Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.
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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 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, they 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 them to safety. —Marty McKee <mmckee@soltec.net>
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- 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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- TV-G
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- TriviaIn the first-season credits, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells were relegated to being simply "the rest," due to "Ginger" actress Tina Louise's insistence that no one be listed after her in the credits. That changed in the second season when Bob Denver demanded that they be given an equal share in the credits, thus changing the lyrics to "The Professor and Mary Ann". Sherwood Schwartz, who composed both themes, has said it didn't occur to him the Professor and Mary Ann would turn into prominent characters.
- GoofsOn a number of occasions, the castaways encounter people, whether other castaways or fugitives in hiding, who have been on the island for 10 years or more, prior to the arrival of the Minnow (Wrongway Feldman, Dubov the painter, and the jungle boy). All these characters regard themselves each as being the only person on the island. How big is this island that all these people could exist there so long and never know about each other?
- 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.
- Crazy creditsDuring the first season's opening credits, 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 star Bob Denver, who thought it was stupid to leave out the two actors just to shorten the introductory song by a few notes.
- Alternate versionsColorized versions of the first season's black and white episodes have been broadcast on TBS, TNT, and MeTV, and Australia's Foxtel
- ConnectionsFeatured in Turner & Hooch (1989)
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Gilligan had his own taxi cab
DEEP G.I. THOUGHTS......
Gilligan had his own taxi cab, Professor had a well-stocked laboratory, but a raft was too complicated to construct.
A three year cruise would have fit the theme song much better, since at least three years worth of luggage was possessed by each of them.
Where did they get the cream for the coconut cream pies?
I hope whoever manufactured their clothing has a patent on the indestructible, time-tested fabric.
Origin of Ginger's endless supply of make-up?
Radio reception from the mainland was impeccable--on an UNCHARTED island?
Batteries for the radio had an unsurpassed life-time that would make the Energizer Bunny blush with embarrassment.
Overall, I always liked the show!!
Gilligan had his own taxi cab, Professor had a well-stocked laboratory, but a raft was too complicated to construct.
A three year cruise would have fit the theme song much better, since at least three years worth of luggage was possessed by each of them.
Where did they get the cream for the coconut cream pies?
I hope whoever manufactured their clothing has a patent on the indestructible, time-tested fabric.
Origin of Ginger's endless supply of make-up?
Radio reception from the mainland was impeccable--on an UNCHARTED island?
Batteries for the radio had an unsurpassed life-time that would make the Energizer Bunny blush with embarrassment.
Overall, I always liked the show!!
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- JW-27
- Aug 17, 1999
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- Runtime30 minutes
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