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Bob Denver Dead at 70
- Thread starter dampier
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> BREAKING NEWS Actor Bob Denver, 70, of TV's "Gilligan's
> Island" fame has died, his agent tells The Associated Press.
> More soon.
>
This is truly a sad day in the world of TV
Dead at 70 can't believe he was so young.
He's up there with skipper (alan hale) in that big
ship in the sky.
> Island" fame has died, his agent tells The Associated Press.
> More soon.
>
This is truly a sad day in the world of TV
Dead at 70 can't believe he was so young.
He's up there with skipper (alan hale) in that big
ship in the sky.
Here's "more"...
http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2005/09/06/bob_denver_tvs_gilligan_dead_at_70?mode=PF<P ID="signature">______________
"What's That?" "French Horns!"
</P>
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"What's That?" "French Horns!"
</P>
Bob Denver Alive At 69!
> BREAKING NEWS Actor Bob Denver, 70, of TV's "Gilligan's
> Island" fame has died, his agent tells The Associated Press.
>
>
http:/> /www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/06/denver.obit.ap/index.html
>
From Maynard G. Krebs to Gilligan (he never had a first name, did he?), Bob Denver took the goofy best friend/second banana part and played it for all he was worth. He was funny.
Many of today's actors in the same mold owe a huge debt to Bob for creating the persona of "loveable loser" and doing it so well.
Thanks, Bob...
> BREAKING NEWS Actor Bob Denver, 70, of TV's "Gilligan's
> Island" fame has died, his agent tells The Associated Press.
>
>
http:/> /www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/06/denver.obit.ap/index.html
>
From Maynard G. Krebs to Gilligan (he never had a first name, did he?), Bob Denver took the goofy best friend/second banana part and played it for all he was worth. He was funny.
Many of today's actors in the same mold owe a huge debt to Bob for creating the persona of "loveable loser" and doing it so well.
Thanks, Bob...
> He's up there with skipper (alan hale) in that big
>
> ship in the sky.
>
Ah, but, don't forget that Thurston T. Howell, the 3rd, and his wife "Lovey" are there too.
>
> ship in the sky.
>
Ah, but, don't forget that Thurston T. Howell, the 3rd, and his wife "Lovey" are there too.
J
Joseph_Gallant
Guest
Yes, Bob Denver was in poor health of late, but this is still a shock.
He looked much younger than his real age.
A few years before playing his famous role on "Gilligan's Island", he played beatnik rebel Maynard G. Krebs on "Dobie Gillis". Were it not for "Giligan", Bob Denver would still have been a TV icon for his portrayal of Krebs.
If my memory serves me correct, there are now only two original cast members still alive: Tina Louise (who played Ginger) and Dawn Wells (who played Mary Ann). I think Louise is in her 70's; I think Wells is in her early sixties (correct me if I am wrong).
He looked much younger than his real age.
A few years before playing his famous role on "Gilligan's Island", he played beatnik rebel Maynard G. Krebs on "Dobie Gillis". Were it not for "Giligan", Bob Denver would still have been a TV icon for his portrayal of Krebs.
If my memory serves me correct, there are now only two original cast members still alive: Tina Louise (who played Ginger) and Dawn Wells (who played Mary Ann). I think Louise is in her 70's; I think Wells is in her early sixties (correct me if I am wrong).
K
KeithE
Guest
> If my memory serves me correct, there are now only two
> original cast members still alive: Tina Louise (who played
> Ginger) and Dawn Wells (who played Mary Ann). I think Louise
> is in her 70's; I think Wells is in her early sixties
> (correct me if I am wrong).
Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age 81.
> original cast members still alive: Tina Louise (who played
> Ginger) and Dawn Wells (who played Mary Ann). I think Louise
> is in her 70's; I think Wells is in her early sixties
> (correct me if I am wrong).
Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age 81.
J
Joseph_Gallant
Guest
Keith Elster let me know:
> Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age
> 81.
Thanks, Keith!
> Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age
> 81.
Thanks, Keith!
J
Joseph_Gallant
Guest
Re: "Gilligan's Island"
This is a story you're probably familiar with, but with Bob Denver's passing, it should be told again.
Yes, "Gilligan's Island" was the "poster child" for everything that was wrong with 1960's television.
