Camp Anawanna...we held it in our hearts...and when we thought about it....it made us want to fart...or something like that. "Salute Your Shorts" brings up some good memories. I remember two episodes really well. The "Zeke The Plumber" episode scared the shit out of me when I was younger. The "Michael and Budnick Getting Sick" episode made me want to eat a few pounds of ice cream. The characters were great. Ug, Budnick, Michael, Sponge, Donkey Lips. These young actors had such great potential- but what happened to them? Some pretty funny shit is what happened to them.
What The Hell Happened To: Bobby Budnick
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I really don't like red hairs. This ginger kid was pretty badass though. The flowing red trailer trash mullet bully of Camp Anawanna had a hard outer core with a typical sissy red haired inside. I expected him to live the rest of his life in a mobile home community, drinking beers, and wearing wife beaters. Safe to say I was wrong. Danny Cooksey went out and still has a successful voice acting career. He was the voice of Montana Max and Emperor Stanley in "Meet The Robinsons". Cooksey also had a short stint in hard rock band Bad4Good. They only released one album but I would expect no less from badass Budnick.
What The Hell Happened To: Ug
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Ug was a big prick. Always trying to hold everybody down. And look at the guy. What the hell is up with mullets on Salute Your Shorts? Well, Kirk Bailey hasn't been up to anything really exciting. He does act still, mostly voice. Ug doesn't look as crazy as he once did though. Actually looks pretty normal. Who knew?
What The Hell Happened To: Donkey Lips
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Holy shit! What the hell happened to Donkey Lips? Michael Bower used to be the chubby lovable idiot in "Salute Your Shorts" but now he appears to be a gang member. Since "Salute Your Shorts", Donkey Lips has done a bit of acting, appeared on a dating show, and started a rap career. He was one of those bubble wrapped nerds in Dude Where's My Car and he appeared on a famous Friends episode. Bower has a number of Myspace pages where he lets us into the world of Donkey Lips. His main page, located here, is full of links to his music pages and his merchandise. Wow, look at him again. It brings a tear to my eye. Donkey Lips is all grown and furry. Don't you wish you could be half the man Donkey Lips is? He reminds me of a Roman god. He looks like he is crafted from marble. Ladies....he's single. Someone have his babies.
What The Hell Happened To: Dina
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I had to include one of the girls. Dina went to college to become a lawyer...go ahead and ogle.
What The Hell Happened To: Michael
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Oh Michael...such a nice, sweet young kid. He only appeared in the first season of "Salute Your Shorts" but he was the focus that first season. Erik MacArthur now does a bit of everything. The sad part is he doesn't do any of it very well. Erik's most recent endeavor was directing and writing the film "Bottoms Up". I don't know if you remember it but it was one of Paris Hilton's feeble attempts at acting. She put on a brown wig and starred alongside Jason Mewes. It tanked. The film has a 1.9/10 rating over at IMDB and ranks in the bottom 250 of all time. Ouch.
What The Hell Happened To: Sponge
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Sponge was a nerd. A loser, a four eyed geek. He looked different then the rest and everyone knows that everyone hates someone that looks different. Besides from getting his ass kicked, Sponge did computer shit and wore big stupid glasses on "Salute Your Shorts". He also wore sweaters and kicked puppies on a number of occasions during the show. Did I mention he ate babies and stomped old women? Well, Tim Eyster decided he wanted to continue in his nerdy ways. He appeared on Babylon 5. Babylon 5 is a shitty version of Star Trek and we all know nerdy Star Trek is. You can find Tim Eyster today at numerous comic shows or Magic conventions.
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