Dawn Wells & Bob Denver on the Pat Sajak Talk Show - Dec. 1, 1989
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- A little tribute video clip in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Gilligan's Island.
Bob Denver and Dawn Wells visit Pat Sajak on his television late night talk show back in the late 80's... around the time of Gilligan's Islands 25th anniversary... exact date that I taped the show - Friday, December 1, 1989.
For those asking about the date, sorry for not providing the exact date when I added this clip to Television Vanguard. I always try to do so, but for some reason, forgot on this clip. I checked through my notes, and found the notation of the date. Back then, I VHS taped everything, setting timers to tape while I was away at work or asleep for these late night shows; I made notes in a couple of small notebooks of the VHS tape number (I have about 100+/6-8 hours each), location on the tape of each show, and the date each was taped. At the time I was under the impression VHS tapes would lose their magnetically recorded content in about 20-25 years. Ah hah! Guess we proved them all wrong! I had no idea at the time I'd someday transfer the contents of those VHS tapes to something called 'the Internet' and 'CZcams.' But, here we are.
Enjoy! Dawn has a brand new autobiography in book stores and online this fall - "Dawn Wells - What would Mary Ann do?" Available at Amazon and b&n and your local Barnes and Noble book store. Don't miss it - a great read!
This video clip is for you Dawn - happy birthday!!
This video clip is for the enjoyment and educational information of CZcams viewers and no copyright infringement is intended. Enjoy!
I was SO sad to hear of her passing. I still am. I had the pleasure of meeting her and getting her autograph, back in 1983 or 1984. (I was the manger of a small movie theatre on Hollywood Blvd at the time. She and a couple of her girlfriends came in to watch whatever movie we were showing.) I was able to chat with her for a just a minute or two, but I'll always treasure that memory.
We're all gonna miss you Dawn. Thanks for being such a class act.
Dawn Wells is as charming in real life as she was in the show. And Bob Denver... my dad actually got to meet him. Dad had returned from Vietnam, an amputee, and was touring the CBS studios with some friends who were also veterans of various handicaps. They met many celebrities... Doris Day, Phyllis Diller, Don Adams from ‘Get Smart’, Arthur O’Connell, and many others. But Bob Denver was probably the kindest, and actually very generous. When he heard that the veterans’ old black-and-White TV had been taken away for some reason I cannot remember, Denver bought them a brand new Color TV set (which was unusual in those days, and expensive). Dad also got to meet the skipper, Alan Hale Jr., briefly at his restaurant. I always loved it when Dad told me about each celebrity, what it was like meeting them, what his first impresssions were of them and their personalities.
That's a great story. Thank you for sharing it. Bob always seemed so down-to-earth and unassuming. So nice to know that he was the real deal.
Thank you, for sharing these great memories, Brian. As a United States Navy Desert Storm veteran, I'd like to thank your dad for his service. I grew up, watching 'Gilligan's Island'. Bob Denver was a class act. I love that he bought that color TV for veterans.
Dawn was a dear friend for four decades and she is missed worldwide!
Thank you Brian for remembering Dawn and for doing it here on Television Vanguard... we greatly appreciate it. One of our team members, Michael, was/is a big fan of Dawn and met her back in 2012 at a fan convention in San Jose, CA. "M' has told us about that show and meeting Dawn, and it was a highlight and great memory now for him. Dawn was so nice, and friendly to the many fans who were there that day. We dearly miss her as well. A one of a kind person. Thank you for watching... we have many various interview video clips of Dawn over the years here on Television Vanguard, and we'll have some others coming up down the line... including some guest appearances she made on television series over the years and decades. Take care, Television Vanguard staff (we miss you Dawn.. RIP dear lady)
They are true icons of American TV. Dawn was an angel.
You can tell Dawn and Bob have such a kind heart.
To the whole cast. Thanks for the laughs and memories. RIP to those who are gone. Never forgotten.
That was such a great campy show. Perfect for a kid coming home after school and was the headliner after The Flintstones.
