Category Archives: Tiki on TV

Tiki on “Terminator”

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This month, Mr. Baseball and Netflix have been catching me up on famous movie franchises before we go see their re-launches. Part one was “Star Trek: Wrath of Kahn,” followed by “Terminator” and a few others.

So, imagine my surprise when about halfway through the movie, we see this!—The Tiki Motel, aka the where the magic happens that creates John Connor. Indeed, the tiki sighting was so unexpected that I neglected to crop out all of the word “Pause.”

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Of course, there weren’t any actual tikis, besides the one in the name. And though the motel is still around twenty-five years later, the original signs don’t seem to have been so lucky, at least not according to Google Maps.

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Some die-hard “Terminator” enthusiasts, The Arnold Fans, recently made a pilgrimage out to 7301 Santa Fe Ave. in Huntington Park and chronicled the Tiki Motel at length. Thanks for saving me a trip, guys.

Tiki on “American Dad”

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Mr. Baseball told me he had something to show me the other day, and I figured it was a web gem or photobomb or something on “this is why you’re fat,” but no—it was a tiki! On “American Dad,” no less. Kind of looks like a totem pole with its two heads, and it could be classified as “Disney style” because it’s unorthodox-ly painted à la the tikis in The Enchanted Tiki Room.

This was the scene:

Roger: “And here’s a giant tiki statue that cries booze. Five tears will have you on your ass. Ten tears will have you on my ass!”

For context, Roger the alien was creating the best spring break ever in his backyard, and he included that tiki along with a lazy river of beer and other alcoholic shenanigans.

Actually, I think it’s pretty ugly and would certainly not have it in my backyard…unless it really did cry booze.