Post #340446 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Oct 25, 2007 7:06 AM

On 2007-10-25 04:17, Cammo wrote:
Call it whatever you want, but Mr. Howell stalks around for pretty much the whole series with a HUGE bamboo-mug drink glued to his hand...

Not a Tiki mug, though. The TYPSY factor of the show was kind of low, considering the many episodes they filmed. Of course this was dictated by the concept, as castaways they could not surround themselves with fanciful native carvings, the gag was that everything had to be self-made. And their island was generic tropical, not Polynesian...again part of the concept of it being uncharted. If someone would ask me what Tiki Style was, I would not name Gilligan's Island as a prime example. It was generally informed and inspired by the Polynesian pop life style, and in turn contributed to it, but Tiki style is marked by the use of the Tiki as a primary icon in favor of other tropical cliches. Similarily, Hawaiian Eye was Tiki, Hawaii 5-0 was not.