The critics savaged the show without mercy. It was on many "Worst TV Shows Of All-Time" lists.
But the show also had a lot going for it.
It was created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz, a veteran comedy writer who got his start with Bob Hope. In fact, there's a reason why Schwartz named the castaways' boat the S.S. Minnow: This was a play on words of the name "Minow", which happened to be the last name of the FCC chairman at the time, Newton Minow. It was Minow who in 1961 stunned the industry by speaking at a National Assoiciation Of Broadcasters convention and calling television a "vast wasteland". Starting in the Fall of 1964, many critics would apply that very phrase to "Gilligan's Island".
And the show also had a pretty good cast: Fine character actors like Alan Hale, Jr., Natalie Schaffer, and Russell Johnson. Bob Denver, of course, had just (a year before "Gilligan" premiered) come off a successful run as Maynard G. Krebs on "Dobie Gillis" (another of the great sitcom characters of all-time), and was well-known to viewers. Also well known (but more for his voice than his face in 1964) was Jim Backus, also the voice of "Mr. Magoo" (Backus actually was in two prime-time shows during the 1964/1965 season---heard in a primetime half-hour version of "The Famous Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" and seen as Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan"). Older viewers in 1964 may have recalled Backus from co-starring with Joan Davis on "I Married Joan" in the early 1950's. And there were two talented (and attractive) young actresses, Tina Louise and Dawn Wells, to round-out the cast.
The show ran for three years (1964-67) and probably could have run for at least another year or two. The reason it left CBS' prime-time schedule in 1967 was that the network decided to renew "Gunsmoke" after originally deciding to cancel it. It was decided that "Gunsmoke" would not return to it's original Saturday timeslot, so it instead was moved to Mondays at 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT), bumping "Gilligan" off the schedule. Had CBS either decided to renew "Gunsmoke" for 1967/68 instead of initially cancelling it, or if the network had decided not to bring it back, it's possible "Gilligan" would have been on another year or two.
Had the first-run syndication business been as big in 1967 as it would be in later years, it's possible "Gilligan's Island" may have continued in first-run syndication for a couple of years after it's network cancellation. But the three seasons that were filmed contained many episodes that still provide fond memories for millions of baby-boomers.
This is a story you're probably familiar with, but with Bob Denver's passing, it should be told again.
Yes, "Gilligan's Island" was the "poster child" for everything that was wrong with 1960's television.
The critics savaged the show without mercy. It was on many "Worst TV Shows Of All-Time" lists.
But the show also had a lot going for it.
It was created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz, a veteran comedy writer who got his start with Bob Hope. In fact, there's a reason why Schwartz named the castaways' boat the S.S. Minnow: This was a play on words of the name "Minow", which happened to be the last name of the FCC chairman at the time, Newton Minow. It was Minow who in 1961 stunned the industry by speaking at a National Assoiciation Of Broadcasters convention and calling television a "vast wasteland". Starting in the Fall of 1964, many critics would apply that very phrase to "Gilligan's Island".
And the show also had a pretty good cast: Fine character actors like Alan Hale, Jr., Natalie Schaffer, and Russell Johnson. Bob Denver, of course, had just (a year before "Gilligan" premiered) come off a successful run as Maynard G. Krebs on "Dobie Gillis" (another of the great sitcom characters of all-time), and was well-known to viewers. Also well known (but more for his voice than his face in 1964) was Jim Backus, also the voice of "Mr. Magoo" (Backus actually was in two prime-time shows during the 1964/1965 season---heard in a primetime half-hour version of "The Famous Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" and seen as Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan"). Older viewers in 1964 may have recalled Backus from co-starring with Joan Davis on "I Married Joan" in the early 1950's. And there were two talented (and attractive) young actresses, Tina Louise and Dawn Wells, to round-out the cast.
The show ran for three years (1964-67) and probably could have run for at least another year or two. The reason it left CBS' prime-time schedule in 1967 was that the network decided to renew "Gunsmoke" after originally deciding to cancel it. It was decided that "Gunsmoke" would not return to it's original Saturday timeslot, so it instead was moved to Mondays at 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT), bumping "Gilligan" off the schedule. Had CBS either decided to renew "Gunsmoke" for 1967/68 instead of initially cancelling it, or if the network had decided not to bring it back, it's possible "Gilligan" would have been on another year or two.
