Salute Your Shorts

A breezy, goofy summer-camp romp full of kid pranks and counselor chaos, easy to dip into and nostalgic to watch.

Created by

Jefferson Kibbee

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Michael Bower, Heidi Lucas, Venus DeMilo Thomas

Overview

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.

How it feels

Light, whimsical, absurd and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, coming-of-age, rebellion, found family

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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