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Tue 6 Sep, 2005 01:06 pm
Gilligan is dead. Bob Denver, of Gilligan's Island TV show fame, died of Cancer Friday.
BBB
Re: Gilligan is dead
BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:Gilligan is dead. Bob Denver, of Gilligan's Island TV show fame, died of Cancer Friday.
BBB
Thanks for breaking it gently.
Well, considering he played Maynard before I started high school, I guess I'm not too surprised that he was 70. But sad to hear he died, especially because it sounds like he was a stand-up guy.
I'll always remember him as Maynard--he was the first TV character who really spoke to me...
He was Maynard G Krebbs to me
Dobbie Gillis would be proud
Of course this begs the two questions that have yet to be answered by civilized society:
1) Who's hotter? Ginger or Marianne?
2) If the Professor could build a nuclear reactor out of coconut shells, why the Hell couldn't they make a raft?
Sadly, the keeper of that sacred knowledge has passed away.
For those who want an imaginative reading experience, may I suggest: "Gilligan's Wake" by Tom Carson. While it doesn't answer Skwerl X's questions, it's a lot of fun and a great way to remember Maynard, Gilligan (and all the rest)...
Will there ever be re-runs of that particular show? I'd like to watch an episode, just so I could understand this thread better.
gustavratzenhofer wrote:Will there ever be re-runs of that particular show? I'd like to watch an episode, just so I could understand this thread better.
Nope. No Gilligan's Island reruns. Ever.
Gus
gustavratzenhofer wrote:Will there ever be re-runs of that particular show? I'd like to watch an episode, just so I could understand this thread better.
You're in luck, Gus, Gilliagan's Island is returning to TV.
http://www.telepicturestv.com/gilligancasting/
BBB
There goes the football season.
Gus
gustavratzenhofer wrote:There goes the football season.
Ah, poor baby. You will have to spend time in bed with a woman.
I'm sure you are up to the sacrifice.
BBB
I'm all about sacrificing.
Gus
Gus, you should apply for the role of the ship captain. But you would have to give up your pitch fork.
Wait a minute, what am I thinking. A devilish ship captain would be perfect.
BBB
Seeing Maynard and Dobie together in the Corpus Christi annual parade was one of the highlights of that period in my life. At the time, I told myself that, loveable as Denver may be, he could not possibly gat another job acting after The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
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