Acropolis Now
{{Short description|Television series}}
{{For|the Lynne Truss radio series|Acropolis Now (radio)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = Sitcom
| creator = {{Plainlist|
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| director = {{Plainlist|
- Ted Emery
- Pino Amenta
- Peter Andrikidis
- Kendal Flanadan
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| developer =
| presenter =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Nick Giannopoulos
- George Kapiniaris
- Simon Palomares
- Mary Coustas
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| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = George Kapiniaris
| opentheme = "It's a Sweet Life"
| endtheme =
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 5
| num_episodes = 63
| list_episodes =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Stanley Walsh
- Peter Herbert
- Oscar Whitbread
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Ian Bradley
- Gary Fenton
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| location =
| camera =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Crawford Productions
| network = Seven Network
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|1989|8|9}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|1992|11|4}}
| related =
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Acropolis Now was an Australian television sitcom set in a fictional Greek cafe, called the "Acropolis Cafe" in Melbourne that ran for 63 episodes broadcast from 9 August 1989 to 4 November 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 nameplay on the film Apocalypse Now. Each episode was 20 minutes in length and filmed in front of a live audience.{{Cite web |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35025525?q&versionId=43487355 |title=Acropolis now : Season 1 [DVD]. |via=Trove |access-date=4 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430113737/http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35025525?q&versionId=43487355 |archive-date=30 April 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9448243 |title=Acropolis now |via=Trove |access-date=4 June 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.crawfords.com.au/libary/sitcom/acropolis.html |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20010624140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/15405/20010625-0000/www.crawfords.com.au/libary/sitcom/acropolis.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2001 |title=Australian Web Archive |via=Australian Web Archive |date=23 August 2006 |access-date=4 June 2013}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Synopsis
Jim's (Giannopoulos) 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 on the activities of the cafe staff. Greek Jim Stefanidis, is the immature owner and his best friend, Spaniard Ricky Martinez (Palomares) is the sensible manager (seasons 1-2 only). Memo (Kapiniaris) is the traditional Greek waiter, Liz is the liberated Australian waitress. Skip is the new cook from the bush, naïve to wog culture but more accomplished in Greek cuisine than Jim, and Manolis is the stubborn, incompetent, drunk cook from the old cafe. The show's humour arises 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 television show The Kumars at No. 42.
Episodes
=Series overview=
{{Series overview
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| link1 = #Season 1 (1989)
| episodes1 = 11
| start1 = {{Start date|1989|8|9|df=yes}}
| end1 = {{Start date|1989|10|18|df=yes}}
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| link2 = #Season 2 (1990)
| episodes2 = 13
| start2 = {{Start date|1990|8|2|df=yes}}
| end2 = {{Start date|1990|10|25|df=yes}}
| color3 = #4B509C
| link3 = #Season 3 (1991)
| episodes3 = 13
| start3 = {{Start date|1991|2|21|df=yes}}
| end3 = {{Start date|1991|5|23|df=yes}}
| color4 = #9FD298
| link4 = #Season 4 (1992)
| episodes4 = 13
| start4 = {{Start date|1992|2|13|df=yes}}
| end4 = {{Start date|1992|5|7|df=yes}}
| color5 = #E97C4C
| link5 = #Season 5 (1992)
| episodes5 = 13
| start5 = {{Start date|1992|8|12|df=yes}}
| end5 = {{Start date|1992|11|4|df=yes}}
}}
=Series 1 (1989)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Old Bar... New Bar
|DirectedBy = Ted Emery
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|8|9|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = The Proxy Blues
|DirectedBy = Ted Emery
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|8|16|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = The Martinez Inquiry
|DirectedBy = Ted Emery
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|8|23|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Trouble with Mothers
|DirectedBy = Ted Emery
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|8|30|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = It's Academic
|DirectedBy = Ted Emery
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|9|6|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = It's Not Unusual
|DirectedBy = Ted Emery
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|9|13|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = The Key to Her Heart
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|9|20|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Easter Greek Style
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Mary Coustas, Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|8|23|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Three Skips and a Joey
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|10|4|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Bucklovers
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|10|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Writer's Block
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|10|18|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #ADD8E6
}}
}}
=Series 2 (1990)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Cappuccino Catastrophe
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|8|2|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Double or Nothing
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|8|9|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Black Ain't Black
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|8|16|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Olives Ain't Olives
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|8|23|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = St. Memo's Fire
|DirectedBy = Peter Andrikidis
|WrittenBy = George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|8|30|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Ms Acropolis
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|9|6|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Carmen I'm Too Bizet
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|9|13|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Ring of Confidence
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|9|20|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Jobs for the Girls
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|9|27|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Shakespeare Was a Greek
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|4|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = My Sister Aphroula
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = The Taxman Cometh
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|18|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Ricky Sings the Blues
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|25|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #D770C6
}}
}}
=Series 3 (1991)=
