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edit - Effie is Jim's cousin, not girlfriend

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This term became popular with "wogs", and to a lesser extent Anglo-Celtic people, especially in Melbourne.

Ok.. what the hell is that doing here? --Irishpunktom\^talk 16:16, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

I'll tell you why it was there, and quite justified in quotes - because "skip" is the equivalent counterpart to "wog"; a reply, if you will. It would probably have been more consistent for it to say, This term became popular with "wogs", and to a lesser extent "skips" themselves, especially in Melbourne.

In fact, these "wogs" in question really helped the (polysyllabilically-termed) Mediterranean-Australian community claim the term with their Wogs Out Of Work show, and the word's pretty much lost most of its nastiness since... when I was a kid, the single word alone might have done for an insult, but now it requires a preceding adjective to have any bite, if you catch my drift... plenty of "wogs" classify themselves as such without a blip. It's just a convenient monosyllable to denote an Aussie of southern European extraction, in my mind.

And I reckon these fellers this article's on deserve another pat on the back for popularising the term "skip"... plenty of times I've been asked by a "wog" (in my mind, just a kind of Aussie) if I'm an Aussie - in a specific sense which "skip" replaces. I've often said something like, "You're an Aussie too, dammit. Ask me if I'm a skip." - Kimmo, Melbourne —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.165.35.108 (talk) 00:30, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Partial episode guide

Based on clippings I had kept from 1991/1992. Original work so not "proper" content for the main page

Final Season Dream Baby
Aired: 12 August 1992
Jim has a bad dream he is married to Suzanna. Memo is horrified by the return of an old girlfriend. Effie sets up her hair salon.

Love
Aired: 19 August 1992
Jim panics when Suzanna's parents want to meet their future son-in-law. Effie invents a potent new shampoo.

Hair Razors
Aired: 26 August 1992
A Swedish expert, Lars Larson, falls in love with Effie and Despina sends Memo provocative cards.

The Other Man
Aired: 2 September 1992
Memo has had enough of Despina's flirting with sports stars and decides to show her who's boss.

The Lars Supper
Aired: 9 September 1992
Wrestlemania 17 fever grips Jim and Memo and nothing is going to stop them watching the show on TV.

Mum's the Word
Aired: 16 September 1992
Jim denies Suzanna's existence when his mother unexpectedly returns.

Coward's End
Aired: 23 September 1992
There's a new girl in Jim's life, maybe even a wife! Meanwhile Suzanna leaves for a job in Cairo and Memo almost forgets Despina's birthday.

The Battle of the Sexists
Aired: 30 September 1992
Memo refuses to accompany Despina to Greece and she decline his marriage proposal.

Torn Between Two Lovers
Aired: 7 October 1992
Both Suzanna and Julia accept Jim's marriage proposal and he panics. Despina agrees to accompany Memo to the Greek waiters picnic.

Stupidstition
Aired: 14 October 1992
Memo panics when a fortune teller reveals a looming tragedy in Despina's life and Jim can't find a best man for his wedding.

Confessions of a Hair Gel Goddess
Aired: 21 October 1992
Effie confesses her love for Lars. Julia and Suzanna nearly meet.

Here Come the Brides (Part 1)
Aired: 28 October 1992
Jim reveals he doesn't love Suzanna or Julia. Memo throws a disatrous buck's party.

Here Come the Brides (Part 2)
Aired: 4 November 1992
Jim fails to show up at the weddings. Despina announces her love for Memo. Final episode

Other Episodes

Cappuccino Catastrophe
Repeated: 11 November 1992
Rick returns from holidays to find the Acropolis Cafe a disaster area.

A Fistful of Cabana
Aired: 21 February 1991
Jim's father loses the cafe in a card game in Greece and the new owner, an Italian godfather, puts his nephew in Charge.

Acropolis Law
Aired: 28 February 1991
Effie and Sophie experiment with a new hair product. When things go wrong Effie takes legal action.

Snow Job (Part 1)
Aired: 16 May 1991
Jim is excited because he's off to the snow with Memo and Alfredo.

Snow Job (Part 2)
Aired: 23 May 1991
At the snow, accommodation leaves a little to be desired.

Job's for the Girls
Repeated: 9 January 1992
Effie and Sophie are looking for jobs.

Throw Memo from the Plane
Memo's mother sends a Greek uncle to encourage Memo to marry. In desperation, he chooses Effie.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Greeks
Memo, desperate to marry his sister off, organises a blind date. [Russell Crowe guest stars]

Ring of Confidence
Liz is unsure whether Jim's gift of a ring is a marriage proposal or not.

Four Eyes
Jim has to wear glasses or give up driving his Monaro.

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Wrong address?

The page says that the building at 251 Brunswick Street was used as the exterior of the café. I'm pretty certain that's not correct, I recently went there and it doesn't look anything like it. Unfortunately I found at least one other source (twistedhistory.net.au) that also mentions that address. Can this be checked and corrected? Logicman1966 (talk) 11:08, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Actually, I was wrong (at least partially). That building was indeed used as the exterior, but only in Seasons 2 - 5. A different one was used in Season 1. Logicman1966 (talk) 11:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC)