In this revival of the charming Aussie series, Sonny Hammond is a park ranger with two children Jerry and Louise. The kids are involved in adventures that often have an environmental theme. Kate Burgess is a researcher at the habitat.
Sonny is severely injured after a fall, forcing a move to a desk job. Jerry and Lou have to leave Skippy behind. Dave and Kate try to make the 'Roo happy but Skippy runs away. The Hammonds must find a way to return to the reserve.
Sonny and ranger Dave notice something amiss about the birds at the reserve. Skippy tries to help but Frank and Jeff, who are removing exotic species to sell, avoid detection. But the criminals are tripped up by their own ineptness.
Jerry doesn't get along with classmate Brendan who makes fun of Skippy. Thelma's book on aboriginal dawings excites the kids and they think they've found some, consulting indigenous Joe, an expert. Brendan threatens to ruin everything.
Lou, as a science project, develops a transmitter and pretends to make Skippy talk. Two blokes, Alec and Bill, fall for it then kidnap the kangaroo thinking it will make them rich. Tike, a lost dog Jerry found, helps to locate Skippy.
When a friend of Jerry's comes to visit, he starts pushing Jerry around as he has money and thinks he can do whatever he wants. But when he insists that Jerry ride his trail bike in the Habitat, he has a tough decision to make.
A dog is going after the chickens with Jerry and Lou concerned it might be their friend Elyse's dog Buster. But things take a sad turn for Elyse who wanted to be a vet but Kate explains how life works concerning animals.
The Hammonds meet up a family who travel by caravan and put on shows featuring snakes. Daughter Emma becomes friends with Lou and confesses she's tired of moving around. She runs away and Skippy's help is needed to find her.
