Hey Hey, was from about 1987-1997 the biggest variety show on Australian tv so any big name who was in Melbourne would appear to promote a movie or show theres a very famous clip with Tom Jones and John Farnham singing together which is worth a look.
@@dmaul1973 mate i was in the navy early 70,s we watched it saturday mornings before we stepped ashore ,it was very popular then , 28 years best show on TV
I never watched Hey Hey much as a kid but I remember my grandparents watching it; my favourite was Ossie ostrich even though he didn't do too much. I like Red Symons on the show as well he has his own humour. I think you would find many people of the American entertainment industry of the day; if they visited Australia; that they would get a guernsey on this show.
I remember this ! It was always funny watching overseas guests trying to keep a grip on what's going on around them.... They always got points for effort in my book. Particularly if Dickie Knee popped up.. Loved Rita Rudner.
Just wait until you discover, and try to understand Dicky Knee from HHIS. The original co host was a zany Queensland girl called Jackie McDonald. Her and the Host, Darryl used to exchange double entaunt (meaning) jokes while doing a kids show, it was originally on Sat mornings, only in Melbourne, before it went nationwide on Sat evenings. Probably more adults watched than kiddies. Cheers
Pretty sure it was national in the mornings in late 70s and into the 80s (may have been Melb only in the early 70s) before it switched to the evenings.
Hey Hey used to be a kids show on Saturday mornings. After a while, the producers realised that adults were watching it as well, so they rewrote them for Saturday nights. That’s why it has Ozzy the Ostrich, Dicky Knee and other kid style comedy. They kept the essence of it but changed the jokes. 😂😍
Overseas artists like musos and comics used to ask their agents if they could get on Hey Hey. It was that popular and fun to be a part of, many requests were sent in and the legend of the show became bigger. The female comics of the day never got into man bashing, I hate men type of content to get their laughs. Australia had many good female comics in the 80s and 90s.
One of the great things about Hey Hey is that it wasn’t scripted. They had a run sheet, that had a list of what segment was after which, and what guests were going where, but otherwise it was live and unrehearsed. Many of the regular cast would chip in comments unrehearsed when they thought of a gag. One of the cast never appeared on screen but he lived in the control room with a zillion sound effects. There was a character called Dickie Knee who consisted of the back of a head on a stick. When the guy who made Dickies voice had a smart idea for a remark he’d just open his mic and say it. The floor techno responsible for operating Dickie had to dive to the floor and put the head up into shot, not knowing what was coming up or how long it was going to be The who,e show was riotously chaotic Many guests specially musicians from overseas loved the show because it was live to air and wisecracks were coming from all over the place. If you can find one somewhere you should try to find a whole show to watch. It’s an example of what great tv entertainment we had before reality tv ruined it all
Dickie Knee (John Blackman) interacting with Daryl (Somers) was a weekly 'institution' ... but often, the real star was Ozzie (Oswald Q) Ostrich (Ernie Carroll, RIP). Plucka Duck was a ratbag but funny as a lot of the time.. and be sure to check out 'Red Faces' - an often woefully bad but funny 'talent show' segment in the program that was the starting point for some very popular, professional musicians, comedians, etc.
Hey hey started out as a kids show on Saturday mornings and basically it became an ‘adult’ show because it’s original demographic also became adults. Pretty much every famous person who was touring Australia would appear on this show. Meatloaf was probably the worst American to appear (he acted like an obnoxious American) and they took the piss out of him. Harry connick jnr got upset when a white comedy act blackened their faces to do a minstrel show on red faces. Lots of great memories of that show.
Hi Katlin I'm glad you enjoyed that little bit of Hey Hey it's Saturday I have posted another little video of Red Faces from Hey Hey it's Saturday it's on the discord. History of Hey Hey it's Saturday started in Melbourne in 1971 it was a morning kids cartoon show.
beside of rita rudner as one of australia's adopted favourite american comedienn.... american magician/comedian "the amazing jonathan" was so much loved by the aussies as his shows were belly aching sold out for years in the 90s to early 2000s, as his popularity in australia made him as one of most successful act in vegas, but he kept returning to australia year after year (he sadly developed a heart muscle problem that made it hard for him to keep coming back to aus, and died in 2022 from his ailment)..... should do a reaction to one of his many "hey hey" appearances.... example this.... th-cam.com/video/dm7d7Zdfjdc/w-d-xo.html
The times I found another bloke wearing the same shirt, we have hung together, almost like twins, and generally made a big deal out of it. lol Obviously they have great taste, so why not have a couple of beers together and enjoy the moment.
