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    RIP - The Professor

    Russell Johnson, who played The Professor on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies at 89

    http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...#ixzz2qbBlytvi

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    Way to go, Redszone.
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    So the plan is to post this again 8 years from now, right?


    RIP Russ, an underrated actor who deserved some betterTwilight Zone roles.
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    Finally off that damn island

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    RIP. 89 years is a nice long one.

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    RIP

    I still find it strange to see him on Twilight Zone, but that show also had other similar actors more famous for other shows. Jack Klugman was on a few episodes ans William Shatner was on at least two. I'm probably forgetting others.

    Sorry to hear this news

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    Quote Originally Posted by UKFlounder View Post
    RIP

    I still find it strange to see him on Twilight Zone, but that show also had other similar actors more famous for other shows. Jack Klugman was on a few episodes ans William Shatner was on at least two. I'm probably forgetting others.

    Sorry to hear this news

    Off the top of my head, other "famous" Twilight Zone alumni:
    Lee Marvin
    Carol Burnett
    The guy that played Mr Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies
    Elizabeth Montgomery of Bewitched
    The original Darren from Bewitched
    Billy Mumy (Little Will on Last on space)
    the guy that played Artemis Gordon on Wild Wild West

    I'm sure I'm forgetting others
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    Quote Originally Posted by REDREAD View Post
    Off the top of my head, other "famous" Twilight Zone alumni:
    Lee Marvin
    Carol Burnett
    The guy that played Mr Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies
    Elizabeth Montgomery of Bewitched
    The original Darren from Bewitched
    Billy Mumy (Little Will on Last on space)
    the guy that played Artemis Gordon on Wild Wild West

    I'm sure I'm forgetting others
    Arguably the biggest stars were Robert Redford and Mickey Rooney

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    Quote Originally Posted by REDREAD View Post
    Off the top of my head, other "famous" Twilight Zone alumni:
    Lee Marvin
    Carol Burnett
    The guy that played Mr Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies
    Elizabeth Montgomery of Bewitched
    The original Darren from Bewitched
    Billy Mumy (Little Will on Last on space)
    the guy that played Artemis Gordon on Wild Wild West

    I'm sure I'm forgetting others
    Robert Redford, William Shatner
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    Quote Originally Posted by SunDeck View Post
    Robert Redford, William Shatner
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    OK. Some channel (I think it is TV Land) has starting showing Gilligan's Island again. So last night, with nothing better to do, I thought I'd watch an episode or two for old time's sake. Yes, I used to enjoy the program as a kid when I'd get home from school and watch it before dinner time (syndicated then... I am not that old lol). It was so bad and stupid that I had to turn the channel after 15 minutes of it. Just really BAD TV. The acting, the script, etc, etc.

    So... am I just too old now to "get it"? Was this program designed for kids that are younger than 12 yr old and/or people who were Timothy Leary followers back in the day? It made Erik Estrada look like an Oscar winning actor.

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    Since he was last living male member on the island I think Ginger and Mary Ann just wore him out.
    I saw him appear on the Newhart show late in that shows run. He would show up on things like that every now and again.

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    Btw to answer the age old question.

    Mary Ann.
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    Quote Originally Posted by George Anderson View Post
    Btw to answer the age old question.

    Mary Ann.
    Mary Ann's the smartest too. She gets residuals for the reruns of Gilligans Island. No one else negotiated that back then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by George Anderson View Post
    Btw to answer the age old question.

    Mary Ann.
    Agreed. No contest.
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