# Hey Hey It's Saturday **URL:** \ **Category:** Nine\ **Tags:** ninenetwork\ **Created:** [March 6, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939 "2016-03-06T08:18:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/greenpea)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/382 "2024-05-08T11:27:22Z")
Actually, a Hey Hey roadshow with the original cast members was his original plan pre-COVID. The Hey Hey 50 years and Hey Hey 100 years specials were also supposed to be live shows as well but were changed to a retrospective format due to COVID and cast health issues. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/383 "2024-05-08T11:59:56Z")
> [@spw68](#): > > So what’s the story They couldn’t even bother spelling his name right in the headline. ---
**Author:** ![MBB](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mbb/32/530726_2.png) [@MBB](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MBB)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/384 "2024-05-08T22:28:02Z")
Dear god, let it goooooooo. He’s going to be tapping on his grave wanting to revive it in 50 years. Just move on ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/385 "2024-06-04T23:45:01Z")
John Blackman passed way according to reports. Update - as confirmed on TMS. > [@Matches, Hatches, Dispatches](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/4000): > > Video Beloved Australian radio and television legend, John Blackman, has passed away. Entertainment editor Peter Ford [@newmrpford](https://twitter.com/newmrpford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) has more. [#TMS7](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMS7?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) – Straight after Sunrise, weekdays on Channel 7 and 7plus [pic.twitter.com/NrGLKyOzX6](https://t.co/NrGLKyOzX6) — The Morning Show (@morningshowon7) [June 4, 2024](https://twitter.com/morningshowon7/status/1798140811118358648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ---
**Author:** ![TheStyles83](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thestyles83/32/13031_2.png) [@TheStyles83](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheStyles83)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/386 "2024-06-05T00:05:11Z")
Blackers was a Mainstay of Saturday Nights on Nine thought the 80’s and 90’s with Dickie Knee being a Favourite of Mine. ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/34f0e0/32.png) [@yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/yellow_sock)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/387 "2024-06-05T00:18:23Z")
We know he has been unwell in recent times, but it is sad to hear this news. He was pivotal on Hey Hey as a sidekick (in a booth) for the whole time. ---
**Author:** ![Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tane04/32/348677_2.png) [@Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tane04)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/388 "2024-06-05T00:23:45Z")
Dickie Knee doing gags with John Farnham. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uBgmrPovglU/maxresdefault.jpg "Hey Hey it's Saturday | John Farnham & Dickie One Liners | 1984") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBgmrPovglU) YouTube: Hey Hey It’s Saturday ---
**Author:** ![parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/parano1a)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/389 "2024-06-05T06:51:11Z")
RIP John Blackman, who died today aged 76 after an ongoing battle with cancer. ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/390 "2024-06-05T07:30:10Z")
Very sad news. Vale, John Blackman ---
**Author:** ![killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/killy06/32/366375_2.png) [@killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/killy06)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/391 "2024-06-05T08:07:13Z")
To have fought so long and been through so much, only to be taken by Heart Attack. A real shame. Vale ---
**Author:** ![Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tane04/32/348677_2.png) [@Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tane04)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/392 "2024-06-05T08:08:54Z")
A 9 News tribute to John Blackman. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u923gvWF1IU/hqdefault.jpg "John Blackman Tribute 9 News 5 June 2024") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u923gvWF1IU) YouTube: dontv3192 ---
**Author:** ![spw68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/spw68/32/537940_2.png) [@spw68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/spw68)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/393 "2024-06-08T21:47:09Z")
> **[Log in to Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/T28TZ1skT68RF6Hz/?mibextid=WC7FNe)** > > Log in to Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family and people you know. A personal message from Daryl re: John Blackman ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/394 "2024-06-10T22:28:13Z")
Excerpts from 3AW’s Remember When special on Sunday night, with Cecile Blackman and Daryl Somers as special guests. > **["I think it was just his body that said, 'I'm sick of this.'" | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/i-think-it-was-just-his-body-that-just-said-im-sick-of-this.html)** > > Cecile Blackman and Daryl Somers reflect on the late, great John Blackman. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/395 "2024-07-01T02:05:42Z")
> **[Daryl Somers named Victorian of the Year | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/daryl-somers-named-victorian-of-the-year.html)** > > Nostalgic Hey Hey host is recognised for his philanthropic work in Victorian awards. ---
**Author:** ![cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/cmo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/396 "2024-07-01T10:51:28Z")
Dear god!!! When will the bloke just go away. ---
**Author:** ![Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tane04/32/348677_2.png) [@Tane04](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tane04)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/397 "2024-07-01T12:13:33Z")
As if his head could get any bigger. ---
**Author:** ![Troiboi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/troiboi/32/482503_2.png) [@Troiboi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Troiboi)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/398 "2024-07-01T13:07:34Z")
Congrats Dags!! Well deserved. 👏 ---
**Author:** ![BendigoTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@BendigoTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BendigoTV)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/399 "2024-07-02T03:43:24Z")
It really does seem we’re lost in a Nostalgic dreamworld, or pining for one. But they could never reboot it successfully IMHO. They’ve tried that before… ---
**Author:** ![greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@greenpea](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/greenpea)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/400 "2024-07-02T05:18:20Z")
Agree with you. Hey Hey will never come back to TV as a live show again, but if a network were to invest in creating something with a similar spirit in-house or produce a local version of a foreign format like, say, The Wheel or Big Show, I think they could find an audience. I personally think variety still has a place on Australian TV, but networks need to develop something that appeals to and can be accessed by as broad an audience as possible on whatever platform they choose to use. ---
**Author:** ![Jasondockers](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasondockers/32/275195_2.png) [@Jasondockers](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jasondockers)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/hey-hey-its-saturday/939/401 "2024-07-02T13:43:31Z")
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