The cast of the early Nickelodeon hit reunited at the very ranch where they filmed the show, which ended 35 years ago this summer
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| Kelly Brown, Christine Taylor, Joe Torres and David Lascher in 'Hey Dude'. | Credit : Paramount+ |
Hey Dude, the gang is back together!
The cast of
Hey Dude, the Nickelodeon Western comedy series that followed a group of teen ranch workers, reunited at the Tanque Verde Ranch in Tuscon, Arizona, where the series was filmed, for a special episode of the
Hey Dude... The 90's Called! podcast.
The live reunion aired on Saturday, January 31, 2026, 35 years after the show came to a conclusion in August 1991. Hosts Christine Taylor and David Lascher had fun taking a trip down memory lane with their fellow cast and crew members — David Brisbin, Kelly Brown, Debra Kalman, Joe Torres, Geoffrey Coy, Jonathan Galkin, and Josh Tygiel.
During their chat, Brown, who played Brad, talked about revisiting what's left of the set, which still remains in the area.
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| 'Hey Dude' cast reunion. | HeyDudeThe90sCalled/Instagram |
"It felt like, well, 'This is what the last few seconds must be like when you leave the Earth,' because [I felt] everything," she began.
"I pulled through those gates and it was, all the memories, everything, was flooding. And I actually went yesterday, before all you guys, because I knew I was gonna be emotional," Brown admitted.
"I got the cries and the tears out and the choking up. I got it all out yesterday. It was emotional. It was very emotional. We spent a lot of time there... It was very intense."
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| 'Hey Dude' cast and crew reunion. | HeyDudeThe90sCalled/Instagram |
"And also, a lot of it is just not there," Taylor, who played Melody, pointed out. "That's also very surreal. Like, our bunk house, Brad and Melody's bunk house, gone."
"Rubble," Brown agreed.
Hey Dude premiered on Nickelodeon in July 1989 and ran for five seasons until Aug. 1991. Casting for the series was done, in part, in the Tucson area. Tygiel, who played Buddy, was cast through local auditions, which is ironic because Buddy was new to ranch life in the show's action.
Each season took place over the summer and dealt with coming-of-age issues like friends and romance, while also spotlighting ranch life.
The reunion will be available in full for listeners who couldn't make the live stream as an episode of
Hey Dude... The 90's Called!, which Taylor and Lascher have hosted since 2022, in the coming weeks.
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