American reacts to Hey Hey It's Saturday - Red Faces (with Johnny Depp)

[@ladymanners618]

Red Symonds originally graduated from university with a BSc in pure mathematics and after his music group days went on to TV and radio hosting. He was very witty and generous with his time, supporting good causes.

[@durv13]

you didnt mention skyhooks ?

[@yannikavadas1490]

@@durv13 Music group should have covered that one , sweetcheeks.

[@durv13]

@@yannikavadas1490 not for ryan . he wouldnt know what group red was in . he's only a youngen lol . 😜

[@jenniferharrison8915]

I went to an event years ago, that had a studio crowd do IQ tests in real time! Red Symonds was there and topped everyone with the highest IQ! During this event gender, education, ethnicity and hair colour were scored against each other as well, and the statistics were shared during the event! I am never surprised by the fact that redheads have the highest overall intelligence any more - and blondes the lowest! Watch out for the brunettes, the quiet achievers! 🤗👍

[@soulsurvivor8293]

@@durv13 All the more reason to mention it specifically, it's something he can look up to get a better understanding of who Red is.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

That was fun! I forgot how funny Daryl and Red were, sarcasm rules, Saturday nights at home were cheap and entertaining with these guys! 👍 Thanks for showing this! 😁

[@becwrites]

The character in the blue hat that pops up is called Dickie Knee. It’s called Red Faces after the guy with the curly hair Red. He is known giving nearly everyone low scores and being harsh. Oh, and probably because they all had red faces after doing silly things on tv lol

[@becp488]

The name Red Faces was a pun based on the idea of being "red faced" as in embarrassed, like you said but it was also a play on the title of a tv talent show at the time called New Faces.

[@xymonau2468]

At the time there was a legitimate talent show called "New Faces" hosted by Bert Newton, and it was a take off of that show.

[@kathyhaseldine9430]

Red Symonds was in an Australian band named Skyhooks. I thoroughly recommend you review the video clip for the bands song Horror Movie. It was filmed in Melbournes iconic Luna Park

[@95rav]

personally I prefer 'Women in Uniform'

[@shaneplunkett7227]

Good seeing an American reacting too Australia, great job. Hello from Sydney.

[@brentdavis3102]

Johnny featured on the show numerous times. You'd be surprised at the multitude of celebrities that featured in Hey,Hey.

[@poizen-ivy]

Happy Arvo Ryan and Jas! Since you like Hey Hey, you have to check out Pluka Duck. The mascot of the game, Puck A Duck, on the show. Pluka is hilarious and cheeky as hell.

[@paulbarnes9744]

0055 60609 I think.

[@rebekahsprlyan6982]

Yeeeeeessssss!

[@ozfroggirl9221]

Not a chicken or a cow

[@MKSouthernStar]

Plucka duck, Plucka duck it's not a chicken or a cow. 🤣 Ah the memories.

[@wotzdoin]

Please stop saying happy arvo

[@rotagorretni]

Thank you for letting watch with you.. It was good to enjoy with you, what you were saying and pointing out

[@janerearden1148]

For 25yrs this show was a hit, it was a time when you could laugh at yourself and take the mickey out on others without being "cancelled" . We had a ball

[@DonsBees]

Until it was actually cancelled😬☹

[@Catherine-pz8gp]

Red is always mean - usually. That’s his role. That’s why everyone boos him.

[@BradGryphonn]

The show was a staple for kids of my generation. Then the whole 'Black Face' with Harry Connick Jr made international headlines when they had an anniversary special. That is a must watch..

[@barbararees604]

That Harry arsehole was a hypocrite. He had done black face years ago and he totally missed the fact that those guys taking off Michael Jackson, were huge fans and one of them was a very dark skinned Indian guy.

[@turquoisebubbles2042]

I love these old Aussie programs, when people laughed at themselves just because

[@sarahanderson3897]

That hairstyle was all the rage in the 80's. Whole can of hairspray to get that! It may take an eye out!

[@osocool1too]

Red Faces was a small but integral part of Hey Hey, and people loved to hate Red because he was mean and gave small scores on purpose. They used to get US stars as guests when they were in the country.

[@karennewainwright9331]

This show was such a religion for Aussies in the day.....Saturday Night must see tv before going out... you need to watch to learn about all the characters in the show... "Red" was in a famous Aussie band called Skyhooks.... check them out...... "Dickie Knee" is the head on the stick at the front of the screen... Ozzie Ostrich, Plucka Duck....the list is endless......

[@7thlittleleopard7]

And Daryl! Don't forget the lovable host himself.

[@waynedwyer6509]

@@7thlittleleopard7 and John Blackman being hilarious in the background. I miss that show

[@joannemurdock7899]

My loving Grandmother💕🙏 Loved this show every Saturday Night

[@aishahmacgill]

Yep Red Faces was a highlight of every weekend on TV!

[@MrMiguella]

After playing footy on a Saturday night eating fish and chips, watching hey hey, waiting for the rugby league to start. The 80s and 90s were happy time for me.

[@kevinmaccallum336]

Best 'Red Faces' performances on youtube - 'Hyde Park Boys' - 'The Music Men' - 'Old MacDonnel Hakia' - '12 Days of Christmas' - 'Bobsled Team' - 'The Amazing Nigel and Harry' - 'Red Symon's Song' ... Australian culture at its finest 🙈

[@1974AMDG]

And that 'can't blow the candle out' one!!

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

"Sarah Perry" sticks out from my childhood

[@Slashkamr]

​@@RosesTeaAndASDThe Four Cups was the band name

[@michealbohmer2871]

Did you know Cate Blanchett was once a contestant on Red Faces?

[@cariaus3758]

Oh dear I looked it up, what a bizarre performance lol

[@suemontague3151]

Lol I don't think he really even knows who Johnny Depp is 🤣

[@denisemangan1413]

Loved that you loved it 🎉 Great watching these old clips

[@kirk5152]

Dickie knee was literally a hat and a wig on a stick. He pops up in front of the camera and cracks jokes. There is a great compilation on YT you should react to

[@1974AMDG]

Yep...you only ever saw the back of his head.

[@HMAP792]

That is Dicky Knee who keeps popping up… he is absolutely hilarious

[@Sean-me4fv]

Glad you enjoyed it. The best thing is it was unpolished and live television. We enjoyed the laidback nature of it.

[@marccaillotdechadbannes6249]

Oh damn, I remember this episode!! 21 jump st was one of my favourite at the time with Hey Hey also high on the list and this ep obviously stuck with me!! Crazy flashbacks

[@1974AMDG]

I remember watching this when it originally aired (I'm 64 now)...and all I can say is...JOHNNY DEPP!!!!!♥♥♥.....DROOL...🥰🥰🥰

[@tracyfrost2873]

Lol 80’s fringe (bangs) we used to tease the shit out our fringe til it looked like we electrocuted ourselves. Fun times.

[@zombiemeg]

My sister used to wear her hair like that. I called it a ski-jump fringe. Photos from the 1980s-early 90s are hilarious!

[@Sean-me4fv]

Even as a schoolboy I used to do my fringe a bit like that with heaps of gel or hairspray

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

I love watching these old shows and finding young versions of famous actors & singers.

[@garys9390]

Hey hey it’s Saturday started out as a saturday morning cartoon show, but it slipped into some adult themes from time to time - mostly going over the kids heads. Over time, more adults were watching it, so they moved to a Saturday night time slot and the rest is history. Others have given you some of the history of the segments, but I think it is fair to say that for a while it was one of the most popular shows on Australian tv….. and yes, red faces was supposed to be a comical segment, not serious…. How is the bubba going? 👍👍👍👍

[@marionm5311]

We Aussies love a good sport and a good laugh.🤪🤣 .

[@suechandler8162]

You aint alone.....we ALL love it !!!!

