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Gilligan dead, nation mourns

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From the NY Times:

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.

In death, as in life, Gilligan serves as an oddly apt metaphor for the human condition, a disturbing reminder of both our isolation and our interdependence, our disconnect from nature and the fragility of our modern, technological world, and of course… our universal love of coconut cream pie. But most of all, he reminds us of our own mortality, for in Gilligan’s own memorable words:

“We’ll get off this island yet.”

So he has. And so shall we all.

Comments

  1. 1

    Hey Mark the Ruffian — why don’t you maroon yourself on a deserted island … that would be Utopia for a go-it-alone rugged individual like you! No government, no taxes …

  2. 2

    I’ll always remember Gilligan’s Island for how it was treated in Bloom County

    whenever something banal was on television, it was “….Gilligan!”

    I still loved it tho’, even now :)

  5. 5

    NinSeattle–
    I remember Dobie Gillis—they still have re-runs somewhere.
    We still have Tina Louise (the movie star) as well as the cutie MaryAnn….I know that the Howell’s and the Skipper are dead but I’m not sure about the Professor. The Professor was living on Bainbridge Island.
    Gilligan was awesome….a lovable Klutz.
    I think righton has it….Dean Logan would make a great Gilligan!

  9. 9

    To paraphrase Simon and Garfunkel:

    “Where have you gone, Gilligan,
    Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.”

    The truly burning question for the men (and the women who like women) who spent countless afternoons of their youth watching GI is:

    Ginger or Mary Anne?

  11. 11

    There’s that piece of dog shit Ms Chickenhawk, formerly known as Mr. Cynical.

    How many Gold Star Mothers have you trashed recently? You must get off killing our soldiers twice? Once on the field of battle becaue you won’t find Chickenhawks like your self there and twice by trashing their mothers!

    Hey, you mother fuckin’ scum bag, you never did answer my question:

    Would you make the comments you did about Cindy Sheehan to her face if her fallen son could be standing at her side?

    No? Yes?

    You fucking Yellow Elephant shit bag. You fucking coward.

  12. 12

    gbs take a pill and chill, its only words, you know sticks and stones can break your bones but words don’t.Who is cindy sheehan anyway?

  17. 17

    GBS,

    Would you make the comments you did about Cindy Sheehan to her face if her fallen son could be standing at her side?

    I know…it is not my place to comment on something addressed to another, but I will do so anyway:

    When Cindy Sheehan awakens from her nightmaredream-like sleep, we will know her heart.

    I doubt she knows what she thinks, with her handlers keeping such a short leash on her…

  18. 18

    Gee, I hear that one of Denver’s nurses was a Bush operative. I have little doubt that Bush had Denver killed in order to distract us from the mess his hurricane caused and how he bungled the rescue that was supposed to improve his public image.

  20. 20

    Finally, a subject upon which we can agree.

    You made us smile and lightened our hearts, Gilligan; Rest in peace, Little Buddy.

  21. 21

    GBS@11—
    What in the hell are you frothing about??
    Have you had your rabies shots???
    Do you have Mad Cow Disease????
    How about Mad Donkey Disease??? That seems to be a common affliction around here you stupid cocksucker!!!!!
    And Where did this Ms. Chickenhawk come from???
    Perhaps you are upset because I suggested your butt-buddy Logan would make a good Gilligan cuz he’s such a KLUTZ.
    Or perhaps my mentioning Mary Ann and Tina Louise brought back your childhood memories of the time your mommy caught you beating off while watching Gilligan’s Island you sick bastard???
    GBS===
    G-inger’s
    B-oy
    S-lut

  22. 22

    ya know, its moderately ridiculous that even in a comment about Gilligan you all can’t avoid hacking at each other…

    Rest in Peace Bob.

    Say hi to the Skipper and the Howells for us.

  23. 23

    For heaven’s sake, the guy was an actor! What did he accomplish other than entertain a bunch of juveniles for a few hours?

    The inventor of the integrated circuit (computer chip for the ill informed) died a couple of months ago. What was his name?

    No cheating now!

  25. 25

    Gilligan would still be alive if that fucking piece of shit GWB had rescused them. And how the hell can an island that big not be on the charts? Does GWB have one of his buddies running Geological Survey? Shit, it was only a three hour tour, how many islands can there be within a 3 hour radius? You can bet your ass if Thurston Howell III was a ‘Publican they woulda found him so they could get illegal campaign donations.

  27. 27

    “Zelda, STOP THAT!!!” exclaimed Dobie

    “WORK”, ejaculated Maynard.

    Those were the days!

    ‘NUFF SAID!!!!!!!

    DRIBBLYPUD

  28. 28

    headless lucy—@27
    Speaking of work, it’s 8:33AM on a school day and you are posting on this BLOG.
    Is that what the taxpayers are paying you for???

  29. 29

    headless lucy—@27
    Speaking of work, it’s 8:33AM on a school day and you are posting on this BLOG.
    Is that what the taxpayers are paying you for??? -Comment by Mr. Cynical— 9/7/05 @ 10:22 am

    Since we are stuck paying the BallslessLooney one, I’d much rather pay him/her/it for diddling a keyboard than diddling the minds of children and the bodies of 14 yr old wrestlers – I hear tell, that his/her/its favorite move to DEMONSTRATE over and over on each and every new freshman wrestler is the Saturday Night Ride … which is very aptly named.

  31. 31

    It’s no goddam joke. It was a 3 hour tour. A THREE HOUR TOUR ! ! ! How the hell could GWB not find them? The ship’s aground on the shore of the desert isle. How the hell could you not see it from the air? Why, if not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would have been lost and everybody would have drowned. Typical fucking rethugs; every man for himself. Fateful trip my ass ! ! !

  32. 32

    MTR: I’ll beat PacMan to this. That was funny. Yeah wasn’t GWB flying those planes on reconnaisance missions. What didn’t his radar work? He didn’t perform low level flybys when he saw their SOS smoke?

    Notice Headlice Loocy said ejaculated and now ends his messages as a shot at me. Thanks Loocy. I know I’m getting to you. He is getting excited over the new freshman class he can cheek split in those “supposed” wrestling moves. I hope Headlice does not become one of these: seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/coaches/

  33. 33

    Puddybud – You think it’s funny? Think about the castaways. No phone. No lights. No motor car. Not a single luxury. Shit, it’s like Robinson Crusoe. It’s primitive as can be. You’re a heartless jerk.

  34. 34

    I get the double entrendre. Yes what you are writing is hilarious. Me heartless jerk? Shirley you jest. No I enjoy the references. I know exactly what you are doing, but do the moonbats get it?

  35. 35

    Mark The Redneck: talking plane suthurn, U know I’m not to fond of dese rednecks but u’s okay, cuz u’s goes a hurtin dem librals. U uses funnies to make me laff.

    The whole premise you present is special. A very well presented implementation of reverse humor. Good job Mark.

  37. 37

    Puddy – Hey, stop calling me Shirley. And moonbats take this shit seriously. They say zack same things about GWB and Katrina. Dunno how they can’t be as angry as I am.

  38. 38

    Hey Wabbit – Didja read about the invisible hand today? Oil down another 2 bucks on reports of sharply lower demand. Amazing. And you were in your hutch all day.

  39. 39

    @37

    Yeah, that’s what happens when people conserve, instead of being selfish assholes like you.

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