RIP Russell Johnson "The Professor"

[HejiraHenry]

Back in the 1980s, a friend of mine in the government had some correspondence with Russell Johnson, who eventually came to D.C. for some informal lobbying efforts. (Coconut subsidies, maybe.) Great guy, I think. RIP.

 

[Ace]

The man could turn a coconut and a little bamboo into anything.

RIP.

Yeah, but he couldn't even tell when Ginger or Mary Ann were coming on to him.

Which skill is worth more on a deserted island?

 

[Baron Scicluna]

RIP one-half of And The Rest.

Reading up on the Gilligan cast, Bob Denver actually went to the producers and asked that Johnson and Mary Wells be given the full credit just like the rest of the cast. The producers didn't want to shell out the money to rerecord the song, so Denver told them to take his name off of it and put him with "the rest". The producers changed their minds pretty quickly.

Mary Wells said she didn't find out until years later that Denver had gone to the producers to get them to change the song.

 

[Football_Bat]

Ginger or Mary Ann?

 

[da man]

RIP one-half of And The Rest.

Reading up on the Gilligan cast, Bob Denver actually went to the producers and asked that Johnson and Mary Wells be given the full credit just like the rest of the cast. The producers didn't want to shell out the money to rerecord the song, so Denver told them to take his name off of it and put him with "the rest". The producers changed their minds pretty quickly.

Mary Wells said she didn't find out until years later that Denver had gone to the producers to get them to change the song.

Just for clarity's sake:



Mary Wells (singer, "My Guy", "Two Lovers", "You Beat Me to the Punch", etc.):

Dawn Wells (Mary Ann):

 

[heyabbott]

Oh, hell, here's some trivia ... at what institution of higher education did The Professor take his PhD?

TCU?

 

[Double J]

He did a great deal of work before and after the show, but never seemed to mind that he would always be most remembered as the Professor. In fact, he embraced it wonderfully. RIP.

 

[heyabbott]

Amazing, he was a bombardier in the Pacific in WWII. Made 44 combat missions, was shot down and won the Purple Heart.

Another real unsung hero.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

RIP one-half of And The Rest.

Reading up on the Gilligan cast, Bob Denver actually went to the producers and asked that Johnson and Mary Wells be given the full credit just like the rest of the cast. The producers didn't want to shell out the money to rerecord the song, so Denver told them to take his name off of it and put him with "the rest". The producers changed their minds pretty quickly.

Mary Wells said she didn't find out until years later that Denver had gone to the producers to get them to change the song.

Just for clarity's sake:



Mary Wells (singer, "My Guy", "Two Lovers", "You Beat Me to the Punch", etc.):

Dawn Wells (Mary Ann):

Whoops. Was thinking of the character's first name with the real last name.

 

[User 11148]

Oh, hell, here's some trivia ... at what institution of higher education did The Professor take his PhD?

TCU?

Yep ...

 

[Liut]

Quite a life lived, at times, with heroism and a good deal of modesty. RIP, sir.

 

[Colton]

Amazing, he was a bombardier in the Pacific in WWII. Made 44 combat missions, was shot down and won the Purple Heart.

Another real unsung hero.

Holy crap!

RIP, Mr. Johnson...

 

[Smallpotatoes]

The man could turn a coconut and a little bamboo into anything.

RIP.

Except a boat to get them off the island.

 

[KJIM]

He could, but Gilligan ruined it, every time.