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    RIP Russel Johnson

    The "Professor" from "Gilligan's Island" just passed away. Just Ginger and Mary Ann left now.
    "Love Trumps Hate."
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    " I thought a lot about blowing up the White House"
    Uh Huh, What Love?

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    Sad to hear this. I have seen him in numerous movies, TV shows including the Twilight Zone, Superman & others. But of course he became famous for his role as "The Professor"... the logical thinking, level headed guy who apparently had a degree and expertise in every suubject known to man. Without The Professor and his knowledge and innovative skills the Islanders would not have managed as well as they did.
    I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.

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    As smart as he was, it wasn't smart enough to realize that Mary Ann was hot for him, though. Poor bastid.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    My current radio was built by The Professor out of palm tree parts, and sand.

    RIP buddy!
    أبدا ستعمل تعطيك ما يصل

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    Wasn't smart enough to fix a leaky boat, either. This was a major WTF for me watching the show as a kid. I also remember him from some cowboy gigs as well as the SciFi stuff.

    He was a good actor, but he got typecast with the Gilligan Gig.
    "Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
    of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman



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    Okay... I ask the eternal question that seems to have defied an answer for decades.... Ginger or Mary Anne ? Or both ?? Perhaps, on the island, Ginger and mary Anne were content with one another.
    I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
    Okay... I ask the eternal question that seems to have defied an answer for decades.... Ginger or Mary Anne ?
    Or, you could ask: Skipper or Little Buddy?
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    Or, you could ask: Skipper or Little Buddy?
    Neither, I'll take Mr. Howell for $1000 Alex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
    Okay... I ask the eternal question that seems to have defied an answer for decades.... Ginger or Mary Anne ? Or both ?? Perhaps, on the island, Ginger and mary Anne were content with one another.


    They both made the casting couch cut. ;)

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    Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
    Ginger or Mary Anne ? Or both ??
    Both AND Mrs Howell.
    I am surprised at such a sudden deterioration in a woman whose only ailment was a lazy anus.

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