Grease Monkeys is a fictional fast-food
restaurantA restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
in the popular Australian
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
,
NeighboursNeighbours is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. The series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at the end of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac in the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. Storylines explore the romances,...
. It was once owned by
HaroldFor the former American football player, see Harold Bishop, Jr.Harold Wayne Bishop was a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours played by Ian Smith. Smith first appeared on screen as the character from January 1987 and departed originally in September 1991...
and
Madge BishopMargaret Mary "Madge" Bishop played by Anne Charleston was one of the matriarchs of Australian television soap opera Neighbours...
, who purchased it from Portia Grant. Harold and Madge's foster son,
Tad ReevesWayne Terrance "Tadpole" Reeves was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Jonathon Dutton. He first appeared in 1998 until the character's departure in 2002. He was a troubled teenager, especially after learning he was adopted...
worked there for a while when Portia's daughter, Desi, was in charge. Grease Monkeys is still featured
but now it is just a place where the teenage characters hang around. It is no longer a key element to any of the story lines.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Grease Monkeys'
Start a new discussion about 'Grease Monkeys'
Answer questions from other users
|
Grease Monkeys is a fictional fast-food
restaurantA restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
in the popular Australian
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
,
NeighboursNeighbours is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. The series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at the end of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac in the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. Storylines explore the romances,...
. It was once owned by
HaroldFor the former American football player, see Harold Bishop, Jr.Harold Wayne Bishop was a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours played by Ian Smith. Smith first appeared on screen as the character from January 1987 and departed originally in September 1991...
and
Madge BishopMargaret Mary "Madge" Bishop played by Anne Charleston was one of the matriarchs of Australian television soap opera Neighbours...
, who purchased it from Portia Grant. Harold and Madge's foster son,
Tad ReevesWayne Terrance "Tadpole" Reeves was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Jonathon Dutton. He first appeared in 1998 until the character's departure in 2002. He was a troubled teenager, especially after learning he was adopted...
worked there for a while when Portia's daughter, Desi, was in charge. Grease Monkeys is still featured
but now it is just a place where the teenage characters hang around. It is no longer a key element to any of the story lines. The restaurant is situated across the street from the garage formerly known as Carpenter Mechanics, previously owned by
Lou CarpenterLouis Thomas Carpenter is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Tom Oliver. He first appeared in 1988 and returned in January 1992 as a regular. He is the longest running character in the show's history, having been in it for over 17 years...
.
Sky MangelSky Olivia Mangel was a character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Miranda Fryer from the character's first appearance in 1989 until her departure in 1991, and by Stephanie McIntosh since 2003...
worked there for a while.
More recently, Dan Fitzgerald asked the owner of Grease Monkeys for CCTV footage which revealed Johnno Brewer was responsible for tampering with the Parker family's car that Dan's brother Lucas had been working on.