Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The series aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967.
Series overview edit
Episodes edit
Pilot (1992) edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 0 | "Marooned" | Rod Amateau | Sherwood Schwartz, Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz | October 16, 1992 (on TBS) | |
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Seven people find themselves marooned on a small, uninhabited island after their boat washes ashore during a storm. As in the subsequent series, the pilot episode featured Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr. as The Skipper, and Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer as the Howells. The three remaining characters and actors differed from those in the series: John Gabriel played a high school teacher, while Kit Smythe and Nancy McCarthy played coworkers who were secretaries. Smythe's red-haired character was named Ginger, but was more sarcastic than the same-named movie-star character played in the series by Tina Louise. McCarthy played her character, Bunny, as a cheerful "dumb blonde" sterotype. Note: The pilot was filmed in November 1963, but was not broadcast until TBS aired it in October 1992. The departure of the Minnow was filmed on November 26, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and all the flags in that sequence can be seen flying at half-staff.[1] | |||||
Season 1 (1964–65) edit
The first season aired Saturdays at 8:30-9:00 p.m. (EST). This is the only season to be filmed in black and white.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [2] | Written by [2] | Original air date [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Two on a Raft" | John Rich | Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman | September 26, 1964 |
| 2 | 2 | "Home Sweet Hut" | Richard Donner | Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen | October 3, 1964 |
| 3 | 3 | "Voodoo Something to Me" | John Rich | Austin Kalish & Elroy Schwartz | October 10, 1964 |
| 4 | 4 | "Goodnight, Sweet Skipper" | Ida Lupino | Dick Conway & Roland MacLane | October 17, 1964 |
| 5 | 5 | "Wrongway Feldman" | Ida Lupino | Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen | October 24, 1964 |
| 6 | 6 | "President Gilligan" | Richard Donner | Roland Wolpert | October 31, 1964 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sound of Quacking" | Thomas Montgomery | Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman | November 7, 1964 |
| 8 | 8 | "Goodbye Island" | John Rich | Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler | November 21, 1964 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Big Gold Strike" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Roland Wolpert | November 28, 1964 |
| 10 | 10 | "Waiting for Watubi" | Jack Arnold | Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen | December 5, 1964 |
| 11 | 11 | "Angel on the Island" | Jack Arnold | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | December 12, 1964 |
| 12 | 12 | "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk" | Rod Amateau | Sherwood Schwartz and Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz | December 19, 1964 |
| 13 | 13 | "Three Million Dollars More or Less" | Thomas Montgomery | Story by : Sam Locke & Joel Rapp Teleplay by : Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen | December 26, 1964 |
| 14 | 14 | "Water, Water Everywhere" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Tom Waldman & Frank Waldman | January 2, 1965 |
| 15 | 15 | "So Sorry, My Island Now" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | David P. Harmon | January 9, 1965 |
| 16 | 16 | "Plant You Now, Dig You Later" | Lawrence Dobkin | Elroy Schwartz & Oliver Crawford | January 16, 1965 |
| 17 | 17 | "Little Island, Big Gun" | Abner Biberman | Dick Conway & Roland MacLane | January 23, 1965 |
| 18 | 18 | "'X' Marks the Spot" | Jack Arnold | Sherwood Schwartz & Elroy Schwartz | January 30, 1965 |
| 19 | 19 | "Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy" | Lawrence Dobkin | Al Schwartz, Howard Merrill & Howard Harris | February 6, 1965 |
| 20 | 20 | "St. Gilligan and the Dragon" | Richard Donner | Arnold & Lois Peyser | February 13, 1965 |
| 21 | 21 | "Big Man on a Little Stick" | Tony Leader | Charles Tannen & Lou Huston | February 20, 1965 |
| 22 | 22 | "Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend" | Jack Arnold | Elroy Schwartz | February 27, 1965 |
| 23 | 23 | "How to Be a Hero" | Tony Leader | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | March 6, 1965 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Return of Wrongway Feldman" | Gene Nelson | Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman | March 13, 1965 |
| 25 | 25 | "The Matchmaker" | Tony Leader | Joanna Lee | March 20, 1965 |
| 26 | 26 | "Music Hath Charms" | Jack Arnold | Al Schwartz & Howard Harris | March 27, 1965 |
| 27 | 27 | "New Neighbor Sam" | Thomas Montgomery | Charles Tannen & George O'Hanlon | April 3, 1965 |
| 28 | 28 | "They're Off and Running" | Jack Arnold | Walter Black | April 10, 1965 |
| 29 | 29 | "Three to Get Ready" | Jack Arnold | David P. Harmon | April 17, 1965 |
| 30 | 30 | "Forget Me Not" | Jack Arnold | Herbert Margolis | April 24, 1965 |
| 31 | 31 | "Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?" | Christian Nyby | David P. Harmon | May 1, 1965 |
| 32 | 32 | "Physical Fatness" | Gary Nelson | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | May 8, 1965 |
| 33 | 33 | "It's Magic" | Jack Arnold | Al Schwartz & Bruce Howard | May 15, 1965 |
| 34 | 34 | "Goodbye, Old Paint" | Jack Arnold | David P. Harmon | May 22, 1965 |
| 35 | 35 | "My Fair Gilligan" | Tony Leader | Joanna Lee | June 5, 1965 |
| 36 | 36 | "A Nose by Any Other Name" | Hal Cooper | Elroy Schwartz | June 12, 1965 |
Season 2 (1965–66) edit
The second season aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 p.m. (EST).