Had the first-run syndication business been as big in 1967 as it would be in later years, it's possible "Gilligan's Island" may have continued in first-run syndication for a couple of years after it's network cancellation. But the three seasons that were filmed contained many episodes that still provide fond memories for millions of baby-boomers.
M
MegoMan
Guest
> > If my memory serves me correct, there are now only two
> > original cast members still alive: Tina Louise (who played
>
> > Ginger) and Dawn Wells (who played Mary Ann). I think
> Louise
> > is in her 70's; I think Wells is in her early sixties
> > (correct me if I am wrong).
>
> Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age
> 81.
>
Mr. Johnson has been living in the Puget Sound area(Bainbridge Island) for many years. <P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P>
> > original cast members still alive: Tina Louise (who played
>
> > Ginger) and Dawn Wells (who played Mary Ann). I think
> Louise
> > is in her 70's; I think Wells is in her early sixties
> > (correct me if I am wrong).
>
> Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age
> 81.
>
Mr. Johnson has been living in the Puget Sound area(Bainbridge Island) for many years. <P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P>
M
MegoMan
Guest
> BREAKING NEWS Actor Bob Denver, 70, of TV's "Gilligan's
> Island" fame has died, his agent tells The Associated Press.
>
>
http:/> /www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/06/denver.obit.ap/index.html
>
RIP, "little buddy". You will be missed.<P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P>
> Island" fame has died, his agent tells The Associated Press.
>
>
http:/> /www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/06/denver.obit.ap/index.html
>
RIP, "little buddy". You will be missed.<P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P>
Re: "Gilligan's Island"
>
> And the show also had a pretty good cast: Fine character
> actors like Alan Hale, Jr., Natalie Schaffer, and Russell
> Johnson. Bob Denver, of course, had just (a year before
> "Gilligan" premiered) come off a successful run as Maynard
> G. Krebs on "Dobie Gillis" (another of the great sitcom
> characters of all-time), and was well-known to viewers. Also
> well known (but more for his voice than his face in 1964)
> was Jim Backus, also the voice of "Mr. Magoo" (Backus
> actually was in two prime-time shows during the 1964/1965
> season---heard in a primetime half-hour version of "The
> Famous Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" and seen as Thurston Howell
> III on "Gilligan"). Older viewers in 1964 may have recalled
> Backus from co-starring with Joan Davis on "I Married Joan"
> in the early 1950's. And there were two talented (and
> attractive) young actresses, Tina Louise and Dawn Wells, to
> round-out the cast.
>
>Interestingly, Jim Backus was competing against himself for
part of the 1964-65 season. In the fall of 1964, The Famous
Adventures Of Mr. Magoo aired on NBC Saturdays at 8, and
Gilligan's Island aired on CBS at 8:30. At midseason, NBC
flipflopped Magoo and Dennis Weaver's Kentucky Jones, so for
the winter, spring, and summer of '65 Magoo and Gilligan were
head-to-head. No contest.
Sherwood Schwartz was once asked what Gilligan's first name
was. He said if he'd ever had to give Gilligan a first name,
it would have been Willard. The Skipper's name was Jonas
Grumby.
Like every other kid in the '60s I watched Gilligan in first
run and in reruns. But as an adult, I think Bob Denver was
far funnier as Maynard G. Krebs.
Nevertheless, I, too, am shocked to hear of Denver's passing.
My condolences go out to his family, friends, and various
surviving castmates.
>
>
> And the show also had a pretty good cast: Fine character
> actors like Alan Hale, Jr., Natalie Schaffer, and Russell
> Johnson. Bob Denver, of course, had just (a year before
> "Gilligan" premiered) come off a successful run as Maynard
> G. Krebs on "Dobie Gillis" (another of the great sitcom
> characters of all-time), and was well-known to viewers. Also
> well known (but more for his voice than his face in 1964)
> was Jim Backus, also the voice of "Mr. Magoo" (Backus
> actually was in two prime-time shows during the 1964/1965
> season---heard in a primetime half-hour version of "The
> Famous Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" and seen as Thurston Howell
> III on "Gilligan"). Older viewers in 1964 may have recalled
> Backus from co-starring with Joan Davis on "I Married Joan"
> in the early 1950's. And there were two talented (and
> attractive) young actresses, Tina Louise and Dawn Wells, to
> round-out the cast.
