At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 their fourth studio album , '' Pop ! '' , won the Best Children 's Album trophy . The group were nominated in the same category in seven other years . By 2000 their producer and director was Colin Bromley , and by 2004 Thorburn had left the group with Butts and Demarest set to continue . In June 2006 they ended their association with the ABC , and entered into a new distribution deal with Warner Bros . For their 2006 material additional voices were provided by Kirsten Butts – wife of David Butts – and Mal Heap ; they were produced by Jill Coleburn , and directed by Missy Stephens-Gaha . In February 2007 '' The Australian '' s Michael Bodey and Jim Gaines described how The Hooley Dooleys had " broken free in contentious circumstances " , the group had been restricted at the ABC to " merely bit players below the network 's premier suite of money-spinners , '' The Wiggles '' , '' Bananas in Pyjamas '' and '' Play School '' " . The group planned to enhance their associated characters : Tickle the Doodat , to promote tolerance ; Russell the Muscley Kangaroo , ( health and fitness ) ; Penelope Perfect ( creativity ) ; and Captain Catastrophe ( safety ) . By 2008 Butts was the only original member of the group which consisted of seven performers . New characters were Lou Lou , Katie , Adam and Ginner , which joined Tickle , Russell and Captain . The ensemble toured rural New South Wales in July 2009 , however The Hooley Dooleys disbanded later that year
ARIA Music Awards of 1999
ARIA Music Awards of 1999
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