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [4] | Written by [4] | Original air date [5] |
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| 37 | 1 | "Gilligan's Mother-in-Law" | Jack Arnold | Budd Grossman | September 16, 1965 |
| 38 | 2 | "Beauty Is as Beauty Does" | Jack Arnold | Joanna Lee | September 23, 1965 |
| 39 | 3 | "The Little Dictator" | Jack Arnold | Bob Rodgers & Sid Mandel | September 30, 1965 |
| 40 | 4 | "Smile, You're on Mars Camera" | Jack Arnold | Al Schwartz & Bruce Howard | October 7, 1965 |
| 41 | 5 | "The Sweepstakes" | Jack Arnold | Walter Black | October 14, 1965 |
| 42 | 6 | "Quick Before It Sinks" | George Cahan | Stan Burns & Mike Marmer | October 28, 1965 |
| 43 | 7 | "Castaways Pictures Presents" | Jack Arnold | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | November 4, 1965 |
| 44 | 8 | "Agonized Labor" | Jack Arnold | Roland MacLane | November 11, 1965 |
| 45 | 9 | "Nyet, Nyet — Not Yet" | Jack Arnold | Adele T. Strassfield & Robert Riordan | November 18, 1965 |
| 46 | 10 | "Hi-Fi Gilligan" | Jack Arnold | Mary C. McCall, Jr. | November 25, 1965 |
| 47 | 11 | "The Chain of Command" | Leslie Goodwins | Arnold & Lois Peyser | December 2, 1965 |
| 48 | 12 | "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" | Steve Binder | Brad Radnitz | December 9, 1965 |
| 49 | 13 | "Gilligan Gets Bugged" | Gary Nelson | Jack Gross, Jr. & Michael R. Stein | December 16, 1965 |
| 50 | 14 | "Mine Hero" | Wilbur D'Arcy | David Braverman & Bob Marcus | December 23, 1965 |
| 51 | 15 | "Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue" | Jack Arnold | David P. Harmon | December 30, 1965 |
| 52 | 16 | "Not Guilty" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Roland MacLane | January 6, 1966 |
| 53 | 17 | "You've Been Disconnected" | Jack Arnold | Elroy Schwartz | January 13, 1966 |
| 54 | 18 | "The Postman Cometh" | Leslie Goodwins | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | January 20, 1966 |
| 55 | 19 | "Seer Gilligan" | Leslie Goodwins | Elroy Schwartz | January 27, 1966 |
| 56 | 20 | "Love Me, Love My Skipper" | Tony Leader | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | February 3, 1966 |
| 57 | 21 | "Gilligan's Living Doll" | Leslie Goodwins | Bob Stevens | February 10, 1966 |
| 58 | 22 | "Forward March" | Jerry Hopper | Jack Raymond | February 17, 1966 |
| 59 | 23 | "Ship Ahoax" | Leslie Goodwins | Charles Tannen & George O'Hanlon | February 24, 1966 |
| 60 | 24 | "Feed the Kitty" | Leslie Goodwins | J.E. Selby & Richard Sanville | March 3, 1966 |
| 61 | 25 | "Operation: Steam Heat" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Terence & Joan Maples | March 10, 1966 |
| 62 | 26 | "Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?" | Jack Arnold | Budd Grossman | March 17, 1966 |
| 63 | 27 | "Ghost a Go-Go" | Leslie Goodwins | Roland MacLane | March 24, 1966 |
| 64 | 28 | "Allergy Time" | Jack Arnold | Budd Grossman | March 31, 1966 |
| 65 | 29 | "The Friendly Physician" | Jack Arnold | Elroy Schwartz | April 7, 1966 |
| 66 | 30 | "'V' for Vitamins" | Jack Arnold | Barney Slater | April 14, 1966 |
| 67 | 31 | "Mr. and Mrs. ???" | Gary Nelson | Jack Gross, Jr. & Michael R. Stein | April 21, 1966 |
| 68 | 32 | "Meet the Meteor" | Jack Arnold | Elroy Schwartz | May 5, 1966 |
Season 3 (1966–67) edit
The third season aired Mondays at 7:30-8:00 p.m. (EST).
