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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
11 February 1987 (Australia) more
Genre:
Plot:
Comedy series about a top architect, Martin Kelly, who gives up his business to cope with his three children when his wife dies... more
Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
Good at first but began to go downhill as the series progressed more (11 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 6 of 31)
Julie McGregor ... Betty Wilson / ... (292 episodes, 1987-1994)
Robert Hughes ... Martin Kelly (267 episodes, 1987-1994)

Sarah Monahan ... Jenny Kelly / ... (231 episodes, 1987-1994)
Chris Truswell ... Gerald 'Nudge' Noritis / ... (175 episodes, 1987-1994)
Simone Buchanan ... Debbie Kelly (167 episodes, 1987-1994)
Christopher Mayer ... Simon Kelly (148 episodes, 1988-1991)
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Series Directed by
Sally Brady (121 episodes, 1987-1994)
Kevin Burston (15 episodes, 1987-1989)

Tina Butler (unknown episodes)
 
Series Writing credits
John Flanagan (293 episodes, 1987-1994)
Gary Reilly (293 episodes, 1987-1994)
Kym Goldsworthy (16 episodes, 1988-1994)
Ian Rochford (8 episodes, 1989-1994)
Bill Young (7 episodes, 1988-1989)
Hugh Stuckey (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ken Matthews (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
David Witt (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Dave Cummings (2 episodes, 1988)
Joan Flanagan (2 episodes, 1989)
Stephen Quinn (2 episodes, 1989)
Neil Stewart (2 episodes, 1989)

Series Produced by
Gary Reilly .... producer / executive producer (293 episodes, 1987-1994)
Kathy Lang .... assistant producer / associate producer (52 episodes, 1988-1994)
Kym Goldsworthy .... associate producer / producer (9 episodes, 1993-1994)
 
Series Original Music by
Mike Perjanik (293 episodes, 1987-1994)
 
Series Casting by
Liz Mullinar (12 episodes, 1988-1994)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Gordon Brown (113 episodes, 1987-1993)
Tom Cork (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
 
Series Makeup Department
Susan Leonard .... makeup artist (65 episodes, 1987-1988)
Veyatie MacLeod .... makeup artist (31 episodes, 1988-1991)
Megan Dwyer .... makeup artist (12 episodes, 1991-1994)
Michelle Barber .... makeup artist (7 episodes, 1988)
Cathy Stace .... makeup artist (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
 
Series Art Department
Ken Goodman .... set designer (292 episodes, 1987-1994)
Michael Worrall .... model maker (183 episodes, 1989-1994)
Harold Taylor .... set construction / set constructor (102 episodes, 1987-1989)
David King .... props (97 episodes, 1987-1991)
Glenn Shapter .... set constructor / set construction (15 episodes, 1989-1994)
Geoff Cleminson .... props (13 episodes, 1987)
Marc D'Ercole .... props (5 episodes, 1992-1994)
 
Series Sound Department
Jim Astley .... sound director (111 episodes, 1987-1994)
Paul Lehmann .... boom operator (77 episodes, 1987-1993)
Trevor Buck .... boom operator / sound director (51 episodes, 1987-1991)
Phil Jones .... boom operator (42 episodes, 1987-1993)
Catherine Gross .... boom operator (14 episodes, 1987-1994)
Colleen McNamara .... boom operator (13 episodes, 1988-1993)
David Masala .... boom operator (13 episodes, 1988-1991)
Peter Hunter .... boom operator (8 episodes, 1987-1993)
Stephen Marshall .... boom operator (7 episodes, 1987-1989)
Paul Blakeney .... boom operator (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
David Steel .... boom operator (5 episodes, 1987)
Robert Williams .... boom operator (5 episodes, 1987)
Mark Mitchell .... boom operator (4 episodes, 1987-1989)
Sean Burnett .... boom operator (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Anna Jakovich .... boom operator (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Steve Ravich .... boom operator (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Steve Errey .... sound director (2 episodes, 1987)
Brett Heath .... boom operator (2 episodes, 1989-1991)
Chris Schweers .... sound director (2 episodes, 1992)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Russell Phegan .... lighting director / lighting assistant (103 episodes, 1987-1993)
Steven Fisher .... camera operator (68 episodes, 1987-1993)
Stephen Kearns .... camera operator (61 episodes, 1987-1992)
John Abbott .... camera operator (54 episodes, 1987-1993)
John De Ruvo .... camera operator (52 episodes, 1987-1990)
Jeff Greenwood .... lighting assistant / lighting director (52 episodes, 1987-1989)
Andrew Short .... camera operator (38 episodes, 1988-1994)
Phil Betts .... camera operator (35 episodes, 1987-1989)
Larry Chinchilla .... camera operator (35 episodes, 1988-1992)
Glenn Steer .... camera operator (32 episodes, 1987-1993)
Peter Russell .... lighting assistant / lighting director (18 episodes, 1988-1994)
Peter Westley .... camera operator (16 episodes, 1987-1994)
David Wood .... lighting assistant / lighting director (15 episodes, 1987-1988)
Peter Carrete .... lighting assistant (13 episodes, 1987)
Troy Hampson .... lighting assistant (12 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Catt .... camera operator (10 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ann Flett .... video tape operator (10 episodes, 1989)
Barry Armstrong .... camera operator (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ken Shipp .... camera operator (8 episodes, 1989)
Kym Schwartz .... camera operator (7 episodes, 1987-1994)
Gary Janson .... camera operator (5 episodes, 1987)
Martin Lee .... camera operator (5 episodes, 1987)
Neil Campbell .... camera operator (5 episodes, 1989-1991)
Bob Frankel .... camera operator (4 episodes, 1989-1993)
Michael Healey .... camera operator (4 episodes, 1990-1991)
Alan Strange .... camera operator (4 episodes, 1990-1991)
Andrew Gately .... camera operator (3 episodes, 1987)
Robert Cotterill .... lighting assistant (3 episodes, 1990-1993)
Doug Hampson .... camera operator (2 episodes, 1987)
Ben Godwin .... lighting assistant (2 episodes, 1988-1990)
Mitch Lane .... lighting assistant (2 episodes, 1988)
Peter Loney .... lighting assistant (2 episodes, 1988)
Nicholas Connell .... lighting assistant (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Robert Thompson .... lighting assistant (2 episodes, 1992)
Dietrich Bock .... camera operator (2 episodes, 1993)
 