Brilliant discovery. Has your Husband contacted Hon. Michelle ROWLAND? Federal Government Member for your area. We have written on your behalf, and her office hides behind, "Privacy Act 1988". Make sure your husband, "goes into bat for you.. 😊
It's a reaction video. You are supposed to react along the way. Be a bit weird to sit there watching someone watch something...in total silence. Also they often have to do frequent breaks to avoid copyright.
Rita was great. There is the Amazing Johnathan as well.
The international guests that appeared on this show over the years would be too long to list
It's been 30+ years and I still remembered that leather dress joke.
Rita was on Hey Hey it's Saturday a few times and she was always funny and everyone loved her.
Hey Hey, was from about 1987-1997 the biggest variety show on Australian tv so any big name who was in Melbourne would appear to promote a movie or show theres a very famous clip with Tom Jones and John Farnham singing together which is worth a look.
hey hey was from 1971 to 1999 best show on TV till the snowflakes took over
@@garthwaters5756 I know it started in 71, I meant to say 87 to 97 was when it was at it's peak popularity wise.
@@dmaul1973 mate i was in the navy early 70,s we watched it saturday mornings before we stepped ashore ,it was very popular then , 28 years best show on TV
Elliott Goblett, the only human who can say nothing and make you burst out in laughter, Appeared on Hey Hey many times.
Yeah , he was a legend! Amazing Jonathan was another semi-regular who cracked me up as well. 🤣👍
I never watched Hey Hey much as a kid but I remember my grandparents watching it; my favourite was Ossie ostrich even though he didn't do too much. I like Red Symons on the show as well he has his own humour.
I think you would find many people of the American entertainment industry of the day; if they visited Australia; that they would get a guernsey on this show.
I remember this ! It was always funny watching overseas guests trying to keep a grip on what's going on around them.... They always got points for effort in my book. Particularly if Dickie Knee popped up..
Loved Rita Rudner.
I loved plucka duck and red faces on Hey Hey.
Just wait until you discover, and try to understand Dicky Knee from HHIS. The original co host was a zany Queensland girl called Jackie McDonald. Her and the Host, Darryl used to exchange double entaunt (meaning) jokes while doing a kids show, it was originally on Sat mornings, only in Melbourne, before it went nationwide on Sat evenings. Probably more adults watched than kiddies. Cheers
Pretty sure it was national in the mornings in late 70s and into the 80s (may have been Melb only in the early 70s) before it switched to the evenings.
Rita Rudner is one of the best female comedians. Still in Vegas doing shows. Look up her bio.
RED FACES is what you are looking for - it is the whole reason I used to watch the bootleg VHS copies when we could not get Hey Hey here in Perth.
Rita Rudner always will be on the list of best ever stand up comedy. Not female category, but best ever! ❤❤😂
Hey Hey used to be a kids show on Saturday mornings. After a while, the producers realised that adults were watching it as well, so they rewrote them for Saturday nights. That’s why it has Ozzy the Ostrich, Dicky Knee and other kid style comedy. They kept the essence of it but changed the jokes. 😂😍
Hi Rita. It's not that female comedians were not that popular, it's that there wasn't many around back then. Love your work.😊
Overseas artists like musos and comics used to ask their agents if they could get on Hey Hey. It was that popular and fun to be a part of, many requests were sent in and the legend of the show became bigger.
The female comics of the day never got into man bashing, I hate men type of content to get their laughs. Australia had many good female comics in the 80s and 90s.
One of the great things about Hey Hey is that it wasn’t scripted. They had a run sheet, that had a list of what segment was after which, and what guests were going where, but otherwise it was live and unrehearsed. Many of the regular cast would chip in comments unrehearsed when they thought of a gag. One of the cast never appeared on screen but he lived in the control room with a zillion sound effects. There was a character called Dickie Knee who consisted of the back of a head on a stick. When the guy who made Dickies voice had a smart idea for a remark he’d just open his mic and say it. The floor techno responsible for operating Dickie had to dive to the floor and put the head up into shot, not knowing what was coming up or how long it was going to be The who,e show was riotously chaotic Many guests specially musicians from overseas loved the show because it was live to air and wisecracks were coming from all over the place. If you can find one somewhere you should try to find a whole show to watch. It’s an example of what great tv entertainment we had before reality tv ruined it all
Dickie Knee (John Blackman) interacting with Daryl (Somers) was a weekly 'institution' ... but often, the real star was Ozzie (Oswald Q) Ostrich (Ernie Carroll, RIP). Plucka Duck was a ratbag but funny as a lot of the time.. and be sure to check out 'Red Faces' - an often woefully bad but funny 'talent show' segment in the program that was the starting point for some very popular, professional musicians, comedians, etc.
