buckeyemike Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Why is it that the Professor on Gilligan's Island could make anything out of coconut shells, but couldn't fix a hole in the boat? Mrs. Brady didn't work. So why did she have a full-time housekeeper? The Beverly Hillbillies were originally from Tennessee, which has no state income tax. So why did they move to California, a state where people are taxed heavily? Why did the girls on The Facts of Life live with Mrs. Garrett for seven years? What on earth does "schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer" mean, and why are Laverne and Shirley singing it?
Guffalo Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Why is it that the Professor on Gilligan's Island could make anything out of coconut shells, but couldn't fix a hole in the boat? Mrs. Brady didn't work. So why did she have a full-time housekeeper? The Beverly Hillbillies were originally from Tennessee, which has no state income tax. So why did they move to California, a state where people are taxed heavily? Why did the girls on The Facts of Life live with Mrs. Garrett for seven years? What on earth does "schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer" mean, and why are Laverne and Shirley singing it? The professor had a secret crush on the Skipper, and allowing the group to be rescued would thwart his plan to sneak his "little buddy" into the skippers poopdeck. Carole Brady had a well known gay husband, she was secretly dating/molesting her stepson Greg and needed to be available for him and wanted to be ready in case Sam the butcher made an unannounced "delivery" Grannnie needed to get her funk on, and "California is the place to be", Jethro was also in a conundrum about his sexuality and the Tenneseeans would never understand. Mrs. Garret was running a brothel, pay was fair, bouncers were bigger "schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer" Loosely translated is "Spank me, Slap me, make me whine" My question, WHy didn't Jeanie just throw a spell on Capt whatsisname to make him hers?
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Why is it that the Professor on Gilligan's Island could make anything out of coconut shells, but couldn't fix a hole in the boat? Mrs. Brady didn't work. So why did she have a full-time housekeeper? The Beverly Hillbillies were originally from Tennessee, which has no state income tax. So why did they move to California, a state where people are taxed heavily? Why did the girls on The Facts of Life live with Mrs. Garrett for seven years? What on earth does "schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer" mean, and why are Laverne and Shirley singing it? Mike Brady was an architect. Why did 6 kids share 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom? ... and whatever happened to that dog?
Beerball Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 The professor had a secret crush on the Skipper, and allowing the group to be rescued would thwart his plan to sneak his "little buddy" into the skippers poopdeck. Carole Brady had a well known gay husband, she was secretly dating/molesting her stepson Greg and needed to be available for him and wanted to be ready in case Sam the butcher made an unannounced "delivery" Grannnie needed to get her funk on, and "California is the place to be", Jethro was also in a conundrum about his sexuality and the Tenneseeans would never understand. Mrs. Garret was running a brothel, pay was fair, bouncers were bigger "schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer" Loosely translated is "Spank me, Slap me, make me whine" My question, WHy didn't Jeanie just throw a spell on Capt whatsisname to make him hers? I have to disagree about Mrs. Garret. The girls were all lesbians (who worked in Mrs. Garret's brothel).
DC Tom Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Why is it that the Professor on Gilligan's Island could make anything out of coconut shells, but couldn't fix a hole in the boat? The Professor did fix the boat. Gilligan not only ruined the repair, but destroyed the whole boat. That's just one of the many examples of the conflict between the human need for order and rationalization (as embodied by Professor Roy Hinckley), and nature's tendency towards disorder and chaos (as personalized by William Gilligan). Really, Gilligan's Island was a deeply philosophical treatise on the human condition and our place in the world.
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