Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running prime-time variety/slapstick program that ran on the Nine Network from 9 October 1971 to 20 November 1999.
Hey Hey It's Saturday (first era)[]
1971–1977, 1979–1983[]
Hey Hey It's Saturday premiered on GTV-9 on 9 October 1971 as a Saturday morning kids' show. It later premiered on TCN-9 on 8 September 1973.
1974[]
Hey Hey It's the Holidays (August 1974)
In August 1974, Hey Hey It's Saturday filmed an eight-part special at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, Victoria.
1975[]
Holding slide
1977[]
11 June 1977
16 July 1977
Daryl's Birthday Show (6 August 1977)
Episode 9
22 October 1977
26 November 1977
1979[]
After a brief recess in 1978 where Daryl and Ossie moved to the 0-10 Network and hosted the game show The Daryl and Ossie Show, the two went back to Nine and in February 1979, Hey Hey returned.
8th Anniversary Show (28 July 1979)
1980[]
Episode 1 (16 February 1980)
Episode 2 (23 February 1980)
Episodes 3-8 and 10-39 A (1 March-5 April, 19 April-8 Nov)
Episodes 3-8 and 10-39 B (1 March-5 April, 19 April-8 Nov)
Episode 9 (12 April 1980)
1980 Specials[]
Biddleonian Fancy Dress Morning (19 April 1980)
Hey Hey It's Saturday Morning Fever (10 May 1980)
Look Like a Famous Person Morning (7 June 1980)
9th Anniversary Show (21 July 1980)
Formal Morning (15 November 1980)
1981[]
Episode 1 (28 February 1981)
Episode 3 (14 March 1981)
Episode 9 (25 April 1981)
Episode 30 (19 September 1981)
Episode 41 (5 December 1981)
1981 Specials[]
Dress Like Your Hero Morning (28 March 1981)
Biddleonian Sporting Morning (18 April 1981)
Roaring 20's Morning (20 June 1981)
Hey Hey It's Saturday Fairyland (1 August 1981)
Hey Hey It's Westerday (12 September 1981)
Biddleonian Dress-Up Morning (3 Oct. 1981)
Hey Hey It's Super Dag Day (14 Nov. 1981)
Biddleonian Film, Song, or Book Title Morning (28 November 1981)
1982[]
Episode 2 (20 February 1982)
Episode 3 (27 February 1982)
Episode 4 (6 March 1982)
Episode 5 (13 March 1982)
Episode 6 (20 March 1982)
Episode 7 (27 March 1982)
Episode 8 (3 April 1982)
Episode 9 (10 April 1982)
Episode 10 (17 April 1982)
Episode 14 (15 May 1982)
Episode 15 (22 May 1982)
Episode 16 (29 May 1982)
Episode 18 (12 June 1982)
Episode 19 (19 June 1982)
Episode 20 (26 June 1982)
Episode 22 (10 July 1982)
Episode 23 (17 July 1982)
Episode 24 (24 July 1982)
Episode 27 (14 August 1982)
Episode 28 (21 August 1982)
Episode 30 (4 September 1982)
Episode 32 (18 September 1982)
Episode 33 (25 September 1982)
Episode 34 (2 October 1982)
Episode 36 (16 October 1982)
Episode 37 (23 October 1982)
Episode 38 (30 October 1982)
Episode 39 (6 November 1982)
Episode 41 (20 November 1982)
1982 Specials[]
Monster Morning (13 Feb. 1982)
Dress as Your Hero Morning (24 April 1982)
Hillbilly Morning (3 July 1982)
Dress as Your Fantasy Morning (31 July 1982)
Marine Morning (11 September 1982)
Rock and Roll Morning (9 October 1982)
All-Australian Morning (4 December 1982)
1983[]
Episodes 1 and 3-5 (19 February, 5-19 March)
Episode 6 (26 March 1983)
Episode 8 (9 April 1983)
Episode 9 (16 April 1983)
Episode 13 (14 May 1983)
Episode 14 (21 May 1983)
Episode 16 (4 June 1983)
Episode 17 (11 June 1983)
Episode 20 (2 July 1983)
Episode 21 (9 July 1983)
Episode 22 (16 July 1983)
Episode 23 (23 July 1983)
Episode 25 (6 August 1983)
Episode 26 (13 August 1983)
Episode 27 (20 August 1983)
Episode 28 (27 August 1983)
Episode 30 (10 September 1983)
Episode 31 (17 September 1983)
Episode 33 (1 October 1983)
Episode 35 (15 October 1983)
Episode 36 (22 October 1983)
Episode 37 (29 October 1983)
Episode 39 (12 November 1983)
Episode 40 (19 November 1983)
Episode 42 (3 December 1983)
1983 Specials[]
Medical Morning (26 February 1983)
Special Easter Edition (2 April 1983)
Logie Morning (23 April 1983)
Pirate Morning (30 April 1983)
Tootsie Morning (28 May 1983)
Biddleonian Pyjama Party (25 June 1983)
Biddleonian Fancy Dress Morning (30 July 1983)
Biddleonian Roman Morning (3 Sept. 1983)
Biddleonian Food Morning (8 October 1983)
Biddleonian Beach Party (5 November 1983)
Gangster Morning (26 November 1983)
Hey Hey It's Saturday Night[]
1984[]
On 18 February 1984, the Nine Network moved the show to 9:30pm and renamed it Hey Hey It's Saturday Night.
