Hey Dad..! is an Australian sitcom produced by Gary Reilly Productions, originally airing from 1987 to 1994 on the Seven Network.
Hey Dad..! is set in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood, where Martin Kelly is left to singlehandedly raise his children Simon, Debbie and Jenny after the death of his wife Margaret three years prior.
Martin runs his own architectural business from home, and employs Betty Wilson -- a ditsy but good-natured cousin of the Ke...
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Hey Dad..! is an Australian sitcom produced by Gary Reilly Productions, originally airing from 1987 to 1994 on the Seven Network.
Hey Dad..! is set in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood, where Martin Kelly is left to singlehandedly raise his children Simon, Debbie and Jenny after the death of his wife Margaret three years prior.
Martin runs his own architectural business from home, and employs Betty Wilson -- a ditsy but good-natured cousin of the Kellys from the country town of Walgett -- as his secretary.
Many episodes deal with the daily stresses Martin faces as the family patriarch, such as settling squabbles amongst his children, being forced to endure Betty's elaborate excuses for tardiness, and his frustration with her delayed productivity at work. Another source of agitation for Martin is the ever-present uninvited visits from Simon's best friend Nudge, a neighbour who constantly helps himself to whatever food he can find in the Kellys' kitchen.
In early episodes, the show touches...
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