>
>Interestingly, Jim Backus was competing against himself for
part of the 1964-65 season. In the fall of 1964, The Famous
Adventures Of Mr. Magoo aired on NBC Saturdays at 8, and
Gilligan's Island aired on CBS at 8:30. At midseason, NBC
flipflopped Magoo and Dennis Weaver's Kentucky Jones, so for
the winter, spring, and summer of '65 Magoo and Gilligan were
head-to-head. No contest.
Sherwood Schwartz was once asked what Gilligan's first name
was. He said if he'd ever had to give Gilligan a first name,
it would have been Willard. The Skipper's name was Jonas
Grumby.
Like every other kid in the '60s I watched Gilligan in first
run and in reruns. But as an adult, I think Bob Denver was
far funnier as Maynard G. Krebs.
Nevertheless, I, too, am shocked to hear of Denver's passing.
My condolences go out to his family, friends, and various
surviving castmates.
>
From The CNN site
He died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer, his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
He died FRIDAY??? And they just mentioned it now? Seems like a long time. <P ID="signature">______________
Once I figured out the meaning of life....Then I forgot to write it down.</P>
He died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer, his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
He died FRIDAY??? And they just mentioned it now? Seems like a long time. <P ID="signature">______________
Once I figured out the meaning of life....Then I forgot to write it down.</P>
J
Joseph_Gallant
Guest
Re: "Gilligan's Island"
B. Patrick reminds us:
> Interestingly, Jim Backus was competing against himself for
> part of the 1964-65 season. In the fall of 1964, "The Famous
> Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" aired on NBC Saturdays at 8 (ET), and
> "Gilligan's Island" aired on CBS at 8:30 (ET). At midseason, NBC
> flipflopped "Magoo" and Dennis Weaver's "Kentucky Jones", so for
> the winter, spring, and summer of '65 "Magoo" and "Gilligan"
> were head-to-head. No contest.
I was tempted to add this information in my earlier post, but I wasn't 100% sure if "Magoo" and "Gilligan" went head-to-head for part of the 1964/65 TV season.
I should have gotten out my copy of Brooks and Marsh before posting my notes on "Gilligan's Island".
B. Patrick reminds us:
> Interestingly, Jim Backus was competing against himself for
> part of the 1964-65 season. In the fall of 1964, "The Famous
> Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" aired on NBC Saturdays at 8 (ET), and
> "Gilligan's Island" aired on CBS at 8:30 (ET). At midseason, NBC
> flipflopped "Magoo" and Dennis Weaver's "Kentucky Jones", so for
> the winter, spring, and summer of '65 "Magoo" and "Gilligan"
> were head-to-head. No contest.
I was tempted to add this information in my earlier post, but I wasn't 100% sure if "Magoo" and "Gilligan" went head-to-head for part of the 1964/65 TV season.
I should have gotten out my copy of Brooks and Marsh before posting my notes on "Gilligan's Island".
K
KeithE
Guest
The Cast of Gilligan's Island
> Keith Elster let me know:
>
> > Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age 81.
>
> Thanks, Keith!
>
According to imdb.com, besides Johnson, these cast members are still alive:
Tina Louise is 71 and is a volunteer reading teacher in NYC.
Dawn Wells is 66 and still acts occasionally.
Johnson is semi-retired but says "he's available."
Besides Denver, tthese are the cast members who have died:
Jim Backus died in 1989 at age 76.
Alan Hale Jr. died in 1990 at age 71.
Natalie Schaffer died in 1991 at age 90.
More Gilligan's Island trivia <a target="_blank" href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/trivia>here</a>, including what Gilligan's first name was supposed to be.
And, the cast that might have been:
Jerry VanDyke as Gilligan (He preferred My Mother the Car?)
Carroll O'Connor as the Skipper (Gilligan as "Meathead" instead of "Little Buddy?")
Jayne Mansfield as Ginger
Raquel Welch as Mary Ann
Dabney Coleman as the Professor
All of the above either auditioned for, or were offered and rejected, those roles. Nobody famous besides Jim Backus and Natalie Shafer apparently auditioned for the Howells.
> Keith Elster let me know:
>
> > Russell Johnson is still alive and well (hopefully) at age 81.