RIP, Dawn Wells -- thank you for giving us Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island those many years ago.
I greatly envy those men who meet and marry a girl like Dawn--just as beautiful on the inside and they are on the outside. They are very few and far between. I'd bet Ms. Wells ex-husband must have been a real loser to divorce her
She was a great actress and very cute I think every schoolboy had a crush on her
Some of us girls too
Yes
@@monacaravetta Very true!!! 🙂
Maryann got many,
through puberty …
In,
the nicest of ways…
Dawn Wells was a cutie till the end. RIP.
I read an article some time in the 90s about that tidbit where Bob Denver Told the network brass he wanted last billing to force their hand, ensuring that , "the Professor and Mary Ann. Here on Gilligan's Isle," would ring through the ages. An excellent example of personal integrity.
Agreed, a class act.
Someone needed to tell Tina Louise that when there is a character called Gilligan in a show called _Gilligan's Island_ that she was not the star.
It definitely has!
@@wvu05 It was not her fault. Her agent told her that she would be the star. Her agent just wanted her to sign the contract so he can get paid
@@cdgates1 Let's say that the agent told her that she would be the star. She should have known from the title and the pilot script that she clearly was not the star, and she could have easily dropped the primadonna act once the show started so that Bob Denver didn't have to play the trump card and say that he'd put his name last if she didn't relent.
There were few actresses in the day who epitomized the “girl next door” image and Dawn Wells was definitely one of them! Just a beautiful woman.
Bob Denver spent his later years in Princeton, West Virginia, and he exclaimed many times that he loved living in West Virginia. The people in WV greeted him with kindness and welcomed him, treated him as a local celebrity. Last account, his wife still lives in WV and is doing well.
If every woman could be MARY ANN. What a wonderful world this would be.
If only every man could be the Professor!
@@Sunshine-zm1fx Touche' !
Both Dawn and Bob are class acts. Alen Hale another. Working with people like this had to be a great experience.
Yes really every report I ever heard from any of the cast and crew in interviews they all worked so well together. And after the original series Bob and Allen kept doing things together from time to time.
@True Irony oh I'm sorry, how did I spell it? Anyways Thankyou for the correction. :)
When a kid my dad took me to a restaurant owned by Alen Hale.. all i can remember was name. lands end. I am sure it is easy enough to find if still going. And yes, all good souls. Proof that you do not need a villain to make it work. Although Dr. Smith was best comic villain.
Hale was in over 50 movies & my favourite was "Hang Em High!"
Can we clone Mary Ann? Just mass produce hundreds of millions of of her? Man, what a wonderful world that would be.
Bob was a class act
Yes, he was. He and his wife Dreama were hands-on parents to their autistic son even after they were advised to put him into care, they refused and did it all themselves.
The theme song for seasons one of Gilligan's Island referred to The Professor and Mary Ann as "and the rest." Bob Denver insisted the producers record a new version with lyrics that included them.
Sadly only Ginger is still alive. 😟😟😟
@Ed Allie you are the best chatbot. I must have buttsex with you
Thanks Dawn and Bob for all the fun memories after school.
Amen!
X2: Munsters at 4:30, Gilligan's Isle at 5, Supper, homework, rinse, repeat! Great memories.
Paul Dionne Gilligan came on shortly after I got home from school- I think 330 or 4. When I was in Jr. high. I remember being angry when the watergate trial was on and I couldn’t watch Gilligan.
Dawn is so beautiful inside and out. Bob too!
Dawn Wells Wore the First Pair of "Daisy Dukes" type Shorts on television.
And she wore them Well :-)
lol i saw what you did there..lol us fellow punsters have to stick together .. no appreciation in our life time. lol
The clip of the show was a reminder of how amazingly beautiful Dawn Wells is
Catherine Bach
Dawn Wells
Jaclyn Smith
My childhood crushes. Daisy Duke poster on the wall when I was 11 yrs old.
