Maynard Gwalter Krebs is the "beatnik" sidekick of the title character in the U.S. television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, which aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. [1] The Krebs character, portrayed by actor Bob Denver, begins the series as a beatnik, with a goatee, "hip" language, and a generally unkempt, bohemian appearance.

Bob Denver as Maynard G. Krebs is Dobie's lazy and somewhat goofy best friend. Maynard is a would-be beatnik who shuns romance, authority figures, and work. Like Dobie does later, Maynard briefly joins the Army in season two between …

Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was an American comedic actor who portrayed beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Gilligan on the 1964–1967 television series Gilligan's Island.

The coolest cat in the history of prime time, 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.

2024年1月31日 · In 1963, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was canceled, and Bob Denver — who had so successfully given us Maynard G Krebs — found himself playing variations of what he’d done for much of the rest of his career, beginning the following year with the title character in Gilligan’s Island.

2024年2月1日 · Future Gilligan's Island star Bob Denver first gained popularity as Maynard G Krebs on the television series The Many Loves of Dobbie Gillis.

2005年9月7日 · Bob Denver, who shot to fame on television in the late 1950s playing beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” but achieved enduring comedic cult status in the ‘60s starring...

2019年5月5日 · TV’s favorite beatnik was Maynard G. Krebs, a goofy, harmless man-child who shivered at the thought of work and began many a sentence with “like.” Wearing a chin beard and playing the bongo drums, the stereotype ultimately edged out the title character of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963) in popularity.

2005年9月10日 · That show, a comedy about a wholesome yet fretful teenager, aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963, turning out 142 episodes versus Gilligan’s 98. Denver played Dobie’s lackadaisical, free-spirited,...

2024年8月19日 · Most people tuning in to The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis in the early 1960s fell in love with one of the coolest cats to ever exist on classic TV. Maynard G. Krebs was considered the hippest guy on TV—except by the actor who played him.