Photo Essay: I Do Have Fond Memories of This Show

In case you haven’t noticed.

Ah, puberty.

There will never be another such series… thanks to wokeness.

Some guy’s 47-minute MaryAnn biography on YouTube says that Bob Denver lobbied the producers to change the lyrics “And The Rest” to “the Professor and MaryAnn” in the theme song. Good for him. Bob Denver even had the music re-recorded for the opening, and presented it as a done deal to Sherwood Schwartz. Tina Louise’s contract said she had to be mentioned last. It was literally in her contract. Weird.

But Bob countered that *his* contract said he could be billed anywhere he wanted, and said “Now I choose to be billed last.” (24 minutes into the video.) Sherwood objected (and threatened to cancel season 2), but Bob Denver said “What’s right is right.” So they asked Tina Louise, and she said “Absolutely. It’s only fair.”

Again I say, “Ah, puberty.” What wouldn’t anyone do for MaryAnn?

And why do they always have this look when in the room with Oppo?

“Don’t worry, Oppo. It happens to everyone.”

“Oppo? Oppo! Whoops!! Yuck.”

“Is he still . . . ?”

“Well, he tore through these, so…”

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