Hey Dude
| Hey Dude | |
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| Genre |
Teen sitcom Western |
| Created by | Dee LaDuke |
| Directed by | Ross K. Bagwell, Jr. Frederick King Keller |
| Starring |
David Brisbin Kelly Brown Geoffrey Coy Jonathan Galkin Debra Kalman David Lascher Christine Taylor Joe Torres Josh Tygiel |
| Theme music composer | Dale Jarvis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Jupiter Entertainment RIVR Media Cinetel Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | July 14, 1989 – August 30, 1991 |
Hey Dude is an American Western comedy series that aired from July 14, 1989 to August 30, 1991, with a total of 65 half-hour episodes produced over five seasons. The show was broadcast on the Nickelodeon network, and aired reruns on Nickelodeon until early 1999, and on TeenNick since late 2011. Hey Dude was Nickelodeon's second original live action television series, following the 1984 series Out of Control.
The series was set on the fictional "Bar None Dude Ranch" near the city of Tucson, Arizona. It portrayed the lives of the ranch's owner, his son, a female ranch hand, and four teenage summer employees. Hey Dude was a comedy geared towards a teenage audience.
The complete series has been released on DVD and is also available for download on iTunes and to stream through Amazon.com.
Ben Ernst, a divorced, good-natured, somewhat bumbling father from New Jersey, has bought the Bar None Dude Ranch seeking escape from his high-pressure job as a New York City accountant. His son, Buddy, is displeased with the change of locale, primarily because he is unable to use his skateboard on the desert sand. Buddy's dog Cassie was featured in Season 1, but was dropped for Season 2.
For Season 1, the teenage staff consisted of two boys and two girls: Ted, an enterprising troublemaker; Danny, an easy-going Hopi Native American Indian; girl-next-door Melody; and Brad, a rich girl from Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Brad, though she often wears dressy designer outfits at work, is a competent horse rider. Her love-hate relationship with Ted is a plot thread during the first half of the series.
When David Lascher left the show during the 1990 season, Ted was replaced by Ernst's nephew Jake, an eccentric slacker who likes to play the drums. Not long after, Kyle, a somewhat dim but handsome cowboy type, joins the ranch. When Ted returns to the show, he and Kyle become romantic rivals for Brad. The show's only other featured adult is Lucy, a tough, authoritative ranch hand.
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