NEWS: Gilligan Takes His Last Fateful Trip

CULTURE: Gilligan Takes His Last Fateful Trip

You almost certainly knew him as Gilligan. If you're lucky, you may have even known him as Maynard G. Krebs. He spent the better part of his life making us laugh and now Bob Denver, everybody's li'l buddy, has died at age 70, succumbing to complications from his cancer treatments.

Although in recent years his pop culture status had fallen to the point that the only real attention he got in the press came from a marijuana bust, Denver was a brilliant physical comedian who influenced the work of comedians for years to come -- from John Ritter to Rowan Atkinson to Jim Carrey.

Speaking on a personal level, it's impossible to overstate the love I had for Gilligan's Island when I was a kid. It's always been so much a part of my life that I chose the Skipper's name as my SG nickname when I joined the site.

Bon voyage, li'l buddy.

I should also point out this thread about Bob Denver's death, which I discovered after I submitted this story...

ya, I created a thread about it too...but its all good.. Gilligan deserves as many threads as people want to create

RIP, Lil' Buddy

why is everyone so sad?
he said he was only going out for a three hour tour.

I hope they have hammocks and coconut radios in heaven.

I may be dating myself, but I also remember his role in the Krofft Far Out Space Nuts

dont forget that show where he played a beatnik.um,i seen the reruns im not that old,lol.
but i will miss him.

Yep, I spent many a Saturday morning thrilling to the novelty of Gilligan in space. And, wouldn't you know it, a few years later they actually gave us Gilligan in space. (I'd really love to see that cartoon again; I'm sure it'll be horrible in hindsight, but it still has to be completely fun as campy nostalgia.)

the many loves of dobie gillis. i used to watch the reruns on nick at nite.

that sucks.

RIP, daddy-o.....

I've heard that he was a really nice guy who always shared the spotlight with his costars.

Godspeed, little buddy.

-TM

Now he's up there with the Skipper in the Great Minnow in the Sky.

i just heard about this. bon voyage little buddy

heard about it on the news earlier.. R.I.P. <3

Best sentiment I've seen yet. Y'know what I would've like to see... Scooby and the gang on Gilligan's Island. Hell, I even watched the movies... ah, Return to Gilligan's Island.

So sad.

"I said 'lunch,' not 'launch!!'"

Even in Dusty's Trail, he is a brilliant person up there with the likes of Danny Kaye and Buster Keaton. As well Abbott and Costello.

He was one cool cat.....can you dig it?

R.I.P.

This saddens me greatly. RIP Bob.

awww... lillte buddy