{{Episode table |background=#4B509C |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Harry Who Didn't
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|2|21|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = The Goddess
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|2|28|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = A Fistful of Cabana
|DirectedBy = Pino Amenta
|WrittenBy = Pino Amenta, Chris Anastassiades & Peter Herbert
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|3|7|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = On the Waiterfront
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|3|14|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Teenage Mutant Ninja Greeks
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|3|21|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = The Kid
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|3|28|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = The Best of Enemies
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|4|4|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Throw Memo from the Plane
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Julian Glavacich, George Kapiniaris & Alan Keaughran
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|4|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Snow Job: Part One
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|4|18|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Snow Job: Part Two
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|4|25|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Midnight Expresso
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|5|2|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Back in the U.S.S.R
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Marc Gracie, Peter Herbert & Simon Palomares
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|5|16|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Acropolis Law
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Mary Coustas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|5|23|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #4B509C
}}
}}
=Series 4 (1992)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Oh Suzanna!
|DirectedBy = Peter Andrikidis
|WrittenBy = Elizabeth Coleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|2|13|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Crimes of Fashion
|DirectedBy = Mark Piper
|WrittenBy = Ray Boseley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|2|20|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Phantom of the Acropolis
|DirectedBy = Mark Piper
|WrittenBy = Julian Glavacich, George Kapiniaris & Alan Keaughran
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|2|27|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = 21 Today
|DirectedBy = Julie Bates & Aleksi Vellis
|WrittenBy = Mary Coustas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|5|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = The Letter
|DirectedBy = Julie Bates & Aleksi Vellis
|WrittenBy = Kevin Nemeth
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|12|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Wheel of Shame
|DirectedBy = Elizabeth Crosby
|WrittenBy = George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|19|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Full Metal Jerks
|DirectedBy = Julie Bates
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos & Aleksi Vellis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|3|26|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Four Eyes
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos & Aleksi Vellis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|2|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Devil in Disguise
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Elizabeth Coleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|9|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = The King and I
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = John Ruane
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|16|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Desperately Seeking Effie
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Mary Coustas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|23|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Deaf Jammed
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|4|30|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = The Last Temptation
|DirectedBy = Kendal Flanagan
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades & Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|5|7|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #9FD298
}}
}}
=Series 5 (1992)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Dream Baby
|DirectedBy = Mike Smith
|WrittenBy = Ray Boseley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|12|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Love
|DirectedBy = Mike Smith
|WrittenBy = Kevin Nemeth
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|19|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Hair Razors
|DirectedBy = Mike Smith
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades, Peter Herbert & Aleksi Vellis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|26|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Other Man
|DirectedBy = Mike Smith
|WrittenBy = Chris Anastassiades
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|2|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = The Lars Supper
|DirectedBy = Mike Smith
|WrittenBy = Ray Boseley & Lachy Hulme
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|9|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Mum's the Word
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Ray Boseley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|16|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Coward's End
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Christine Madafferi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|23|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = The Battle of the Sexists
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Julian Glavacich & George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|30|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Torn Between Two Lovers
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Elizabeth Coleman & Peter Herbert
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|7|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Stupidstition
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Julian Glavacich & George Kapiniaris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|14|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Confessions of a Hair Gel Goddess
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Mary Coustas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|21|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Here Come the Brides: Part One
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|28|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Here Come the Brides: Part Two
|DirectedBy = Andrew Friedman
|WrittenBy = Nick Giannopoulos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|4|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #E97C4C
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}}
Popular culture
Acropolis Now helped popularise the term "skippy" or "skip" to refer to Anglo-Celtic Australians and others of European but non-Mediterranean descent. This term (inspired by the iconic 60's TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo) became popular with Mediterranean-Australians, and to a lesser extent non-Mediterranean people, especially in Melbourne.
