"the show's lagoon was not dismantled, and it remained in place until 1995, when it was converted into a parking lot. The series employed an ensemble cast of seven main actors and actresses. Denver played the role of the titular First Mate Gilligan, a bumbling, naive, and accident-prone crewman who often messes up the castaways chances of rescue. Alan Hale, Jr. portrayed The Skipper, captain of the S.S. ""Minnow"" and the older friend of Gilligan. Jim Backus appeared as Thurston Howell III, a millionaire, and Natalie Schafer played his wife, Eunice Lovelle Wentworth Howell. Tina Louise played the role Ginger"
"Gilligan (Gilligan's Island) Gilligan is a fictional character played by Bob Denver on the 1960s TV show ""Gilligan's Island"" and its many sequels. Gilligan, affectionately called ""Little Buddy"" by the ""Skipper"", is the bumbling, dimwitted, accident-prone first mate of the . None of the show's episodes ever specified Gilligan's full name or clearly indicate whether ""Gilligan"" is the character's first name or his last. Gilligan wears a trademark red shirt, pale trousers, white sneakers and white navy cap. During a storm, he throws an anchor overboard without a rope attached, which leaves the ""Minnow"" shipwrecked on an ""uncharted desert isle"""
"of those include ""The Gunfighter"" (1950), ""At Sword's Point"" (1952), ""Silver Lode"" (1954), ""The Sea Chase"" (1955), ""The Three Outlaws"" (1956), ""The True Story of Jesse James"" (1957), ""Up Periscope"" (1959), ""Thunder in Carolina"" (1960), ""The Long Rope"" (1961), ""Bullet for a Badman"" (1964), ""Advance to the Rear"" (1964), and ""Hang 'Em High"" (1968). In 1964, Hale won the co-starring role as the Skipper on the CBS sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"". The series aired for a total of 98 episodes from 1964 to 1967. His character proved to be the most prominent role of Hale's career, as the show continued to"
"Gilligan's Island Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967. The series followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their unsuccessful attempts, for whose failure Gilligan was frequently responsible, to escape their plight."
"as ""Gilligan"" was announced. So, just as neither, Agent 99, Lt. Columbo nor Dr. R. Quincy is ever officially given a first name on air, neither is Gilligan. At the end of ""A Very Brady Sequel"", a movie based on ""The Brady Bunch"" characters also created by Sherwood Schwartz, Carol Brady reveals that her first husband was a professor lost on a boat. Dr. Whitehead, played by John Hillerman, says, ""and my son Gilligan was first mate on that boat."" Gilligan (Gilligan's Island) Gilligan is a fictional character played by Bob Denver on the 1960s TV show ""Gilligan's Island"" and"
"a major restoration, the new owner plans to use it for charters and sight seeing tours. It is equipped with an old life preserver with ""S. S. ""Minnow"""" on it, as well as other show items. S. S. Minnow The S. S. ""Minnow"" is a fictional charter boat on the hit 1960s television sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"". The ship ran aground on the shore of ""an uncharted desert isle"" (in the south Pacific Ocean), setting the stage for this popular situation comedy. The crew of two were the skipper Jonas Grumby and his first mate Gilligan, and the five passengers were"
"S. S. Minnow The S. S. ""Minnow"" is a fictional charter boat on the hit 1960s television sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"". The ship ran aground on the shore of ""an uncharted desert isle"" (in the south Pacific Ocean), setting the stage for this popular situation comedy. The crew of two were the skipper Jonas Grumby and his first mate Gilligan, and the five passengers were millionaire Thurston Howell III, his wife Lovey Howell, movie star Ginger Grant, professor Roy Hinkley, and farm girl Mary Ann Summers. The shipwreck was first seen in the season 1 episode ""Two on a Raft"", which"
"returned to his adopted home of Princeton, West Virginia, and became an FM radio personality. He and his wife, Dreama, ran a small ""oldies format"" radio station, WGAG-LP 93.1 FM. He also earned a small income making public appearances, often costumed as Gilligan. In 1992, he played Gilligan to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation for a West Virginia fundraiser for the organization. Bob Denver Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was an American comedic actor, widely known for portraying Gilligan on the television series ""Gilligan's Island"" and the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 sitcom ""The"
"been considered for the role of the Skipper, but was rejected because he was too unsympathetic. In the 2003 book ""Gilligan's Wake"" (), ""Esquire"" film and television critic Tom Carson writes a backstory that the Skipper served with John F. Kennedy of the PT-109 and McHale of ""McHale's Navy"". The book was acclaimed critically, drawing comparisons to the works of Thomas Pynchon. John F. Kennedy was also skipper of his boat, and the 1964 ""Gilligan's Island"" would follow the 1961 pilot episode of ""McHale's Navy"", the 1962 series, and the 1963 movie ""PT 109"" as films about PT-sized boats that"
"in Denver's home. He pleaded no contest and received six months probation. Denver died September 2, 2005 from pneumonia, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He had been receiving cancer treatment and had undergone heart bypass surgery earlier that year. Most of Denver's acting career was in television, and he appeared in several films and on Broadway. He was widely associated with the title character he played in the 1960s sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"", and continued to appear as Gilligan in several movies, as a guest on other television series, in personal appearances, and as a"
"Surviving Gilligan's Island Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three-Hour Tour in History is a 2001 American made-for-television docudrama film based on the 1964–1967 television sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"". Originally airing on CBS on October 14, 2001, the film stars three of the four cast members from the 1960s series who were still alive at the time: Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson. These performers tell their stories, while other actors re-enact old scenes from the series and dramatize behind-the-scenes moments. The plot of this docudrama depicts the attempts of ""Gilligan's Island"" producer Sherwood Schwartz to"
"Rescue from Gilligan's Island Rescue from Gilligan's Island is a 1978 made-for-television comedy film that continues the adventures of the shipwrecked castaways from the 1964–67 sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"", starring Bob Denver and Alan Hale, Jr., and featuring all the original cast except Tina Louise. The film first aired on NBC as a two-part special on October 14 and October 21, 1978. The film has the characters finally being rescued after 15 years on the island. The film was directed by Leslie H. Martinson. The story picks up 15 years after the original shipwreck. Gilligan has a nightmare about the island"
"rise in popularity and increased screen time, however, Denver – who had signed on as a Fox contract player without an agent – was unable to negotiate a raise in his $250/week salary until season four. Denver was able to parlay his role on ""Dobie Gillis"" into lead roles on later television series, in particular the one for which he is best remembered, the 1964–67 CBS sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"". Veteran actors Frank Faylen, a longtime acquaintance of the Hickman family and a fellow parishioner at their church, and Florida Friebus were cast as Dobie's parents, Herbert T. Gillis and Winifred"
"be popular with later generations of viewers due to syndicated reruns. The popularity of the show typecast its actors, making it difficult for them to successfully pursue diversified acting opportunities. They received no substantial residual payments for their roles, and the difficulty in finding new roles often created financial hardship and resentment. However, Hale did not mind being so closely identified with the Skipper. According to Sherwood Schwartz, he often visited children in hospitals dressed as the Skipper. Hale reprised the role of the Skipper in three television films, ""Rescue from Gilligan's Island"" (1978), ""The Castaways on Gilligan's Island"" (1979),"
"and ""The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island"" (1981). He also voiced the Skipper in two cartoon versions of the series, ""The New Adventures of Gilligan"" from 1974 to 1977 and ""Gilligan's Planet"" from 1982 to 1983. Hale also appeared as the Skipper in two unrelated sitcoms, ""The New Gidget"" in 1987 and ""ALF"" in 1989. He also promoted ""Gilligan's Island"" reruns on TBS, alongside Bob Denver. Denver and Hale also appeared as their characters at various promotional events. Dawn Wells said in a 2014 interview on CRN.com with Larry and Nancy Manetti, when asked if Alan Hale Jr. was the"
"that would close the show. The show was cancelled in 1979. Other characters in the show included: Richard Andrews played the Captain's main sidekick ""Scrubby,"" a character very similar to Gilligan of Gilligan's Island. He even wore the same white sailor's cap. Scrubby would be the straight man for the Skipper's jokes, and the victim of slapstick comedy from both the Skipper and the children in the audience. One highlight of the show would be to find out which child in the audience was picked to throw a pie into Scrubby's face. Scrubby was a master of physical comedy, and"
"The Islanders (TV series) The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade (Reynolds) and Zack Malloy (Philbrook), co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer (Brewster) and Shipwreck Callighan (Roy"
