Olives appear throughout the series Kiff as a running gag.

The running gag was inspired by a brief visual gag in the episode "Halfway There Day" in which olives are presented as an example of a mediocre snack befitting a Halfway There Day dinner. According to Kiff crew member Abigail Rae Lowe, this "sparked a sharp division amongst the design team about whether olives are good" which subsequently "resulted in bg designers plugging discreet cans of olives into backgrounds throughout future episodes".^[1]

Appearances

Season 1

Image	Episode	Description
	"Farley"	A jar of olives is seen in the fridge in the Buns residence.
		The fly family observed by Kiff and Kristophe in the Buns' backyard lives in an empty can of olives.
	"Hat"	An empty can of olives is seen in the back of a garbage truck.
	"Nicknames"	Everyone Loves Olives is one of the films playing in the Table Town Mall movie theater.
	"Weekly Grocery Shop"	A can of olives is seen in Martin's shopping cart.
	"Ghost Wolf's Art"	A can of olives is seen on a kitchen shelf in Miss Deer Teacher's house.
	"Maybe-sitting"	An issue of Olive Aficionado magazine is seen in the Buns residence.
		A store named Ollie's Olive Emporium is seen in downtown Table Town.
	"I Like to Move It!"	A can of magic olives is seen in Helen's "creepy junk trunk".
	"Mushroommates"	Beryl takes a jar of olives from the fridge in the Chatterley residence.
	"Fun Uncle Pat"	A can of pitted olives and a can of sliced olives are the only items left in the snack cupboard in the Chatterley residence.
	"Kiff Escape!"	A cup of olive tea is seen on Helen's desk.
		Bottles of olive soap are seen on a shelf at Partials.

Season 2

Image	Episode	Description
	"The Other Movie"	A jar of olives is seen in Nick Namé's office.
	"Roy-alty Check"	Bottles of olive soap are seen on a shelf at Partials.
	"Dinner at Barry's"	A can of olives is seen in the Buns residence's kitchen.
	"Up All Night"	Olive Land is one of the games seen in a closet in the Chatterley residence.
	"Mystery Spell"	Olives are one of the dishes taste-tested by Kiff and Barry.
	"Oh, Brother"	The hot dog stand in Four Is a Crowd has a can of olives.

Specials

Image	Episode	Description
	"The Haunting of Miss McGravy's House"	A jar of olives is seen buried in the ground beneath Miss McGravy's house.

References