[@tracycampanaro9004]

You are so lovely to be Aussie engaged. We really only had 4 channels in those days and Hey Hey was the only thing to watch on Saturday nights if you didn't go out. It was all very irreverent and spoke loads about what we were really like. I loved it. Laughed lots. Poor visitors to Aus did not know what to think of us. Such colonials. Overseas artists did not really have anywhere else to showcase themselves before a show either so that is how they were introduced to us. Not all were happy either. John Blackman was the voice of Ozzie Ostrich and all the voices that you hear come in and give little remarks. We were just as we really are but are trying so hard not be nowadays. Red Symons was lead guitar for an old band Skyhooks who were well loved. He always played the nasty crank one. I do believe he has a Master's in Mathematics, so, no idiot. Innocent days they were. I also just loved Darryl Summers. He was so happy and funny. You should visit Aus Ryan. The whole show is actually hilarious not just Red Faces. Ah but I am actually laughing at you with the "Happy arvo". Cracks me up. Such a sweet little thing to say :) We would use the word arvo in a context more like this. " I will be there in the arvo or it will be done by the arvo or this arvo when I get home. So cute.

[@Ducayneau]

Channels 7, 9, 0 (which became 10), 2 (abc), and at some point SBS. 5 by my count.

[@pauldalmau9888]

Small correction: Whilst John Blackman did many of the character voices, such as Dicky Knee, he did not do Ozzie Ostrich. The person responsible for Ozzie was Ernie Carroll, a man of incomparable wit and talent. He was one of the main reasons the show became a hit actually!

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

But don't forget, between 1986-1989 most families (well, ok, mine!) would actually fight on Saturday nights at 6.30 as to whether we'd watch Hey Hey or Young Talent Time. Usually we'd just tape Hey Hey and watch it Sunday mornings and watch YTT before being sent to bed!

[@judileeming1589]

Probably mentioned, but this LIVE TO AIR show had a running sheet and just about everything was ad lib which was why it lasted so long. Red was in the Australian rock band Skyhooks and was not just a talented musician but a well educated, intelligent guy. The host Darryl went on to be the host of Dancing With The Stars in Australia. Danny, a local singer/celebrity was once married to Julian MacMahon (Hollywood Actor) whose late father was a former Prime Minister of Australia. Johnny Depp … well the World know how famous he is. I enjoyed this trip down memory lane when the family religiously got together for a laugh in the early part of the evening on a Saturday.

[@Slashkamr]

Danni & Kylie

[@SuperCraigjack]

If you want to see Australian TV adds you would have no better start than Australia day lamb adds

[@stevenjonas3421]

The blue hat that Johnny was hitting is Dickie Knee a puppet and funny as all hell with his sarcasm just like Agro but different

[@aussiebornandbred]

I'm not sure if you know this or not ?but (the bloke on the end) Red Symons was a guitarist in the band called Skyhooks, from the 70s /80s and were great , check them out

[@alyn927]

I can’t believe that while I’m watching you I keep answering your questions 😂😂😂😂

[@jesamindee6783]

Me too!

[@cherylemaybury9967]

I do too 😊

[@wendykyle4130]

I thoroughly enjoyed that thank you Ryan

[@jazzymoon87]

Yo! cheers Ryan Lovin' these throw backs

[@yvonnejohnson3232]

I wish they'd bring back "Hey Hey It's Saturday" and Red Faces was hilarious. 😀

[@WylieKiote]

They did, & it was shit, & got cancelled 😅

[@Jeni10]

Red Symonds played the cruel judge in every episode of Red Faces. Johnny Depp was 25 back then and 21 Jump Street was his first ever show.

[@daviddunger]

Redmond Symons is an English-born Australian musician, and television and radio personality. He was the lead guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces', and a judge on talent search show Australia's Got Talent.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

In the UK we got Australian soaps, and some of them went down brilliantly, running for decades... Kyle Minogue started on one of them called "Neighbours" - if you know who she is???

[@micheleallen]

The whole of that show not just Red Faces was so funny. I miss watching it on Saturdays.

[@alonedingo]

There were 2 or 3 specials they did that were the “Best of” Red Faces. If you search around you may find them. One of the best acts ever was “The Music Men” who earned a perfect score if I remember correctly. They may still be at my parents place on VHS somewhere.

[@baarni]

Hey Ryan I’m Aussie and I just came across your channel. We consider America as our big brother and we have a very Americanised culture. Watching you review old Australian shows and people brings back so many fond memories… it’s so normal for us but I can imagine our 80s culture is so weird and quirky for you…

[@mathewkelly9968]

Red Simonds (the guy they boo and gives the low scores) was legit in a rock band called the Skyhooks you should check them out

[@nataliebaker4291]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4C1omRjraaYqac Skyhooks were famous for the songs “living in the 70’s” “Jukebox in Siberia” “ All my friends are getting married” etc etc, Red Symonds (Red from hey hey it’s Saturday) was in this band…

[@kevkoala]

@@nataliebaker4291 Red also wrote the song Smut. One of my favourite Skyhooks songs but one that definitely can't be played on radio! :D

[@laurawallis7093]

@@nataliebaker4291 dont forget 'horror movie', its my fav from them😁

[@chriskilmartin6079]

There used to be a talent show called New Faces. This is a take off and they called it Red Faces.

[@60sol]

You might need a few years of watching all of them it went for 28yrs every Saturday..there is some classics in there though.

[@acerob1830]

You're Great Ryan - thanks for bringing it back - grew up with this

[@joannemurdock7899]

Wow😮 never knew Johnny Depp was on this show😂❤

[@justinmiles6496]

Dani Minogue is Kylie Minogue's sister,and red was lead guitar in the Aussie band skyhooks if you didn't know.

[@TagSpamCop]

13:00 One thing you have to know about the segment is that some people used it to promote their thing. It was pretty standard practice for student events at university/college to try to get on in order to get the free publicity for whatever they were doing.

[@MalevolentProphecies]

Dude check out Lano and Woodley’s appearance on Hey Hey it’s Saturday. They are a great Australian comedy duo and their act is hilarious. Highly recommend for your next Hey Hey video

[@nikitahankinson9546]

And Tripod :)

[@jess1987]

YES, Lano and Woodley! I, used to watch their tv series, over and over. I, knew every line! They are funny as and great talent.

[@roseharvey2664]

Just check out Lano and Woodley

[@WylieKiote]

I remember Red being the Narrator of a production of The Rocky Horror Show I saw live at the theatre. Awesome production, Red was a perfect & hilarious Narrator.

[@jaccilowe3842]

Three things: 1) It's not cringy because it's supposed to be like that and we loved it. 2) The middle finger is not a thing in Australia so she was not giving it. 3) Johnny was trying to join in - he loves wacky comedy - but a little unsure of himself.

[@stevelozevski8151]

The middle finger is definitely a thing in Australia

[@limecat7996]

as steve said, the middle finger is a def a thing here.

[@daggydiva4589]

You must live in a bubble. The middle finger is definitely a thing.

[@leandabee]

I don't remember the middle finger being a thing in those days, but definitely is now 😅

[@jesamindee6783]

@@leandabee It was a thing long before Red Faces, or Hey Hey, and it's called giving the bird not the giving the middle finger!

[@amygone2pot]

This was Dani Minogue at the beginning of her career. Thirty years later she is a judge on a talent show. Prophetic.

[@thrusta100]

Pre-Botox / Playboy'

[@6226superhurricane]

danni minogues career started as a child on young talent time

[@leandabee]

I was sick her saying "I'm not into that" 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@sandy-quimsrus]

Kyle is about to become famous in Neighbours

[@PlasmaMongoose]

I remember hearing that Johnny Depp said back in the 90s how much he hated working on Jump Street and never wanted to talk about it again now he became an indie movie star.

[@TheAussieLeo]

I only came to Aus in '91, Red Faces/Hey Hey It's Saturday and Burke's Back Yard.... ah the Memories...

[@davidjohnston1374]

The whole idea of Red Faces is to have the silliest act ever to win it....with a touch of talent....

[@maryforkin8729]

Danielle's hairstyle was popular then, me and my sister did our hair like this back then.

[@kayekaye4251]

Red Symonds was in the band Skyhooks, they were pretty big back in the day. (crazy outfits) Great music

[@poizen-ivy]

Johnny Depp is the ultimate; Captain Cool 😎

[@dee-smart]

LOL - if you like vampires that actually involve themselves in ch*ild sa*crifices and ad*renoch*rome con*sumption.

[@dee-smart]

Here is the list of celebrities and royals that have been arrested including Johnny. amg-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Untitled-123-960x644.png

[@durv13]

hasnt changed one bit in 30 years . you can see how kind and gentle he is back then .

[@EEmB]

Agree! He's really a class act, with the most gentle and caring heart!