This was from 1991 and yes i do remember this a classic
I remember her she’s awesome
Rita was a regular on the show. Many international artists came on the show.
I still see Red Symons now and then walking around early mornings
You should check out: Jean Kitson, Fiona O'Loughlin, Cal Wilson, Kath and Kim.
Agro's adult outtakes are worth watching on You Tube for a good laugh.
This brings back memories!
Good clean fun. Apparently she ran a very successful show in Vegas for some years. Cheers
I have always got a good laugh with Rita Rudner.
Her deadpan delivery, or sometimes that really vacant innocent grin, were absolute gold... very underrated talent I thought. Cheers from Adelaide 👍
@@grantodaniel7053 I think Rita Rudner was well-known in America. Cheers from Brisbane. 👍
She was definitely funny love it , hey hey was great 😂
Hey hey started out as a kids show on Saturday mornings and basically it became an ‘adult’ show because it’s original demographic also became adults. Pretty much every famous person who was touring Australia would appear on this show. Meatloaf was probably the worst American to appear (he acted like an obnoxious American) and they took the piss out of him. Harry connick jnr got upset when a white comedy act blackened their faces to do a minstrel show on red faces. Lots of great memories of that show.
I remember watching this (yes, live like SNL)
haha you were about to can her, till you found out she was a yank , she was on hey hey a few times and we loved her
Hi Katlin I'm glad you enjoyed that little bit of Hey Hey it's Saturday I have posted another little video of Red Faces from Hey Hey it's Saturday it's on the discord. History of Hey Hey it's Saturday started in Melbourne in 1971 it was a morning kids cartoon show.
Yep then got so big it was moved to Saturday nights in the 80s.
I used to watch this show. I loved it.
You should check out red faces
It's hard to believe that people had Hey Hey parties.
Hey Hey had a lot of international guests on the show.
Hey hey had people from all over the world, if there good we love'em
I miss this show.
See women can be funny just like Phyllis Diller and Rita . Ritas doing stand up again and she is still funny
beside of rita rudner as one of australia's adopted favourite american comedienn.... american magician/comedian "the amazing jonathan" was so much loved by the aussies as his shows were belly aching sold out for years in the 90s to early 2000s, as his popularity in australia made him as one of most successful act in vegas, but he kept returning to australia year after year (he sadly developed a heart muscle problem that made it hard for him to keep coming back to aus, and died in 2022 from his ailment)..... should do a reaction to one of his many "hey hey" appearances.... example this.... th-cam.com/video/dm7d7Zdfjdc/w-d-xo.html
Rita was great surprised u have not heard of her
The times I found another bloke wearing the same shirt, we have hung together, almost like twins, and generally made a big deal out of it. lol
Obviously they have great taste, so why not have a couple of beers together and enjoy the moment.
Plucka Duck was the best
Red faces was the best
Rita was excellent
Kinda Australian they bring on international guests either its from america,the UK or new zealand not just australian
Review hey hey red faces.
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I think I treated to that one before 🙂
For a look at comedy, watch some videos of Rodney Rude, you might just like him.
she is a beautiful, funny, comedian, just because you don't know her doesn't mean much.
What's PC got to do with it
Ritta has been around for 30 years, must live under a rock.
Brilliant discovery.
Has your Husband contacted Hon. Michelle ROWLAND? Federal Government Member for your area.
We have written on your behalf, and her office hides behind, "Privacy Act 1988".
Make sure your husband, "goes into bat for you.. 😊
What do you write?
She had been on the show a few times, don.t hear about her now.
Rita Rudner lives in California and since 2001 has a residency in Las Vegas. It’s now the longest running show in Vegas
I used to watch hey hey, but not red faces.
If you remove that one segment, the show was quite normal. It's red faces that brought all the weird.
Phewee, Kaitlyn! I was worried you were gonna find this creepy, like you did the Hunters in the last video... 😟
The whole idea is watch the video first then react at the end.
that's very pc for hey hey, a bit too tame for an aussie audience.
Don't hear much of Rita these days.
you got offended because she's American ?
Just a little clue, stop interupting your videos sooo early and frequently. It is really annoying. 😊
You have to or else you get a copy-write strike.
@@billdaniel8310 Kinda Australian is reacting from the HHIS Yotube
It's a reaction video. You are supposed to react along the way. Be a bit weird to sit there watching someone watch something...in total silence. Also they often have to do frequent breaks to avoid copyright.
@@billdaniel8310exactly. The amount of people that don't seem to understand this and always complain to reactors.
@@Teagirl009 it's on the HHIS youtube channel if they want to watch without any reaction