Hi-de-Hi! released. Hi-de-Hi! Hi-de-Hi! is a BBC television sitcom shown on BBC1 from 1 January 1980 to 30 January 1988. Set between 1959 and 1960 in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, the show was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote "Dad's Army" and "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" amongst other programmes. The title was the greeting the campers heard and in early episodes was written Hi de Hi. The series revolved around the lives of the camp's entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens. The inspiration was the experience of Jimmy Perry, one of the writers.
Hi-5 (Australian band) that the Australian series was sold overseas instead. Hi-5 had initial success throughout the early years, winning the 2000 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program, and ARIA Award for Best Children's Album for "Jump and Jive with Hi-5". Hi-5 continued to film one television series and record one music album each year, with their releases consistently receiving album accreditations; "Celebrate" was certified as gold, while "Jump and Jive with Hi-5", "Boom Boom Beat" and "It's a Hi-5 Christmas" went platinum, and "It's a Party" received double platinum status. Four of their albums reached the top 10 on the ARIA