Hey Hey It's Saturday

7.5/10

1971

29 Seasons

673 Episodes

Comedy

Family

Talk

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.

Created By

Daryl Somers

Select Season

29 Seasons • 673 Episodes Total

Season 1

1 Episodes • Aired October 1971

Overview

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.

Episodes

First Aired

Oct 1971