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Salute Your Shorts is an American comedy television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1992 and in reruns until early 1999. It was based on the 1986 book, Salute Your Shorts: Life at Summer Camp by Steve Slavkin.
The series, filmed at Franklin Canyon Park and the Griffith Park Boys Camp within Griffith Park in Los Angeles, was set at the summer camp Camp Anawanna. It focuses on teenage campers, their strict and bossy counselor, and the various capers and jocularities they engage in.
The title comes from a common prank campers play on each other: a group of kids steals a boy's boxer shorts and raise them up a flagpole. Hence, when people see them waving like a flag, other kids would salute them as part of the prank.
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Season01
- S01E01
Michael Comes to CampJuly 4, 1991—Michael arrives at Camp Anawanna and becomes very popular with some of the other campers. Budnick then forces Michael and Sponge to join a " - S01E02
Zeke The PlumberJuly 4, 1991—Budnick tells the gang a ghost story about the camp's old custodian, Zeke. It is said that Zeke, who had lost his nose in an accident, was u - S01E03
The Treasure of Sara MadreJuly 4, 1991—Budnick finds a treasure map that supposedly leads to the buried cash of the camp's late dance instructor Sara Madre. He sells two copies of - S01E04
Brownies for Thud MackieJuly 6, 1991—After Michael accidentally ruins some brownies that belonged to the camp's meanest kid, Thud Mackie, he needs to do something or face a beat - S01E05Bunk Chief ElectionsJuly 13, 1991—At the girls' bunk Telly and Dina each try to bribe Z.Z. to vote one of them as Bunk Chief. At the guys' bunk, as punishment for putting a
- S01E06
Toilet Seat BasketballJuly 20, 1991—The gang forms a basketball team that must play in a small camp tournament to earn the privilege of representing Camp Anawanna in a big bask - S01E07The Radio Call-In ContestJuly 27, 1991—Sponge uses the camp phone without Ug's permission to call into a radio contest. He wins the first round of the contest and a $100 prize. In
- S01E08Donkeylips and Sponge Weigh InAugust 3, 1991—In order to win a lobster dinner, Sponge and Donkeylips enter the wrestling tournament. Unfortunately Sponge is too light to wrestle and Don
- S01E09Budnick and Michael Fake Being SickAugust 10, 1991—In order to get out of the daily activties, Michael and Budnick fake being sick. They end up spemding the day in the nurse's station with no
- S01E10Cinderella PlayAugust 17, 1991—The group must put on the camp's presentation of Cinderella. Dina is cast as Cinderella with Michael as the prince. Telly must play an ugly
- S01E11Donkeylips' Crush on DinaAugust 24, 1991—Dina leaves a love note for Michael on a painting that she thinks is his. It turns out to be Donkeylips' painting and he is thrilled that th
- S01E12Mail Carrier MonaAugust 31, 1991—After Ug breaks up with his girlfriend, he starts to crack down on the kids for every little rule violation. When a new mail carrier named M
- S01E13The Environmental PartySeptember 7, 1991—Z.Z. tires to get the others to clean up the camp. Unfortunately they really don't care. So Dina helps her throw a party to try and raise aw
Season02
- S02E01
Goodbye Michael, Hello PinskyJune 26, 1992—The gang finds out that Michael had to leave camp because he has the chickenpox. Into his place in Bunk 13 comes a new kid, Ronnie Pinskey. - S02E02
Counselor BudnickJuly 27, 1992—It's backwards weekend, and the campers have elected Budnick to be the weekend counselor, while Ug had to be a camper. At first, Budnick let - S02E03
Telly's Tennis MatchJuly 4, 1992—Telly, tired of losing to another boy at tennis, thnks she needs a new metal raquet to beat him, instead of her old wooden one. Budnick give - S02E04
Dina and the Rock StarJuly 11, 1992—Dina promises everyone that she will get Jamie Mallet Jr., a huge rock star, to perform at the camp dance. She finds out that Jamie is stayi - S02E05
The Cursed SkullJuly 18, 1992—The girls decide that they want to be away from each other, so they ask Ug to change the bunk assignments. Meanwhile, the boys find a buffal - S02E06Budnick Loves Dina (1)July 25, 1992—Dina is describing to the other girls what her perfect boyfriend would be like. She then realizes that Budnick matches all of her criteria,
- S02E07Budnick Loves Dina (2)August 1, 1992—Dina decides that she doesn't love Budnick after all, but Budnick still loves her. As a way to get him to stop following her, she tries to m
- S02E08Sponge Goes to the MoviesAugust 8, 1992—After sleeping through the camp's Club Choice Day, Pinskey ends up in Sponge's computer club. He then decides to use the camp's outside mode
- S02E09
The Pinsky-Sponge GazetteAugust 15, 1992—Pinskey and Sponge start a camp newspaper. While Sponge is writing actual news stories, Pinskey starts a gossip column, which soon becomes v - S02E10Capture the FlagAugust 22, 1992—Donkeylips wants to play on the offensive side of the camp's Capture the Flag team, but even though he knows the strategy, he is put on defe
- S02E11Park Ranger MonaAugust 29, 1992—Mona Tibbs, the mail lady, has joined the park service to be closer to Ug. He thinks this is good because she will go easy on the camp when
- S02E12Ellen Comes to CampSeptember 5, 1992—Ellen, Dr. Kahn's niece, comes to visit camp, and Ug orders the campers to treat her like royalty. She is a real brat and the gang is ready
- S02E13Anawanna IncorporatedSeptember 12, 1992—The campers start a birdhouse company for career day. Dina is appointed leader and Donkeylips is put in charge of production. After seeing h
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