Auction for Gilligan's Island Tiki Prop - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 5, 2006 3:14 PM ..."Gilligan's Island" Prop Tiki Statue. This 10" wooden Tiki statue was acquired by Richard Rawlins, ASC,a cameraman for Gilligan's Island. It was originally to be used in the first season episode "Waiting for Watubi," in which a Tiki statue was the centerpiece of the episode. During shooting, someone from the network decided the statue's breasts were "too obscene" for television, and the item's male counterpart was used instead. However, this piece became an inside joke on the set, and it was used as background dressing throughout the series...

..."Gilligan's Island" Prop Tiki Statue. This 10" wooden Tiki statue was acquired by Richard Rawlins, ASC,a cameraman for Gilligan's Island. It was originally to be used in the first season episode "Waiting for Watubi," in which a Tiki statue was the centerpiece of the episode. During shooting, someone from the network decided the statue's breasts were "too obscene" for television, and the item's male counterpart was used instead. However, this piece became an inside joke on the set, and it was used as background dressing throughout the series...

Post #264628 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Nov 5, 2006 3:14 PM