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Created by:

Daryl Somers

Gavin Disney

Ernie Carroll

No. of Seasons:

29

No. of Episodes:

673

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Produced by:

Somers Carroll Productions

United Media

Hey Hey It's Saturday

09/10/1971-present · 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.

Cast

Daryl Somers

Daryl Somers

Host

John Blackman

John Blackman

Livinia Nixon

Livinia Nixon

Red Symons

Red Symons

Wilbur Wilde

Wilbur Wilde

Jacki MacDonald

Jacki MacDonald