The Dream was a sports/comedy talk show, broadcast every night during the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, presented by Australian comedic duo Roy and HG. Sydneys skyline with the Opera House on the left Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city, founded in 1788. ... Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... Roy & HG are a noted Australian comedy duo, with Greig Pickhaver taking the role of HG Nelson and John Doyle as Roy Slaven. ...

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 initial 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, where they adapted vernacular terms such as battered sav and chiko roll, and coined hilarious new terms including flat bag, dutch wink and "hello boys" to describe the various manoeuvres, and these became familiar to viewers worldwide. Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinaesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ...

They also popularised Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat as their mascot, dismissing the official mascots of Syd, Ollie and Millie (also known as Dickhead on the show). 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 Australian athletes from carrying the doll at medal award ceremonies. When auctioned for charity at the end of the series, Fatso was purchased by Seven Network CEO Kerry Stokes for over AU$80,000. A statue of Fatso has since been erected at the Olympic Park site. Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat was an unofficial mascot of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics created and promoted by sports/comedy televison program The Dream which covered the event. ... The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Kerry Stokes is the chairman of Seven Network, one of the largest broadcasting corporations in Australia, and a recipient of the Order of Australia recognising his contributions to Australian business. ... The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ...

Insulting New Zealanders, particular by way of the medal tally, was also a favourite pastime of Roy. During the 2004 season, Norway was insulted frequently, along with New Zealanders, as was former Olympic host city Atlanta, which Roy regularly denounced as "a toilet". John Doyle (also known as Roy Slaven or Rampaging Roy Slaven) is a dramatist, actor, comedian and broadcaster and is one half of Australian sports comedy duo Roy and HG. Doyle was born in Lithgow, New South Wales and graduated from the then Newcastle Teachers College in 1973 with a... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

The show's popularity during the 2000 season prompted the creation of two spin-off shows, broadcast in Australia only; The Ice Dream during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and The Cream, during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... The 2003 Rugby Union World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby history. ...