[@dee-smart]

@@EEmB Wow, cognitive dissonance there for sure. The CIA ran Hollywood until Trump dismantled them as they are cabal. All those that had money and fame sold out on us humans by signing their souls away to the devil and participating in chi**ld sac**rifices. Tell me, did Johnny Depp have money that he got from working in Hollywood? Did he get fame? Then why has he been executed. WAKEY WAKEY

[@tbonesfishies1797]

Hay Hay it's Saturday was the one TV show you watched before you went out clubbing. It was so long ago ican't remember exactly, but Hay Hay use to be on Saturday or Sunday mornings when it first started. Then it went to Saturday nights from 7:30 or 8:30 till 10:30.

[@stanleywiggins5047]

The little hat that pops up in Dicky Knee, basically a hat on a stick.

[@EYESWIDEOPEN00]

Hey Hey it's Saturday was one of the best shows on TV. That show would be welcomed back with open arms by us aussies

[@carolthorson7854]

Fun fact. One day when Hey Hey it's Saturday was a Kids cartoon show on Saturday mornings, Daryl was late for work and so Ozzie and John Blackman,(up in the voice over booth) filled in with jokes, impersonations and introduced characters like Dickie Knee that changed Hey Hey into the crazy success it was famous for. The cartoons were eventually phased out because they ran out of time to show them due to all the fun. Adults suffering Hangovers woke up on couches to Hey Hey when the kids came in to watch the show early in the mornings and they loved it. Word spread causing it to be moved to 6.30pm and a major success.

[@suechandler8162]

Yayyy!!! I love it that you love it. They do it all off the cuff. They have one foolscap sheet written on both sides for the whole program. Red Faces is a take on New Faces, a much loved show, but without the hot flush of acute embarrassment. Schools put on Red Faces concerts just for fun.

[@wendymaree]

'I like the boy'---as the host of the satired talent show, New Faces, of the same era use to say. This was the ever-popular,, Bert Newton, who passed away this year. His son, Matthew Newton, a brilliant actor, has been living in the States for about 20 years.

[@edithwarria4794]

Hello Ryan the guy who gave the score 3 , he’s a red face he always hit the gong. 👍I hope to hear from you soon.🌺🦋🌈💖❤️😘😊🙏🏻from Edith in cairns Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

[@darneyoung537]

Hi Ryan Happy Arvo, I didn’t even know Johnny Depp was on Hey Hey. Her hair looked like she put a finger in the power point Lol ❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺

[@Catherine-pz8gp]

Dicky knee is literally a cap on a broom stick

[@robanov1]

Normally with a rude picture or message on the stick

[@AandiB]

Hey, hey, it's Saturday was an Awesome show.. I watched religiously..

[@PlatinumRatio]

I like the one when Christina Applegate was on. Clint Eastwood was like his movie character.

[@rickburns3492]

Talent is unmeasurable...said in a major sarcastic tone lol 😆

[@jimstanley7139]

If you got a 3 from red Simons you scored well

[@brenreeves9496]

I loved Saturday nights watching Hey Hey it was soo good.

[@narelleberridge4451]

Hi Ryan I'm enjoying your reaction to our humour lol

[@carolthomson9099]

Lol hence the Red faces.because they get up there and embarress themselves ha. Red cops it because he got off on being the mean one but in a nice..ish way. Red is Red Symonds , he played guitar in an Australian band called Skyhooks. Yes the blue hat is just that on a stick but pops up and gives the guests and everyone really a hard time, he is hilarious. Danni is the sister of Kylie Minogue.

[@leemccurtayne9489]

Hi Ryan, glad your getting a laugh out of the old funnies. Well it’s time to kick it up a gear. Two guys called “Clarke and Dawe”, who cracked up Sydney Siders for ages. The skit that should start the ball rolling is “ the Front Fell Off”, or Quantative Easing

[@trapezoidspangle934]

I grew up on Hey Hey since the beginning. Saturday mornings to Saturday nights. It was way better when Ozzie Ostrich was in it. Quick-witted bird. Such a hilarious and chaotic show. John Blackman was the voiceover guy who did many characters and Murray Tregonning was the brilliant sound effects guy. So many years and so much fun. A true original. It wasn’t trying to emulate any overseas format. Try to seek out some earlier shows. I love what you’re doing and you have a wonderfully expressive face. 😊

[@leandabee]

Loved Red Faces. Hey Hey was just a bit of stupidity for a couple of hours a week. Red Simmons was a member of Ozzie band Skyhooks. You are right, JD should have seen into the future, and told himself, don't go near anyone whose last name rhymes with turd 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

[@suehenderson2598]

The judge giving the low scores is Red Symon's, he was a saxophone player in an Aussie band Skyhooks. He was known for his low scores and being harsh but it was all in fun, part of that segment on the show.

