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Mike Nesmith and his broad tiki comedy |
annalulu
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From: Lovely Atwater Village
|  Posted: 2003-06-19 09:28 am
Completely un-tiki related, I've been obsessed with the Monkees lately. (Thanks to the DVD box that just came out.) In "researching" Mike Nesmith, found the following on his site http://www.videoranch.com.
He has a videotape for sale containing some "Television Parts" stuff that I guess didn't make it on the air...
"Only in the "Home Companion" will you find "The Voyage of the Kona Tiki", rare documentary footage of one man's valiant attempt to cross the Pacific in a Polynesian Restaurant."
It's hilarious...and the clip is up at the site!
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tikibars
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Joined: Apr 11, 2002
Posts: 1929
From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2008-02-01 1:56 pm
I just discovered ths video on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MvKXnCkKRYk
It is freaking hilarious.
They REALLY nailed it.
I am surprised that no one commented back in 2003 when annalulu posted about it.
"The traditional, gaily colored tropical drink, made from......ham".
"...more pork".
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pappythesailor
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From: Mass.
| Posted: 2008-02-01 2:07 pm
Beauty!
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bigbrotiki
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Posts: 7827
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-02-01 2:22 pm
 Good one!
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JenTiki
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 1753
From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2008-02-01 2:26 pm
Very Cool! A friend of mine had several small parts in "Television Parts," including that of the man tending the grill near the beginning of this piece! I hadn't seen this one before. Thanks for posting it!
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GatorRob
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Joined: Aug 20, 2004
Posts: 1604
From: FL
| Posted: 2008-02-01 2:54 pm
Hey, and he got the tikis right! Looks like they came from OA?
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Unga Bunga
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Posts: 5375
From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2008-02-01 2:57 pm
The first beach scene is of Pacific Grove, CA., exactly where John Denver flew his airplane into the sea.
The inside building scene was taken at the defunct Mark Thomas' Outrigger in Cannery Row , Monterey.
When he looks to the restaurant after the umbrella, that is the outside of the Outrigger in Cannery Row.
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Tiki-Kate
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Joined: Sep 21, 2003
Posts: 1700
From: Yucaipa, CA
| Posted: 2008-02-01 5:43 pm
That was fabulous! I fell completely in love with Mike Nesmith when I was fifteen years old.
I've got Dr. Duck's Super secret All-Purpose Sauce on VHS. It's always been a favorite of mine, but it's been ages since I've had a working VCR.
Thanks for sharing the youtube clip.
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Howland
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From: Folly Beach, SC--'Follynesia'
| Posted: 2008-02-01 6:16 pm
"threw himself overboard into the parking lot" 
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Son-of-Kelbo
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 590
From: NOHO, CA
| Posted: 2008-02-01 8:00 pm
Got to add this one to YoYo Island's "Tiki Tube" lineup(*), chop-chop!
If anything resonates with YoYo's style of humor, it's *this*...
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(*ps: Yup, it's up at YoYo. Major Mahalos to Anna and to JT, for starting and reviving this thread. As one who appreciates 'quality ham', I hoist a hearty, refreshing, pork-infused libation to 'ee both!
Cheers nui nui! SOK)
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VampiressRN
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Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 3550
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2008-02-01 9:20 pm
Excellent. I was a big Monkees fan and of course Mike is brilliant!!! Thanks for the link.
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Bongo Bungalow
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Joined: Aug 20, 2007
Posts: 883
From: Indiana
| Posted: 2008-02-02 5:28 pm
Brilliant!
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donhonyc
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Joined: Jan 13, 2003
Posts: 1157
From: The Quiet EAST Village
| Posted: 2008-02-07 11:00 pm
Did somebody say MONKEES!!??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgNxuNaYHsk
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