ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː bˈʊk ɡˈɪlɪɡənz wˈeɪk, ɛskwˈaɪɚ fˈɪlm ænd tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən kɹˈɪɾɪk tˈɑːm kˈɑːɹsən ɹˈoʊt ɐ bˈækstoːɹi ðætðə skˈɪpɚ sˈɜːvd wɪð dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi ʌvðə pˌiːtˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ænd mək hˈeɪl ʌv mək hˈeɪlz nˈeɪvi.
In the 2003 book Gilligan's Wake (), Esquire film and television critic Tom Carson wrote a backstory that the Skipper served with John F. Kennedy of the PT-109 and McHale of McHale's Navy.