[@wren1960]

Red was lead guitar not sax. There was no saxophone in Skyhooks. You're thinking of Wilbur Wilde.

[@suehenderson2598]

@@wren1960 Yes your right, I stand corrected!

[@durv13]

sax ? lol . he was lead guitarist . lol you obviously dont know skyhooks . lol

[@suehenderson2598]

@@durv13 that has been corrected, please view previous comment

[@mariagrant2072]

Red Faces was like a spoof talent contest on Hey Hey it’s Saturday - always entertaining 😂

[@lynnehunt9148]

Ahhhh the memories of Hey Hey its Saturday and Dickey knee lol My daughter still has her Aussie Ostrich

[@lisaaaa1681]

Literally cracks me up every time you say happy arvo 😂😂😂😂

[@sarahanderson3897]

There is a Hey Hey it's Saturday channel/website if you want to watch more comedy gold! Oh and the blue hat is Dickie Knee. As HHS was a night time show by this stage, Dickie was a lot ruder than Agro with his one liners.

[@wdazza]

Dannii Minogue is Kylie's younger sister. "He's really game" means he's willing to try anything. The puppet at the beginning is called Dicky Knee and all you ever see of him is the back of his head.

[@chrisellis4400]

The shtick with Red is that he hates all the acts and always gives a bad score. But because he's the last judge to give a score, he gets to dictate who wins.

[@7thlittleleopard7]

It makes sense to leave him as the king-maker (so to speak) since he's the regular of the show, and the one who probably knows best the kind of talent they get in. It's actually kinda great how they balanced it out.

[@yvonnejohnson3232]

They've just had a 25th Anniversay Special and it fabulous to see all the first episodes. 🥰

[@donaldgraham6414]

The name Red Faces was a spoof on a serious talent show, New Faces, which aired about ten years earlier. Paul Hogan did a send-up of it once on his TV comedy show.

[@kerribreden4431]

Hahahahahaha omg what fantastic memories. As 20 somethings we would watch this and then hit the night clubs 😅

[@kisharadanndando9063]

Haha! I never realised that she was flipping people off! Good one!

[@katetoner3077]

I think my favourite was the chook lotto......🤣

[@robertbradley2310]

Ryan, you might like listening to Click Go The Shears and Waltzing Matilda. Your interpretation of these classic Australian folk songs could be very interesting.

[@KG84C]

Red was also guitarist in legendary 70's aussie band - "Skyhooks".

[@rebeccatompkins]

There were some awesome acts that returned on Red Faces. Particularly the Woodville All-stars, Raymond J Bartholomew and The Music Men. Hope you get to see them.

[@leonardirving3452]

You’ve opened a can of worms with Hey Hey. I think it ran for 27 years in various forms starting out as a Saturday Morning kids show. The humor was aimed at kids but graduated to black adult comedy in the guise of a kids show. It ended up moving to a 2 or 3 hour 6.30 time slot on Saturday night. Nothing in it was meant be serious and some classic characters, skits and got so famous they even attracted big stars from stage and screen, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Tom Jones and many of that I’ll over the years. I was a fan, still am for the best of (50 year best of aired recently) it will live in my heart and the hearts of many baby boomers til we die

[@rodhanson7112]

i ALWAYS WATCHED HEY it's SATURDAY BACK in the 90s it was a fun SHOW

[@joytotheworld6804]

Hahaha! Hey hey it's saturday night taught me more than school! New sub from Tassie, g'day

[@hwd71]

I was cringing so hard at the guy in the red skivvy, even Dannii was speechless. My favourite was the opera singer, where did all the talent in Australia go? We need to revive this show. Red funny as always, and Dannii is still my teenage crush. She is such a glamour.