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Hey Hey It's Saturday

Created by Daryl Somers, Gavin Disney, Ernie Carroll

1971–present

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.

First aired
9 Oct 1971
Episode length
120 min
Also known as
Hey Hey It's Saturday Night, Hey Hey
Country
Australia
Language
English
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Seasons · 673 episodes

  • Season 1

    1971

    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.

  • Season 13 (1984)

    Season 13 · 1984

    In 1984, the Nine Network moved the show from its morning timeslot to a primetime slot on Saturday nights, and it was briefly renamed Hey Hey It's Saturday Night before reverting to its original name. During this time, Hey Hey also became one of the most important TV venues for both local and international music, film and TV stars.

  • Season 14 (1985)

    Season 14

  • Season 15 (1986)

    Season 15

  • Season 16 (1987)

    Season 16

  • Season 17 (1988)

    Season 17

  • Season 18 (1989)

    Season 18

  • Season 19 (1990)

    Season 19

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