Gilligan's Island, the show

**SanteeFats** · October 3rd, 2014, 09:48 PM

I like this series. Yes it is stupid, Gilligan is always suborning everything. The Howell's, Mary Ann (hotter than Ginger, IMO), and Ginger always have fresh clothes. The skipper, Gilligan, and the professor always appear to be dressed the same.
Yes it is shallow but I also think it is really funny and for the time well done. The scenarios are banal but funny. I mean come on it is just suppose to be good fun and I think they achieved it.

**Sir Honkers** · October 4th, 2014, 12:21 AM

Okay okay. You've convinced me...and Gilligan was only ballsing things up because he knew he'd never have a shot at a threesome with Maryanne and Ginger if they got off the island.

**aphex1973** · October 4th, 2014, 03:55 AM

Gilligan's Island is one of the more iconic American sitcoms and the reruns are still aired, so they must have done something right. It's always good for a laugh to see what the professor could cobble together from half of a coconut, string and some driftwood. And, I mean, you know, Mary Ann...

**tygrkhat40** · October 4th, 2014, 02:17 PM

This is interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Wake

Estreeter · October 4th, 2014, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aphex1973

It's always good for a laugh to see what the professor could cobble together from half of a coconut, string and some driftwood.

And keep that radio going

And build that car Gilligan peddled around

But couldn't fix the hole in the Minnow

Quote:

Originally Posted by aphex1973

And, I mean, you know, Mary Ann...

Yes ..... I know

**Greenman** · October 4th, 2014, 10:13 PM

I had heard the song some years ago but I had no idea what this was all about but then when we got analogue satellite television and were able to see german channels I once saw a strange cartoon called Gilligan's Insel - which I later found to be a version of Gilligan's Island. Another reference to this series came in the Bill Murray christmas film 'Scrooged' when he sees his family playing a game Trivial Pursuit and one of them asks 'what was the name of Gilligan's boat?' The answer was The Minnow, but as for the series as far as I know it was never shown in this country, yet we got a lot of US series like Phil Silver Show(Bilko) and others like that.

**imtrying** · October 4th, 2014, 10:31 PM

I always thought it was funny that almost every week there was a guest star that got on the island and then left by the end of the episode, yet the castaways were stuck there. I still love watching Alan Hale (Skipper) look at the camera a la Oliver Hardy after a dust up with Gilligan. BTW, Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) was one of my earliest celebrity crushes.

Brettro · October 5th, 2014, 11:40 AM

In the opening sequence where the SS Minnow is sailing out, the flag is at half mast, it was filmed on the day that JFK was shot

**SanteeFats** · October 5th, 2014, 02:51 PM

Bye the bye only two of the seven are still around. Mary Ann and Ginger. The Professor died January, 2014. The rest obviously before that.

**SanteeFats** · October 5th, 2014, 03:30 PM

Here are five facts about the hit show that will surprise even the most ardent fan:
1. The Coast Guard would often receive telegrams from people who didn’t realize the show wasn’t real.
2. Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) was the only cast member to receive compensation from the show’s syndication.
3. Raquel Welsh auditioned for the role of Mary Ann.
4. Gilligan’s first name, though never mentioned on the show, was Willie.
5. The original pilot had a calypso theme song with different lyrics by composer John Williams, who later went on to pen the score to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Star Wars.

October 3rd, 2014, 09:48 PM	#1
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,813 Thanks: 281,805 Thanked 813,764 Times in 60,861 Posts	Gilligan's Island, the show I like this series. Yes it is stupid, Gilligan is always suborning everything. The Howell's, Mary Ann (hotter than Ginger, IMO), and Ginger always have fresh clothes. The skipper, Gilligan, and the professor always appear to be dressed the same. Yes it is shallow but I also think it is really funny and for the time well done. The scenarios are banal but funny. I mean come on it is just suppose to be good fun and I think they achieved it.

October 4th, 2014, 12:21 AM	#2
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,341 Thanks: 286,789 Thanked 386,118 Times in 30,296 Posts	Okay okay. You've convinced me...and Gilligan was only ballsing things up because he knew he'd never have a shot at a threesome with Maryanne and Ginger if they got off the island. Last edited by Sir Honkers; October 18th, 2014 at 10:43 AM..

October 4th, 2014, 03:55 AM	#3
aphex1973 I heard the bullroarer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Left Coast Posts: 20,047 Thanks: 184,315 Thanked 333,733 Times in 20,005 Posts	Gilligan's Island is one of the more iconic American sitcoms and the reruns are still aired, so they must have done something right. It's always good for a laugh to see what the professor could cobble together from half of a coconut, string and some driftwood. And, I mean, you know, Mary Ann... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Oh, look! A zyzzyva! The absolute last word in weevils.

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tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 152,323 Times in 9,629 Posts	This is interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Wake __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	I had heard the song some years ago but I had no idea what this was all about but then when we got analogue satellite television and were able to see german channels I once saw a strange cartoon called Gilligan's Insel - which I later found to be a version of Gilligan's Island. Another reference to this series came in the Bill Murray christmas film 'Scrooged' when he sees his family playing a game Trivial Pursuit and one of them asks 'what was the name of Gilligan's boat?' The answer was The Minnow, but as for the series as far as I know it was never shown in this country, yet we got a lot of US series like Phil Silver Show(Bilko) and others like that. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

October 4th, 2014, 10:31 PM	#7
imtrying Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,068 Thanks: 14,832 Thanked 17,239 Times in 1,043 Posts	I always thought it was funny that almost every week there was a guest star that got on the island and then left by the end of the episode, yet the castaways were stuck there. I still love watching Alan Hale (Skipper) look at the camera a la Oliver Hardy after a dust up with Gilligan. BTW, Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) was one of my earliest celebrity crushes.

October 5th, 2014, 11:40 AM	#8
Brettro Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 52 Thanks: 4,347 Thanked 553 Times in 50 Posts	In the opening sequence where the SS Minnow is sailing out, the flag is at half mast, it was filmed on the day that JFK was shot

October 5th, 2014, 02:51 PM	#9
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,813 Thanks: 281,805 Thanked 813,764 Times in 60,861 Posts	Bye the bye only two of the seven are still around. Mary Ann and Ginger. The Professor died January, 2014. The rest obviously before that.

October 5th, 2014, 03:30 PM	#10
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,813 Thanks: 281,805 Thanked 813,764 Times in 60,861 Posts	Here are five facts about the hit show that will surprise even the most ardent fan: 1. The Coast Guard would often receive telegrams from people who didn’t realize the show wasn’t real. 2. Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) was the only cast member to receive compensation from the show’s syndication. 3. Raquel Welsh auditioned for the role of Mary Ann. 4. Gilligan’s first name, though never mentioned on the show, was Willie. 5. The original pilot had a calypso theme song with different lyrics by composer John Williams, who later went on to pen the score to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Star Wars.

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