Gilligan dead.

**DarkFalcon** · 09-08-2005, 05:45 AM

Bob Denver, TV's Gilligan, Dead at 70
Sep 6, 1:47 PM EST

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960s television show "Gilligan's Island," made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 70.

Denver 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. Denver's death was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight."

Denver had also undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year.

Denver's wife, Dreama, and his children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin were with him when he died.

"He was my everything and I will love him forever," Dreama Denver said in a statement.

Denver's signature role was Gilligan. But he was already known to TV audiences for another iconic character, that of Maynard G. Krebs, the bearded beatnik friend of Dwayne Hickman's Dobie in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," which aired from 1959 to 1963.

"Gilligan's Island" lasted on CBS from 1964 to 1967, and it was revived in later seasons with three high-rated TV movies. It was a Robinson Crusoe story about seven disparate travelers who are marooned on a deserted Pacific Island after their small boat was wrecked in a storm.

The cast: Alan Hale Jr., as Skipper Jonas Grumby; Bob Denver, as his klutzy assistant Gilligan; Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer, as rich snobs Thurston and Lovey Howell; Tina Louise, as bosomy movie star Ginger Grant; Russell Johnson, as egghead science professor Roy Hinkley Jr.; and Dawn Wells, as sweet-natured farm girl Mary Ann Summers.

TV critics hooted at "Gilligan's Island" as gag-ridden corn. Audiences adored its far-out comedy. Writer-creator Sherwood Schwartz insisted that the show had social meaning along with the laughs: "I knew that by assembling seven different people and forcing them to live together, the show would have great philosophical implications."

GameDayDog · 09-08-2005, 09:26 AM

Geez.. that makes me feel old... Of course I grew up on the re-runs and not the actual show..

It also makes the writer/creator, Sherwood Schwartz, a revolutionary in the tv business... His show is lyke the original scripted MTV's Real World... except on an island... and more scripted...

Peace..~G

**NNTB** · 09-08-2005, 02:08 PM

wow... i had no idea he was 70...

**Trick D** · 09-08-2005, 02:31 PM

Yeah he lived in West Virginia... was a nice and great guy. He will be missed.

dnyc99 · 09-08-2005, 06:42 PM

Yeah when I saw this on the news the other day I was surprised and sad to hear "Gilligan" passed away.

I grew up watching those shows too. Hated it when Gilligan would ruin it for the rest!!

LoL

Anyways, may he rest in peace.

~D~

Apootheosis · 09-08-2005, 08:41 PM

i heard this guy had a large body parts. wasnt boogie nights based off his life?

**DarkFalcon** · 09-08-2005, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodgy 8

i heard this guy had a large body parts. wasnt boogie nights based off his life?

WTF??? You been drinking this afternoon?

dnyc99 · 09-08-2005, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodgy 8

i heard this guy had a large body parts. wasnt boogie nights based off his life?

Huh??!! Nice way to remember him by. LoL

GameDayDog · 09-09-2005, 12:03 AM

Sorry, aren't you thynking about Peter Jennings (R.I.P.) ??? ...

Peace..~G

DF.. You know we both gonna get in trouble for not deleting that ryght away.

Apootheosis · 09-09-2005, 01:34 AM

all of the sudden **** is not the only censored word here

**Peaked_18** · 09-09-2005, 01:36 AM

It's time for it to come now...Dodgy_8, the pink has gone to his brain...

**DarkFalcon** · 09-09-2005, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GameDayDog

Sorry, aren't you thynking about Peter Jennings (R.I.P.) ??? ...

Peace..~G

DF.. You know we both gonna get in trouble for not deleting that ryght away.

lol...well you take the blame for this one I've gotten enough crap.

Besides it might be true I really don't know.

dnyc99 · 09-09-2005, 04:27 AM

Guess now...The Skipper

will be joined in heaven by his 'little buddy'...or in this case...'LARGE buddy' Gilligan.

**DarkFalcon** · 09-09-2005, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnyc99

Guess now...The Skipper

will be joined in heaven by his 'little buddy'...or in this case...'LARGE buddy' Gilligan.

lol.. :dbanana:

**NNTB** · 09-09-2005, 02:09 PM

heh... i didnt know the skipper was dead too... :o...dammit no one ever tells me anything

09-08-2005, 05:45 AM	#1
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	Gilligan dead. Bob Denver, TV's Gilligan, Dead at 70 Sep 6, 1:47 PM EST The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960s television show "Gilligan's Island," made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 70. Denver 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. Denver's death was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight." Denver had also undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year. Denver's wife, Dreama, and his children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin were with him when he died. "He was my everything and I will love him forever," Dreama Denver said in a statement. Denver's signature role was Gilligan. But he was already known to TV audiences for another iconic character, that of Maynard G. Krebs, the bearded beatnik friend of Dwayne Hickman's Dobie in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," which aired from 1959 to 1963. "Gilligan's Island" lasted on CBS from 1964 to 1967, and it was revived in later seasons with three high-rated TV movies. It was a Robinson Crusoe story about seven disparate travelers who are marooned on a deserted Pacific Island after their small boat was wrecked in a storm. The cast: Alan Hale Jr., as Skipper Jonas Grumby; Bob Denver, as his klutzy assistant Gilligan; Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer, as rich snobs Thurston and Lovey Howell; Tina Louise, as bosomy movie star Ginger Grant; Russell Johnson, as egghead science professor Roy Hinkley Jr.; and Dawn Wells, as sweet-natured farm girl Mary Ann Summers. TV critics hooted at "Gilligan's Island" as gag-ridden corn. Audiences adored its far-out comedy. Writer-creator Sherwood Schwartz insisted that the show had social meaning along with the laughs: "I knew that by assembling seven different people and forcing them to live together, the show would have great philosophical implications."

09-08-2005, 09:26 AM	#2
GameDayDog The Dawg Is Back!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doin Compound Movements 4 Scooby Snacks! Posts: 1,914 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 32	R.I.P. Geez.. that makes me feel old... Of course I grew up on the re-runs and not the actual show.. It also makes the writer/creator, Sherwood Schwartz, a revolutionary in the tv business... His show is lyke the original scripted MTV's Real World... except on an island... and more scripted... Peace..~G __________________ I am Thee Alpha.. RaSP is Thee oMEGA.. Between the 2 of us - We have everythyng covered... I want to be bigger than all the humans!! "I'm sure I should be doing cardio too....but I don't run from anything...so why practice?" - 1stInDoor Goal - 200#'s 5/27/07 - 4/27/07 - 175# 3/27/07 - 167#

09-08-2005, 02:08 PM	#3
NNTB rEVOLutionary Join Date: May 2005 Location: FL Posts: 2,446 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 161	RIP Bob Denver wow... i had no idea he was 70... __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln

09-08-2005, 06:42 PM	#5
dnyc99 IMPC Contestant Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,023 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 182	Yeah when I saw this on the news the other day I was surprised and sad to hear "Gilligan" passed away. I grew up watching those shows too. Hated it when Gilligan would ruin it for the rest!! LoL Anyways, may he rest in peace. ~D~ __________________

09-08-2005, 08:41 PM	#6
Apootheosis Pro Stature Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 625 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	i heard this guy had a large body parts. wasnt boogie nights based off his life? __________________ lawlz Last edited by Pj-Macx : 09-20-2005 at 01:43 AM.

09-09-2005, 12:03 AM	#9
GameDayDog The Dawg Is Back!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doin Compound Movements 4 Scooby Snacks! Posts: 1,914 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 32	Wrong Person... Sorry, aren't you thynking about Peter Jennings (R.I.P.) ??? ... Peace..~G DF.. You know we both gonna get in trouble for not deleting that ryght away. __________________ I am Thee Alpha.. RaSP is Thee oMEGA.. Between the 2 of us - We have everythyng covered... I want to be bigger than all the humans!! "I'm sure I should be doing cardio too....but I don't run from anything...so why practice?" - 1stInDoor Goal - 200#'s 5/27/07 - 4/27/07 - 175# 3/27/07 - 167#

09-09-2005, 01:34 AM	#10
Apootheosis Pro Stature Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 625 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	all of the sudden **** is not the only censored word here __________________ lawlz

09-09-2005, 01:36 AM	#11
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,247 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96	It's time for it to come now...Dodgy_8, the pink has gone to his brain...

09-09-2005, 04:27 AM	#13
dnyc99 IMPC Contestant Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,023 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 182	Guess now...The Skipper will be joined in heaven by his 'little buddy'...or in this case...'LARGE buddy' Gilligan. __________________

09-09-2005, 02:09 PM	#15
NNTB rEVOLutionary Join Date: May 2005 Location: FL Posts: 2,446 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 161	heh... i didnt know the skipper was dead too... :o...dammit no one ever tells me anything __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln

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