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Tiki on TV: “What Happened Last Night?” Jack in the Box Commercial

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I’ll just admit that I’m phoning in this last post of the year (but I’ve got some awesome stuff in the works for 2012). I stumbled across this photo in my archives last night — it’s from a Jack in the Box commercial from several months ago dubbed “What Happened Last Night?” (Check it out on YouTube.)

Straight out of “The Hangover,” these two disheveled gentlemen wake up with no memories of the past night of debauchery. Their only clues are a receipt and the accompanying hamburger wrappers and trash. (I can only assume they were drinking rum, as there’s also a tiki mug on the table. Aren’t I a regular Sherlock Holmes?) Suddenly they realize they’re not alone…

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Out of all the fast food mascots you could find in your living room, I guess Jack wouldn’t be so bad. Anybody would be better than The King…

Tiki on American Dad: Part Two

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Animators seem to enjoy sneaking tikis into scenes, and I enjoy spotting them. (A few examples include The Simpsons, South Park, a previous episode of American Dad, and MTV’s new show Good Vibes, which features a tiki bar decorated with art from Derek Yaniger and Tiki Tony.)

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On last Sunday’s episode of American Dad, entitled “A Ward Show,” Stan and Francine sign over custody of their teenage son to Roger, the Roswell alien that lives with them. In celebration of their empty nest, they head to Flash Flood Acres, the largest water park in the universe! The ticket huts were covered in thatch and bamboo and flanked by big tikis.

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But there is at least one tiki-themed water park beyond the realm of cartoons. According to James Teitelbaum’s Tiki Road Trip, our own Hurricane Harbor in Valencia has three Moai in an area called Tiki Falls. It’s been at least a decade since I ventured out to Magic Mountain so I don’t really recall. Perhaps a visit should be in store next summer?

Tiki on TV: Family Feud Edition

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Mr. Baseball and I have a fondness for “Family Feud,” mostly because we think we’d be awesome at it. We’ve spent many a commercial break discussing who from our close kin would make the ideal team. (Sidenote: I love when GSN follows an episode up with “The $25,000 Pyramid”—that theme song makes me dancey!)

This game show was one of the last places I would expect to find anything tiki, but there they were decorating the set in a few Tournament of Champions reruns from when Richard Karn was hosting.

The grand prize was a trip to Hawaii, so they dressed everybody up in Aloha wear and put up some fake palm trees, tikis and surfboards.

There is one thing that always perplexes us about the contestants on “The Feud.” Why would anyone ever pass on a category? Always play! If you ever find yourself on the show, you’ll thank me. Actually, I don’t even know if they’re still filming new episodes…