Kon Tiki, Palm Springs 1956 - General Tiki

O Otto Grand Member (3 years) NorCal Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 1000	O Otto Posted posted on Mon, Feb 8, 2016 12:14 AM Although the owners are billed as Olson & Johnson (often with an ampersand not the word "and") they are not to be confused with the 1930/40s comedy team of Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson who continued to work on TV and in Vegas thru the 1950s http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/92529%7C0/Olson-Johnson.html Oddly the Olsen & Johnson show opened at the Chi Chi in Nov 1953, and both are buried in Palm Desert Memorial cemetery. Also odd that Olsen & Johnson is often misspelled as Olson & Johnson. And Chuck Johnson and Chic Johnson are very similar? Maybe the owners of the Kon Tiki were trying to play off their names' resemblance to the famous comedy duo and ride on their coattails? Afterall, to name your Tiki restaurant Kon Tiki in 1954 is an obvious ploy to ride on the coattails of the movie which was released 1950/51

Although the owners are billed as Olson & Johnson (often with an ampersand not the word "and") they are not to be confused with the 1930/40s comedy team of Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson who continued to work on TV and in Vegas thru the 1950s
http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/92529%7C0/Olson-Johnson.html

Oddly the Olsen & Johnson show opened at the Chi Chi in Nov 1953, and both are buried in Palm Desert Memorial cemetery.
Also odd that Olsen & Johnson is often misspelled as Olson & Johnson. And Chuck Johnson and Chic Johnson are very similar?

Maybe the owners of the Kon Tiki were trying to play off their names' resemblance to the famous comedy duo and ride on their coattails?
Afterall, to name your Tiki restaurant Kon Tiki in 1954 is an obvious ploy to ride on the coattails of the movie which was released 1950/51

Post #758727 by Otto on Mon, Feb 8, 2016 12:14 AM