Gilligan's Island (1964–1967)

Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.

Creator:

Sherwood Schwartz

Stars:

Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Bob Denver	...	Gilligan (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Jim Backus	...	Thurston Howell III (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Natalie Schafer	...	Mrs. Lovey Howell (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Tina Louise	...	Ginger Grant (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
Russell Johnson	...	Professor Roy Hinkley (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
Dawn Wells	...	Mary Ann Summers (98 episodes, 1964-1967)

Storyline

This popular television comedy begins with the shipwreck of the S.S. Minnow in a terrible storm. Gilligan, the Skipper too, a millionaire and his wife, a movie-star, the Professor and Mary Ann are all stranded on the island. Hey, didja see the one where they almost got off the island...?

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Plot Keywords:

island | professor | castaway | millionaire | movie star | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gilligan's Travels

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Gladysya Productions, United Artists Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (98 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (1964-1965) Color (1965-1967)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Backus's name of Thurston Howell III was named after Hubart Updyke .III

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Goofs

In Gilligan's Island: Love Me, Love My Skipper, when Gilligan comes swinging into the party as Tarzan, the first shot has him in control as he starts his swing, but the second shot of him has him out of control and on the upswing as he crashes into whatever was on the table, then in the third shot of him he's in control and on the downswing when he swings between the Skipper and Professor and into the hut's wall.

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Quotes

Gilligan: Skipper, are you asleep?
Skipper Jonas Grumby: [sarcastically] Yes.
Gilligan: Oh, well when you wake up will you tell me if you've seen my rabbit's foot?

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Crazy Credits

During the first season's opening credits, for some reason neither The Professor, Russell Johnson nor Mary Ann Dawn Wells received an on screen billing, nor were they referred to in the theme song. They were just referred to as "... and the rest." For seasons two and three they were added at the request of Bob Denver, who played "Gilligan" and thought it was stupid to leave out the two actors just to shorten the introductory song by a few notes.

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Connections

Referenced in Spider-Man 2 (2004)

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Soundtracks

"The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle"
Words and Music by George Wyle and Sherwood Schwartz

User Reviews

You can still get a smile.

It's Saturday night circa early 60's and right after The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS comes `Gilligans Island'. When it first aired about the only two well-known members of the cast to the vast majority of viewers were Bob Denver who had appeared as the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on Dobie Gillis and the multi talented Jim Backus. Russell Johnson who played the Professor was one of those actors that would appear on various TV shows. It's run on prime time was three seasons but thanks to re-runs Gilligans Island has in fact never left the airwaves. The 98 episodes play over and over yet they still hold up well today and one can still find themselves laughing at various episodes even though they may have seen it dozens perhaps even hundreds of times. If You're not wrapped too tight then like the theme song said `You're sure to get a smile'