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Gilligan’s Island

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Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network, from September 26, 1964 to September 4, 1967. It was originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Company and Procter & Gamble. The show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive and ultimately escape from a previously uninhabited island where they were shipwrecked.

In 2002, Gilligan's Island came back as a reality show, similar to Survivor, where seven contestants were shipwrecked on an island. They then had to re-create the original Gilligan's Island sitcom with costumes and props. Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season (consisting of 36 episodes) was filmed in black-and-white, though colorized in later syndication. However, the next two seasons (62 episodes) and three TV movie sequels were filmed in color. Enjoying solid ratings during its original run, the show grew in popularity during decades of syndication. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as a comedic American popular culture icon.

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Highlights

  • Sherwood Schwartz on the concept of <i>Gilligan's Island</i> (03m 58s)Sherwood Schwartz on the concept of Gilligan's Island (03m 58s)
  • Carroll O’Connor on the claim that he’d been up for the role of “The Skipper” in <i>Gilligan’s Island</i> (00m 31s)Carroll O’Connor on the claim that he’d been up for the role of “The Skipper” in Gilligan’s Island (00m 31s)
  • Russell Johnson on being cast on <i>Gilligan's Island</i> (03m 48s)Russell Johnson on being cast on Gilligan's Island (03m 48s)
  • Hal Cooper on casting <i>Gilligan's Island </i> and directing two episodes (07m 49s)Hal Cooper on casting Gilligan's Island and directing two episodes (07m 49s)

People Talking About This Show

  • Steve Binder
    • Steve Binder on directing "Don't Bug The Mosquitoes" (1965) episode of Gilligan's Island (04m 40s)
  • Hal Cooper
    • Hal Cooper on casting Gilligan's Island and directing two episodes (07m 49s)
  • Gerald Fried
    • Composer Gerald Fried on working on the incidental music for Gilligan's Island (04m 36s)
  • Russell Johnson
    • Russell Johnson on being cast on Gilligan's Island (03m 48s)
    • Russell Johnson on working on Gilligan's Island (09m 18s)
    • Russell Johnson on co-starring as "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island; on the cancellation of the series (11m 12s)
  • Katie Couric
    • Katie Couric on television shows she enjoyed during her childhood (00m 22s)
    • Katie Couric on getting hired for Today - she was more of a Mary Ann than a Ginger  (00m 44s)
  • Nolan Miller
    • Nolan Miller on designing "Ginger's" (Tina Louise) gowns for Gilligan's Island (03m 09s)
  • Carroll O'Connor
    • Carroll O’Connor on the claim that he’d been up for the role of “The Skipper” in Gilligan’s Island (00m 31s)
  • John Rich
    • John Rich on directing Gilligan's Island (09m 20s)
    • John Rich on directing the first three episodes of Gilligan's Island; and the talents of creator Sherwood Schwartz and the cast (03m 36s)
  • Sol Saks
    • Then CBS executive Sol Saks on how producer William Froug was considered to replace Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island, and how Saks himself didn't like the pilot script (02m 54s)
  • Lloyd J. Schwartz
    • Lloyd Schwartz on visiting the set of his father's show Gilligan's Island (04m 06s)
    • Lloyd Schwartz on Gilligan's Island and its production challenges
  • Sherwood Schwartz
    • Sherwood Schwartz on seeing evidence of the power of television when viewers sent telegrams calling for the rescue of the Gilligan's Island castaways (02m 16s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the concept of Gilligan's Island (03m 58s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on trying to sell the Gilligan's Island concept to CBS (07m 47s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the difficulty of selling the concept of Gilligan's Island to CBS executives (11m 23s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the entities that have owned stakes in his series Gilligan's Island
      (04m 54s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on casting Gilligan's Island   (12m 04s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on casting Tina Louise as Ginger on Gilligan's Island (02m 34s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the Gilligan's Island theme song (03m 40s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the shooting of the pilot and the series premiere Gilligan's Island  (14m 30s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the production details of Gilligan's Island (he also displays the last piece of the lagoon) (07m 26s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the sets of Gilligan's Island (02m 40s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the directors of Gilligan's Island (02m 10s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the cancellation of Gilligan's Island (11m 01s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the Gilligan's Island reunion specials (05m 43s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on the yet-unproduced Gilligan's Island feature film (01m 58s)
    • Sherwood Schwartz on Tina Louise's refusal to participate in subsequent Gilligan's Island shows and the impact of the series on the public (03m 37s)
  • Dawn Wells
    • Dawn Wells on working on Gilligan's Island (43m 40s)
    • Dawn Wells on Sherwood Schwartz's composition of the Gilligan's Island theme song (00m 36s)
    • Dawn Wells on how Gilligan's Island changed her life (00m 24s)
    • Dawn Wells on the matchmaking episode of Gilligan's Island in which Mrs. Howell tries to set up Mary Ann and Gilligan (00m 28s)
    • Dawn Wells on the "V is for Vitamins" episode of Gilligan's Island (01m 13s)
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