 | GENERAL INFORMATION |  |
Full Name: Michael Ray Bower
Alias: "Donkeylips"
Height: 5' 8"
Birthday: February 12th, 1975
Birthplace: Tarzana, California
Michael Bower's short legacy lives on, in only a fictional nickname of a fictional character on a fictional television show. Bower came into the limelight as Eddie C. Gelfen, the dimwitted oaf who attended Camp Anawanna on the popular Nickelodeon television show, Salute Your Shorts. But Bower's memory lives on in the pseudonym he wsa affectionately known as, Donkeylips.
Pudgy. Acne-ridden. Confused. These adjetives would best describe Bower's role as Eddie "Donkeylips" Gelfen. Sidekick to camp bully Bobby Budnick, Donkeylips always found himself in all sorts of mayhem and mischief, the end result being him as the hapless victim. This is why we root for Donkeylips, because we all have a little Donkeylips in us. We have our moments of physical, emotional, and intellectual inadequacy, and yet we push on to live another day. And when the need arises, we aren't afraid to throw our weight around. This is Donkeylips is all of us, and we are all Donkeylips.
When the sad moment came, Salute Your Shorts being cancelled in 1993, many of us were distraught. No more Sponge. No more Telly. No more Pinsky. No more ZZ. No more Dina. No more Budnick. No more Ug. No more Camp Anawanna. But most importantly, no more Donkeylips. As many of us then stopped to contemplate our lives, some us lay waiting for the moment when Donkeylips would return to power.
Nine desperate years later, Salute Your Shorts is a fading memory. We watch television station The N, which commonly reruns old Nickelodeon shows such as Clarissa Explains It All and The Adventures of Pete and Pete, in hopes of one day getting our Donkey fix. As it becomes more clear with each passing day, that Salute Your Shorts will likely never return to the airwaves, we felt the need to step up and propogate the memory of Donkeylips to the masses, and what better medium than that of the world wide web.
Our fondest memories of Michael come from the legacy of Salute Your Shorts, and thus, his name lives on in the Donkeylips Fan Club.
Alias: "Donkeylips"
Height: 5' 8"
Birthday: February 12th, 1975
Birthplace: Tarzana, California
Michael Bower's short legacy lives on, in only a fictional nickname of a fictional character on a fictional television show. Bower came into the limelight as Eddie C. Gelfen, the dimwitted oaf who attended Camp Anawanna on the popular Nickelodeon television show, Salute Your Shorts. But Bower's memory lives on in the pseudonym he wsa affectionately known as, Donkeylips.
Pudgy. Acne-ridden. Confused. These adjetives would best describe Bower's role as Eddie "Donkeylips" Gelfen. Sidekick to camp bully Bobby Budnick, Donkeylips always found himself in all sorts of mayhem and mischief, the end result being him as the hapless victim. This is why we root for Donkeylips, because we all have a little Donkeylips in us. We have our moments of physical, emotional, and intellectual inadequacy, and yet we push on to live another day. And when the need arises, we aren't afraid to throw our weight around. This is Donkeylips is all of us, and we are all Donkeylips.
When the sad moment came, Salute Your Shorts being cancelled in 1993, many of us were distraught. No more Sponge. No more Telly. No more Pinsky. No more ZZ. No more Dina. No more Budnick. No more Ug. No more Camp Anawanna. But most importantly, no more Donkeylips. As many of us then stopped to contemplate our lives, some us lay waiting for the moment when Donkeylips would return to power.
Nine desperate years later, Salute Your Shorts is a fading memory. We watch television station The N, which commonly reruns old Nickelodeon shows such as Clarissa Explains It All and The Adventures of Pete and Pete, in hopes of one day getting our Donkey fix. As it becomes more clear with each passing day, that Salute Your Shorts will likely never return to the airwaves, we felt the need to step up and propogate the memory of Donkeylips to the masses, and what better medium than that of the world wide web.
Our fondest memories of Michael come from the legacy of Salute Your Shorts, and thus, his name lives on in the Donkeylips Fan Club.