Production
The program was produced by Crawford Productions which is now owned by WIN Television.
Characters
=Overview=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9%;" | Character ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8%;" | Portrayed by !! scope="col" colspan="5" style="width:83%;" | Acropolis Now |
| scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 1
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 2 ! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 3 ! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 4 ! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 5 |
|---|
| scope="row" | Drimitrius "Jim" Stefanidis
| colspan="5" {{CMain}} |
| scope="row" | Agamemnon "Memo" Aristotele Hatzidimitropoulos
| colspan="5" {{CMain}} |
| scope="row" | Efthimia Francesca "Effie" Stefanidis
| colspan="3" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{CMain}} |
| scope="row" | Ricardo "Ricky" Martinez
| colspan="2" {{CMain}} | colspan="3" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Elizabeth "Liz" Maloney
| Tracey Callander | colspan="3" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Gavin "Skip" Farrell
| colspan="3" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Manolis
| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="4" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Sophie
| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="2" {{CGuest}} | colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="1" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Aphrodite (Aphroula) "Afro" Costadina Afiyenya Hatzidimotropoulos
| colspan="1" {{N/a| }} | colspan="2" {{CGuest}} | colspan="2" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Harry (the bouncer)
| Kris Karahisarlis | colspan="1" {{N/a| }} | colspan="2" {{CGuest}} | colspan="2" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Alfredo
| colspan="2" {{N/a| }} | colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="1" {{CMain}} | colspan="1" {{N/a| }} |
| scope="row" | Suzanna Martin
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| scope="row" | Despina Hatzipapadopoulos
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| scope="row" | Lars Larson
| Simon Wilton | colspan="4" {{N/a| }} | colspan="1" {{CMain}} |
| scope="row" | Julia
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| scope="row" | Olga
| Christine Kaman | colspan="4" {{N/a| }} | colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} |
=Other characters=
- Russell Crowe as Danny O'Brien (Soccer Star)
- Anthony Brandon Wong as Guido Mazzio (Italian-Asian; Guido Rosi's cousin)
- Warren Mitchell as Kostas 'Con' Stefanidis (Jim's Father)
- Zlatko Kasumovic as Vlad (Harry's Brother; the bouncer)
- Lawrence Mah as Colin (Chinese Green Grocer)
- Tony Poli (S03E07) & Joe Perrone (S04E02) as Vinnie Vincenzo (Owner of Vinnie's Bistro, Jim's long-time rival)
- Gerry Connolly as Larry (Wheel of Language Host)
- Vince D'Amico as Don Santo (The Italian Godfather)
- Di Adams as Michael 'Mike' (Female Masculine Chef)
- Fotis Pelekis as Dimi Stefanidis (The Kid; Jim's Identical teenage year 10 wagging school cousin)
- Jeremy Stanford as Andy Farrell
- Gina Riley as Demi Cashimedes
- Diane Craig as Joan Wilson
- Mike Bishop as Kevin
Awards
The show itself did not win any awards, but Mary Coustas won the 1993 Logie for Most Popular Comedy Performer for her role as Effie.
Home media-DVD release
Acropolis Now has been released as a complete series boxset by Crawfords Online Store. The boxset contains all 63 episodes on a 15 disc set, along with episode synopses and out-takes from episodes as a special feature.{{cite web|url=http://crawfordstore.com.au/acropolis-now.php |title=Acropolis Now on DVD | Crawfords Online Store |publisher=Crawfordstore.com.au |access-date=2013-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502074702/http://crawfordstore.com.au/acropolis-now.php |archive-date=2 May 2013 }}
Filming location
File:Acropolis-now-building.jpg
Although the Acropolis cafè/hotel was filmed in HSV-7 Studios, the exterior is still standing and looks almost identical to the show. It is located on 251 Brunswick Street, and corner of Greeves Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=251+Brunswick+St+%26+Greeves+St,+Fitzroy,+Melbourne,+VIC,+Australia.&ie=UTF-8&ei=aI7kUqMPhIWQBcL5gcAO&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ|title = Google Maps}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://archive.today/20121128192510/http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=138557;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Acropolis Now at the National Film and Sound Archive]
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