 Olaiya's main character in the group was Baba Sala, a pensioner who sometimes wore torn and out sized trousers and a table clock as a wrist watch.He developed the character further with a tendency to be both a miser and a lecher.In 1982, Olaiya made his big screen debut in Orun Mooru directed by Ola Balogun and co-produced by Olaiya.