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [6] | Written by [6] | Original air date [7] |
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| 69 | 1 | "Up at Bat" | Jerry Hopper | Ron Friedman | September 12, 1966 |
| 70 | 2 | "Gilligan vs. Gilligan" | Jerry Hopper | Joanna Lee | September 19, 1966 |
| 71 | 3 | "Pass the Vegetables, Please" | Leslie Goodwins | Elroy Schwartz | September 26, 1966 |
| 72 | 4 | "The Producer" | Ida Lupino & George M. Cahan | Gerald Gardner & Dee Caruso | October 3, 1966 |
| 73 | 5 | "Voodoo" | George Cahan | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | October 10, 1966 |
| 74 | 6 | "Where There's a Will" | Charles Norton | Sid Mandel & Roy Kammerman | October 17, 1966 |
| 75 | 7 | "Man with a Net" | Leslie Goodwins | Budd Grossman | October 24, 1966 |
| 76 | 8 | "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Tony Leader | Brad Radnitz | October 31, 1966 |
| 77 | 9 | "Ring Around Gilligan" | George Cahan | John Fenton Murray | November 7, 1966 |
| 78 | 10 | "Topsy-Turvy" | Gary Nelson | Elroy Schwartz | November 14, 1966 |
| 79 | 11 | "The Invasion" | Leslie Goodwins | Sam Locke & Joel Rapp | November 21, 1966 |
| 80 | 12 | "The Kidnapper" | Jerry Hopper | Ray Singer | November 28, 1966 |
| 81 | 13 | "And Then There Were None" | Jerry Hopper | Ron Friedman | December 5, 1966 |
| 82 | 14 | "All About Eva" | Jerry Hopper | Joanna Lee | December 12, 1966 |
| 83 | 15 | "Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho" | Robert Scheerer | Bruce Howard | December 26, 1966 |
| 84 | 16 | "Take a Dare" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Roland MacLane | January 2, 1967 |
| 85 | 17 | "Court-Martial" | Gary Nelson | Roland MacLane | January 9, 1967 |
| 86 | 18 | "The Hunter" | Leslie Goodwins | Ben Gershman & William Freedman | January 16, 1967 |
| 87 | 19 | "Lovey's Secret Admirer" | David Orrick McDearmon | Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart | January 23, 1967 |
| 88 | 20 | "Our Vines Have Tender Apes" | David Orrick McDearmon | Sid Mandel & Roy Kammerman | January 30, 1967 |
| 89 | 21 | "Gilligan's Personal Magnetism" | Hal Cooper | Bruce Howard | February 6, 1967 |
| 90 | 22 | "Splashdown" | Jerry Hopper | John Fenton Murray | February 20, 1967 |
| 91 | 23 | "High Man on the Totem Pole" | Herbert Coleman | Brad Radnitz | February 27, 1967 |
| 92 | 24 | "The Second Ginger Grant" | Steve Binder | Ron Friedman | March 6, 1967 |
| 93 | 25 | "The Secret of Gilligan's Island" | Gary Nelson | Story by : Bruce Howard & Arne Sultan Teleplay by : Bruce Howard | March 13, 1967 |
| 94 | 26 | "Slave Girl" | Wilbur D'Arcy | Michael Fessier | March 20, 1967 |
| 95 | 27 | "It's a Bird, It's a Plane" | Gary Nelson | Sam Locke & Joel Rapp | March 27, 1967 |
| 96 | 28 | "The Pigeon" | Michael Kane | Story by : Jack Raymond & Joel Hammil Teleplay by : Brad Radnitz | April 3, 1967 |
| 97 | 29 | "Bang! Bang! Bang!" | Charles Norton | Leonard Goldstein | April 10, 1967 |
| 98 | 30 | "Gilligan, the Goddess" | Gary Nelson | Jack Paritz & Bob Rodgers | April 17, 1967 |
Television films (1978–2001) edit
There were three sequel films. The first (1978) had them rescued and proved so successful that it spawned a second (1979) and third (1981). By the third film, ratings were down, and no more were made.
