Plucka Duck (character)
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Plucka Duck is a character on the popular Australian television program Hey Hey It's Saturday
. The character "presented" a segment on the show, alongside with Daryl Somers
. Plucka was on the show until the show ended in 1999 and after it returned in 2010.
Also, Plucka Duck had its own show, Plucka's Place. This show aired in 1997, with Livinia Nixon
and Daniel Kowalski
as co-hosts. The show lasted one season.
In 2005, Plucka made an appearance with Daryl Somers at Carols by Candlelight
.
In 2008, Plucka made a long awaited return to television. Plucka (along with Dickie Knee and Daryl Somers
) did a skit at the Logies.
Hey Hey It's Saturday
Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years , debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later...
. The character "presented" a segment on the show, alongside with Daryl Somers
Daryl Somers
Daryl Paul Somers OAM , is an Australian television personality. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose to national fame as the host of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday.-Early life:Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at...
. Plucka was on the show until the show ended in 1999 and after it returned in 2010.
Also, Plucka Duck had its own show, Plucka's Place. This show aired in 1997, with Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
and Daniel Kowalski
Daniel Kowalski
Daniel Steven Kowalski is a former Australian middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200 m, 400 m and 1,500 m individual freestyle events and in the 4x200 m freestyle relay...
as co-hosts. The show lasted one season.
In 2005, Plucka made an appearance with Daryl Somers at Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight is an Australian Christmas tradition that originated in southeastern Australia in the 19th century and was popularised in Melbourne in the 1930s. The tradition has since spread around the world. It involves people gathering, usually outdoors in a park, to sing carols by...
.
In 2008, Plucka made a long awaited return to television. Plucka (along with Dickie Knee and Daryl Somers
Daryl Somers
Daryl Paul Somers OAM , is an Australian television personality. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose to national fame as the host of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday.-Early life:Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at...
) did a skit at the Logies.