Australian Children’s television has a lot to answer for. Maddie tracks the history of some of the most iconic, innovative (and sometimes terrifying) puppets that have graced our screens over the last 40+ years.

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SOURCES: Screen Australia, The World Encyclopaedia of Puppetry Arts, Larrikin Puppets, ABC and Pedestrian.

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