Episode 1 (18 February 1984)
Episodes 2 and 3 (25 Feb. & 3 March 1984)
Episode 4 (10 March 1984)
Episode 6 Part 1 (24 March 1984)
Episode 6 Part 2 (24 March 1984)
Episode 6 Part 3 (25 March 1984)
Episode 7 (31 March 1984)
Episode 8 (7 April 1984)
Episodes 11 and 12 (28 April & 5 May 1984)
Episode 14 (19 May 1984)
Episode 15 (26 May 1984)
Episode 16 (2 June 1984)
Episode 17 (9 June 1984)
Episodes 19-26, 28-32, 34-39
Episode 22 Part 2 (14 July 1984)
1984 Specials[]
Dress as Your Hero Night (17 March 1984)
Hey Hey It's Superhero Night (14 April 1984)
Special Easter Saturday Edition (21 April 1984)
Hey Hey It's Thriller Night (12 May 1984)
Biddleonian Tasteful Punk Night (16 June 1984)
Biddleonian Circus Night (4 August 1984)
Biddleonian Fancy Dress Night (18 August 1984)
Biddleonian National Security Night (15 September 1984)
Biddleonian Fairyland Night (29 Sept. 1984)
Biddleonian Roaring 20's Night (3 Nov. 1984)
Hey Hey It's Saturday (second era)[]
1985[]
Episodes 1-10 (9 February-13 April 1985)
Episode 11 (20 April 1985)
Episode 12 (27 April 1985)
Episode 13 (4 May 1985)
Episode 14 (11 May 1985)
Episode 15 (18 May 1985)
Episode 16 (25 May 1985)
Episode 17 (8 June 1985)
Episode 18 (15 June 1985)
Episode 19 (22 June 1985)
Episode 20 (29 June 1985)
Episode 21 (6 July 1985)
Episodes 22-31, 33, 35, 37-39
Episode 32 (21 September 1985)
Episode 34 (5 October 1985)
Episode 36 (19 October 1985)
On 8 June 1985, the show moved to the earlier timeslot of 6:30pm.
1985 Specials[]
Biddleonian Dress-Up Night (23 Mar. 1985)
Hey Hey It's Australia Day (13 April 1985)
Hey Hey It's Hysterical Historical Heroes Night (20 July 1985)
Come as Your Fantasy Night (28 Sept. 1985)
1986–1994[]
Alternate variant
Print variant
1986[]
Episode 1 (8 February 1986)
Episodes 2, 4-10, 12-26, 28-32, 34-40
Episode 3 (22 February 1986)
Episode 11 (19 April 1986)
Episode 27 (9 August 1986)
Alternate variant
1986 Specials[]
Heavens to Halley's, We're Spaced Out (8 March '86)
Easter Edition (29 March 1986)
Biddleonian High Fashion Night (5 April 1986)
Hey Hey It's Dire Straits (26 April 1986)
Secret Agent Edition (28 June 1986)
Hey Hey It's Rock and Roll (30 August 1986)
Hey Hey It's 30 Years of Television (20 September 1986)
VFL Grand Final Edition (27 September 1986)
Hey Hey’s 15th Anniversary (11 October 1986)
Grand Prix Edition (25 October 1986)
1987[]
1987 Specials[]
Hey Hey Gone Troppo (21 February 1987)
Hey Hey It's Western Night (21 March 1987)
Rock and Roll Edition (28 March 1987)
Hey Hey It's Food Glorious Food (25 April 1987)
Hey Hey We're Spaced Out (23 May 1987)
Hey Hey It's Fairyland (4 July 1987)
Hey Hey It's Saturday on Friday (10 July 1987)
John Farnham Special (1 August 1987)
Hey Hey It's Back to the 60's (22 August 1987)
Hey Hey It's the Roaring 20s (19 September 1987)
VFL Grand Final Edition (26 September 1987)
Hey Hey's 16th Birthday (10 October 1987)
Hey Hey It's Biddleonian Fashion Design (24 October 1987)
Hey Hey It's Christmas Day (31 October 1987)
1988[]
1988 Specials[]
Hey Hey It's a 'P' Party (9 April 1988)
Hey Hey We're Doubled Up! (18 June 1988)
Hey Hey It's the Codfish Ball! (1 October 1988)
1989[]
1989 Specials[]
Hey Hey It Sphinx (25 February 1989)
Hey Hey We're Australian Made (24 June 1989)
Hey Hey It's Medical (30 September 1989)
1990[]
Episode 40 (17 November 1990)
1990 Specials[]
Hey Hey It's The Alternative Party (24 March 1990)
TV2 Promo for Hey Hey Goes to the Movies (8 June 1991)
Hey Hey It's Hippie Day (13 July 1991)
Hey Hey It's Grease Lightning (27 July 1991)
Hey Hey It's Hero Day (14 September 1991)
Hey Hey it's Hollywood (9 November 1991)
Hey Hey it's Hollywood the Sequel (16 November 1991)
On 1 June 1991, Hey Hey It's Saturday aired the special Hey Hey it's Movie World from Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast. It would air a week later on New Zealand's TV2 as a specially pre-recorded package version titled Hey Hey Goes to the Movies.
