Acropolis Now

Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a non-Anglo-Saxon Australian bar 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. The title is a play on the film Apocalypse Now.

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Australia - Sitcom - 1989 - 1992 - Seven Network - Nick Giannopoulos - George Kapiniaris - Simon Palomares - Apocalypse Now

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Each episode was 30 minutes in length and portrayed the activities of the Greeks who ran the bar, Jim (Giannopoulos), Memo (Kapiniaris) and the Spaniard Ricky Martinez (Palomares).

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Greeks - Spaniard

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Jim's cousin Effie, played by Mary Coustas, became a hugely popular and enduring character during the run of the show, with Coustas later reprising the role for several TV specials including a short-lived Greek-Australian version of the British talk show The Kumars at No. 42 called Greeks On The Roof.

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Mary Coustas - Greek-Australian - British - Talk show - The Kumars at No. 42 - Greeks On The Roof

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The show coined the term "skippy" to refer to Australians of Anglo-Celtic descent. This term became popular with non-Anglo-Saxon Australians, and to a lesser extent Anglo-Celtic people, especially in Melbourne.

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Skippy - Anglo-Celtic - Melbourne

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The program was produced by Crawford Productions, and is presently owned by WIN Corporation.

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Crawford Productions - WIN Corporation

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