I think he does but I believe very little apart from a few snippets still exists from before the show’s return in 1979. As for The Daryl & Ossie Show, Wikipedia says his production company made the show but I think it was actually a Reg Grundy production. Whether Somers owns the footage or it’s now under Fremantle Media, I’ve no idea.
That would actually be a good idea perhaps as a 7+ steaming special compilation, maybe as a companion piece to whatever is planned for the anniversary special.
There could be outrage if it actually aired on tv (although it is 7, so wouldn’t put it past them)
Give people a reason to keep the 7+ app, if they didn’t delete it yesterday at the end of the Games.
I was just watching some old Hey Hey clips from their official YouTube channel, and all of a sudden, the channel page became a broken link. I went back to my watch history to find some of the videos I had just watched, and it said they had all been privatised…
The (very) last episode of Hey Hey airing in 2010. When the show ended there was an auction merchandise from the show with HHIS not included in 9’s 2011 upfronts. Fittingly this very episode was also the last to be filmed at Studio Nine
At the end of that clip was the start of the LIGHTS, CAMERA, PARTY - TELEVISION CITY CELEBRATES special for Bendigo steet. Wonder if anyone has that in full?
According to the information I can find, “Gonged But Not Forgotten” was a series of eight half hour specials hosted by Peter Rowsthorn which originally aired on Nine at 8.30pm Mondays over the Summer non-ratings period of 1999/2000.
I’d guess that these may have been shown to fulfill some sort of contractual obligation between Nine & Somers Carroll following the axing of Hey Hey It’s Saturday. Airdate wise…
Episode 1: November 29, 1999
Episode 2: December 6, 1999
Episode 3: December 13, 1999
Episode 4: December 20, 1999
Episode 5: December 27, 1999
Episode 6: January 3, 2000
(Not in the schedule for 10/1/2000 due to Pakistan vs India ODI Cricket from Brisbane)
Episode 7: January 17, 2000
Episode 8: January 24, 2000
Further research has found that Nine aired twelve episodes of “Gonged But Not Forgotten” on Monday nights (either at 8pm or 8.30pm) between July 27 and October 12 in 1998.
Not sure exactly when the first six episodes aired at this stage, but chances are I’ll figure it out eventually while finding an airdate for something else!