"Salute Your Shorts" (1991) TV series 1991-1992

Creator:

Steve Slavkin

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Genre:

Drama | Family | Comedy

Plot:

This is a show about a group of kids at summer camp. The camp is run by the heard-but-never-seen Dr. Kahn. They spend their time trying to harass the camp counselor, Kevin "Ug" Lee.

Plot Keywords:

Summer Camp | Camp Counselor | Toothbrush | Bully | Fat Child

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Kirk Baily	...	Kevin 'Ug' Lee (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Megan Berwick	...	Z.Z. Ziff (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Michael Bower	...	Eddie 'Donkeylips' Gelfen / ... (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Steve Slavkin	...	Dr. Kahn (20 episodes, 1991-1993)
Venus DeMilo	...	Telly Radford (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Tim Eyster	...	Sponge Harris (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Heidi Lucas	...	Dina Alexander (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Danny Cooksey	...	Bobby Budnick (20 episodes, 1991-1992)
Erik MacArthur	...	Michael Stein (13 episodes, 1991)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Boy's Camp, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Propaganda Films

Trivia:

After the pilot episode was picked up for a full season, all of the actors had to audition for their roles again.

Quotes:

Michael Stein: Sponge! This is Ug's private stereo, are you sure everything is hooked up all right?
Sponge Harris: My IQ is in the top 99th percentile.
Michael Stein: Look, sponge if anything happens to Ug's equipment, I'm dead.
Sponge Harris: Just... just turn it on.
Michael Stein: You said everything was going to be all right! What happened?
Sponge Harris: I was wrong. It's little things like this that keep me out of the 100th percentile.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

Holds up after all these years

"Salute Your Shorts" may not be the finest television program ever created, but it sure does rank pretty high when concerning Nickelodeon shows. Thanks to Nick GAS (a channel that also airs "Double Dare," "Finders Keepers," "Legends of the Hidden Temple," etc) I've been catching it once or twice every weekend this summer.

I wasn't expecting much, to tell you the truth. I was a young kid the last time I saw this show, and, of course, my tastes have since irreversibly changed.

I was quite surprised to find a very entertaining show. The cinematography and camera angles are actually compelling; the direction is sure-handed and solid. Although the acting can sometimes lean a bit toward the amateurish side at times, it kind of adds to the show's charm. Don't get me wrong -- there is some really good acting here, too.

One of the few old Nickelodeon shows to hold up so well, "Salute Your Shorts" is a lost classic that deserves far more credit than it gets.