Gilligan's Island

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Gilligan's Island centered around a group of people who where stranded on an uncharted deserted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. They all were on a boat tour, which found itself in the middle of a storm leading them to crash on an island! Those stranded include, Gilligan, the Skipper, a millionaire... more »

Gilligan's Island centered around a group of people who where stranded on an uncharted deserted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. They all were on a boat tour, which found itself in the middle of a storm leading them to crash on an island! Those stranded include, Gilligan, the Skipper, a millionaire (Thurston Howell III) and his wife (Lovey Howell), a movie star (Ginger Grant), a professor (known as "The Professor"), and Mary Ann. Gilligan was the first mate on the boat, the SS Minnow. Most episodes dealt with the castaways trying to get off the island, but their attempts seemed to always be foiled by Gilligan.

Broadcast History-
Sept 1964-Sept 1965, CBS Sat 8:30-9:00
Sept 1965-Sept 1966, CBS Thurs 8:00-8:30
Sept 1966-Sept 1967, CBS Mon 7:30-8:00less «

• Romance

  The Howells were married...they had each other already...slept in twin beds as was the standard for TV couples in those da...more »

  The Howells were married...they had each other already...slept in twin beds as was the standard for TV couples in those days.k However, 2 single women and 3 single men...it always seemed odd that no long term relationships developed. Ginger was not above playing seductress when she wanted something. The Professor was more interested in science... less «

  rondasexton Last online 1 day, 20 hrs ago
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• Ginger and Gilligan

  In the tv bio-pic about the show under episode guide, it says "when Ginger seduces Gilligan in this episode..". What does that mean? She seduced him in real life? Or there was a episode where that happened?

  In the tv bio-pic about the show under episode guide, it says "when Ginger seduces Gilligan in this episode..". What does that mean? She seduced him in real life? Or there was a episode where that happened?less «

  pharaohbrett Last online Dec 10, 2008
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• AS ANYONE HERE EVER MET ANY OF THE CAST OF "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND" IN PERS

  I met Bob Denver, Russell Johnson, & Dawn Wells back in the mid 1990's when all three of them were on a "three hour tou...more »

  I met Bob Denver, Russell Johnson, & Dawn Wells back in the mid 1990's when all three of them were on a "three hour tour" together promoting their respective books they had recently written pertaining to the show. Dawn was very pleasant and friendly, even willing to take photos with people who were there to get their books autographed. Russell seemed to be going with the flow, while Bob really didn't seem like he was having too much fun doing it. I think Bob always looked down on the show after it went off the air because he got typecast as a result of the Gilligan character, not to mention that the cast didn't make any money from the endless reruns the show got due to syndication. They only got paid residual royalties on the first few rerun cycles because of the contract they all signed in the 1960's. Any time you see the show on TV today, none of the actors or their estates get a single dime from its airing. With the advent of DVD, a different medium that of course didn't exist when the show was on the air, I wonder if they now might see some $$$ from the show's now almost 45 year existence. On a sidenote, I went to the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO in the mid 1980's, and was surprised to learn that Dawn Wells attended Stephens College, which is also located in Columbia. Of course, she attended it many years before that. less «

  KEVINT1964 Last online May 18, 2009
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  10 Perfect

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  This show is a true classic. I have seen only the first 1/4 of it, and im already hooked! This is a great show about 5 people who go on a tour of what i think is Hawaii in a two manned ship called the Minnow. They run into a storm, and get stranded on a deserted island. The charectors are First mate Gilligan, Skipper, the millionair ( or Billionair sometimes), his wife, The Professer, Mary-anne, and Ginger the movie star. My favorite scene is the one where Gilligan ( dressed as a Marubi ) jumps out and scares everybody!

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  arseus12345 Added Apr 26, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Here on Gilligan Isle. Lets sit back with our seven favorite castaways and see the adventures they have while never succeeding in leaving home sweet home hide « show »

  How many times can I say I love this show? This is a truly great one. Its so much fun watching how these seven people learn to get along with each other as they try and thanks to little buddy gilligan fail. Its great fun. I also love that it has morals about honesty, greed and other things (sort of like a grown up Barney) This show can be shown to kids cause it contains no bad language and only slapstick comedy violence. Its great fun for all. Not much for the castaways though. I truly love this show so much thanks Castaways for failing to get rescued but never failing to keep me amused.

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  mcabbyforever Added Mar 17, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Ginger or Maryann? A question that has haunted man since the series debut. The show kept us laughing at the bungling Gilligan(Bob Denver)and his continual blunders that left him and his fellow castaways stranded for 3 seasons and 98 episodes. hide « show »

  Gilligan's Island was one of those shows where you were just purely entertained. We did not watch the show for its' riveting bylines or story plot, we simply watched for entertainment's sake. The showed lasted for 3 seasons with 98 episodes produced and it generated 3 made for T.V. sequals. The cast consisted of Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper, Tina Louise as Ginger Grant "The Movie Star", Dawn Wells as Maryann, Russel Johnson as the Professor, Jim Backus as Mr. Howell, and Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Howell. We also watched to see how many different things could be made from coconuts.

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  aquqarob Added Mar 17, 2009 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  Gilligan's Island was an awsome tv show. It is sad there were only three seasons! hide « show »

  Gilligan's Island is, in my opinion, one of the best television series of the Nineteen Sixties. It was a very humorous series and it always made me laugh. It will always be one of my favorite television series. Gilligan was always my favorite character. His comebacks were wonderful and hilarious. His actions were always so FUNNY!!! Bob Denver was definately a great actor. No one could have played Gilligan better than he did. It was always so funny to see their plans to get rescued go up in smoke week after week... after week. Gilligan's Island will always be an iconic series in television history!

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  kr2010 Added Jan 13, 2009 All my reviews
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  8.8 Great

  Philosophy 101 and Gilligan's Island hide « show »

  Being shipwrecked on a deserted island with a bunch of strangers hardly sounds like a funny situation, but Gilligan is no ordinary guy. Through his childlike simplicity, he touches the lives of each castaway in a way that brings humor to a desperate existence.
  
  There are a lot of great things to be philosophical about from Gilligan's Island. We could put together an "Everything I need to know for life I learned from Gillian's Island" list. We learn not to take ourselves too seriously. We learn to give others the benefit of a doubt. We learn to think the best of those around us. We learn that everyone has an important contribution to make. We learn to laugh at ourselves and encourage those who are hurting. The list could go on and on. In short, we need more "Gilligans" in the world today. May their tribe increase.

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  revbucky Added Jul 8, 2008 All my reviews