He finally got off the island September 6, 2005 12:21 PM Subscribe
Bob Denver, beloved to millions as the lovable beatnick Maynard G. Krebs on the early television show The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, has died at age 70.
he was also on a later show about seven stranded castaways
posted by yhbc (82 comments total)
In a related story, President George Bush has nominated John G. Roberts to the post of Gilligan, mere minutes after Denver's unfortunate death. posted by billder at 12:27 PM on September 6, 2005
Like, I'm getting all misty.
Goodnight Walter. posted by ?! at 12:28 PM on September 6, 2005
can't believe how little press this is getting... i mean first Katrina, then Rehnquist, now Gilligan!?!? oy vey.... or as gankmore might say, "man. gosh. america man. screwed."
posted not by gankmore, but gankyb (aka little buddy) posted by Gankmore at 12:30 PM on September 6, 2005
Is this the same Bob Denver that sang "Country road take me home"? I love that song.
Is this the same StarForce5 that had never heard of Leonard Cohen? Because otherwise, I'd guess the quoted comment was a joke. posted by sonofsamiam at 12:40 PM on September 6, 2005
A friend of mine notified us in irc, and I just sat there thinking "Didn't he die 8 or so years ago?" I honestly had him confused with John "Oh, God!" Denver. Then I saw someone try to make that joke on Fark. Then I felt super-lame. :| posted by mrzer0 at 12:42 PM on September 6, 2005
And dammit, Gilligan's first name was Willy, no matter what anyone says. posted by Faint of Butt at 12:51 PM on September 6, 2005
I'll wear my red rugby shirt tomorrow in tribute. posted by alumshubby at 12:52 PM on September 6, 2005
Well now that he can't defend himself, Gilligan is certain be the target of Bush's investigation into the stunning incompetence of the past week. "Well, it seems like Gilligan was trying to befriend a monkey and forget to launch the coconut flare that would alert me to give a damn."
Seriously, damn, so many afternoons after school with Gilligan, the Skipper, too, the millio . . . .
Geez, you don't have to come down on me just because I only know a few Bob Denver songs like "Thank God I'm a country boy" and "Puple Haze". posted by StarForce5 at 1:11 PM on September 6, 2005
Nooo!.........now my line is gone; how you doing? - "I'm Chillin like Gilligan." posted by thomcatspike at 1:13 PM on September 6, 2005
thomcatspike:
You can always use "I'm chillin like Ted Williams." posted by billder at 1:14 PM on September 6, 2005
I always thought they could have escaped so easily from that German prison camp, given the incompetence of the guards, and that Col. Klink. posted by ernie at 1:29 PM on September 6, 2005
Thanks, commish, for giving Maynard his well-deserved due...
You do realize the studio backlot where they had Gilligan's "Lagoon" was paved over to build (shudder) the Big Brother House...
He also had good taste in oldies, and mediocre web skillz (designed his own personal site). posted by oneswellfoop at 1:32 PM on September 6, 2005
John Denver was Gilligan?!
yes, it's scarcasm. posted by StarForce5 at 1:37 PM on September 6, 2005
It's interesting that people feel a need to make the jokes when someone dies.
Someone please let me know when ernie and Starforcescrewup, die and I'll be sure to make jokes about it...
The point is, jerkoffs, if you don't know who the heck it is, it is probably best to keep your mouth shut....
If you're stupid enough to PRETEND you don't know who it is and think that we'll find it amusing, still a good idea to keep your mouth shut..
That said... Maynard was one of my all time favorite TV characters, he inspired me to become a hippie! posted by HuronBob at 1:38 PM on September 6, 2005
It's interesting that people feel a need to make the jokes when someone dies.
I'm kinda hoping people crack jokes when I die. So long as they're funny. posted by jonmc at 1:40 PM on September 6, 2005
"The point is, jerkoffs, if you don't know who the heck it is, it is probably best to keep your mouth shut....
