Hey Dude (1989)

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Hey Dude is an American Western comedy series that aired from 1989 to 1991. The show was broadcast on the Nickelodeon network, and aired reruns on Nickelodeon until early 1999, and now on TeenNick ever 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 have been released on DVD. Only the first four seasons are on iTunes.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (3,751 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

6.52 avg 13 episodes 6.1 → 7.0 25 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Day One at the Bar None	6.1	33
2	Battle of the Sexes	6.7	28
3	Goldilocks	6.0	24
4	Ted's Saddle	6.2	23
5	The Competition	6.7	23
6	Rehearsal for Romance	6.4	22
7	Perfect Father	6.8	22
8	The Good, the Bad & the Obnoxious	6.1	22
9	Rainmen	6.7	23
10	Ted & Brad Get Handcuffed	6.5	22
11	Suspicion	6.8	21
12	Employee of the Week	6.7	20
13	Pain in the Neck	7.0	21

Season 2 (1989)

6.66 avg 13 episodes 6.9 → 6.2 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Loose Lips	6.9	21
2	Battle of a Hundred Bucks	7.1	21
3	Our Little Champion	6.0	19
4	Bunkmate Battles	6.6	20
5	Crash Landing	6.5	20
6	Ghost Stories	7.6	26
7	Teacher's Pest	6.8	17
8	Treasure Teens	7.2	20
9	Dan the Man	6.4	20
10	Superstar	6.1	20
11	Bar None Babysitter	6.1	20
12	Cowboy Ernst	7.1	20
13	Take Me to Your Leader	6.2	20

Season 3 (1990)

6.35 avg 13 episodes 6.0 → 6.1 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Inmates Run the Asylum	6.0	21
2	Hey Cinderella	6.1	20
3	Datenight	6.7	19
4	New Kid on the Block	6.9	21
5	Sewn at the Hip	5.7	20
6	Superstition	6.5	18
7	Dueling Ranches	6.6	19
8	Ex-Static	6.1	19
9	No More Mr. Nice Guy	6.8	19
10	Killer Ernst	6.1	20
11	Melody's Brother	6.1	20
12	The Bad Seed	6.8	23
13	Stick Around	6.1	19

Season 4 (1990)

6.28 avg 13 episodes 6.6 → 7.4 26 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	They're Back	6.6	18
2	Ride, She Said	6.7	20
3	Magnum Ernst	5.8	18
4	Dudesbury	6.2	18
5	Fear	6.3	18
6	Secret Admirer	6.0	17
7	Lost in the Desert	5.3	18
8	Return of Ted	7.4	19
9	Do the Right Thing	5.9	19
10	Doghouse Blues	5.2	18
11	Some Like It Hot	6.3	18
12	Mr. Moneybags	6.5	15
13	Murder, He Wrote	7.4	18

Season 5 (1991)

6.49 avg 13 episodes 6.2 → 7.9 26 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Miss Tucson	6.2	17
2	The Legend of Jed	6.5	20
3	Incredible Shrinking Ted	6.8	18
4	Rest in Pieces	6.5	17
5	Baby	5.9	15
6	Jealous Guy	6.0	15
7	Amnesia	6.3	18
8	Presumed Stupid	6.3	15
9	Crush	6.5	17
10	Low Budget Brad	6.7	14
11	Jake's Fight	6.1	13
12	Double Date	6.7	14
13	War	7.9	20

Hey Dude (1989)

Cast

Seasons

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