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

User Rating:

9.0/10   

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 | Punishment | Toothbrush | Redhead

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:

Dr. Kahn, the owner of the camp, was never actually seen. His voice was Steve Slavkin, the show's creator.

Quotes:

Donkeylips: I can hawk a loogie eight feet in the air and catch it with my tongue.
Michael Stein: Wow. Your mother must be really proud.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

Aw-ful Waff-el! Aw-ful Waff-el!

My second favorite non-animated show on Nickelodeon. The first, of course, would have to be the Adventures of Pete and Pete. There were so many great things about this show, they're too many to list. All I can say is Nick needs to get back in gear and start running these old shows that came of Nickelodeon back when I was a kid. Shows like Pete and Pete, Rocko's Modern Life, Salute Your Shorts (of course) Clarissa Explains it All (did you know she went to see Pearl Jam in one episode, and Nirvana in another?) and maybe even some Roundhouse. Definitely don't bring back stupid Alex Mack or even Hey! Dude. I wasn't really too fond of either of those shows. They were just too cheesy without enough comedy. Hell, Alex Mack wasn't even a comedy, it was just a sad attempt at a kid's action/drama.

All I can say is, bring back the better shows. The shows from back in the day when the ads for Nick had a dog in a karate outfit dancing on two legs while an ocapella sang "Ni-ni-ni-n'nick-nick-nick- Nick-el-o-deon!