"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" was an amazing show on alot of levels. Maybe with the sad passing of Bob Denver they'll be released on dvd. In some ways, Dobie Gillis reflected both the innocence of the 50's, and the stirring unrest of the 60's. It ran out of gas and was gone around the same time as Kennedy was assinated, and the 60's really kicked in. Maynard deserved better than to become Gilligan in a show that really was about who do you prefer, Ginger or Mary Anne?
But Dobie Gillis was always fun-
"You rang?", Zelda Gilroy, "I gotta kill that boy", Tuesday Weld, Warren Beatty(!) in the beginning,the Thinker,Chadsworth Osborne Jr.
Bob Denver was the heart and soul, the character everyone loved.
Not to discount Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie wonderfully, but that's another topic.
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Sudo
Yeah.. sad.
I'm like you, Pirate. "WORK!!!!" WORK!!!!" It was the beatnick thing. Like hippies, they didn't actually have jobs.
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George Aar
The first time I ever even heard of Thelonious Monk was from the mouth of "Maynard G. Krebs".
It was my first introduction (of sorts) to Jazz.
Kinda funny in retrospect, from the ridiculous to the sublime...
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krys
Maynard G. Krebs was, and still is, one of my idols.
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satori001
Bon voyage, little buddy.
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oldiesman
So long Maynard.
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hiway29
Maynard rocked-Gilligan was insufferable.
"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" was an amazing show on alot of levels. Maybe with the sad passing of Bob Denver they'll be released on dvd. In some ways, Dobie Gillis reflected both the innocence of the 50's, and the stirring unrest of the 60's. It ran out of gas and was gone around the same time as Kennedy was assinated, and the 60's really kicked in. Maynard deserved better than to become Gilligan in a show that really was about who do you prefer, Ginger or Mary Anne?
But Dobie Gillis was always fun-
"You rang?", Zelda Gilroy, "I gotta kill that boy", Tuesday Weld, Warren Beatty(!) in the beginning,the Thinker,Chadsworth Osborne Jr.
Bob Denver was the heart and soul, the character everyone loved.
Not to discount Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie wonderfully, but that's another topic.
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krys
"little buddy".....sigh.....memories.....
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Linda Z
'Twas on the Dobie Gillis show that I learned the meaning of the word "propinquity." It was uttered by Zelda, not Maynard, though.
Who says TV isn't educational???
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