''Dr Poo'' was a

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which aired for over 400 episodes on Australian youth station

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. It aired as a two-minute segment of

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's morning show, at around 7:20am and 8:20am weekdays, from May 1979 to January 1981. It was a ''

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'' parody with an Australian twist. The voice of the Doctor was Lance Curtis, supported by Geoff Kelso as Kevin the Announcer, Steve Johnston as Dana Sock, and Ken Matthews. A two-page comic strip version of ''Dr Poo'' also appeared in ''Stir Magazine''. The titular character was drawn in

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costume. The segment received a

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and

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album release titled ''Knees Ahoy!'' in December 1980. An

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, ''The Universe is Big'' by Dr Poo and the Psychic Koalas, was also recorded in 1981 but not released until 1985 following the death of Curtis.

Sources

*Whoniverse site
Dr Poo co uk
, 2008 *Sawyer, M

smh.com.au, 2005 {{Triple J Parody radio series Triple J programs Australian comedy radio programs 1979 radio programme debuts 1981 radio programme endings