Hey Hey It's Saturday

Hey Hey It's Saturday

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1971-10-09

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.

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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

1971-10-09

Last Aired

2010-11-27

Seasons

29

Episodes

673

Director

Daryl Somers

Gavin Disney

Ernie Carroll

Status

Returning Series

Genres

Comedy

Family

Talk

Language

English

Network

Nine Network

Seven Network

Production

Somers Carroll Productions

United Media

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    Livinia Nixon

    Livinia Nixon
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    Red Symons

    Red Symons
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    Wilbur Wilde

    Wilbur Wilde
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    Jacki MacDonald

    Jacki MacDonald
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    Daryl Somers

    Daryl Somers
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    John Blackman

    John Blackman