| IMAGES |  |
| IMAGE | DESCRIPTION |
| dlsys1.jpg | headshot of Donkeylips from Salute Your Shorts |
| dlsys2.jpg | Donkeylips (top) with the other campers of SYS |
| dlsys3.jpg | Donkeylips prepares to share another divine insight |
| dldwmc1.jpg | Bower (right) wearing a fire extinguisher in Dude Where's My Car? |
| dlevol1.jpg | Bower (second from right) on the set of Evolution |
| dlevol2.jpg | Bower (far right) with the cast of Evolution |
| dlpromo1.jpg | Bower sportin' the gold |
| dlpromo2.jpg | Bower mugging for the ladies |
| dlpromo3.jpg | hat (top) with Bower |
| dlpromo4.jpg | Bower's shoes clearly show he got game |
| dlpromo5.jpg | Bower has a fun side too |
| dlpromo6.jpg | Bower looks good bald as well |
| dlpromo7.jpg | god he is sexy |
| MULTIMEDIA | |
| MEDIA | DESCRIPTION |
| dlbrainsout.mp3 | thpppppppppkkppththh |
| dlcameapart.mp3 | the classic "this thing came apart" |
| dlcantsee.mp3 | why wearing cheap felt pumpkin masks is a bad idea #1 |
| dlcondiments.mp3 | Donkeylips discusses his favorite condiments |
| dlcrossmypizza.mp3 | pizza is close to his heart, and not in his eye |
| dldark.mp3 | why wearing cheap felt pumpkin masks is a bad idea #2 |
| dlgetbudnick.mp3 | no one likes budnick |
| dlgatbgw.wmv | Bower in Girl All The Bad Guys Want video |
| dlhatchet.mp3 | hatchet? plunger? what's the difference? |
| dlknee.mp3 | something about his knee, i forget |
| dllow.mp3 | something's probably not high on this one |
| dlloogie.mp3 | Donkeylips is so freakin' multi-talented it's scary |
| dlmatch.mp3 | this does involve gas and matches, but not farting |
| dlpowerpuke.mp3 | who doesn't enjoy a good upchuck? |
| dlspiders.mp3 | the sequel to dlknee |
| dluglee.mp3 | all great lovers rebel against authority |
| dlwaitup.mp3 | so full of love and grease, it's hard to move fast |
| dlwhatcanido.mp3 | anything you want to me, sugar |
| FILMOGRAPHY |  |
| YEAR | FILM | ROLE | SALARY |
| 2002 | Virgil | Dwayne | $10,000 |
| 2001 | Wishcraft | Tony | $15,000 |
| 2001 | Evolution | Danny | $80,000 |
| 2000 | Social Misfits | Edgar | $10,000 |
| 2000 | Dude, Where's My Car? | Big Cult Guard #2 | $20,000 |
| 2000 | True Rights | Morbid Hipster | $10,000 |
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Trailer Park Neighbor | unknown |
| 1996 | High School High | Auditorium Heckler | unknown |
| 1995 | Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys | Frank Pescoe | $25,000 |
| 1993 | The Day My Parents Ran Away | Richie | unknown |
| 1991 | Salute Your Shorts | Eddie C. Gelfen | unknown |
| 1991 | The Willies | Gordy Belcher | $15,000 |
| 1990 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | unknown | |
| 1989 | Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All | Velda's nephew | $10,000 |
| 1989 | She's Out of Control | Kid at Beach | $7,500 |
| TELEVISION APPEARRANCES |  |
| DATE | SHOW | EPISODE | ROLE |
| 01.11.02 | Dark Angel | Brainiac | Brain |
| 07.24.00 | Opposite Sex | The Virgin Episode | Fort Union Guy #2 |
| 05.04.00 | Popular | We Are Family | Mohawk Boy #1 |
| 02.27.00 | The X-Files | First Person Shooter | Lo-Fat |
| 1999 | Rescue 77 | Couch Potato | |
| 02.01.96 | Friends | The One with the Prom Video | Roy Gublik |
| 11.95 | Singled Out | contestant | |
| 1995 | California Dreams | kid | |
| 05.28.94 | Weird Science | Killer Party | Kyle |
| 1994 | Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills | ||
| 04.10.91 | The Wonder Years | The Yearbook | Peter "Pig" Armbruster |
| 01.30.91 | The Wonder Years | Denial | Kid |
| 03.27.90 | The Wonder Years | Faith | Joe |
| 02.12.90 | Empty Nest | Timing | Josh |
| 01.31.90 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Tough Guys Don't Teach | Nerd |
| 1990 | Hull High | THE PILOT | |
| 10.28.89 | Empty Nest | Between a Cop and a Hard Place | Josh |
| 06.10.89 | Tales from the Crypt | Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone | Junior |
| 1988 | Fun House | contestant | |
| 02.25.86 | The A-Team | The Duke of Whispering Pines |
| DID YOU KNOW? |  |
- 2002: Bower appearred in the music video for Bowling For Soup's "Girl All the Bad Guys Want". His role was a parody of a Pauly Shore appearrance in the video for Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff". [info courtesy of girby]
- 1997: Bower was reportedly spotted working at a comic book store on Citywalk outside of Universal Studios Hollywood.
- 1995: Appearred as a contestant on MTV's dating game show Singled Out, but lost when he said to his potential date that he "wasn't one to talk to a lady".
- 1993: Won a Young Artist Award for best young actor co-starring in a cable series, for "Salute Your Shorts".
- 1991: Was the drummer in the band Roadkill with Danny Cooksey, who played Bobby Budnick in Salute Your Shorts.
- The supposed official homepage of Michael Bower is located here. We will attempt to confirm its (in)validity at a later date.