Maynard's middle name was Walter.
Maynard's middle name was Walter. Named for his aunt, the G was silent. Before there were Hippies, there were Beatniks. And before there was Gilligan, there was Maynard, a central character on the TV sitcom, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-63) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052490/ . Maynard G. Krebs was cool before cool. He coined the use of the conversational insert “like” before the Valley Girls did The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. The coolest cat in the history of primetime, Maynard G. Krebs was Bob’s first breakthrough TV role as the beatnik/best friend of Dobie Gillis on the TV series “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”. Maynard still remains the most famous beatnik in history. Just ask TV Guide, who voted Maynard one of the 50 best TV characters ever! In 1958 Bob was a school teacher and working parttime at the post office when he got to audition for the series pilot. Dobie Gillis: Oh, Maynard, his name is Kennedy now. Maynard G. Krebs: Truman's name is Kennedy? Mr. Leander Pomfritt : [ to Dobie and Maynard at school ] Well, you saw it, boys: Paul with those dropouts. Maynard G. Krebs : [ suspiciously eying the Amazon natives ] Dobe, I tell you those Indians are phonies! I ain't never seen one of 'em chasing John Wayne. Clydene Quigley : [ attempting to calm the frightened Dobie and Maynard, who are surrounded by Amazon natives ] The natives aren't here to hurt us. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was created by Max Shulman from stories that he wrote about the title character, but oddly, the Maynard G. Krebs character, the most famous beatnik in TV history, was not in either of Max Shulman s books. This series preceded Bob Denver s trip aboard the S.S. Minnow in the role of Gilligan with the Skipper, the Professor, Maryann, Ginger, and Mr. and Mrs. Howell. Maynard G. Krebs began as a stereotypical beatnik with a goatee who used hip slang. 1 Krebs appeared in the novel Gilligan's Wake, where Gilligan believed himself to be Krebs. ( 2 On their respective shows, both Krebs and Gilligan were portrayed by actor Bob Denver 3  .). Krebs is mentioned in a song called Cobwebs by the American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III. 1 In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer Simpson yelled, Take that, Maynard G. Krebs! as he imagined himself riding a hydrogen bomb after it was dropped from a plane to blow up beatniks in a scene that parodied Dr. Strangelove. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was created by Max Shulman from stories that he wrote about the title character, but oddly, the Maynard G. Krebs character, the most famous beatnik in TV history, was not in either of Max Shulman’s books. Dwayne Hickman starred as the title character, Dobie Gillis, and Bob Denver played the character of Maynard G. Krebs, the first beatnik to come into American homes, snap his fingers, and play the bongos. Dobie was the perpetual daydreamer who loved beautiful girls; the girls, for the most part, ignored him. Dwayne Hickman starred as the title character, Dobie Gillis, and Bob Denver played the character of Maynard G. Krebs, the first beatnik to come into American homes, snap his fingers, and play the bongos. Dobie was the perpetual daydreamer who loved beautiful girls; the girls, for the most part, ignored him. This series preceded Bob Denver s trip aboard the S.S. Minnow in the role of Gilligan with the Skipper, the Professor, Maryann, Ginger, and Mr. and Mrs. Howell. Maynard G. Krebs began as a stereotypical beatnik with a goatee who used hip slang. Maynard lived in his own world with its own twisted logic. His name was also illogical, considering the “G” in Maynard G. Krebs stood for Walter. According to the show’s creator, Maynard was named after his Aunt Walter who was married to his Uncle Edith. Maynard still remains the most famous beatnik in history. Just ask TV Guide, who voted Maynard one of the 50 best TV characters ever! In 1958 Bob was a school teacher and working parttime at the post office when he got to audition for the series pilot. 1 Bob Denver, as Maynard G. Krebs, is Dobie's eccentric, lazy and somewat goofy best friend, a would-be beatnik who shuns romance, authority figures, and work. 2  Like Dobie, Maynard briefly joins the Army in season two between his high-school graduation and enrollment in college. The series revolved around teenager Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman), who aspired to have popularity, money, and the attention of beautiful and unattainable girls, whose entrance into Dobie's life was often accompanied by the song  Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing  softly playing in the background.
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