What’s Up Doc?
During the episode, “You Have Been Disconnected,” there was a small reference you may not have picked up on. We see Mr. Howell passing his wife’s precious diamond necklace to Gilligan for the purpose of cutting encased wires. When he hands it off to Gilligan, he says, “You’ll have more carrots than Bugs Bunny.” The reason this reference was so spot on was because Jim Backus previously voiced the Looney Tunes character Smokey the Genie alongside Bugs Bunny in “A-La-In His Lamp.”
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Archie Bunker As The Skipper?
Carroll O’Connor became famous for All in the Family‘s racist bigot, Archie Bunker. What fans never knew was that O’Connor auditioned for the role of the Skipper. However, Schwartz could not see the actor as the Skipper, so he turned him down. Hey, in retrospect we have to agree.
Archie Bunker As The Skipper?
