Hey Hey It's Saturday
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
First Aired: 10/9/1971
Languages: English
Created by: Daryl Somers, Gavin Disney, Ernie Carroll
Type: Talk Show
Production
Nine Network
Seven NetworkCompanies: Somers Carroll Productions, United Media
Countries: Australia
Cast
Seasons
Season 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.