@@Boxingbear agreed throw in Barbara Eden too !!!
@@clemenza24 When she played the manicurist in The Andy Griffith show I went to church and thanked God for the gift of sight!
I agree Dawn Wells is a very beautiful woman
Gary Evans but don’t forget Lovey
She definitely wore shorter shorts then ginger 😋
And to this date has aged much more beautifully than ginger lol
She was and still is cute and actritive girl
She's absolutely delightful. I had a major crush on her as a kid watching the show.
RIP Bob Denver
Dawn Wells is 50 here, and she looks like she's in her 30s. Even today, she's in her 80s and looks 50. This is what growing old gracefully looks like.
shes aged well
Dawn Wells, unfortunately now has dementia.
@@staceyharper7827 She does? Oh, no! That is terrible news.
@@wvu05 Sha she was diagnosed last year with dementia.dawn Wells is living in an assisted with. In a assisted living facility in southern California.
@@wvu05 sad news. Dawn wells passed away today from covid-19. Just saw it on the news.
Dawn Wells was beautiful at 51, and still is today.
Gorgeous Woman
THC therapy helped her a lot.
Her beauty comes as much from her sparkling personality as her physical appearance. I may be old fashioned, but I miss the days when a lady was a lady, proud of it, and respected for it.
Shes 80
@@tomy5868 THC and Dawn Wells. Sounds like my kind of weekend! Seriously, I preferred Tina/Ginger, but Dawn/Mary Ann is a real sweetheart. She's smart and perky and very easy on the eyes.
When it comes to the Ginger and Mary Ann 'debate', I continue to maintain, there is no wrong answer.
32 years ago. And they were all alive. Seems to me like yesterday. Missing those good old times 🌸💝🙏🏽
I started watching Gilligan's island as a kid in the early 70s and still catch an episode every now and again.
XD same but I did it in 2013
Bob, "I get first billing, put my name last". You can tell he was proud of all cast members as to include them in the intro jingle.
Mary Ann just had something about her, besides her beautiful looks, that made her so attractive. I always thought she was more pretty than Ginger. And, she is to this day very pretty, and so nice. I wish her happiness. JohnG
😀😀 rest in peace Bob, you were there on my mom and dads tv while I was growing up and I thank you and the rest of the castaways so very much for all the memories of yesteryear.
I had the biggest crush on Dawn Wells growing up. What a face, what a body. What a dreamgirl.
Alex Stone Hey she's my girl lol I still have a crush on her
Haha, I don't blame you - she has aged remarkably well. We may have to fight over her. ;-)
Alex Stone me too
No doubt, sexier than Ginger
if i recall correctly, she was a beauty contest winner at some point in her life
Dawn was my first love when I was a very young boy. RIP Ms. Wells. You had more class, beauty, heart, and kindness than any woman in history. You will never be forgotten and you will always be loved.
A fun little show that many of us grew up watching .I'm 59 and am probably the 1st of several generation's to grow up watching Gilligan's island.It's2018 and sadly most of the cast are no longer with us but left us with great memories .Miss Wells is still with us recovering from an accident of some kind still a buetiful lady inside and out.
Bob Denver was a class act - he always stood up for the underdog. Very humble.
Ah but do you also remember him as Maynard G Krebs on Dobie Gillis and the "Old Endicot Bldg" demolition stories??
@@USCG.Brennan Sure do, Daddy-O! But, I don't know about Endicott... However, I did watch "The Good Guys" for the minute-and-a-half that it was on.
@@ddburrows988 Occasionally Maynard would get all excited and grab Dobie and beat his head onto Dobie's arm describing how they were taking down "the old Endicot Building" downtown using a wrecking ball. ;-)
@@USCG.Brennan Thanks! I wouldn't be surprised if the next time I watch an episode of that show, that's exactly what Maynard will do.
Bob looks and acts so intelligent off the Gilligan set.
I heard he often played characters that were opposite of his personality
Dawn Wells is every man's dream girl.
