“You Rang?”
Comedian and American Pop Icon Bob Denver passed away last week. Denver, who is mainly known for his “silly” role as Gilligan will always be Maynard G Krebs to most Baby Boomers and me. “The Dobie Gillis” show aired from 1959-1963 and brought us Maynard… the first beatnik on national TV. In those days Jack Kerouac was the real deal, but Maynard G Krebs was a laugh a minute. As a kid I can remember anxiously waiting for Maynard to appear on screen and without question he stole the show. I thought a short trip down memory lane might be refreshing… so hop in Mr Peabody’s “wayback machine”.
“Do you remember”…
Maynard G Krebs…the G stood for Walter, his aunt’s name
Zelda loved Dobie and wrinkled her nose at him
Dobie gave a weekly monologue in front of Rodin’s statue “The Thinker”
Maynard collected Aluminum foil and kept it shaped in a ball
Tuesday Weld played the gorgeous Thalia Menninger (Dobie’s true love)
Maynard: “You rang?”
Maynard: “Like, Dob, I’m getting all misty”
Warren Beatty played rich boy Milton Armitage
Maynard loved scary movies…his favorite was “The Monster
That Devoured Cleveland”
Chatsworth Osborne III
Maynard loved to watch the wrecking ball knocking down the Old Endicott Building
Dobie’s mother and father owned a grocery store
Maynard was “hip” he played the bongos and love Jazz
Mumsey
Maynard: “WORK!”
Yup… “WORK!” that’s what I have to get back to…
