Gilligan's Island 

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

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Bob Denver	...	Gilligan 99 episodes, 1964-1992
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby 99 episodes, 1964-1992
Jim Backus	...	Thurston Howell III 99 episodes, 1964-1992
Natalie Schafer	...	Mrs. Lovey Howell 99 episodes, 1964-1992
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

During what was supposed to be a three-hour tour, the S.S. Minnow is shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island following a typhoon. The seven castaways include the Minnow's blustery captain, his bumbling first mate Gilligan, a millionaire couple named the Howells, curvaceous movie star Ginger Grant, sexy farm girl Mary Ann Summers, and a science professor known as the Professor. Despite their dire situation, the castaways managed to survive on a diet made up of fish and coconut cream pie, and were aided by their trusty transistor radio and a seemingly never-ending parade of guest stars who managed to drop by their "deserted" island (including a big game hunter, a movie producer, a mad scientist, a rock band, Russian cosmonauts, foreign spies and a jungle boy), yet never managed to bring the castaways to safety.

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Plot Keywords:

woman in short shorts | island | castaway | skipper | desert island | 

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Taglines:

Join the castaways for a shipwreck of laughs as comic tars Bob Denver and Alan Hale, Jr. bumble a new escape. (season 1)

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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:

Gladysya Productions, United Artists Television, CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (98 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

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

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although it is a widespread belief that American television in the 1960s was not allowed to show women's navels, such anatomy is seen frequently in this series. Mary Ann's navel in particular is most commonly shown, but also occasionally that of Ginger, and some bit player guest stars and extras. Supposedly the producers discovered a loophole in the rules to allow this. In fact, the prohibition against showing a woman's navel was over by 1966.

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Goofs

The Skipper breaks the fourth wall on numerous occasions. One might argue that this was intentional and done for comedic effect, but oftentimes it happens so quickly that comedic effect doesn't have time to take hold. It appears to be done to show the Skipper's frustration with Gilligan, but at times, it seems to be a case of the actor appealing to the director out of frustration.

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Quotes

Professor Roy Hinkley: Well, that glue is permanent! There's nothing on the island to dissolve it. Why do you know what it would take? It would take a polyester derivative of an organic hydroxide molecule.
Thurston Howell III: Watch your language! You're in the presence of a lady!

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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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Alternate Versions

The robot episode, when aired on TV Land, cuts the scene of Mr. and Mrs. Howell asking the robot to build a bridge to Hawaii;

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Tom Hanks/Randy Travis (1988)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Skiipuurr!!!

Hey--this show had its charm. It was sort of like the Canterbury Tales and the Decameron-with an assortment of characters on different adventures--but it was also something of a horror story. Here's my theory--the castaways actually died on that three hour tour--and went to Hell, the Skipper was God, trying to shepherd them to salvation, while Gilligan was the Devil-tormenting them each week(hey-- he did wear a really RED shirt)!

Seriously though--it was fun how they milked every possible concept. I remember the ghost one with particular fondness(that spook floating past the huts was darn spooky!!!), and then the one where the Professor and the Skipper are Holmes and Watson, investigating the castle of Gilligan as Dracula and Ginger as his bride.

Or the one where the castaways end up switching personalities.or the one where Ginger's geeky double shows up on the island--they doll her up--then she goes back and takes over the movie star's fame! Or the one where they plan to use a glowing serum to make a signal--but Gilligan drinks it all--and ends up shining like a light bulb-..or the totem one previously mentioned. So many!

Note: one of the most perverse spoofs of Gilligan's Island was on the series ALF, when the alien has a nightmare where in he visits Mary Ann, the Professor(has some hilarious lines), Gilligan and the Skipper at the island's classic bamboo dinner table.

They are all sitting around bored and miserable, and after the Skipper calls his first mate by his usual nickname, the moping Gilligan responds: "Would you stop calling me your 'little buddy?' I am in my forties for christ's sake!"