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Not a dry eye in the house as Aussies remember Healthy Harold and all he did for us

You weren’t a real Aussie kid unless you were taught not to take funny lollies from strangers by a puppet giraffe, in the back of a dark van, in the staff carpark.  Yes, we are talking about Healthy Harold.

He had friendliness, he had advice and he had the truth: turns out “healthy snacks” like rollups did not contain the amount of fruit to sufficiently provide nutrition for a seven year old.

A beacon of wisdom and knowledge for all, Healthy Harold is taking to the road for the very last time. Here’s to you, ya crazy giraffe.

We left the van under the misapprehension that people were waiting to sell us drugs on every suburban street corner, and that to hold our arms in a cross against our chest would ward off all unwanted weirdos.

The internet has taken to celebrating the role Healthy Harold had to play in the health of an entire generation of Australian kids. Here are a few of the memories to be shared:

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