Overview - Hey Hey It's Saturday
Date of release
Genres
- Comedy
- Family
- Talk
Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: Somers Carroll Productions
Production country
Name: United Media
Production country Australia
Overview
Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years, debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later become executive producer of the program. The original producer, Gavin Disney, left the program in the 1980s and Somers then jointly formed his own production company, Somers Carroll Productions, with on-screen partner Ernie Carroll, the performer of Somers' puppet sidekick Ossie Ostrich.
Seasons
Name: Specials
Episode: 6
Nine re-aired the Hey Hey By Request specials in 2005 and June 2006. Daryl and Nine agreed to a deal for two specials to air in late 2009. They aired in September and October and were a ratings success, attracting peak audiences of 2.64 and 3.1 million viewers respectively.
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Name: Season 1
Episode: 1
Premiering on 9 October 1971, Hey Hey It's Saturday was a Saturday morning children's program in which Somers and Carroll provided "top and tail" segments between cartoon episodes.
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Name: Season 2 (1972)
Episode: 0
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Name: Season 3 (1973)
Episode: 0
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Name: Season 4 (1974)
Episode: 0
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Name: Season 5 (1975)
Episode: 0
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Name: Season 6 (1976)
Episode: 0
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Name: Season 7 (1977)
Episode: 0
This was the final season before the show went into recess, when Daryl and Ossie took the bold step of leaving the Nine Network for the rival 0–10 Network to present a prime time show featuring 'comedy, audience participation and novelty games', simply titled The Daryl and Ossie Show.
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Name: Season 8 (1979)
Episode: 0
Hey Hey It's Saturday returned to Channel Nine in 1979 after Daryl and Ossie hosted The Daryl and Ozzie show for rival The 0-10 Network the previous year. The show continued its evolution, beginning with the recruitment of popular Queensland TV presenter Jacki MacDonald as a co-host.
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