Site News updated: November 26, 2000

News Updated: May 21, 2000 Rumors Updated: Nov 10, 1999

To get into the swing of things, I'm posting a new Kelly Brown photo. This image is one of those legendary picture frame photos we've all heard about. A big thanks to Brian from Tampa for sending the photo along.

I have to give her so much credit for the success of this interview. As the interview subject, she did a great job of extrapolating answers into nooks and crannies I would've never found on my own. And you'll see how her approach to Hey Dude paid off in the show's subsequent high standards and quality. I owe a great deal of thanks to Lisa for volunteering her time.

I've also added a satellite picture of the Hey Dude grounds. The sat image was taken in 1992, yet it shows the general state of the set grounds as they stand today. I've crudely annotated the image.

Oh, almost forgot...sometime during the last week, I slipped in new video captures for "Day One at the Bar None" and "Battle of the Sexes." These are big sets of about 140 images each. Go to the Multimedia Corrals to see them.

Behind-the-scenes fans, get ready! I had a long conversation with key Hey Dude writer Lisa Melamed. She also spent a few months on location, and she has a lot of very interesting memories about those days. When you're done, you'll feel as though you were there yourself. The entire transcription process may take a while, but it'll be coming soon.

The key to making these galleries work is some new JavaScript I twisted up. At this point, it (hopefully) works with Xoom's servers, addresses bandwidth issues in an elegant way, and most importantly, makes creation of each gallery a snap. After I prep a new image set, I only need to change about six variables to make everything work. The actual image capturing is the most time consuming part of the job. But I get to watch Hey Dude while I do it, so I'm not complaining! I'd appreciate any feedback on how the new setup works. I have a cable modem, plus everything gets cached as I test the code, so I can't get a true idea of how (in)efficient the galleries might be on a 28.8/56k connection. Also, it probably helps immensely if you're running 800x600 or more.

A note from Hey Dude writer Lisa Melamed has been added to the Production Info page. Imagine my surprise when I found her in my e-mail! Lisa wrote many of Hey Dude's best episodes, including "Dan the Man," "Miss Tucson," and "Low Budget Brad." I hate to even hint at things before they actually happen, but there may be more to come from this source. Stay tuned.

Also did a stealth update on the existing episode details for #2019 "Ghost Stories" and #5053 "Miss Tucson." These feature the updated graphics, the newer format, the iReviewIts, etc. The video capturing I did on version one of "Miss Tucson" was exceedingly bad, so I'm relieved to get this one updated on par with Wanda McKelvy's excellent write-up.

I'm out of town for the next few days, so no likely updates this weekend. However, I may be going someplace of interest. (Aw, there we go, more hinting!) If so, it'll get posted.

Also, it looks like the review/rate it feature works. Right now, the only episode set up for rating/review is #5058, "Jealous Guy". Check out the episode detail (go to the Episode Guide, and then click the horseshoe by episode 58). The iReviewIt feature should be pretty obvious. I'll let you all know as old episode details are retrofitted with the feature.

Doug also sends a VCR-programming alert. TNN shows old reruns of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, hosted by Dick Clark and Ed McMahon. Doug recalls (as Wanda did in her "Miss Tucson" Episode Detail) that Hey Dude makes the blooper reel when a bat swoops down during the beauty contest. It looks like the relevant episode may be airing this week. In Arizona, Bloopers airs weekdays at 2 PM on TNN. Your times may most certainly vary, so check your local listings.

Also, somebody from Russia left a message in the Guestbook. Go figure, as who knows how Hey Dude connects into that! Anyhow, Elena made a very good point about the Javascript not working. This has something to do with the Multimedia Corrals being archived on the Xoom server. The galleries are set up to open images in new, script-generated windows, and Xoom somehow breaks that. It must have something to do with the ad-bar marquee that's applied to every Xoom page, since the JavaScript works fine on my local machine (as it did on the old server). The only workarounds are to use existing windows (inconvenient with all the load times and back & forth), new windows (a little better, but there's the "on top" issue), or frames (probably what is going to happen, with thumbnails in the sidebar). Or maybe the Xoom account can be configured to use popup ad windows instead of the marquee. I can't tell you when this might get fixed, as 1) new content has priority, 2) I'm now liberally illustrating episode details, and 3) I'm probably going to re-capture many of the images to a higher quality.

For now, I'll probably put the interview in the Production Info section, though I have yet to do that. Hopefully, if I can roust up more interviews, they go in their own section. It's been more work than I thought just getting the data transcribed and done up. If you want to hop right to it, here's a link to the interview. If anything changes on this page, it'll be related to graphics and organization, but not content. I'm hoping to get some more images on the page, including some photos Mr. Cerulli took when he was at the ranch.

So those of you who receive the automatic update notices via e-mail probably didn't get last night's. If you're not on the mail list, and you want to be notified when changes are made to the site, sign up at the bottom of the front page where it says "Sign Up Here For Breakfast Ride."

Also, I don't think I ever noted on the mail list or news that "The Legend of Jed" Episode Detail was posted. This happened many months ago. The synopsis was written in loving detail by -- who else -- Wanda McKelvy. I'm running out of superlatives when describing her summaries. They're all just great reads, and her Horse Droppings (episode notes!) are a blast. Note that i still have to add the header graphic to this one. To read this, go to the episode guide and click on the horseshoe by "The Legend of Jed."

