   the dream with roy and hg was a sports/comedy talk show, broadcast every night during the sydney 2000 and athens 2004 olympics, presented by australian comedy duo roy and hg. their telecasts became one of the most popular events of the games, with olympians from all nations queueing up to appear. the gifts given to interviewees became some of the most valuable collectors' items of the games. due to the attention on australia as the host nation, the 2000 season took the form of a two hour show and was made available to olympic broadcasters internationally; the 2004 season was a one hour show broadcast in australia only. the pair became well known for their commentary of certain events, particularly the men's gymnastics. speaking with mock-seriousness, roy and h.g. used fictitious terminology to describe various manoeuvres. such coined terms included adapted vernacular such as "battered sav" and "chiko roll", and other inventions like "flat bag", "dutch wink", "crazy date" and "hello boys" - that became familiar to viewers worldwide. roy and h.g. also interspersed their commentary with made-up "facts" about the competitors, such as their occupation and pre-match preparation routines. other running jokes included showing slow-motion clips of greco-roman wrestling accompanied by raunchy barry white music and the very snugly fitting outfits worn by the male rowing teams. they also popularised fatso the fat-arsed wombat as their mascot, dismissing the official mascots as "olly, millie, and dickhead". this was emphasised in a satirical diving contest between fatso, the three official mascots, and the boxing kangaroo later in the games. fatso's huge popularity during the series caused consternation with the australian olympic committee, who at first tried to ban the character from olympic events after australian 
2000_Australian_television_series_debuts 2000_Summer_Olympics 2000s_Australian_television_series 2004_Australian_television_series_endings 2004_Summer_Olympics Australian_comedy_television_series Australian_sports_television_series Olympics_on_Australian_television Seven_Network_shows