Let's Japan.org Debunking Eikaiwa and Ramblings in Japan

Have you ever felt you were stranded on a desert island? On Friday, September the 2nd, the world lost an eikaiwa role model.

Bob Denver died of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer. Denver's characters Gilligan and Maynard Krebbs were and are the role models of many an eikaiwa teacher. Gilligan's bumbling ineptitude warmed a generation's heart and inspired the behavior of most modern day eikaiwa teachers. Krebb's shriek of fear whenever the word "work" was mentioned can heartily be appreciated by all eikaiwa teachers. The lesson he taught was simple: be a good guy, try your hardest, and no matter how badly you fuck up, you'll still get Mary Ann's banana cream pie, a good look at Ginger, and the promise of the Howell's millions by the end of the day. So, go out and buy that sailor's cap you know you've always wanted, put it on, look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'Way to go, little buddy!'"