"Gilligan's Island" (1964) TV series 1964-1967

Creator:

Sherwood Schwartz
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

26 September 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Island | Professor | Castaway | Millionaire | Movie Star

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Jack Arnold		(26 episodes, 1964-1966)
Leslie Goodwins		(11 episodes, 1965-1967)
Gary Nelson		(8 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jerry Hopper		(7 episodes, 1966-1967)
Anton Leader		(6 episodes, 1965-1966)
Stanley Z. Cherry		(5 episodes, 1964-1967)
Ida Lupino		(4 episodes, 1964-1966)
John Rich		(4 episodes, 1964)
Richard Donner		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Tom Montgomery		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
George Cahan		(3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Steve Binder		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Hal Cooper		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Wilbur D'Arcy		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Lawrence Dobkin		(2 episodes, 1965)
Charles Norton		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
David Orrick McDearmon		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Writing credits
Sherwood Schwartz		(37 episodes, 1964-1965)
Elroy Schwartz		(13 episodes, 1964-1966)
Alan Dinehart		(8 episodes, 1964-1967)
Herbert Finn		(8 episodes, 1964-1967)
Roland MacLane		(7 episodes, 1964-1967)
Charles Tannen		(5 episodes, 1964-1966)
Lawrence J. Cohen		(5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Fred Freeman		(5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bruce Howard		(5 episodes, 1965-1967)
Joanna Lee		(5 episodes, 1965-1966)
David P. Harmon		(5 episodes, 1965)
Brad Radnitz		(4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Budd Grossman		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Al Schwartz		(4 episodes, 1965)
Sam Locke		(3 episodes, 1964-1967)
Joel Rapp		(3 episodes, 1964-1967)
Austin Kalish		(3 episodes, 1964)
Sidney A. Mandel		(3 episodes, 1965-1967)
Ron Friedman		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Dick Conway		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill Davenport		(2 episodes, 1964)
Roland Wolpert		(2 episodes, 1964)
Bob Rodgers		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jack Gross Jr.		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
George O'Hanlon		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Michael R. Stein		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Walter Black		(2 episodes, 1965)
Howard Harris		(2 episodes, 1965)
Arnold Peyser		(2 episodes, 1965)
Lois Peyser		(2 episodes, 1965)
Roy Kammerman		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
John Fenton Murray		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jack Raymond		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Produced by
Sherwood Schwartz	....	producer / executive producer (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Robert L. Rosen	....	associate producer (46 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jack Arnold	....	producer (23 episodes, 1964-1965)
William Froug	....	executive producer (14 episodes, 1964-1965)
Cy Brooskin	....	associate producer (12 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Original Music by
Gerald Fried		(39 episodes, 1965-1967)
John Williams		(20 episodes, 1964-1965)
Frank Comstock		(3 episodes, 1964)

Series Cinematography by
Richard L. Rawlings		(98 episodes, 1964-1967)

Series Film Editing by
Larry Heath		(34 episodes, 1964-1967)
Everett Sutherland		(18 episodes, 1964-1965)
Frank Capacchione		(11 episodes, 1965-1966)
Donald W. Ernst		(9 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gene Fowler Jr.		(5 episodes, 1966)

Series Casting by
Pam Polifroni		(30 episodes, 1966-1967)
James Lister		(4 episodes, 1965)

Series Art Direction by
William Craig Smith		(97 episodes, 1964-1967)
Malcolm C. Bert		(3 episodes, 1965)

Series Set Decoration by
Herman N. Schoenbrun		(45 episodes, 1965-1967)
James Crowe		(21 episodes, 1964-1965)
Ray Molyneaux		(10 episodes, 1965)
Ned Parsons		(6 episodes, 1966-1967)
Hal Gausman		(5 episodes, 1965)
Buck Henshaw		(5 episodes, 1967)
John Lamphear		(5 episodes, 1967)

Series Makeup Department
Lillian Shore	....	head hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Keester Sweeney	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert L. Rosen	....	unit production manager (26 episodes, 1964-1965)
Cy Brooskin	....	unit production manager (10 episodes, 1965)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wilbur D'Arcy	....	assistant director (74 episodes, 1964-1967)
Christopher N. Seiter	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1967)

Series Sound Department
Richard Sperber	....	sound effects supervisor (1 episode, 1964)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Richard M. Rawlings Jr.	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Tony Van Renterghem	....	assistant camera: IATSE (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Delmar	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)
Robert Fuca	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Sherwood Schwartz	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme song "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
George Wyle	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme song "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
Herschel Burke Gilbert	....	music supervisor (32 episodes, 1964-1965)
Morton Stevens	....	music supervisor (11 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gerald Fried	....	conductor (3 episodes, 1966)

Series Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver (37 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Other crew
David P. Harmon	....	script consultant (25 episodes, 1965-1967)
Elroy Schwartz	....	script consultant (17 episodes, 1966-1967)
William Froug	....	creative consultant / script consultant (11 episodes, 1964-1965)
Charles Tannen	....	script consultant (9 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill Davenport	....	script consultant (6 episodes, 1964)

Production Companies

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

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1964-1967) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Estate of Phil Silvers
• MGM/UA Television
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) (1966-1967) (Japan) (TV)
• Telepictures Distribution
• Turner Entertainment
• Turner Program Services (TPS)
• United Artists Television
• Warner Bros. Television
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• CBS Studio Center  filming location
• Kellogg's  original sponsor
• Philip Morris Cigarettes  original sponsor
• Phillips  original sponsor
• Procter & Gamble  original sponsor (Jif peanut butter, Zest soap and Crest toothpaste)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (98 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

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

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G | New Zealand:G (season 1)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Creator Sherwood Schwartz said that he dreamed up the idea of the show because he wanted the castaways to represent a microcosm of society and he wanted to show how they worked together to help each other when in trouble.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Gilligan's Island: Two on a Raft (#1.1)" (1964), just as the Skipper and Gilligan finish fighting off the sharks, the Skipper's hat falls off his head and into the water right in the path of one of the sharks, and it looks as though the shark was going to make off with it, but in the next shot the hat is back on the Skipper's head, or perhaps he had a spare hat, like a spare tire.

Quotes:

Gilligan:Hiya, Professor. What are you doing?
Professor Roy Hinkley:I'm making notes for a book. It's to be a chronicle of our adventures on the island... I think it's a book people will want to buy, don't you?
Gilligan:Sure, I'll buy one. I'm dying to find out what happens to us.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.8" (2008)

Soundtrack:

The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle

Truly classic television appropriate for anyone to see

I have always been a fan of this show and I grew up with it.

I have to say that being in my late 30's now, I still enjoy watching it. There is nothing in the show to offend anyone and you don't have to worry about something inappropriate for young viewers. Not too many shows nowadays are around that you can let a child watch that doesn't have something that is either offensive or has objectionable content.

Oftentimes, if I come home after a hard day at work, not physically tired but mentally exhausted, the perfect thing for me is to turn on a television show that doesn't require too much thinking, its just fun and that is what Gilligan's Island is for me. It is a very welcome stress reliever to come home and spend thirty minutes laughing and getting rid of the stress of the day.

It is truly a classic television show because of the stories; the theme song and the cast and their chemistry. Everything is a perfect blend.