The Skipper
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"Skipper" Jonas Grumby | |
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Gilligan's Island character | |
First appearance | "Marooned" Gilligan's Island (pilot, 1963) |
Last appearance | "Gilligan's Army" Gilligan's Planet (1982) |
Created by | Sherwood Schwartz |
Portrayed by | Alan Hale Jr. |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | The Skipper Captain |
Gender | Male |
Title | Skipper |
Occupation | Boat captain |
Nationality | American |
The Skipper is the title and nickname of Jonas Grumby, a fictional character from the 1960s situation comedy
The Skipper is irritated continually by the clumsiness and ineptitude of his "little buddy" Gilligan; despite that, they are good friends. A running gag is that the skipper conks Gilligan on the head with his hat whenever Gilligan exhibits incompetence. One variation of this gag occurs when Gilligan (on rare occasion) does something right or correctly predicts an outcome. The Skipper prepares to conk Gilligan, then restrains himself due to the fact Gilligan was right. Another running gag is that whenever Gilligan is in a tree as a lookout and falls down, he usually lands on the Skipper.
In other media
In the 2003 book
References
- Gilligan's Wake, Tom Carson, ISBN 0-312-29123-X
External links
- "Skipper Jonas Grumby (Character)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.