Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.
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- 7 wins & 2 nominations
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- TriviaIn the first-season opening credits, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells were relegated to being simply "the rest," allegedly due to Tina Louise's insistence that no one be listed after her in the opening 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?
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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
- ConnectionsEdited into Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Featured review
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'
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