Yes. Ginger or Maryann has always been the question. The answer had always been Maryann!
along with Sally Fields, Doris Day, Annette Funicello, Donna Douglas, and let's not forget probably at #1 as the most desirable woman ever Barbara Eden.... all have that 'girl next door' appeal but i definitely dreamed of Jeanie a lot.
Clarence Hodges Judy Pace was flipping gorgeous, I had a huge crush on her in Jr high school.
She is hott!! Love that tan!!
@@AVportau Julie Newmar. 😍
Dawn Wells - one of my crushes growing up- Still gorgeous !!
Dawn Wells is one of the most beautiful women on the planet. =)
*****
OMG, Yes! I was not aware of her but am glad you pointed her out =)
RIP Dawn and Bob
Someone gave Maryann a thumbs down???
Even in her late seventies she was looking good. I was always more of a "Mary Ann" than a "Ginger" fan (though Tina Louise is no pig herself). Bummer that no one from that series got residuals for reruns even though it is one of the most highly syndicated shows in history. If they had they would all easily be millionaires like Thurston Howell the Third.
@@JustWasted3HoursHere Tina is 4 years older than Dawn.
I wonder how many times Bob Denver had to answer the same questions about the show over and over again and still keep a smile on his face..
I know, but I guess I that's a part of being in show buisness. The public can make or break you.
More times than you could count, probably. May have been a little different in this case, though, since the actors knew the public's love of the show.
RIP to Dawn Wells she was always sweet.
Forever in my heart Dawn! Rest sweet woman.
I love them. God bless Bob for suggesting Mariann and Professor to be added.
R I P Miss Wells l will never forget you and l will miss so much thank you so much for Mary Ann
I've seen so many interviews of Dawn Wells and of other people who knew her talking about her, and I get the impression she is probably the nicest "Hollywood Celebrity" ever. So refreshingly kind and normal and down to earth. She's on Facebook and still responds to comments from fans.
She was on YT.
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Gilligan island was one of the best shows in the history of television.
Critics absolutely hated it-but the audience loved it--it's interesting that during the 3rd season some of those critics were beginning to see the charm and humor of the show and commented that the banter between Gilligan and the Skipper was like watching "Laurel and Hardy"
I loved that cast, and I still Love the cast. And I seriously admire Dawn for making that clothing line, for the elderly. I just wish that those clothes were still available, for my elderly mom. ♡
Dawn just got prettier as she aged even in her 70s she was still looking great and was very active
I can't believe I watched this whole clip and it was great.
Dawn Wells is really down to earth and friendly, just like the character she played on "Gilligan's Island". Also, she had a butt that wouldn't quit !
She had those brown legs Rockin and rollin too
Yes, she sure did.
Rest in Peace Ms Wells. Thank you for all the joy you brought.
Dawn Wells, always beautiful
Miss Nevada 1960
1959
Yes, 1959 - two years before my distant cousin won the same title.
What's really beautiful about this interview is the fact that Pat Sajak is a real person and so are Dawn and Gilligan I'm sorry Bob Denver but really if they had listened to him from the beginning they might have been rescued earlier that's all I'm going to say except for this you people made my childhood livable and I'm talking to the Dead
They were such good friends. He was so kind who made the producers include Maryann and the professor in opening credits. Both were excluded in the first season opening.
Dawn wells is one of those women who will stay fine no matter her age.
Sadly she’s finally started to age but still looks way younger than her age.
@Alan Brown
AGREED, absolutely.
I wish I was on a deserted island with Dawn Wells
Both Legends gone, R.I.P.
Man. Has there ever been a bad picture/video of Dawn Wells? Gorgeous women. Always.
