<p>Bob Denver has passed away at the age of 70. I will always forgive him Gilligan for his wonderful portrayal of Maynard G. Krebs.</p>
<p>It makes me feel soooooo old. </p>
<p>Rest in Pease</p>
<p>I shudder in expectation of the vilification CGM will now heap upon the Howells and Ginger Grant. :)</p>
<p>The “girl” who pursued Dobie was a prof. at my law school.</p>
<p>One of the smartest of the early sitcoms–Dobie that is. Never missed a show.</p>
<p>You met Zelda??? RIP, bob. Loved you as Maynard - too cool - you made us laugh at that eccentric side of ourselves. And as Gilligan, you made us feel empathy for the underdog with the big heart - always wanting to help, but just a bit incapable. How sad - another end to another youthful moment in time.</p>
<p>Yes, I did meet Zelda (Sheila Kuehl). She is now a politician in California</p>
<p>When my kids were in elementary school, the principal did not renew the contract of the music teacher (it was a private school, so she could do that). When it came time for the end-of-school concert, the students gave a spirited and technically excellent rendition of the theme song from Gilligan’s Island for the parents. I thought it was amazingly perfect revenge, and I’ve had a soft spot for the song ever since. (I also disliked the principal, who was given to mean-spirited acts.)</p>
<p>I will miss Bob Denver’s protrayals–but he will live on in the land of reruns.</p>
<p>I have always enjoyed a good laugh, we had a cat named maynard because of its goatee like markings. Sheila Kuehl was great but Tuesday Weld caught my youthful attention. Death be not proud.</p>
<p>Had a childish crush on Dobie, and then, don’t know why, but it was the Professor - did he ever have a name???</p>
<p>I think it is time for TVLand to start running Dobie Gillis . . . or at least a Dobie Gillis marathon weekend sometime soon.</p>
<p>My mother was a couple of years younger than Max Shulman (author of Dobie Gillis) but hung out in the same crowd. My grandmother was a wonderful cook. Max would often show up at my mother’s door with some kid he’d met, introducing him as a cousin who’d come to town to visit. The “cousin” would then say that he’d heard for years about what a great cook my grandmother was, prompting an immediate invitation to dinner. (Grandma, of course, was on the the ploy but always played along!)</p>
<p>“…it was the Professor - did he ever have a name???” </p>
<p>Yes - Roy Hinkley (according to <a href=“http://www.Snopes.com:%5B/url%5D”>www.Snopes.com:</a>)</p>
<p>"The first episode (“Two on a Raft,” first aired on 26 September 1964) opened with the castaways shipwrecked on the island, and the details of how they came to be there (the basis of the pilot episode) were not shown. In order to provide the viewing audience with some background information about the characters, therefore, a scene in which the castaways listen to a radio broadcast about themselves was inserted into the first episode. The broadcast informed us that the Skipper was an “old salt in these waters”; that Thurston Howell was “one of the world’s wealthiest men” (and, contrary to the theme song, a billionaire rather than a mere millionaire); that Mrs. Howell was a “socially prominent international hostess”; that Mary Ann was from Winfield, Kansas, and worked at the Winfield general store; that Ginger “boarded the boat after a nightclub singing engagement still wearing the evening dress from her last performance”; and that the Professor was a “research scientist and well-known Scoutmaster.” The broadcast mentions the characters’ full names as well:
Jonas Grumby (Skipper)
Roy Hinkley (The Professor)
Thurston Howell III (Mr. Howell)
“Lovey” Howell (Mrs. Howell)
Ginger Grant (Ginger)
Mary Ann Summers (Mary Ann)
The broadcast also said only that the crew included a “young first mate named Gilligan.” No other information about the character was provided, and no episode ever mentioned any other name for the Gilligan character. "</p>
<p>(Haven’t gotten the hang of quotes or of links. Oh, well.)</p>
<p>I think Evitajr1 is thinking of Mr. Pomfritt.</p>
<p>Oh man…was his name really Mr. Pomfritt…as in M. Pommes Frites? That is funny.</p>
<p>Hate to say this, but I have no memory of Dobie Gillis–before my time. I only know him as Gilligan.:o</p>
<p>poor Garland, maybe they have preserved the show on tape. I thought I had seen a few episdoes on TV a while ago.</p>
<p>Garland,</p>
<p>Check out <a href=“http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/manylovesofdobie_7774210.shtml[/url]”>www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/manylovesofdobie_7774210.shtml</a>.</p>
<p>It’s a BBC Article re: The Many Loves of Dobbie Gillis.</p>
<p>Eh, I’ll survive. :)</p>
<p>I’ll chime in! Gilligan’s Island was a staple in our house when I was growing up. It was the only time when my mom let us eat on the floor in the frontroom because GI came on at dinner time. The ballad would start up…Just sit right back, and you’ll hear a tale…, and BAM, we were glued to the carpet in front of the TV. We did not want to miss when the tiny ship was tossed, and wonder again if the Minnow would be lost. </p>
<p>I was in college when I first saw an episode of Dobie Gillis. It was the first TV sitcom I had seen that portrayed teenagers in a way other than drooling, hormonal idiots. They were way ahead of their time, with a great ensemble cast, including Sheila James, who played Zelda, the girl with brains, hopelessly in love with the popular guy. Okay, that was me, along with every other smart girl I hung out with in high school. The show was a kinder, gentler predecessor to Animal House, which tapped into every red-blooded, American teenager’s sense of humor and disrespect for administrative authority (e.g., “double-secret probation”).</p>
<p>Maynard G. Krebs was the original slacker. Clever, irreverent, and likable, he represented what parents feared most would happen to their teenagers, and perhaps, still do. The guy would shriek like a pretty lady every time the word, “work,” was mentioned, and that still makes me laugh.</p>
<p>To create such lasting and memorable characters is a real feat for any actor. I thank you, Mr. Denver. Now, I’m going to put on a coconut bra and play my bongos. Work?!! :eek:</p>