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Characters

Adventures with Kanga Roddy is filled with characters that span the generations, from the children who travel to Hi-yah to discover the answers to their questions, to the Community Center teachers who support and guide the children while allowing them to learn their own lessons, to Uncle Pat, the wise old bookseller who acts as a conduit to the world of knowledge.

Kanga Roddy (voice of Mickey Thomas)

   Kanga Roddy is a seven-foot tall kangaroo who is a master of the martial arts. His philosophy is to never use the martial arts to fight or hurt anyone. Kanga Roddy acts as the children's teacher while they are in the land of Hi-yah. He teaches by example and is able to guide the children to find their own answers rather than impose his own. Kanga Roddy understands that every day there is something new the world can teach us.  
 

 

 Uncle Pat (Pat Morita)

 Uncle Pat is a wise bookseller who owns a rare book store next to the children's Community Center. His love for knowledge has taken him around the world and he was educated at Oxford. Uncle Pat's magical bookstore is the window to the world, where he can send the children down the information superhighway to the land of Hi-yah so that their questions may be answered by a combination of wisdom and reflection. Uncle Pat's philosophy is this: a smart person is not one who knows all the answers, but one who knows the right questions.  

   Miss Lisa (Jennifer Montana)

  A former professional volleyball player, Miss Lisa graduated from UCLA with a masters in physical education. She teaches physical education at the community center where she shares with the children her expertise of teamwork and team spirit in handling problems.

 Miss Becky (Karen Lott)

 An artist by trade, Miss Becky studied at the Sorbonne in France. She studied with many great masters and finds great satisfaction in empowering children with a love of art. She has a strong social network of celebrity friends whom she knows through her life in the art world. Many of these friends she brings to the community center to share their wealth of knowledge with the children.  

 Kelly (Cori Najarian)

  Kelly is happiest when she's the center of attention. She has the most to learn about social skills and others' feelings. Her greatest aspiration is to be an actress when she grows up and she has the voice of an angel.

 T. J. (Allison Miller)

 T. J. is a singer and dancer and if full of personality. Her magnificent artistic talents allow her to initially hide the fact that she is not the greatest student and she is learning that she has to apply herself more to her studies.  


Billy (Tyler Johnson)

   Billy is the class clown. He is smart to the point of arrogance and sometimes uses his talents to tweak the nose of the world. His rambunctiousness goes over the line frequently and he needs to learn restraint and respect for the feelings of others.

 Dwain (Jafar Woods)

Dwain is dancer - solid, smart and cool. His physical abilities are complimented by an artistic sensibility. He has asthma, but works hard to overcome it and succeed in his dream to be an athlete when he grows up.    

   Amy (Marissa Cheung)

  Amy is the intelligent one. She wants to be President of the United States or run a huge company when she grows up. She is a curious combination of quiet and bossy. She doesn't say very much, but when she does it's important.


 Bantu (voice of Jeanie Tracy)

Bantu is a soul-singing mamba snake. Her purity comes from the heart and she could never harm a soul because she is filled with love and compassion. Her wisdom comes from her wealth of musical knowledge and she teaches lessons of wisdom and love through her songs.    

   Zatochi (voice of Pat Morita)

  Zatochi is a thousand-year old snow monkey who is from the mountains of the Himalayas. He is different from most in that he lives his life backwards, starting with great wisdom and getting younger and more vital with each passing day. He is as comfortable with an ancient scroll of knowledge as he is surfing the web on his ultrafast laptop computer. Zatochi's greatest love has always been the martial arts and he has trained many great people through time, including Kanga Roddy.

 Shakespeare (voice of Kamela Portuges)

Shakespeare, the bookworm, is Uncle Pat's daffy, overly dramatic companion. He is so caught up in the books and information that he is overwhelmed and has a hard time seeing the forest for the trees. His confusion is a constant source of bemused irritation to Uncle Pat.    

 

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