Agro is a puppet character on Australian television, who describes himself as a 'talking bathmat'. He is operated by comedian Jamie Dunn. Agro is known for his love of Australian rugby league player Wally Lewis, demonstrated by the various songs written and sung by Agro. Aggro is Australian slang for aggravated or aggravation. Agro is sometimes said to have the last name Vation, though the puppet is never formally credited with a surname. He is credited with winning 3 consecutive Logie Awards for "Most Popular Children's Program" in 1988 - 1990 for his show Wombat, then another 7 consecutive awards in 1991 - 1997 for his following show Agro's Cartoon Connection. He also received a Penguin Award for "Best Presenter of Light Entertainment". Creation Agro, the puppet itself, was created by BTQ-7 employee Garry Rhodes. There was some apparent in-fighting in the initial years as Jamie

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