Ep 1. Budnick and Dina in Love - Part 1

Budnick and Dina in Love - Part 1 is the first episode of the classic 90s Nickelodeon sitcom Salute Your Shorts. It first aired on June 1, 1991. The episode begins with a group of kids arriving at Camp Anawanna for the summer. Among them is a new camper named Z.Z., who immediately gets off on the wrong foot with the tough-talking bully Budnick.

Meanwhile, Dina, the prettiest and most popular girl at camp, catches the eye of a new counselor named Kevin. But when Kevin asks Dina out on a date, she turns him down, claiming she's too busy. In reality, she's secretly in love with someone else.

As the day goes on, Budnick becomes increasingly infatuated with Dina despite his initial animosity toward her. He tries to impress her with his skateboard tricks and his tough-guy attitude, but she just rolls her eyes at him. Z.Z. and her friend Sponge begin to suspect that Budnick has a crush on Dina, and they start teasing him about it.

Meanwhile, Dina confides in her best friend Telly that she has a crush on someone else at camp. Telly tries to guess who it is, but Dina won't tell her. She only hints that this person is nice, and that he's not interested in her.

As the day goes on, tensions start to rise at camp Anawanna. Budnick and Z.Z. get into a fight over Dina, and Kevin starts to suspect that Dina might be interested in someone else. In the end, Budnick and Dina find themselves alone together by the lake. Budnick confesses his feelings to her, but she's not interested. She tells him that she's in love with someone else, but she won't say who it is.

The episode ends on a cliffhanger, with Dina's secret admirer still unknown and tensions running high among the campers and counselors. It's a fun and lighthearted start to the series, with plenty of humor, adventure, and teenage angst to keep viewers hooked. Fans of the show will love revisiting this classic episode and reliving all the drama and romance of summer camp.