Hey Dad.....!

[35eye]

Originally posted by coxon
of recent aussie sitcoms..

how could u go past 'All together now'...

now, that was funny stuff...

'yo, beautiful people !'

I'm into anything with Jon English. He's my hero.

 

[Bomber Spirit]

Originally posted by GoEagles
I loved it when Betty put the white out on 'Mr Kellys' computer screen when she made an error.

Cracked me up every time. Classic sechatary.

 

[lioness]

Originally posted by coxon
of recent aussie sitcoms..

how could u go past 'All together now'...

now, that was funny stuff...

'yo, beautiful people !'

Very true. It was a great show!!!!!! Strong cast, and Jon English was just excellent!!!!!! Always good for a laugh.

 

[madboy]

Originally posted by coxon
of recent aussie sitcoms..

how could u go past 'All together now'...

now, that was funny stuff...

'yo, beautiful people !'

Yeah, totally agree, but "Recent"? The show was released in the early 90's, wasn't it?

I think the final season of "Hey Dad" should have been called "Hey, uncle-or-something-who's-taken-over-Dad's-business-and-has-brought-his-daughter-to-the-show-so-I-guess-it's-ok-to-still-call-the-show-"Hey-Dad" ". What? It would've worked!

 

[GoEagles]

Another bizarre thing from Hey Dad! was that the only stuff they took out from the fridge was either breakfast (for Nudge) or box drinks!

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

I loved it, and also loved Family Ties with Michael J Fox.

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

What's everyone's thoughts on recent allegations by Jenny against an unnamed cast/crew member?

 

[The Dice Man]

Show has not aged well, saw it recently and my sides were hurting from deep cringe factor.

What are these allegations btw?

 

[nicky]

lol, what do you mean by "it hasn't aged well". That assumes it was once good which is completely incorrect.

I haven't seen it in years but i remember it being shocking. Could be the worst sitcom ever made.

Maybe it's so bad it's good?

edit: just read the first page of this thread and i'm utterly speechless. I cant believe people rated it

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Maybe it's so bad it's good?

I think that was part of it's appeal.

What are these allegations btw?

Sarah Monahan (original Jenny) has alleged that she was molested by a member of the cast/crew. The person the allegations are aimed at has not been named, due to legal reasons.
I can only speculate, but I have an idea who the person is.

 

[Chad Sexington]

lol, what do you mean by "it hasn't aged well". That assumes it was once good which is completely incorrect.

I haven't seen it in years but i remember it being shocking. Could be the worst sitcom ever made.

Maybe it's so bad it's good?

edit: just read the first page of this thread and i'm utterly speechless. I cant believe people rated it

Totally. Would of been dead and buried, new allegations obviously have inspired this thread. Thing that really $hits me is I never new or heard of anyone called Nudge before that show enlightened us on the box but now I know 5 boofheads called Nudge

 

[mantis]

Hey Jacs, where are you & what's happening with your life? I'm still sure you peruse this site.

 

[FootyJunkie]

they just don't do aussie sitcoms anymore

the show would'nt survive beyond a pilot episode if it was done today

show was big in germany for some reason

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Used to love this show when I was a kid.

I'd be careful about naming names tho guys. Even if you preface it by saying its just speculation. Thay don't really like that around here...

 

[HBF]

Not a bad sitcom when it was on through the '80's, but watching it now on Foxtel I wonder what all the fuss was about. Not that great a show at all.

Did anyone see Tracey Grimshaw's interview with Gary Rielly on ACA last night?

 

[TheStinger]

Interesting that ACA chose to bleep the name. It is fairly obvious who they were talking about, especially when at the end they said this person asked to leave the show. Gee, who wasn't in the last season?

Also on youtube there is a Where Are They Now from 2006 with the cast. One big omission from the gathered reunion. Three guesses who it was.

 

[Bombers_Forever]

I know these are serious allegations and probably they would be proven in a court, but unless she is going to name names, I don't think it is fair. It casts a huge shadow over every male who worked on the show. Name the guilty party - the shame of that alone will be significant punishment.

 

[TheStinger]

I know these are serious allegations and probably they would be proven in a court, but unless she is going to name names, I don't think it is fair. It casts a huge shadow over every male who worked on the show. Name the guilty party - the shame of that alone will be significant punishment.

That's why Chris Trusswell came out straight away and said "Before everyone gets ahead of themselves, it's not me!"

 

[Xtreme]

Loved it as i grew up, agree that it has a cultural cringe effect while watching it today.

It gave us one of the best gags on The Late Show - "that little fat kid from Hey Dad!"

 

[SunKing]

You're being a bit hard on Family Ties don't you think, it wasn't that bad.

Hush up

What's worse then this show being crap is that around 400 episodes were made-more then twice the number of Seinfeld episodes

 

[Dawson]

Jenny's testimonial is pretty decent.

Really, I listened to the interview and I never heard her say who it was.
My TV must be different to yours

 

[KevinCat07]

It's pretty clear if you see the clues. The show ended after they were asked to leave the show...and some characters leaving means the end for the show....

Particularly main characters

I doubt there would be this much attention if it wasn't a member of the cast.

It's pretty obvious.

 

[grimlock]

It's pretty clear if you see the clues. The show ended after they were asked to leave the show...and some characters leaving means the end for the show....

Particularly main characters

I doubt there would be this much attention if it wasn't a member of the cast.

It's pretty obvious.

You probably should read up on the history on the show if you want make such outlandish claims.

 

[KevinCat07]

You probably should read up on the history on the show if you want make such outlandish claims.

I think you need to.

Anyway, I can understand why people can't insinuate or name names, as the site could get sued.

 

[Damon_3388]

Ugh, what a terrible story, gives me the creeps.



As for the actual show, yes, I grew up watching it and thought it was hilarious back then.. but oh my lord how it has aged. So many shows just seem really unfunny and tacky when you re-watch them again.

As for Hey Dad..!, I've watched re-runs of that on Foxtel a few times over the years, and it's definitely cringe-worthy. For that show to have been Australia's longest running sitcom says a lot for Australian comedy on television IMO. I always found the Mr. Kelly unconvincing as a father. His appearance and his character's behaviour seem more like someone who'd struggle just to get a date, let alone marry someone and father children.

Some interesting tidbits from the 'Trivia' section of Hey Dad..! on IMDB:

• "During the show's original run, the young female cast members Simone Buchanan (Debbie Kelly) and Sarah Monahan (Jenny Kelly) often had problems with obsessive fans following them around, and - in Sarah's case - a stalker who would send roses to her school when she was only nine or ten years old."
• "Paul Smith (Simon Kelly) was one of two cast members to be fired from the series. The other cannot be named for legal reasons."
• "When Robert Hughes (Martin Kelly) recorded his final episode, cast and crew had planned a farewell party in his honour, but were unable to find him after the show, as Robert had left the studio immediately after taping his final scene."
• "Around the time he left the show in late 1993, Robert Hughes was involved in a court case against another 'Hey Dad..!' cast member. Rachael Beck (Samantha Kelly) departed the series shortly after this happened."
• "Robert Hughes is the only key cast member to repeatedly refuse any involvement in reunions or retrospectives of the series."

Make of that what you will.