Series Casting Department
Liz Mullinar .... casting consultant (3 episodes, 1987)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen Lloyd .... wardrobe (51 episodes, 1988-1991)
Therese Rendle .... wardrobe (31 episodes, 1987-1988)
Robey Buckley .... wardrobe (27 episodes, 1987-1988)
Lauryn Jackson .... wardrobe (7 episodes, 1991-1994)
 
Series Editorial Department
Sarah Wilson .... vision mixer (40 episodes, 1987-1989)
Tanya Djamin .... vision mixer (32 episodes, 1987)
Garry Burns .... editor: video tape (29 episodes, 1987)
Ronnie Hicks .... vision mixer (18 episodes, 1987-1989)
Sarah Viles .... vision mixer (12 episodes, 1989)
Bob Nowland .... on-line editor (11 episodes, 1990-1994)
Tim Stone .... editor: video tape (6 episodes, 1987)
Jackie Casey .... vision mixer (6 episodes, 1990-1994)
Jenny Hughes .... editor: video tape (4 episodes, 1987)
Jenny Fulton .... vision mixer (4 episodes, 1990-1992)
Nicole McCarthy .... vision mixer (3 episodes, 1990-1993)
 
Series Other crew
Kym Goldsworthy .... audience warm-up (202 episodes, 1989-1994)
Jamie Stevens .... floor manager (104 episodes, 1987-1991)
Tom Cork .... senior stager / assistant floor manager (99 episodes, 1987-1993)
Julie Hanna .... assistant to director (80 episodes, 1987-1989)
Patrick Barter .... technical director (60 episodes, 1987-1993)
Garry Burns .... series editor (55 episodes, 1988-1989)
Kathy Lang .... assistant to producer (51 episodes, 1987-1988)
David Alley .... technical director (50 episodes, 1987-1994)
Maggie Powell .... assistant to director (18 episodes, 1989-1994)
Sally Brady .... assistant to director (13 episodes, 1987)
David Masala .... senior stager (13 episodes, 1987)
Ann Flett .... series editor (12 episodes, 1989-1990)
Joanna Booth .... series editor (7 episodes, 1991-1994)
Douglas Lam .... technical director (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Sofey Youssef .... publicist (6 episodes, 1991-1993)
Cath Roden .... floor manager (6 episodes, 1992-1994)
Les Taylor .... floor manager (5 episodes, 1987-1990)
Kathy Cannon .... script coordinator (4 episodes, 1989-1990)
Pip Spilsbury .... assistant to director (3 episodes, 1988)
John Powe .... assistant floor manager (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Kate Kilpatrick .... assistant to director (2 episodes, 1987)
Kirsty Millar .... series editor (2 episodes, 1991)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
23 min (293 episodes)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Debbie's friend Tiffany's phone number is 413-2998. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): From episode 20 and onward, Betty often displays an inability to correctly pronounce the words "architect" and "secretary". However, in prior episodes, she never has any difficulty in saying those words properly. more
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FAQ

When will 'Hey Dad..!' be released on DVD?
What happened to the original Simon?
What happens in the pilot?
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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Good at first but began to go downhill as the series progressed, 4 January 2001
Author: I Elite I

As my title says, it started off quite well, but constant character changes and a general lack of material to work with effectively killed the show.

Personally the show started going awkward for me when Paul Smith was replaced as 'Simon' - Christopher Mayer was ok but he never quite made it for me. And this was right in the early seasons.

Anyway, aside from that, the show was pretty good until in the space of 1 season or so Debbie, Simon and Nudge (practically half the main cast) just disappeared and were replaced. The biggest problem here was not that they were replaced but rather their replacements were almost IDENTICAL to the earlier characters. Ben was Simon with a bit of Nudge thrown in. Arthur was also a bit of Nudge. Samantha was Debbie.

Needless to say that after this the show started going downhill quite rapidly. Even the replacement of Martin Kelly was for naught because Greg Russell was (surprise surprise) yet another identical replacement. If you're going to replace characters, please make them DIFFERENT. Making them practically identical to the originals only serves to remind us of how good the original cast was compared to the current one.

The only character that stayed with the show throughout was Betty (Jenny doesn't count because she was played by 2 different actresses, who both played her differently), which was pretty sad. Betty may have been funny at first but in the end all she did was mess up everything again and again and again. Was funny at first, but after a couple of years you want something else for a change.

In all, the series was enjoyable, but it's best years were 1986-1991 when the original cast (well at least most of it) was in.

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