I've also made a number of small cosmetic changes. A few graphics here and there. More importantly, all episode designations will now be in terms of the episode titles, rather than the number. I've back-edited a few pages to reflect those changes, even in material submitted by others (call that editorial control). The entire Hey Dude Encyclopedia has been coded by title abbreviations, rather than episode numbers. I still have to key the title abbreviations somewhere, probably in the episode guide. To be frank, I always found it very difficult to refer to episodes by number. To this day, if you mention episode #63, I'll have very little confidence in matching the episode. But say "Jake's Fight" and I know exactly what you mean. as an example, "Jake's Fight" is keyed as [JF]. "Day One at the Bar None" is [D1BN]. You get the idea. This is consistent with every other television program guide I know of. Episode titles are religiously respected, and the numerical designations are only important in the ordinal sense.

Oh yeah, upon further review, one change in the episode guide: "Goldlocks" and "Ted's Saddle" were transposed, in light of the official list received. "Goldilocks" is #1003, and "Ted's Saddle" is #1004.

BTW, if someone's got a good idea for a new poll question, please let me know: danichi@swlink.net. Thanks!

I've also posted a link to a plain text version of the complete Episode Guide as received. You can save this version to your hard drive, print it, massage it, whatever.

Doug has also provided a wealth of information that will be incorporated into the web site. I mean, some really good stuff. Keep an eye out for updates as they are made. Doug has also provided some leads that (hopefully) I can parlay into greater things. Regardless, I owe a great deal of thanks of Doug.

Also, I've added another of Wanda McKelvy's wonderful episode details, this time for [3032] "Superstition." I really owe a lot to Wanda as well, and I certainly feel bad about the accumulated backlog of details. This is the first step towards chipping the pile down. Graphically, I've tried to cater to Kelly Brown fans, so Brad fans take note. I really don't mind pandering to that segment of the Hey Dude fan demographic. The header montage is sloppy -- I intend to redo it, as I'm exploring quicker ways to generate that part of each synopsis. (Truthfully, it's been so long that I've completely forgotten the old process of creating the beveled edges and speckled border.)

I should be adding more stuff tomorrow night, but at the same time, I'm going to try cleaning up loose ends on the web site (typos, bad links, etc.), especially in light of the newfound episode titles. A lot of work that'll be done on this web site will be transparent to most of you.

Another small thing. I've been using a high-speed cable modem connection as of a few months ago. I may migrate the web site over to my @home space. I already reserved the user name "thebarnone". If this happens, I'll make the transition as seamless as possible, leaving a re-direct up with my swlink.net account, which I will keep for e-mail purposes. Hopefully, for most, it'll involve nothing more than a bookmark update.

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At some point in your career, have you actually fallen for one of your costars?
I dated Christine Taylor when we did Hey Dude, but that was a long time ago.

What's your favorite cereal?
Frosted Flakes and Cap'n Crunch.

I've always been a huge fan of yours, ever since Hey Dude. Do you still keep in touch with any of those costars?
Everyone is doing great. But, no, I don't see that gang as much as I'd like to.

Thanks to Ray for the heads up on this item!

Jonathan Galkin was also on a, probably mere 15-20 episode, show, "Way Cool." I accidentally stumbled across it one Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. on NBC and was instantly hooked because, of course, it starred the object of my affection, and was my first post-Hey Dude citing of any of the cast. Made in 1991, perhaps slightly overlapping the tragic end of Hey Dude, it was made up of several sketches, both peculiar to the "theme" of that episode and recurring sketches which also weaved the theme into itself. Definitely a well-put together show, even though it had its (relatively frequent) cheesy moments. Very typical of the early-90s look.

A completely teenage cast, it starred other vanishing actors, namely:

• Spencer Barros
• Heather Gottlieb
• Lisa Gay Hamilton
• Maria Merullo
• Tony Templeton
• and featured the duo "Partners in Kryme" who produced a music video for each episode based on the theme.

Granted, this show could be dubbed, as I like to say, "cheese at its finest", but it nevertheless caught my attention, had its entertaining points, and should have lasted much longer than it did. Yeah, I have to admit mainly because it was just more of a chance for me to watch Jonathan Galkin with extra stars in my eyes... (so, I'm in complete understanding of your admiration of Kelly Brown :) ... and I think it would have had it been in a better time slot. I only managed to grab about six episodes on tape, but it's enough to prove that my guy didn't disappear from the face of the earth right after Hey Dude ended...he waited about a year, THEN vanished without a trace. :( I'm still on a quest to gain more info, however. Thanks, Naomi!

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Hi Everyone.I have searched the world around for Hey Dude Facts and i wan to share them with you I have found about the cast and here is there story Danny-Lives on an Indian Reservation in Utah Brad-Married and has 1 kid Melody-Played in Wedding Singer and Brady Bunch Ted-Plays in Clueless the show He has 2 kids he isnt married Mr Ernest-Played in Forrest Gump.Teaches acting at Baily College in Vancouver Lucy-She worked at the dude ranch in real life. Jake-I Wish i knew Buddy-He is now gothic Kyle-He is married to Actress Kira Sherman-She's Hot

Though some of this info jibes with fact, take it with a grain of salt. The same "Troy Hudson" immediately left other guestbook messages under the names Mark, Sean, Alex, Mo, Tiffany, and low.

One interesting fact is that there are actually 66 episodes. An unaired pilot was also made and featured the female stars of the show but had different male actors. Then it was recast, rewritten and reshot. That's when Dee LaDuke, the creator, left. She was unhappy with the direction the show was taking and walked. The ranch was built on an unused portion of the Tanque Verde ranch and was torn down after production was over.