In 2001, Dawn Wells co-produced a television film bio-pic, where she, Bob Denver, and Russell Johnson appear as themselves as hosts and remember what life was like during the series. In the memory scenes, they and the rest of the cast are played by different actors, while Wells narrates.
| Title | Original air date | |
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| Rescue from Gilligan's Island | October 14 & 21, 1978 | |
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The castaways turn the huts into rafts and are finally rescued, to great fanfare. On the first anniversary of their rescue they all meet in Hawaii for a reunion, and decide to take a short cruise. The weather starts to get rough, and they get stranded on the same island again. Ginger Grant was portrayed by Judith Baldwin. | ||
| The Castaways on Gilligan's Island | May 3, 1979 | |
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The castaways are once again rescued from the island, but this time they return voluntarily to build a resort on the island. Ginger Grant was portrayed by Judith Baldwin. | ||
| The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | May 15, 1981 | |
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The Harlem Globetrotters crashland on the island. When a millionaire tries to take over the resort, the rivalry is settled by a game between the Globetrotters and the rival's robot team. Jim Backus (Thurston Howell) had only a small walk-on part at the end of the film as he was suffering the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease. His role on the island was filled by creating "Thurston Howell IV", played by David Ruprecht, the couple's supposed son. (This conflicts with the first season episode in which Gilligan was adopted by the Howells after saving Lovey's life. He was said at that time to be their only son.) Ginger Grant was portrayed by Constance Forslund. | ||
| Surviving Gilligan's Island | October 14, 2001 | |
| A behind-the-scenes look at life as member of the Gilligan's Island cast. Dawn Wells, who was the co-executive producer, Bob Denver, and Russell Johnson reminisce about their experiences making the show. These memories come to life as the cast and crew are portrayed by actors. | ||
Home media edit
This series has been released on DVD by Warner Home Video, in three season box sets (the first of which includes the pilot episode) and in a complete series set. There has also been a single-disc release containing only the first two episodes.[8]
| DVD set | Episodes | Release date |
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| Gilligan's Island: The Complete 1st Season | 37 | February 3, 2004 |
| Gilligan's Island: TV Premiere DVD | 2 | June 8, 2004 |
| Gilligan's Island: The Complete 2nd Season | 32 | January 11, 2005 |
| Gilligan's Island: The Complete 3rd Season | 30 | July 26, 2005 |
| Gilligan's Island: The Complete Series Collection | 98 | November 6, 2007 |
References edit
- ^ Sylvia Stoddard "TV Treasures – A Companion Guide to Gilligan's Island"; May 1996 ISBN 0-312-95797-1 pg. 10
- ^ a b Schwartz (1988), pp. 278–291.
- ^ Gilligan's Island: The Complete Second Season (booklet). Rich, John, et al. Warner Home Video.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Schwartz (1988), pp. 291–299.
- ^ Gilligan's Island: The Complete Second Season (booklet). Arnold, Jack, et al. Warner Home Video.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Schwartz (1988), pp. 299–313
- ^ Gilligan's Island: The Complete Third Season (booklet). Hopper, Jerry, et al. Warner Home Video.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Gilligan's Island Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine at TVShowsOnDVD.com
Further reading edit
- Schwartz, Sherwood (1988). Inside Gilligan's Island. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312104825.