Hey Hey Its Saturday

One of Australia's best known tv shows was Hey Hey It's Saturday.

Hosted by Daryl Somers and his side-kick Ossie Ostrich, regulars included Livinia Nixon, Red Symons, John Blackman, Russell Gilbert, and Wilbur Wilde along with Plucka Duck and Dickie Knee. Segments included Celebrity Head and Red Faces.

Hey Hey It's Saturday

Hey Hey It's Saturday began life as a children's show on Saturday mornings before turning into the iconic Australian television show we know today. It ran for 27 years on the Nine Network in October 1971 to November 1999 with Daryl Somers its host and Ossie his side-kick Ostrich.

Two unseen personalities pivotal to the show's success was voice-over announcer John Blackman and sound operator Murray Tregonning. Blackman was voice of "Mrs McGillicuddy", "Angel", "Norman Neumann", "The Man From Jupiter"and cheeky "Dickie Knee"with a hand operated (Crystal) hat and wig on a stick while Tregonning could find the perfect sound effect within a moments notice.

Some of our favourite segments included "What Cheeses Me Off", "Red Faces", "Media Watch Press"and "Chook Lotto"with Plucka Duck.

Names to remember include Jacki MacDonald, Red Symons, Wilbur Wilde, "Molly"Meldrum, Russell Gilbert, Dr Deane Hutton, Denise Drysdale, Jo Beth Taylor, Livinia Nixon and Penne Dennison.

Videos: Best of Hey Hey It's Saturday