Post #572041 by Phillip Roberts on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 8:40 PM

Aloha,

On 2011-01-14 19:32, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:
Yes - Season 6 took place from 1939 to 1940, so pretty unrealistic to have tikis in the restaurant. It would have been more of a South Seas club ala Don The Beachcomber.

While Season 6 was set IN THAT TIME, it was FILMED in 1977... so...

The set designer obviously didn't read the BOT!

and could not have. Sven's book was years in the future.

From the episode guide -- "After work Ben, Anson, and their dates go to a South Seas style nightclub. Ben is amazed at the appearance and names of the exotic drinks they are served and the dancers that entertain them. After the drinks arrive, Ben’s date makes a toast ‘to Ben’s new world’."

Waikiki Tiki; Art, History, and Photographs.
Available now from Bess Press Hawaii.

[ Edited by: Phillip Roberts 2011-01-14 20:43 ]