"the ""Minnow""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s disappearance, which at first determined that the Skipper was responsible, then later concluding that the Skipper wasn't aware that a storm was coming. It is also revealed in this episode that the reason for the ""Minnow""'s wreck was that Gilligan threw its anchor overboard without a rope attached to it. A minnow is a very small bait fish, but the TV boat was actually named for Newton Minow, who ""Gilligan's Island"" executive producer Sherwood Schwartz believed ""ruined television"". Minow was chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1961, and is noted for a speech in which"
"Mary Ann Summers Mary Ann Summers is a fictional character in the television sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"" which ran on the CBS network from 1964 to 1967, and has run more or less continuously since in reruns. She was played by actress Dawn Elberta Wells. Mary Ann was portrayed by actress Dawn Wells. She was an ingénue, the typical girl next door, and a foil as well as a friend to glamorous Hollywood star Ginger Grant, played by Tina Louise. In addition, her practical domestic skills and plain, good, common sense make her an indispensable member of the group. She is"
"appearances on CBS's ""Perry Mason"", including three episodes during the first two seasons from 1958 to 1959. He appeared in guest-starring roles in such television series as ""Gilligan's Island"", ""Tales of Wells Fargo"", ""Trackdown"", ""Wagon Train"", ""Lassie"", ""Peyton Place"", and ""The Virginian"", and is also known for his role as a ship captain in ""Cocoon"", the pilot episode of CBS's original ""Hawaii Five-O"", starring Jack Lord. Russell Thorson Russell Thorson (October 14, 1906 – July 6, 1982) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his co-starring role as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom in ABC's 1959-62 hit crime drama, ""The"
"Bob Denver Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was an American comedic actor, widely known for portraying Gilligan on the television series ""Gilligan's Island"" and the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 sitcom ""The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"". Born January 9, 1935 in New Rochelle, New York and raised in Brownwood, Texas, Denver graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles, California with a degree in political science. At Loyola, he acted in college productions and met fellow student Dwayne Hickman, with whom he later co-starred in ""The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"". After graduation,"
"Pam suggests that Michael is thinking of the 1990 movie ""The Hunt for Red October"". When the employees are boarding the boat, Michael sings the ""Ballad of Gilligan's Island"", the theme from the 1964 television series ""Gilligan's Island"". Michael assigns the following roles: Pam is Mary Ann, Jim is The Professor, Katy is Ginger, Angela is Mrs. Howell, Kelly is a ""native"", Stanley is one of the Harlem Globetrotters, Michael is The Skipper, and Dwight is Gilligan. ""Booze Cruise"" originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 5, 2006. The episode received a 4.5 rating/11% share among adults"
"After he fatally shoots Broderick, Terry was tried, but the case was dismissed. He was among the actors considered for the roles of the Skipper on ""Gilligan's Island"" and Dr. Smith in the TV show ""Lost in Space"", and was the visual template in the creation of Batman foe Rupert Thorne, a character who debuted at the height of ""All in the Family""'s success in ""Detective Comics"" No. 469 (published May 1976 by DC Comics). O'Connor was living in Italy in 1968 when producer Norman Lear first asked him to come to New York to star in a pilot he"
"Show"" which was aired March 30, 1964. This was done by the network to promote Denver's face and make him more familiar to the viewing audience, since ""Gilligan's Island"" was about to go on air. Following the cancellation of ""Dobie Gillis"", Denver landed the title role on the sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"", which ran for three seasons (1964–67) on CBS, and became a staple of later syndication. His role as the well-meaning but bumbling first mate among a small group of shipwrecked castaways became the one for which he is most remembered. During the run, Denver privately went out of his"
"and early 1960s with leading parts in series such as ""Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer"", in which he portrayed the title character from 1958 until 1959. He was subsequently cast as Captain Grey Holden opposite Burt Reynolds in the Western series ""Riverboat"", which aired from 1959 until 1961; Reynolds was replaced by Noah Beery Jr. midway through the series due to disputes between Reynolds and McGavin. After his departure, Reynolds told ""TV Guide"": ""Darren McGavin is going to be a very disappointed man on the first Easter after his death."" Though considered by critics to be among the best actors working"
