Hey Hey It's Saturday

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.

Details

Status

Returning Series

First aired

October 9, 1971

Last aired

November 27, 2010

Episodes

673

Network

Nine Network, Seven Network

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

Australia

Production

United Media,Somers Carroll Productions

Creators

Daryl Somers, Ernie Carroll, Gavin Disney

Homepage

Official site