Hey Dad..! (1987–1994)

Comedy series about a top architect, Martin Kelly, who gives up his business to cope with his three children when his wife dies. With the help of eccentric country cousin Betty, Martin soon... See full summary »

Creators:

John Flanagan, Gary Reilly

Stars:

Julie McGregor, Robert Hughes, Sarah Monahan

4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Julie McGregor	...	Betty Wilson (292 episodes, 1987-1994)
Robert Hughes	...	Martin Kelly (267 episodes, 1987-1994)
Sarah Monahan	...	Jenny Kelly (230 episodes, 1987-1993)
Christopher Truswell	...	Gerald 'Nudge' Noritas (174 episodes, 1987-1991)
Simone Buchanan	...	Debbie Kelly (167 episodes, 1987-1994)
Christopher Mayer	...	Simon Kelly (148 episodes, 1988-1991)

Storyline

Comedy series about a top architect, Martin Kelly, who gives up his business to cope with his three children when his wife dies. With the help of eccentric country cousin Betty, Martin soon finds that looking after Jenny, Debbie and Simon means more decisions, problems and crises than he ever faced at work. Martin later departs to take on a high paying architectural job in Saudi Arabia, leaving his friend, divorced father of two, Greg Russell, to take over the Kelly family business.

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Plot Keywords:

children | architect | brother sister relationship | family relationships | sarcasm | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1987 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Hey Dad!

Filming Locations:

ATN-7 Studios, Mobbs Lane, Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gary Reilly Productions Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min 23 min (293 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Hi-5" member Kellie Hoggart once auditioned for the role of Tracy Russell, which was given instead to Belinda Emmett.

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Goofs

From episode 20 and onward, Betty often displays an inability to correctly pronounce the words "architect" and "secretary". In prior episodes, she never has any difficulty in saying those words properly.

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Crazy Credits

Each episode ends with a voiceover by one of the cast members, saying "Hey Dad..! is recorded in front of a studio audience. This has been a Gary Reilly Production for the Seven Network". Julie McGregor's version ends with "This is Betty speaking", while, in his earlier seasons, Ben Oxenbould's version ends with a stammer "...for the Se-Se-Se-Seven Network".

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Connections

Featured in Where Are They Now: Hey Dad (2007)

User Reviews

Funny show!

Did this show only run in Australia and Germany or why are all those who commented on it from either of those countries?

I really liked this show. I used to watch it every afternoon when it was on the air here..which was sometime in the early 90s. I don't think I've ever seen it since then, and I had no idea that the main characters were replaced until 5 minutes ago when I read it here.

But I did enjoy the episodes I saw a lot- the episodes from the very early seasons. They were entertaining, funny, and the characters were very likeable.