Town & Country Surf Designs
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Town & Country Surf Designs (also known as T&C) is a world recognised manufacturer of surfboards. T&C's origins began in 1971 with a single store founded by Craig Sugihara in Pearl City, Hawaii. The company soon expanded into a full line of surfwear and surfing accessories and now has retail shops throughout the world in countries such as Japan, Australia, and Peru.
In the 1980s, T&C became famous for their shirt designs featuring "Da' Boys," surfing cartoon characters designed by Steve Nazar. The most famous of these was Thrilla Gorilla, a surfing anthropomorphic gorilla. According to Nazar, T&C split in the late 80s, so that the California company behind the character designs became distinct from the Hawaii-based parent-company. This is why none of these characters appear on any modern memorabilia.
In 1986, Nintendo also created a game on the NES based on the store. A sequel focusing on Thrilla Gorilla followed in 1991 before the character designs disappeared into obscurity.
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- tcsurf.com Official website
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