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'''''Tiki Bar TV''''' was a [[web series]] distributed in the pioneering field of video [[podcasting]] or "[[vodcast]]." Produced in an apartment [[
Each episode features a problem that is rectified by the episode's namesake cocktail, which is scribbled on a prescription pad by Dr. Tiki (Macpherson) and "filled" by the bartender Johnny Johnny (Gamble) who explains the construction of the [[cocktail]]. Lala is the Tiki Bar's primary denizen who opens each episode with a dance. Most episodes also include a segment called "Tiki Mail," where mail from viewers or disgruntled neighbours is answered. Episodes usually end with outtakes, the cast dancing, and a slate giving the official website and email address. The show originates from [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] in [[Canada]]. It is produced by [[Tosca Musk]] and is considered by many to be one of the pioneering video podcasts credited with launching the genre.
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==Characters==
*'''Doctor Tiki, PhD, MD, USB''' a.k.a. Reginald Hornstein ([[Jeff Macpherson]]) writes the cocktail prescriptions in each episode. His doctorate is in "Tiki," and he is usually wearing a lab coat and stethoscope.
*'''Johnny Johnny, Mixologist''' a.k.a. Jonathan J. Jonathan ([[Kevin Gamble (netcaster)|Kevin Gamble]]) is the leopard-print [[Fez (clothing)|fez]] wearing bartender who makes the cocktails that the Doctor prescribes.<ref>[http://www.crypticent.com Kevin's day job website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070424154456/http://www.crypticent.com/ |date=April 24, 2007 }}</ref>
*'''Lala''' a.k.a. Beatrice Fastwater (Lara Doucette<ref>{{cite news | first=McCarthy | last=Megan | coauthors= | title=Oh, Lala: Kevin Rose explains haircut, doesn't explain date | date=November 19, 2007 | publisher=Gawker Media | url =http://valleywag.com/tech/superficial/oh-lala-kevin-rose-explains-haircut-doesnt-explain-date-324586.php | work =Valleywag | pages = | accessdate = May 21, 2008| language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first=| last=| coauthors= |title=Lara Doucette, host of CBC's exposure|date=May 21, 2008 | publisher= | url =http://exposure.cbc.ca/ontv | work=CBC News}}</ref>). She usually wears a provocative dress and broad grin. In episode 10, we learn that she is not as ditzy as she appears; she has an engineering degree and in short time built a self-aware robot capable of nearly fulfilling all of Johnny Johnny’s roles.
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*'''Poindexter''' ([[Kevin Rose]]) Tech Support guy for Tiki Bar TV.
==Video
In May 2009, [[Secret Lab]], an independent [[video game]] developer based in [[Hobart, Australia]] announced the development of a Tiki Bar TV-themed computer game, entitled ''Day of the Tiki'', to be released in Summer 2009.<ref>[http://secretlab.com.au/about/press/05-May-2009-TikiBar Day of the Tiki announcement]</ref> It was then delayed to sometime in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://secretlab.com.au/products/day-of-the-tiki-the-tiki-bar-tv-video-game |title=Secret Lab Product Page |date=May 9, 2010 }}</ref>
==Awards==
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==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120805125939/http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/artslife/story.html?id=aadbdfb5-4d90-424e-b638-4c9232c69cdf&k=56529 "Doctor! I need a triple"] by Laura Lind, ''National Post'', January 30, 2006, retrieved February 2, 2006
*[https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/forbes/2006/0703/151a.html "Who Needs a Network? "] by Scott Woolley, ''Forbes Magazine'', July 3, 2006
*[http://podcast411.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=894 "Interview on Podcast 411"] Item #176, November 22, 2006
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