Hey Dude

Hey Dude was a television program that was transmitted in the United States from 1989 to 1991. The show was aired on the Nickelodeon channel with reruns going as far as 1998 (And briefly repeated in 2004.)

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The series was set on the fictional Bar None Dude Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. It portrayed the lives of the ranch owner, his son, and five teenaged 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.

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The owner was Mr. Ernst, a good-natured 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 accountant. His son Buddy was displeased with the change of locale, primarily because he couldn't skateboard on desert sand.

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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.

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Ted later left the show and was replaced by Ernst's nephew Jake, an eccentric slacker. Not longer 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.

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The only other featured adult was Lucy, a tough and authoritative ranch-hand.

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Hey Dude was filmed on location at the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch located near Tucson, Arizona.

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