Hey Dude
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| Hey Dude | |
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 Title Card |
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| Genre | Western |
| Starring | David Brisbin Kelly Brown Geoffrey Coy Jonathan Galkin Debra Kalman David Lascher Christine Taylor Joe Torres Josh Tygiel |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | July 14, 1989 – December 31, 1991 |
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Hey Dude was a television program that was aired in the United States from 1989 to 1991. The show was broadcast on the Nickelodeon channel with reruns as late as 1998 (and briefly repeated in 2004.)
The series was set on the fictional "Bar None Dude Ranch" in the Western U.S.. It portrayed the lives of the ranch owner, his son, and five teenage summer employees. Hey Dude was a comedy geared towards a teen-aged audience, and one of its main characters, Ted, often drew fan comparisons to the Zack Morris character from Saved by the Bell, another successful television sitcom of the era. The characters Brad (a girl) and Melody had romantic interest in Ted. The relationship between the three was similar to that between Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge.
The owner was Mr. Ernst, a good-natured but somewhat bumbling dimwit with glasses, slight build, and a receding hairline. He bought the ranch – in this case, ill-advisedly – seeking escape from his high-pressure job as a New York City accountant. His son Buddy was displeased with the change of locale, primarily because he couldn't skateboard on desert sand.
The staff originally consisted of two boys and two girls. The boys were Ted, an enterprising troublemaker, and Danny, an easy-going Hopi Indian. The girls were girl-next-door Melody and rich girl Brad, who often wore dressy designer outfits at work, but was a very competent horse-rider. Her love-hate relationship with Ted was a plot thread during the first half of the series.
Ted later left the show for a time and was replaced by Ernst's nephew Jake, an eccentric slacker. Not long after, Kyle, a dim but handsome cowboy type, joined the cast. Soon after that, Ted came back, and he and Kyle became romantic rivals for Brad.
The only other featured adult was Lucy, a tough and authoritarian ranch-hand.
Hey Dude was filmed on location at the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch near Tucson, Arizona.
[edit] Cast
- David Brisbin as Mr. Benjamin Ernst, ranch owner
- Kelly Brown as Bradley "Brad" Taylor, a horse trainer with a rich family
- Debra Kalman as Lucy
- David Lascher as Ted McGriff
- Christine Taylor as Melody Hanson, lifeguard and swimming instructor
- Joe Torres as Danny Lightfoot, a Hopi Indian
- Josh Tygiel as Buddy, Mr. Ernst's son
- Geoffrey Coy as Kyle Chandler
- Jonathan Galkin as Jake Decker, Mr. Ernst's nephew
[edit] Theme Song
It's a little wild and a little strange,
when you make a home out on the range.
So start your horse and come along,
cause you can't get a ride if ya can't hold on.
Singin...
Yippi ti yi yay!, (yippy ti yi what?),
like the cowboys say, (sing it again now).
Yippi ti yi yay!, (get along little doggies),
till the break of day.
(Better watch out for those man-eatin' jack rabbits
and that killer cacti, HEY DUDE!)
[edit] External links
- Hey Dude at the Internet Movie Database
- Hey Dude at TV.com
- Classic Nick fansite, includes themesong lyrics
- Fan site
