Acropolis Now

Aug 09, 1989 (en) Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Aug 09, 1989
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    Acropolis Now
  • Release
    Aug 09, 1989
  • en
    -

Overview

Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek cafe in Melbourne of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy stage show, Wogs out of Work. The title is a play on the film Apocalypse Now. Each episode was 30 minutes in length and filmed in front of a live audience. Jim's father asks him to run the family business, the Acropolis café, when he suddenly leaves Australia to return to his homeland Greece. The series centres around the activities of the cafe staff. Greek Jim Stephanidis, is the immature owner and his best friend, Spaniard Ricky Martinez is the sensible manager. Memo is the traditional Greek waiter, Liz is the liberated Australian waitress. Skip is the naïve new cook from the bush and Manolis is the stubborn cook from the old cafe. 'Hilarity' prevails from the clash of cultures and beliefs. Jim's hairdresser cousin Effie, played by Mary Coustas, became a hugely popular and enduring character during the run of the show. Coustas later reprised the role for several TV specials and series including Effie, Just Quietly, an SBS comedy / interview show, and Greeks on the Roof, a short-lived Greek-Australian version of the British talk show The Kumars at No. 42.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 1989-08-09)

Old Bar, New Bar

Episode: 1

The Proxy Blues

Episode: 2

The Martinez Inquiry

Episode: 3

The Trouble With Mothers

Episode: 4

It's Academic

Episode: 5

It's Not Unusual

Episode: 6

The Key to Her Heart

Episode: 7

Easter Greek Style

Episode: 8

Three Skips and a Joey

Episode: 9

Bucklovers

Episode: 10

Writers Block

Episode: 11

Season 2 ( 1990-08-30)

Cappuchino Catastrophe

Episode: 1

Double Or Nothing

Episode: 2

Black Ain't Black

Episode: 3

Olives Ain't Olives

Episode: 4

St. Memo's Fire

Episode: 5

Ms Acropolis

Episode: 6

Carmen, I'm Too Bizet

Episode: 7

Ring Of Confidence

Episode: 8

Jobs For The Girls

Episode: 9

Shakespeare Was A Greek

Episode: 10

My Sister Aphroula

Episode: 11

The Taxman Cometh

Episode: 12

Ricky Sings The Blues

Episode: 13

Season 3 ( 1991-02-21)

Harry Who Didn't

Episode: 1

The Goddess

Episode: 2

A Fistful of Cabana

Episode: 3

On the Waiter Front

Episode: 4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Greeks

Episode: 5

The Kid

Episode: 6

The Best of Enemies

Episode: 7

Throw Memo from a Plane

Episode: 8

Snow Job, Part One

Episode: 9

Snow Job, Part Two

Episode: 10

Midnight Expresso

Episode: 11

Back in the USSR

Episode: 12

Acropolis Law

Episode: 13

Season 4 ( 1992-02-13)

Oh Suzanna

Episode: 1

Phantom of the Acropolis

Episode: 2

Crimes of Fashion

Episode: 3

Twenty One Today

Episode: 4

The Letter

Episode: 5

Wheel of Shame

Episode: 6

Full Metal Jerks

Episode: 7

Four Eyes

Episode: 8

Devil in Disguise

Episode: 9

The King and I

Episode: 10

Desperately Seeking Effie

Episode: 11

Deaf Jammed

Episode: 12

The Last Temptation

Episode: 13

Season 5 ( 1992-08-12)

Dream Baby

Episode: 1

Love

Episode: 2

Hair Razors

Episode: 3

The Other Man

Episode: 4

The Lars Supper

Episode: 5

Mum's the Word

Episode: 6

Coward's End

Episode: 7

The Battle of the Sexists

Episode: 8

Torn Between Two Lovers

Episode: 9

Stupidstition

Episode: 10

Confessions of a Hair Gel Goddess

Episode: 11

Here Come The Brides (Part 1)

Episode: 12

Here Come The Brides (Part 2)

Episode: 13
Aug 09, 1989 (en)
Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Aug 09, 1989
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 50%
Original Title Acropolis Now
en

Overview

Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek cafe in Melbourne of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy stage show, Wogs out of Work. The title is a play on the film Apocalypse Now. Each episode was 30 minutes in length and filmed in front of a live audience. Jim's father asks him to run the family business, the Acropolis café, when he suddenly leaves Australia to return to his homeland Greece. The series centres around the activities of the cafe staff. Greek Jim Stephanidis, is the immature owner and his best friend, Spaniard Ricky Martinez is the sensible manager. Memo is the traditional Greek waiter, Liz is the liberated Australian waitress. Skip is the naïve new cook from the bush and Manolis is the stubborn cook from the old cafe. 'Hilarity' prevails from the clash of cultures and beliefs. Jim's hairdresser cousin Effie, played by Mary Coustas, became a hugely popular and enduring character during the run of the show. Coustas later reprised the role for several TV specials and series including Effie, Just Quietly, an SBS comedy / interview show, and Greeks on the Roof, a short-lived Greek-Australian version of the British talk show The Kumars at No. 42.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer