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Munsters#1 · 07-25-2005, 12:35 PM

Take a look at this pic from the Season 2 intro, and a Gilligan's Island episode.

TripperFan · 07-25-2005, 12:47 PM

I know eh? I used to have a huge crush on him as a kid, but when I saw him recently - WOW! Almost looks as though he's had some sort of stroke. Poor guy.

gilligan fanatic · 07-25-2005, 12:58 PM

I think he looks better on the Season Introduction than on the E True Hollywood Story by a lot. He is also 80 years old

jonnycarnahan · 07-25-2005, 01:20 PM

I think he's doing just fine! He's survived the death of his first wife and his oldest son and he's still sharp as a tack and his sense of humor is cutting edge!

Céline · 07-25-2005, 01:39 PM

I agree with you,Sheri!He's been through alot in his life!He's the oldest of the originale cast now.Give him a break,please.To me,he always will be the intelligent and handsome professor

Tibbs · 07-25-2005, 02:05 PM

LOL, well I guess nobody stays very pretty as they get older.

Rap541 · 07-25-2005, 06:07 PM

He's like 81... I mean... he seems pretty ok for an eighty+ manwho is a war vet and not senile. He definetely got a lot heavier and that makes his face droop more but um... has anyone seen pictures of Bob Denver these days? He looks like crap.

People get old. let's just be glad that Russell Johnson is lucky enough to be aging gracefully with his faculties intact and without severe illness. Look at poor James Doohan - he wasn't so pretty at 81 either, and he had parkinsons, altheimers, and diabetes.

I didn't know that Russell's son had died although... I suppose I am not shocked. Shame though.

Munsters#1 · 07-25-2005, 06:37 PM

The person in my family who was really shocked when she saw RJ in the Season 2 intro, was my mother. She had a huge crush on him, but when she saw the recent interview, she thought it wasn't the same guy.

Rap541 · 07-25-2005, 07:39 PM

Oh I had that reaction when I saw him on Space Ghost Coast to Coast a few years ago. I just had to tell myself "he's as old as Granpa and Granpa didn't live that long and didn't look *that* good" (Granpa was actually the same age and had a similar war record so its a valid comparison.) I also had to keep repeating " this show was on the air the year my parents married and seven years before you were born".

A lot of whats disconcerting is that his eyebrows appear non-existent in the older pics and that makes his face look very different. Add the pounds on and yeah, he doesn't look too hot. Still... 81 years old....

Besides, seriously, Bob Denver wins the "looks scary as hell" prize.

jonnycarnahan · 07-25-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rap541

Oh I had that reaction when I saw him on Space Ghost Coast to Coast a few years ago. I just had to tell myself "he's as old as Granpa and Granpa didn't live that long and didn't look *that* good" (Granpa was actually the same age and had a similar war record so its a valid comparison.) I also had to keep repeating " this show was on the air the year my parents married and seven years before you were born".

A lot of whats disconcerting is that his eyebrows appear non-existent in the older pics and that makes his face look very different. Add the pounds on and yeah, he doesn't look too hot. Still... 81 years old....

Besides, seriously, Bob Denver wins the "looks scary as hell" prize.

I agree with Celine and Rap! Bob Denver looks VERY scary and not like Gilligan at all, but he's smoked a lot of *ahem* and that pulls your face down a lot.

I doubt Russell still smokes after his wife dying of cancer, but who knows. I hope he doesn't smoke anymore.

Hugs!

Munsters#1 · 07-25-2005, 10:18 PM

Here's Bob and Dawn a few years ago at a Casino.

http://media.igt.com/images/G2E2003_...ells_HiRes.jpg

Rap541 · 07-25-2005, 10:46 PM

Yeah thats scary scary. Dawn still looks good.

Kira · 07-26-2005, 12:21 PM

I just don't get it. I DON'T see anything "scary" or abnormal about Bob or RJ. Dawn does look great, and the others look just fine too. They are probably concerned with more important matters such as health and family than wrinkles and loose skin. My mother, now deceased, had Alzheimer's disease and hardly any wrinkles (a prettly woman), but she would have traded places with wrinkles etc. anyday vs. the disease she had.

Remember as we grow older, we will get them too.

I don't mean to offend anyone.

gilligan fanatic · 07-26-2005, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Munsters#1

Here's Bob and Dawn a few years ago at a Casino.

http://media.igt.com/images/G2E2003_...ells_HiRes.jpg

what year was that from?

Bonsai · 07-26-2005, 10:43 PM

The thing Dawn is wearing around her neck says "Spotlight 2003."

07-25-2005, 12:35 PM	#1
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07-25-2005, 12:58 PM	#3
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07-25-2005, 01:20 PM	#4
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07-25-2005, 02:05 PM	#6
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07-25-2005, 01:39 PM	#5
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	I agree with you,Sheri!He's been through alot in his life!He's the oldest of the originale cast now.Give him a break,please.To me,he always will be the intelligent and handsome professor

07-25-2005, 06:07 PM	#7
Rap541 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 38	He's like 81... I mean... he seems pretty ok for an eighty+ manwho is a war vet and not senile. He definetely got a lot heavier and that makes his face droop more but um... has anyone seen pictures of Bob Denver these days? He looks like crap. People get old. let's just be glad that Russell Johnson is lucky enough to be aging gracefully with his faculties intact and without severe illness. Look at poor James Doohan - he wasn't so pretty at 81 either, and he had parkinsons, altheimers, and diabetes. I didn't know that Russell's son had died although... I suppose I am not shocked. Shame though.

07-25-2005, 06:37 PM	#8
Munsters#1 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 29, 2004 Posts: 2,928	The person in my family who was really shocked when she saw RJ in the Season 2 intro, was my mother. She had a huge crush on him, but when she saw the recent interview, she thought it wasn't the same guy.

07-25-2005, 07:39 PM	#9
Rap541 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 38	Oh I had that reaction when I saw him on Space Ghost Coast to Coast a few years ago. I just had to tell myself "he's as old as Granpa and Granpa didn't live that long and didn't look that good" (Granpa was actually the same age and had a similar war record so its a valid comparison.) I also had to keep repeating " this show was on the air the year my parents married and seven years before you were born". A lot of whats disconcerting is that his eyebrows appear non-existent in the older pics and that makes his face look very different. Add the pounds on and yeah, he doesn't look too hot. Still... 81 years old.... Besides, seriously, Bob Denver wins the "looks scary as hell" prize.

07-25-2005, 10:18 PM	#11
Munsters#1 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 29, 2004 Posts: 2,928	Here's Bob and Dawn a few years ago at a Casino. http://media.igt.com/images/G2E2003_...ells_HiRes.jpg

07-25-2005, 10:46 PM	#12
Rap541 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 38	Yeah thats scary scary. Dawn still looks good.

07-26-2005, 12:21 PM	#13
Kira Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 30, 2005 Posts: 9	Ouch! and ouch! I just don't get it. I DON'T see anything "scary" or abnormal about Bob or RJ. Dawn does look great, and the others look just fine too. They are probably concerned with more important matters such as health and family than wrinkles and loose skin. My mother, now deceased, had Alzheimer's disease and hardly any wrinkles (a prettly woman), but she would have traded places with wrinkles etc. anyday vs. the disease she had. Remember as we grow older, we will get them too. I don't mean to offend anyone.

07-26-2005, 10:43 PM	#15
Bonsai Gilligan Ambassador Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2005 Posts: 356	It's from 2003... The thing Dawn is wearing around her neck says "Spotlight 2003."