Hey Dude is an American Western comedy series that aired on Nickelodeon from July 14, 1989, to August 30, 1991. It is set on the fictitious Bar None Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. It portrays the lives of the ranch owner, his son, their ranch hand, and four teenage summer employees. The series is aimed at a teenage audience.
Ben Ernst, a divorced, good-natured, somewhat bumbling father from New Jersey, bought the Bar None Dude Ranch seeking escape from his high-pressure job as a New York City accountant. The teenage staff consisted of two boys and two girls: Ted, an enterprising troublemaker; Danny, an easy-going Hopi teenager and Ted's best friend; Melody; and Brad, a rich girl from Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