If you're stupid enough to PRETEND you don't know who it is and think that we'll find it amusing, still a good idea to keep your mouth shut.."
Geez, HB, the guy was a comedian, after all. He'd probably appreciate friends and fans remembering him by having a few laughs by way of remmebering him. Lighten up...
"A little song; a little dance;
A little seltzer down your pants." posted by Mike D at 1:45 PM on September 6, 2005
It's interesting that people feel a need to make the jokes when someone dies.
Well, when they spent their lives making you laugh, it's natural. Somebody like Rehnquist dying just brings on somber or dread. The Pope, reverance. And so on. posted by billder at 1:47 PM on September 6, 2005
You know I read a great story just a couple weeks ago about Alan Hale Jr. (AKA: The Skipper). When Hale was in the hospital very ill and near the end he would unplug his IV's and shit - put on his Skipper cap - and escape his ward and go down to the Pediatric Cancer ward to entertain the sick kids. Evidentially this accelerated his demise.
Goddamn it. I gotta go. I got something in my eye. posted by tkchrist at 1:49 PM on September 6, 2005
Bye Bob, you were my hero when I was six years old.
And now we're just left with The Professor, Maryann, and Ginger. Damn, I feel old. posted by Ber at 1:50 PM on September 6, 2005
"Geez, HB, the guy was a comedian, after all. He'd probably appreciate friends and fans remembering him by having a few laughs by way of remmebering him. Lighten up..."
It's like this... you've made half an edit; the phone rings. You get a quick end-of-day question to answer just before you head out for the bus. So thinking that you're uneditably brilliant, you hit "Post".
You go back and re-read it. You think, "%$@%&!!!"
Here's what I meant to say: "Geez, HB, the guy was a comedian, after all. He'd probably appreciate friends and fans having a few laughs by way of remembering him. Lighten up..."
I trust my future biographer will get the right statement into the book. (I know I said, "That's one small step for Man..." I meant "That's one small step for a man...") posted by Mike D at 1:51 PM on September 6, 2005
1) Gilligan - Willy Gilligan
2) The Skipper - Jonas Grumby
3) Thurston Howell III - Thurston Howell III
4) Mrs. Howell - Eunice Wentworth (Lovey) Howell
5) Ginger - Ginger Grant
6) The Professor - Roy Hinkley
7) Mary Ann - Mary Ann Summers posted by ericb at 2:06 PM on September 6, 2005
WORK? The tone and dispair in his voice will always remind me to take time to play. Bye Little Buddy. posted by threadbare at 2:06 PM on September 6, 2005
A friend of mine, for whom only the original series is "canon," insists that the real first names of Gilligan and Mrs. Howell are unknown. posted by gubo at 2:52 PM on September 6, 2005
Maynard G. Krebs was one of my favorite tv characters.
I loved him as Maynard G. Krebs--The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and My Living Doll were my favorite comedies when they were on. For me, when Denver became Gilligan and Julie Newmar became Catwoman, it was a step down in both cases.
From the link above:
Just before the Dobie show ended its run in 1962, Maynard recorded his legendary "Like, What?" album. But when the show was cancelled, the record's release was scrapped. Only a few hundred promotional copies were ever manufactured. "Like, What?" is now a highly sought after collector's item fetching thousands of dollars in mint condition. A smoky mixture of cool scat, jazz and beat poetry with a truly bent perspective, the lp is deadpan hilarious. The listener is never quite sure if its a put-on or not. An instant classic, the album's influence far exceeded its limited distribution. When Rolling Stone magazine asked Bob Dylan where he got the inspiration for "If Dogs Run Free", he said "I wanted to get that Krebs sound, you know, with the girls in the back, 'Like What?' " posted by y2karl at 4:30 PM on September 6, 2005
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I remember watching Dobie Gillis on Nick at Nite. Good times. posted by keswick at 5:09 PM on September 6, 2005
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