The Ferals
Starring	Kylle Hogart Miguel Ayesa Brian Rooney
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	18
Production
Running time	25 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC TV
Original run	1994 – 1995
Links
Official website

The Ferals was an Australian children's comedy television series produced by the ABC. The show, which ran from 1994 to 1995, featured a mixture of real people and animal puppets known as the "ferals." It was lauded for its irreverent humour and distinctive characters, some of which still feature today on ABC programming. Miguel MiG Ayesa (born January 12, 1970) is an Australian rock vocalist of Filipino origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC (formerly the Australian Broadcasting Commission) is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke[[ laughter in general). ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC (formerly the Australian Broadcasting Commission) is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Characters

The ferals were an eclectic group of animals that lived together in a backyard shed:

• Rattus P. Rattus (leader of the pack)[1]: The leather-jacket wearing leader of the ferals, Rattus is a rat with a mischievous sense of humour and a love of foul odours. He enjoys taunting the cat Modigliana ("fur ball"), but is often thumped in return.
• Modigliana (fluffy, but tough)[2]: A preening cat, Modigliana is also self-confident, tough and forceful, frequently clashing with Rattus. She has parallels with the Muppets character Miss Piggy, albeit with more manginess and violence.
• Mixy (mixed up rabbit)[3]: Mixy is a sweet, cute carrot-loving pink rabbit, but can sometimes be neurotic. In line with the subversive black humour of the show, it is said Mixy is named after the Myxomatosis disease, introduced to Australia to cull the population of feral rabbits.
• Derryn (dopey dog)[4]: Derryn is a dog who is not the brightest of the bunch and has a habbit forgetting where he buried his bone, but does occasionally show flashes of brilliance.

The humans were two university students and their landlord, who clash with each other and the ferals. They include the uptight, neurotic landlord Joe (played by Mig Ayesa) who is determined to remove the ferals from his garden; and the affable science student Leonard and medical student Robbie, who attempt to shield the ferals from eviction, but are sometines exasperated with their antics. Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ... Miss Piggy being moved on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Miss Piggy is a Muppet character primarily played by Frank Oz. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small crepuscular mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. ... Myxomatosis (from the Greek μύξα (mucus), and ματώνω (to bleed)) is a disease which infects only rabbits. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Miguel Alfonso Ramon Legarda MiG Ayesa (born January 12, 1970) is an Australian rock vocalist of Filipino origin. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Medical school generally refers to a tertiary educational institution (or part of such an institution) which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners (medical doctors). ...

Feral TV

The original ferals show ran for 25 minutes. Later in 1995 a five minute show called Feral TV was launched. It featured the puppets from The Ferals running a TV show under the TV boss Kerry, a loud gruff toad with an explosive temper[5], and his obsequious assistant the cockroach Rodney[6]. Kerry's character is modelled on the Australian media magnate Kerry Packer, the owner of Channel Nine. The show did not attract the same level of popular interest as the original show. Families At least 9, see article. ... Families Blaberidae Blattellidae Blattidae Cryptocercidae Polyphagidae Nocticolidae Cockroaches (or simply roaches) are insects of the Order Blattodea. ... Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon. ... Channel Nine is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Nine Network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

After the Ferals

Although few of the human actors went on to achieve successful television careers, ironically some of the puppet characters continue to feature regularly in ABC programming. Mixy, in particular, was used as a host introducing the shows on the ABC Kids programming block, as well as having her own show and website [7]. Modigliana went on to feature as co-host of the show Creature Features[8]. ABC Kids is the brand for childrens programming on ABC TV and ABC2, While the ABC Kids Channel was a Digital TV channel in Australia run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

See also

• List of Australian television series

This is a list of Australian television series and television programs. ...

External links

• Official web site