"Gilligan's Island"". Premiering on May 3, 1979, the movie was the second film adaptation reuniting the original cast of the 1960s sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"". In the movie, Scribner played Robbie Sloan, a runaway boy who hides on the island after the former castaways have turned it into a luxury vacation destination. On September 9, 1979, Scribner once again returned as a guest star on ""Fantasy Island"". In the episode's storyline entitled ""Hit Man"", Scribner portrayed Greg Forbush, the son of a desperate businessman (David Doyle) whose wish is to be killed so that his family can collect on his life"
"(1954), Ray Milland in ""A Man Alone"" (1955), Robert Wagner in ""The True Story of Jesse James"" (1957) and Hugh Marlowe in ""The Long Rope"" (1961). He also appeared in musical comedies, playing opposite Don DeFore in ""It Happened on Fifth Avenue"" (1947), James Cagney in ""The West Point Story"" (1950) and Judy Canova in ""Honeychile"" (1951). He achieved continuing success on the CBS sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"" (1964–1967), playing the secondary lead role of the Skipper. Hale reprised the role of Skipper in three ""Gilligan's Island"" television films and two spin-off cartoon series. Alan Hale MacKahan was born in Los"
"film role was in ""Nevada Smith"" (1966). In the second season of the Disney series ""Zorro"", he played the Governor of California in several episodes. During 1960 and 1961, he was seen as Dan Murchison in nine episodes of the ABC western television series, ""Stagecoach West"", starring Wayne Rogers and Robert Bray. He appeared in many other series as well, including the role of Captain David Rowland in the episode ""Don't Get Tough with a Sailor"" on the ABC/Desilu western series ""The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"" starring Hugh O'Brian. In the story line, Rowland, a former captain in"
"Sherwood Schwartz Sherwood Charles Schwartz (; November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, he best known for creating the 1960s television series ""Gilligan's Island"" on CBS and ""The Brady Bunch"" on ABC. On March 7, 2008, Schwartz, at the time still active in his 90s, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That same year, Schwartz was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Schwartz's entertainment career came ""by accident"". He relocated from New York to southern California to pursue a Master"
"wholesome, down-to-earth Mary Ann has consistently outpolled the glamorous bombshell movie-star Ginger by a sizable margin. Bob Denver admitted he was a Mary Ann fan. According to Bob Denver in a 2001 interview, Wells received 3,000–5,000 fan letters weekly, whereas Louise may have gotten 1,500 or 2,000. Gilligan's Island Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April"
"Thurston Howell III Thurston Howell III (mentioned in the opening credits as: ""The Millionaire"") is a character on the CBS television sitcom ""Gilligan's Island"", which ran from 1964 to 1967, and later in syndication. Howell, portrayed by veteran character actor Jim Backus, is so wealthy that he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and several changes of clothing with him for what was intended to be only a three-hour boat tour in Hawaii, one of the sillier premises of the show. Speaking with a Locust Valley lockjaw accent, Howell is a stereotypical member of the New England Yankee"
"in the 1960s and 1970s: Gavin MacLeod of ""The Love Boat"" and ""McHale's Navy"", Marion Ross of ""Happy Days"", and Dick Sargent of ""Bewitched"". Paul King, Joseph Stone, Stanley Shapiro, and Maurice Richlin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing for their work on ""Operation Petticoat"". The film was the basis for a TV series in 1977 starring John Astin in Grant's role. In 1959 U. S. Navy Rear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant), ComSubPac, boards the obsolete submarine USS ""Sea Tiger"", prior to her departure for the scrapyard. Sherman, a plankowner and her first commanding officer, begins"
"itself from potential blackouts necessitated due to syndication exclusivity claims made by local stations. On September 28, 1989, the channel's name was changed to TBS SuperStation to reflect the strong national standing of the channel; debuting concurrently with the name change was a promotional campaign utilizing the slogan ""TBYes!"", featuring various stars of programs seen on TBS – including, among others, Bob Denver and Alan Hale of ""Gilligan's Island"" (as their respective characters Gilligan and Captain Jonas Grumby aka ""The Skipper""), Al Lewis of ""The Munsters"" (as his character Grandpa), Buddy Ebsen of ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (as his character J.D."