Plucka Duck is a character on the popular Australian television program ''

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''. The character "presented" a segment on the show, along with

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, which was a self-titled segment of Plucka Duck. Plucka was on the show until the show ended in 1999. In 2009, Plucka returned to the show when it returned to the screens as "Reunion Specials". In 2010, the show returned as a series, with Plucka appearing in every episode. According to an interview given by

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in 2009, Plucka was originally played by Mark McGahan, but was replaced by "Sim" for the reunion specials. "Sim" appears to refer to Simon Lefebvre. In 1994, Plucka Duck took part in a Celebrity Motor race, featuring identical Holden Calibras, at

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, ahead of the

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. In 1997, Plucka Duck had its own show, '' Plucka's Place''. This show aired in 1997, with

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as co-hosts. The show lasted one season. In 2005, Plucka appeared with Daryl Somers at

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. In 2008, Plucka made a long-awaited return to television. Plucka (along with Dickie Knee and

) did a skit at the

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. In early 2016, Plucka Duck appeared in an ad campaign for

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riding a skateboard down a mountainous road in

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Awards

Plucka Duck was nominated in 1997 for the Most Popular Comedy Personality at the

References

The recycling of Plucka's wheel
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