Little BuddyLost Forever
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