The arcade game Kangaroo was adapted for television for season 2 of Saturday Supercade. However, most of the action centered on the title character's son, Joey (David Mendenhall, later of "Over The Top"), and his BFF, Sidney the Squirrel (Marvin Kaplan, Alice, ex-Top Cat, also heard in the Frogger segments), where Mama Kangaroo would usually save the day at the end, usually thwarting the Monkey Business Gang (voices of Frank Welker & Pat Fraley).
In "The White Squirrel of Dover", Joey & Sidney aid Sidney's cousin, a magician's assistant.
Yes, Mama used those boxing gloves in the game to deflect the weapons Zukini used. Good way to get around the anti-violence edicts, which didn't apply to weekday cartoons. Unfortunately, Kangaroo was cancelled, along with the rest of Supercade, at the end of the season.
Rating: B.
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