On 9 and 16 November, Hey Hey It's Saturday celebrated its 20th anniversary with two shows beamed live from the Hollywood studios of Warner Bros.
1992[]
1992 Specials[]
Hey Hey We're Going for a Song (18 April 1992)
The Best (and Worst) of Red Faces No. 1 (27 May 1992)
Hey Hey It’s Movie World’s Birthday (13 June 1992)
Hey Hey the Movie - Silence of the Hams (15 June 1992)
Hey Hey It's the Northern Territory (18 July 1992)
Hey Hey It's 21 Years (28 November 1992)
1993[]
Episodes 1-4, 6-8
Episodes 9-32, 34-42
1993 Specials[]
Hey Hey It's Thursday (11 March 1993)
The Best (and Worst) of Red Faces No. 3 (22 June 1993)
AFL Grand Final/Olympic Edition (25 Sept. 1993)
Hey Hey it's the Comedians (2 November 1993)
1994[]
1994 Specials[]
Hey Hey Goes to Rio (26 February 1994)
Hey Hey By Request (30 August 1994)
Hey Hey in Sydney (17 September 1994)
Hey Hey it's the Adelaide Grand Prix (12 Nov. 1994)
Hey Hey By Request 2 (14 November 1994)
1995–1999[]
1995–1996[]
1995 Specials[]
Hey Hey By Request 3 (31 July 1995)
1996 Specials[]
The Best (and Worst) of Red Faces No. 7 (12 February 1996)
Hey Hey It's Friday (8 March 1996)
Hey Hey By Request 4 (3 June 1996)
Hey Hey it's the Comedians 2 (26 August 1996)
Hey Hey it's Walt Disney World Part 1 (19 Oct. 1996)
Hey Hey it's Walt Disney World Part 2 (26 Oct. 1996)
Red Faces Classics Part 2 (25 November 1996)
On 19 and 26 October 1996, Hey Hey It's Saturday celebrated both it and Walt Disney World's 25th anniversary with two specials. This came about after the theme park approached Hey Hey to produce some shows commemorating the special occasion.
1997[]
Hey Hey It's Tuesday (9 September 1997)
1998[]
Hey Hey it's the Melbourne Grand Prix (7 March 1998)
Gonged But Not Forgotten Pilot Episode
Gonged But Not Forgotten (20 July '98-27 Jan. 2001)
1999[]
Hey Hey It's Saturday: Final Episode (20 November 1999)
Hey Hey It's Saturday was axed in October 1999 with the last episode airing on 20 November.
Hey Hey It's Saturday (third era)[]
2009–2010[]
In 2009, the show returned for two reunion specials followed in 2010 by a series of twenty episodes.
2009[]
The first reunion special aired on 30 September, followed by a second on 7 October.
2010[]
Logo used in promos
Hey Hey It's Crazy Clobber Day (30 October 2010)
Following the success of the reunion specials, the show returned on 14 April and ran until 21 July. The second block of episodes began on 16 October and concluded on 27 November.
Hey Hey It's Saturday (fourth era)[]
2021–2022[]
2021[]
On 10 October 2021, Hey Hey It's Saturday screened a special celebrating their 50th anniversary.
Hey Hey It's 50 Years Promo (12 Sept. 2021)
Hey Hey It's 50 Years Promo (25 Sept. 2021)
Hey Hey It's 50 Years (10 October 2021)
2022[]
In 2022, Hey Hey It's Saturday screened Hey Hey It's 100 Years. It aired in Melbourne and Adelaide on 17 April followed by the rest of Australia on 24 April. This is followed by two Best of Red Faces specials in July.
Hey Hey It's 100 Years Promo (8 April 2022)
Hey Hey It's 100 Years Promo (15 April 2022)
Hey Hey It's 100 Years (17 April 2022)
The Best of The Best & Worst of Red Faces (17 July 2022)
The Very Best of The Best & Worst of Red Faces (18 July 2022)