I've always loved this show! I couldn't wait to see it every week! I was a little girl then and I get the same warm feeling when I watch it! I think it's so deep, really! It shows humanity as it was back then. There was no real violence, nobody got hurt, no sexual harrasments, always care, respect and love. No gossiping, no hate. We could learn a lot with that show!!! Now Mary Ann and Ginger are the only ones left!! :( Too bad Ginger hates the show, but thanks to the show she got famous, although she'll never admit it! And I bet she also learned a lot, although she won't admit that either! Well, thank you cast, crew and creator of Gilligan's Island! God bless you all!!!
Well a simpler time portrayed on tv. But I think what is missing today is RESPECT
Irma --
Love "Gilligan's," too -- forever!
I'm sad that Dawn passed away and I'm mad that it was because of covid. RIP
I think Dawn Wells is the most classiest lady that has ever graced the television screen.
I don't ever remember The Pat Sajak's Show. Gilligan's Island was a show I use to watch. 🤗
Pat Sajak is best known for being the host of Wheel of Fortune.
What a beautiful mind and heart goes into being like dawn wells.
Dawn Wells is a class act. At 51 she was still beautiful. I miss the 1980's and 1990's when women talk show guests wore "normal" much more conservative clothing.
Dawn Wells was recently diagnosed with dementia. She is living in an assisted living facility in southern California.
Normal in the 80's and 90's??????????? You obviously never watched The Phil Donahue show, or Jerry Springer
@@vicepresidentmikepence889 Nope, never did.
Dawn Wells' line of clothes based on costume design to help people who have difficulty dressing is a great idea -- I've never seen anything advertised like this, and I wonder if such targeted clothes designs now exist and if people who need them know they exist.
Bob Denver was actually a very good actor, and had quite a career before G.I.
OTHER THAN Maynard...what OTHER characters did Bob play before Gilligan’s Island???
@@rvpstudioscanada3991 Maynard Crebs
Bob starred as Maynard Crebs in the sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."
rvpstudioscanada He played Charlene's Darlings husband on few episodes of The Andy Griffith Show.
After gi bob was on dusty dunes and farout nuts
I had the pleasure (honor really) of meeting Dawn Wells about the time this interview plus or minus a year.
She lived not far from Hudson Fl where a friend of mine lived. We met her on the beach and trying not to be a total fanboy (and failing miserably), I told her she helped get me through puberty.
She laughed and said I was one of SO many guys to tell her that!😝☺
Thank you for sharing this story. Great story. One of our guys here on the staff ('M'), met Dawn a few years ago in San Jose/Santa Clara area at a television fan convention. She was accompanied by a couple of her friends who helped her staff the booth, and they all could not have been nicer or more patient with the many fans gathered there... mostly men! lol Dawn was wonderful that day and gave us fans some insights into the memoir/book that she would have published about a year later -- 'What Would Mary Ann Do?" She noted that she wasn't completely wild about the title, but the publisher thought it would be a good idea since the book was to be both autobiography as well as a semi self-help book. More on Dawn coming soon in mid October here at Television Vanguard. - Television Vanguard staff
Today on "Shit that never happened"
The episode where Gilligan had the jack and the beanstalk dream where Maryanne was in the French maid outfit.... .Holy mackerel!!!!
Um - I thought Gilligan's Island was intolerably silly, almost unwatchable, but maybe I should re-watch and re-evaluate it. You know, for research purposes.
Beautiful woman. The epitome of class. My very favorite actress. Rest in Peace Dawn
She was my very first love, so beautiful. I will always adore her in my heart
Bob Denver Was An Amazing Guy
Those late-80's sweaters! I still have a box of them in storage. LOL. Maybe they'll come back in style in 2020.
Sorry Dawg, it’s 2020 and it doesn’t appear those sweaters are making a comeback any time soon.😀
I forgot that Pat had a talk show back in the day, I didn't realize I forgot until now, cuz I never really watched it then. Just kinda odd that after his stint with the talk show, he just went back to being the Wheel host. But RIP to Bob & more recently (2.5 weeks ago) to Dawn. Such a shame she had to die from the pandemic, she still was healthy & still had a few more years left in her. As of today, at 86, Tina Louise is now the last "survivor" of Gilligan's Island.
