Salute Your Shorts
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| Created by | Steve Slavkin |
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| Narrated by | Jordan G. Smith |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Propaganda Films |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | June 1, 1991 – June 29, 1992 |
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Salute Your Shorts is an American comedy television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1992. It was based on the 1986 book Salute Your Shorts: Life at Summer Camp by Steve Slavkin and Thomas Hill.
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.
Salute Your Shorts was a relatively unique show for Nickelodeon at the time, as most of its scenes were shot on location. As Camp Anawanna was mostly fictional, producers filmed the show at several locations around the Los Angeles area. Scenes involving camp activities, such as baseball and basketball, were shot on location at the Griffith Park Boys Camp within Griffith Park. The lake that was frequently seen on the show was located at the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom in Franklin Canyon Park. Interiors were shot on sets.
The series was not renewed for a third season due to the cast members not wanting to relocate to Orlando in order to have the show continue.
The pilot for the series aired as a special on Nickelodeon in October 1990. After the pilot episode was picked up to series, all of the actors had to re-audition for their roles.
The series was the second highest rated cable TV series in kids 6–11 during its second season. Despite having not aired new episodes in four years, Salute Your Shorts was among the top 15 highest-rated, regularly scheduled basic-cable series in 1996 according to Variety.
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