By Rachel Clun
A one-of-a-kind toy car "owned" by famous puppet Agro has been found, after it had been stolen in the early hours of Sunday.
The miniature black Volkswagen Beetle, regularly used in Agro's media appearances, was stolen from a home at Deception Bay between 4am and 8am on Sunday, according to police.
Agro's VW bug pedal car was stolen in the early hours.Credit: Queensland Police Media
Jamie Dunn, the voice of the famous puppet, said he had dropped the car off to the home of collectors of Agro memorabilia collectors in the early hours.
"I sent them a message saying 'Did you get get the convertible?' and they said 'What?' We unveiled it was never there, it was taken some time between 4.30 and 7.30 Sunday morning," he said.
Dunn said he posted about the missing car on Agro's Facebook page, and "within minutes" he had a message from a woman who said the toy convertible had ended up in her yard.
"It had been taken from the front of Alan and Janet's place, [the thieves] had dumped it down the road," he said.
"The woman called her grandson because she didn't understand the car being there near her front door, and they took it to Deception Bay police but they were closed."
The woman's grandson then contacted Dunn as well, and Dunn said he was off to pick the car up on Monday afternoon.
"I think probably some kids came down the road and saw it, had a bit of a laugh," he said.
As Queensland Police were involved Dunn said he would have to report its condition, and the police might look at CCTV to find the culprits.
"Somehow it got out of control but at least Agro's happy," he said.
Agro was a staple of children's television in the 1990s, most famously as the cheeky co-host of Agro's Cartoon Connection.