Dawn Wells was soooooo HOT.
Yes. She has aged very, very well. Gorgeous woman.
I still love this show!!!!
Well's is a complete knock out! very very pretty.
Dawn always had great legs!
They were OK but you should've seen The Skipper's!!!
I watched the entire series during the 1970s after school. Now I have the first season on DVD. The other classic show was The Beverly Hillbillies.
Why stop at Season 1? Get the other two, my good man! I do!
Fact: "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Gilligan's Island", and "The Brady Bunch" all began on September 26. TBH in 1962, GI in 1964 and TBB in 1969.
I used to love Gilligan's island. I still do, but I used to, too.
Same. Is that a Mitch Hedberg joke? I like it.
TV Land had a tradition of showing TV series marathons when a celebrity died. When Bob Denver died I was expecting them to have a Gilligan's Island marathon. When they didn't it was like they were acting like he never existed. It made me angry that they didn't care enough to pay their respects. I have since purchased the DVD series but I will never forget the day Bob Denver died.
Me, too!
I have all 3 seasons on DVD -- and no one can take them away from me!
PS: TV Land may not have cared, but we, the millions of fans, surely do!
I don't think TV Land had the rights to GI by that point.
I think the reason why people like her is because she would be friendly and nice if you met her on the street.....cute and sweet...
Such a great interview with these two. They both had such kind loving souls and brought many smiles and laughter to many people. Thanks for the post, much appreciated :o)
Yet another reason to love Mary Ann and Dawn Wells!!
Ginger is the only G.I. cast member still living as of 2021. :(
Getting old sucks and it went by fast . At 61 its going by like you're going downhill with no brakes...LOL..
@@freedomring4813 appreciate life everyday
Beautiful and classy! RIP Dawn!
Dawn. Was so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️ !!!!!
Damn she's so HOT!
MY HUSBAND SAID THEY USED TO RUN HOME FROM SCHOOL TO WATCH GILLIGANS ISLAND
Hell yeah! I was born in 1965 but as a kid the show was in reruns. We always dashed home to see the show. I was about 8 yrs old checkin out Dawn's hot little body. Now I'm 56 and even though she passed last month I still watch the reruns on METV. She is freakin gorgeous and had class.
@tonya chapman We all did! And we watched it as teenagers, and when it was rerun from the very beginning about 20 years ago.
I LOVE Mary Ann, and the whole Gilligan's Island cast, my favorite show as a kid and if i see it on today I'll still watch it and laugh and I'm 55.
dawn wells looks good.
Her legs wow !
Her feet are quite the hit as well. Look her up on Wikifeet for great pics of both her legs and feet.
Pat Sajak: The Miami Vice Years
Dawn was the pinnacle of a baby doll! I had a super crush on her all the way to her end. There will never be another Dawn Wells. Dawn will stick in my thoughts till my end. It's a shame she had to go because of this virus. You will totally be missed!!
Loved Mary Ann's little short shorts.
You will always be in my heart giligan! Or bob!❤️️😭😭
Amen!
I watched Gilligan as I grew up in the 80s it was on at ,five after cartoons
Dawn Wells was born a natural beauty.
I heared Bob Denver fought to get Dawn Wells and Rusell Johnson billed on the show. that was a nice thing to do.
Wanna go back in time? I remember Bob from the Dobie Gillis show and the original Little Shop of Horrors movie.
Mr. Zip rolling a fatty
Mr. Zip .... Loved that Corny show. Watched all the time. Glad someone else remembers.
Dawn Wells was a beautiful woman who seemed like a really nice person to be around
Yes, she does seem to be a grounded down to earth person.
I met her once - she was same as we saw her here.
At the time Bob didn't even tell Dawn that he was the one who pushed to get her and the Professor into the song. She was surprised to hear it in this interview 25 years later.
A more innocent time back then. Fun to watch and pass the time when I was preparing dinner.