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Tuesday, September 6

Little Buddy
Lost Forever

PEACE THE FORK OUT
To Everyone's Mos Flavorite Marooned Moron
aka
Maynard G. Krebs
aka
Gilligan
aka
BOB DENVER

1935 - 2005

Qwik fact file on everyone's first mate and other useless dribble:

- Gilligan's first name may or may not have been Willie [Snopes for mo]

- The man-made lagoon for Gilligan's Island cost CBS $75,000. It is still on CBS' lot in Studio City, California.

- In reals life, Mary Ann helped to get Gill arrested on pot possession

- There were more Globetrotters on the isle than Castaways when the Harlem crew washed ashore

- Bob was once a mailman and high school teacher

- Born one day after Elvis

- Guest starred on Roseanne, ALF, The Love Boat, Baywatch, The Andy Griffith Show, Love American Style, and my personal flav, The New Gidget [pics from all here]

- Disliked loud, boring, self-centered people

- Favorite book: Horton Hatches the Egg

- Favorite TV Show: (original answer) Life Goes On, (updated answer) Antiques Road Show

- Personal flavorite Bob Denver memory: appearing as the bartender in the '87 geniusness that was Back To The Beach