circus and a human fire brigade.
Blinky Bill's White Christmas[]
In Blinky Bill's White Christmas, Nutsy along with Splodge attempt to produce artificial snow.
Blinky Bill the Movie[]
Nutsy is in movie zoo koala and Blinky meet her, when she is transported to zoo. She becomes Blinky's best friend and help his find his father. She is acrophobic or afraid of heights.
The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill[]
Nutsy appears as a secondary main character in Blinky Bill and Jacko's adventures.
Appearances[]
Books[]
- The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill: 'Blinky Bill and Nutsy'
Television Series[]
- Season 1 - Blinky Bill's Favourite Café, Blinky Bill's Fire Brigade, Blinky Rescues the Budgie, Blinky Bill's Fun Run, Blinky Bill the Teacher, Blinky and the Red Car, Blinky Breaks the Drought, Blinky Saves Granny's Glasses, Blinky Bill's Ghost Cave, Blinky Bill's Zoo, Blinky Bill and the Magician, Detective Blinky, Blinky and the Heart of the Tree, Blinky and the Strange Koala, Blinky Bill's Gold Mine, Blinky and the Film Star, Blinky Bill's Treasure Hunt, Blinky Bill and 'Club Pet', Blinky Leads the Gang, Blinky Bill Finds Marcia Mouse, Blinky and the Monster, Blinky Saves Twiggy, Mayor Blinky Bill, Who Is Blinky Bill?, Blinky Bill's Mothers Day, and Blinky Bill's Wedding Picnic
- Season 2 - Blinky the Hypnotist Blinky Bill and the Old Wombat's Home, Blinky Bill and the Baby Show, Blinky Bill Meets Mr. Echidna, Blinky Bill and the House Guest, Blinky Bill and the Mystery Pollution, Blinky Bill's Blue Mystery, Blinky Bill Goes Camping, Blinky Bill and the Earthquake, Blinky Bill Down on the Farm, Blinky Bill Is Kidnapped, Blinky Bill and the Lost Puppy, Blinky Bill and The Winter's Tale, Blinky Bill and the Polar Bears, Blinky Bill and the Lighthouse, Blinky Bill and the Apple Thieves, Blinky and the Egg Rescue, Blinky Bill's Holiday, Blinky Bill and the Bird Smugglers, Blinky Bill and the Crocodiles, Blinky and Gretel, Blinky Remembers Nutsy's Birthday, Blinky Bill and the Real Estate Swindle, Blinky Bill and the Feud, Blinky Bill and the Possum Cinema, and Blinky Bill and the Balloon.
- Season 3 - The Great Escape, Bushwhacked, Antarctic Adventure, Polar Peril, Flap's New Family, A Stitch in Time, Leo Leads the Way, Monkey Business, Diamonds Are Forever, Blinky's Birthday Surprise, Baby Elephant Walk, Operation Free Flap, Crouching Dragon, Hidden Koala, Panda Pandemonium, Jungle Bungles, Double Trouble, Tico's Choice, Poisoned Penelope, All at Sea, Tico Takes Charge, Tiger Taming, Monkey See, Monkey Do, A Dog's Best Friend, Blinky Bill Superstar, Paris Au-Go-Go, and How Green Is My Greenpatch.
- The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill - Brain Freeze, The Bunyip Hunter, New Sheriff In Town, Cranky the Clown, Blinky The Brave, Freaky Frillday, Notions Eleven
Specials:
- Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala (Working Class Man) (1992)
- Blinky Bill's White Christmas (2005)
- Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)
Video Games[]
- Blinky Bill's Ghost Cave
Played By[]
- Robyn Moore (Original Series)
- Robin McLeavy (Blinky Bill the Movie)
- Bridie Cornell (The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill)
Trivia[]
- In Blinky Bill (1992) one of Nutsy's nicknames is 'Country Girl'.
- She also mentioned that she was from tall trees.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Nutsy/Gallery