Post #572050 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 9:39 PM

On 2011-01-14 20:53, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:
Actually, I had the ring-binder version of the BOT in 1975, so the set-designer still has no excuse.

That was yet another joke by Sabu, FYI :D
What a far out find! I always had a hard time watching that show, so I never would have noticed this scene - which seems to be the case for many other Tiki archeologists here, for it to go undetected for such a long time.

That aboriginal art on the walls is funny! This studio (which?) must have had a small Polynesian prop department if they had to use those. The Tikis are definitely lightweight props, the one behind the sailor in the grandpa still could be the Peewee's Playhouse Tiki.

This find further proved two things: In TV and movie production, Polynesian restaurants were 99% sets, instead of being shot on location (here they just used one of their farm house interiors, judging by the walls). And the period incorrectness of Tikis shows that at the time of production, designers had not analyzed and defined Tiki style as a genre, it was what it was at the given time.

However, the name of the place is more period-correct....I wanna get a better look at the menu covers!