>
> Thanks, Keith!
>
According to imdb.com, besides Johnson, these cast members are still alive:
Tina Louise is 71 and is a volunteer reading teacher in NYC.
Dawn Wells is 66 and still acts occasionally.
Johnson is semi-retired but says "he's available."
Besides Denver, tthese are the cast members who have died:
Jim Backus died in 1989 at age 76.
Alan Hale Jr. died in 1990 at age 71.
Natalie Schaffer died in 1991 at age 90.
More Gilligan's Island trivia <a target="_blank" href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/trivia>here</a>, including what Gilligan's first name was supposed to be.
And, the cast that might have been:
Jerry VanDyke as Gilligan (He preferred My Mother the Car?)
Carroll O'Connor as the Skipper (Gilligan as "Meathead" instead of "Little Buddy?")
Jayne Mansfield as Ginger
Raquel Welch as Mary Ann
Dabney Coleman as the Professor
All of the above either auditioned for, or were offered and rejected, those roles. Nobody famous besides Jim Backus and Natalie Shafer apparently auditioned for the Howells.
M
MegoMan
Guest
Bob Denver's Career After "Gilligan's Island"
> B. Patrick reminds us:
>
> > Interestingly, Jim Backus was competing against himself
> for
> > part of the 1964-65 season. In the fall of 1964, "The
> Famous
> > Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" aired on NBC Saturdays at 8 (ET),
> and
> > "Gilligan's Island" aired on CBS at 8:30 (ET). At
> midseason, NBC
> > flipflopped "Magoo" and Dennis Weaver's "Kentucky Jones",
> so for
> > the winter, spring, and summer of '65 "Magoo" and
> "Gilligan"
> > were head-to-head. No contest.
>
> I was tempted to add this information in my earlier post,
> but I wasn't 100% sure if "Magoo" and "Gilligan" went
> head-to-head for part of the 1964/65 TV season.
>
> I should have gotten out my copy of Brooks and Marsh before
> posting my notes on "Gilligan's Island".
>
Bob had also appeared in such jems as "Dusty's Trail"(Gilligan's Island set in the old west) and "Far Out Space Nuts" CBS Saturday mornings in the 70's.<P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by MegoMan on 09/07/05 03:54 AM.</FONT></P>
> B. Patrick reminds us:
>
> > Interestingly, Jim Backus was competing against himself
> for
> > part of the 1964-65 season. In the fall of 1964, "The
> Famous
> > Adventures Of Mr. Magoo" aired on NBC Saturdays at 8 (ET),
> and
> > "Gilligan's Island" aired on CBS at 8:30 (ET). At
> midseason, NBC
> > flipflopped "Magoo" and Dennis Weaver's "Kentucky Jones",
> so for
> > the winter, spring, and summer of '65 "Magoo" and
> "Gilligan"
> > were head-to-head. No contest.
>
> I was tempted to add this information in my earlier post,
> but I wasn't 100% sure if "Magoo" and "Gilligan" went
> head-to-head for part of the 1964/65 TV season.
>
> I should have gotten out my copy of Brooks and Marsh before
> posting my notes on "Gilligan's Island".
>
Bob had also appeared in such jems as "Dusty's Trail"(Gilligan's Island set in the old west) and "Far Out Space Nuts" CBS Saturday mornings in the 70's.<P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by MegoMan on 09/07/05 03:54 AM.</FONT></P>
T
TimL
Guest
Re: Bob Denver's Career After "Gilligan's Island"
> >
> Bob had also appeared in such jems as "Dusty's
> Trail"(Gilligan's Island set in the old west) and "Far Out
> Space Nuts" CBS Saturday mornings in the 70's.
>
He also appeared with Herb Edelman and Joyce Van Patten in "The Good Guys" (CBS 1968-70) A somewhat underrated sitcom in my opinion..Jim Backus and Alan Hale Jr. would appear on this show in separate guest roles.
> >
> Bob had also appeared in such jems as "Dusty's
> Trail"(Gilligan's Island set in the old west) and "Far Out
> Space Nuts" CBS Saturday mornings in the 70's.
>
He also appeared with Herb Edelman and Joyce Van Patten in "The Good Guys" (CBS 1968-70) A somewhat underrated sitcom in my opinion..Jim Backus and Alan Hale Jr. would appear on this show in separate guest roles.
