"Comic Strip Presents" episode in 1984 with "Hawaiians" - Beyond Tiki

JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 7:41 AM There was a british TV (telly?) series shorts starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends. One memorable episode, "Slags" was kind of like Romeo & Juliet / West Side Story except one gang was the Slags, who looked like extras from "Mad Max," while the rival gang were "The Hawaiians." It was a visually satisfying experience seing guys in hawaiian shirts and leis, holding coconut mugs with umbrellas, rumble with the post-apocalyptic set. I know which gang I would rather be in... J$
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Fri, Oct 17, 2008 6:04 PM thanks to the magic of youtube you can now view this episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr_2n-rAuVg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byg9iLHPx4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4gqZo18PQw i posted this originally in 2003, two years before youtube... heh [ Edited by: Johnny Dollar 2008-10-17 18:51 ]
A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Sat, Oct 18, 2008 10:42 AM And which famous britiki bar features in Slags? Extra footage of the bar can be seen in this video for ABC's poison arrow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X69xQl-xF1k

JD

Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2003 7:41 AM

There was a british TV (telly?) series shorts starring performers from London's "Comic Strip" comedy club and their friends.

One memorable episode, "Slags" was kind of like Romeo & Juliet / West Side Story except one gang was the Slags, who looked like extras from "Mad Max," while the rival gang were "The Hawaiians."

It was a visually satisfying experience seing guys in hawaiian shirts and leis, holding coconut mugs with umbrellas, rumble with the post-apocalyptic set. I know which gang I would rather be in...

J$

JD

Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Fri, Oct 17, 2008 6:04 PM

thanks to the magic of youtube you can now view this episode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr_2n-rAuVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byg9iLHPx4s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4gqZo18PQw

i posted this originally in 2003, two years before youtube... heh

[ Edited by: Johnny Dollar 2008-10-17 18:51 ]

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atomictonytiki Posted posted on Sat, Oct 18, 2008 10:42 AM

And which famous britiki bar features in Slags?

Extra footage of the bar can be seen in this video for ABC's poison arrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X69xQl-xF1k