''Healthy, Wealthy and Wise'' was a

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television program shown in

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. It was shown on

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and was aired from 1992 until 1998.Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
at the

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. Retrieved 20 June 2007. In November 2024, it was announced

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will be rebooting the series in 2025. The show was created and produced by Michael Dickinson. Gavan Disney, once the producer of the

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's long-running variety show ''

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'', served as executive producer and the show was packaged by Disney Entertainment P/L for the Ten Network and its affiliates throughout the world.

Title

The title takes its name from the proverb, "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." This quote is often attributed to

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since it appeared in his ''

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''; however, it was first used in print by John Clarke in a 1639 book of English and Latin proverbs.

Cast

Notable people associated with the program included Felicity Kennett, wife of the then-Premier of Victoria

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, and Jim Brown, a former Ten eyewitness news journalist. Jacki MacDonald, who formerly appeared on Disney's previous program ''Hey Hey it's Saturday'', was a presenter during the first season. Others used the opportunity to develop ongoing TV careers with the show as a starting point, including chef Iain Hewitson and crafts presenter Tonia Todman. The show's finance guru Ross Greenwood enjoyed particular success and became network finance editor on the

Network Ten (1992-1998)

Some featured reporters and presenters on the show included: *

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– Presenter (season 1) * Ronnie Burns – Host/presenter * Felicity Kennett – Presenter (seasons 6 & 7) *Jim Brown – Travel * Ross Greenwood – Finance *

Iain Hewitson Iain "Huey" Hewitson (born 4 October 1948), is a New Zealand-born Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television personality who moved to Australia in 1972. He is best known for his television involvement with Network Ten. He was also the ...

– Chef *

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– Crafts *

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– Motoring (seasons 3–7)

International broadcasts

The first seven series was also broadcast on television in the United Arab Emirates on Channel 33, on Bahrain TV Channel 55 in Bahrain and on the

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network in various countries across Asia and the Pacific Islands.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0872048 Australian non-fiction television series Network 10 original programming 1992 Australian television series debuts 1998 Australian television series endings Australian English-language television shows