Hey Hey falls fowl of rulebook
Permits for games of luck are being tied down by bureaucrats according to Daryl Somers. A lot of things have changed since 1999.
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I’m just a little bit confused…
According to an article in the Herald Sun, Daryl Somers is just a tad dismayed that he has to get State Permits to run Chooklotto. Or Plucka Duck. Or both.
And none too happy that the games necessitate a Permit in every individual state and territory because they are games of luck not skill. That’s indeed a crappy lot of red tape (but hey that’s what Production Assistants are for, right?).
Games with a prize value over $5000 require a permit. And they have done for quite some time.
“All we’re trying to do is give people a good entertaining segment that’s part of Australian TV history and it’s being tied down by bureaucrats. The segment ran for years and didn’t turn viewers into problem gamblers,” says Daryl.
It isn’t quite clear how it’s being tied down -whether Permits have been rejected, slow to process, or just not applied for.
Other television shows with lucrative prizes seem to get them without complaint.
But Hey Hey, which alluded to issues with the segment last September, still seems to find fault with the system, just two weeks before its return.
I loved Chooklotto and Plucka Duck (the latter replaced the former, do we really need both?), but there are a lot of things that have changed since Hey Hey left our screens in 1999. The story makes for great copy on a slow news day -and it would have been perfect for April 1- but this is either an astute idea conjured up for free advertising, or a genuine indication that Hey Hey is indeed still living in the past.
Source: Herald Sun
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16 Responses
“The segment ran for years and didn’t turn viewers into problem gamblers”. How do we know this? Seriously tho’ get over it. Are you having trouble finding the pennies??? Anything to get a story into the press. Why Is it called Hey Hey It’s Saturday on Wednesday night? Is it up against The Pacific is it? It’s a shame thats not living up to expectations in the US.
No I agree with Marc. I can’t wait to see how Gen Z’ers complain about TV shows in the future.
“awww boo hoo, Hey Hey belongs in the past and I need to voice my opinion as constant as I can because it definitely matters”
TV cynics are fine, but this is just utter whinging. Does it really effect you that people are once again trying to bring family entertainment back onto television, no matter how dated it may seem?Please calm down haters
@ Marc. Maybe you should take some of your own advice, telling everyone to shut the f*** up is hardly constructive for someone sitting so high up on their moral pedestal.
And I am 100% jealous of Darryl’s botox inflated head (and ego). As Sharon Osbourne would say, his “forehead is like a f***ing flatscreen tv”.
Ah.. doesn’t matter if Chook Lotto doesn’t come back. I thought they got rid of that in the first place as it just seemed unnecessary.
Plucka Duck is where the fun is now with these.
Dont get me wrong I am no fan of Somers but I cant help read how bitter some of you are or is it jealousy ?
Whether you think Daryl’s living in the past or not if you cant have something positive to say or at-least constructive how about just shutting the f*** up!
Marc: Daryl, like many successful people in the biz, has certainly moved into a polarising position with the audience, and even the industry. But Hey Hey will have a loyal following in its new return. I’m on the record as saying I thought they did a remarkable job in walking back on screen as if they had never left. I’m also on the record as noting Daryl is yet to be inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame (now overdue) and was a grave omission from the preliminary voting list that went out to TV Week readers. He should have been there. But the reunions showed there were elements of the past that need a rethink, especially gags that made fun of race, weight etc. This story today also makes me worry that it’s still clutching to some of the past. Yes bring back variety, but wanting the rules to be overlooked probably only confirms for some people the reasons why they aren’t such fans. Sort it out behind the scenes, not sure this story has done them any favours.
@JohnTV that makes a lot of sense. If the rules force them to make it boring, that would be a big disappointment. I think you’ve nailed it.
I think the real problem for the Hey Hey team with the permits is they will have to actually run it like a game instead of mucking around. As they need to get permits, there will be certain things they will need to declare such as terms and conditions. It means that they won’t be able to just give the prize away or actually help the contestant win – which is what they have done in the past.
But you are right David, a slow news day story !!!
Maybe they are rigged. That would explain Somers frustration.
Things have changed in the last decade Darryl. Not all of us are stuck in the past, like Hey Hey, and your frozen face.
More proof the show and Daryl belong back in the 90’s.
I will most definately not be tuning in for Hey Hey. Hated the reunions and don’t like Daryl.
Drop the prize money to $4999.
It’s not about turning people into problem gamblers, it’s about making sure the competitions are run fairly. Every radio competition that’s a game of chance has a permit so why does Hey Hey think it’s above the rules finding it so hard to get them.
While on the topic, can someone explain why it’s still being called Hey Hey It’s Saturday when it’s on a Wednesday – it’s embarrassing, Do they think people won’t know what it is if they just name it ‘Hey Hey’?
Is it realy a lotto when you cant actuly buy a ticket ??? Tthis is another revinue raising event for goverments….
Sounds like a lot of winging to me, I hope The Pacific crushes them!
I cant believe this show is coming back. It’s like a massive nightmare 90’s flashback. Like waking up in a heavy sweat after a bad dream about being back at school. Just horrible. *shivvver…