On ADS-L, an antedating for bunyip, a fabulous creature of the Australian aborigines, which I connected to a puppet character on American television, and that reminded Jon Lighter of the Flub-a-dub on Howdy Doody. On bunyip in OED2: (A name for) a fabulous monster inhabiting the rushy swamps and lagoons in the interior of Australia. … Continue reading Fabulous creatures on television