What Was Gilligan's First Name
> From Maynard G. Krebs to Gilligan (he never had a first
> name, did he?), Bob Denver took the goofy best friend/second
> banana part and played it for all he was worth.
I have heard that in the series pilot script, Denver's character had a first name...WILLIE.
Kinda throws a new light on something that "...gives you the willies."
Later....
Matt Smith, Station Manager
WGSR-TV "Star-39"
Reidsville, NC
> From Maynard G. Krebs to Gilligan (he never had a first
> name, did he?), Bob Denver took the goofy best friend/second
> banana part and played it for all he was worth.
I have heard that in the series pilot script, Denver's character had a first name...WILLIE.
Kinda throws a new light on something that "...gives you the willies."
Later....
Matt Smith, Station Manager
WGSR-TV "Star-39"
Reidsville, NC
Re: Bob Denver's Career After "Gilligan's Island"
> He also appeared with Herb Edelman and Joyce Van Patten in
> "The Good Guys" (CBS 1968-70) A somewhat underrated sitcom
> in my opinion..Jim Backus and Alan Hale Jr. would appear on
> this show in separate guest roles.
============================================================================
Re: "The Good Guys", TV script writer Mark Evanier, says on his website...
"The Good Guys, a little-remembered gem that ran two seasons -- went on in '68 and went off in early '70 -- and has rarely been rerun since. It starred Denver as a cab driver who was life-long friends with the operator of a diner. The friend was played by Herb Edelman, a great character actor, and his wife was played by Joyce Van Patten. (The same year The Good Guys went on, Edelman filmed the movie version of The Odd Couple, re-creating the role of Murray the Cop he'd originated on Broadway. The one time I met him years later, he said he loved The Good Guys and his one regret about it, apart from its short run, was that it prevented him from playing Murray on the Odd Couple TV show with Klugman and Randall.)
Anyway, someone oughta rerun The Good Guys because it was a pretty good show. It was filmed in front of a live audience on Stage 2 at CBS Studio Center, which was the same stage that had previously held that island on which Gilligan was stranded. It had been converted to an audience stage (Gilligan was filmed without one) but Denver always told people he recognized it because there was still sand in every crevice."
<P ID="signature">______________
"What's That?" "French Horns!"
</P>
> He also appeared with Herb Edelman and Joyce Van Patten in
> "The Good Guys" (CBS 1968-70) A somewhat underrated sitcom
> in my opinion..Jim Backus and Alan Hale Jr. would appear on
> this show in separate guest roles.
============================================================================
Re: "The Good Guys", TV script writer Mark Evanier, says on his website...
"The Good Guys, a little-remembered gem that ran two seasons -- went on in '68 and went off in early '70 -- and has rarely been rerun since. It starred Denver as a cab driver who was life-long friends with the operator of a diner. The friend was played by Herb Edelman, a great character actor, and his wife was played by Joyce Van Patten. (The same year The Good Guys went on, Edelman filmed the movie version of The Odd Couple, re-creating the role of Murray the Cop he'd originated on Broadway. The one time I met him years later, he said he loved The Good Guys and his one regret about it, apart from its short run, was that it prevented him from playing Murray on the Odd Couple TV show with Klugman and Randall.)
Anyway, someone oughta rerun The Good Guys because it was a pretty good show. It was filmed in front of a live audience on Stage 2 at CBS Studio Center, which was the same stage that had previously held that island on which Gilligan was stranded. It had been converted to an audience stage (Gilligan was filmed without one) but Denver always told people he recognized it because there was still sand in every crevice."
<P ID="signature">______________
"What's That?" "French Horns!"
</P>
K
KeithE
Guest
Re: What Was Gilligan's First Name
> I have heard that in the series pilot script, Denver's
> character had a first name...WILLIE.
That's what producer Sherwood Schwartz said at one time, but Denver insisted he never heard that until years after the show went off the air.
It might have gotten into the original pilot script but it was never used during the run of the show.
> I have heard that in the series pilot script, Denver's
> character had a first name...WILLIE.
That's what producer Sherwood Schwartz said at one time, but Denver insisted he never heard that until years after the show went off the air.
It might have gotten into the original pilot script but it was never used during the run of the show.
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