Maynard's middle name was Walter. Named for his aunt, the G was silent. Before there were Hippies, there were Beatniks. And before there was Gilligan, there was Maynard, a central character on the TV sitcom, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-63) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052490/ .Maynard G. Krebs was cool before cool.He coined the use of the conversational insert “like” before the Valley Girls did.amed for his aunt, the G was silent. Before there were Hippies, there were Beatniks. And before there was Gilligan, there was Maynard, a central character on the TV sitcom, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-63) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052490/ .