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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Show Notes and Video Playlist: Episode 12-11: Gilligan's Island

*Welcome to our annual "retro retro" episode, in which we go outside our usual timeline to focus on a "silver age" show, in this case Gilligan's Island (CBS, 1964-1966)!

*This series is complete on DVD and free to stream on Tubi as of this writing. It would look great on Blu-Ray.

*The series had 98 first-run episodes.

*The Great Society is the name given to President Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic programs launched beginning in 1964.

*The New Adventures of Gilligan aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1974 to 1977.
Gilligan's Planet aired one season (1982-1983) on CBS.

*The books I mention are Bob Denver's Gilligan, Maynard, and Me and Here on Gilligan's Isle by Russell Johnson with Steve Cox.

*Season 2's "The Little Dictator" with Nehemiah Persoff is reportedly Sherwood Schwartz's favorite episode. He recorded an amiable commentary for that one for the DVD set, and his affection for the whole series is evident.

*It's About Time aired this same season, 1966-67, on CBS. It stars Joe E. Ross and Imogene Coca.

*"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes" from Season 2 is the episode with The Honeybees singing "You Need Us" and The Wellingtons as the visiting rock band.

*Of the 3 TV movies, the first is the one in the public domain, but the others are owned by Universal: 1978's Rescue from Gilligan's Island, 1979's The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, and 1981's The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island.



*'Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?" premiered at 8:00 PM Eastern March 17, 1966 on CBS. I mention the other shows on that night on the podcast! Mona McCluskey and The Double Life of Henry Phyfe are both one-season wonders.

*The amnesia episode Mike references is "The Second Ginger Grant" from Season 3. "The Producer," also from the third season, features Phil Silvers as Harold Hecuba and the musical Hamlet. That installment is #52 on TV Guide's original list of 100 greatest episodes (1997). "The Hunter" from S3 is the Rory Calhoun episode.

*Finally, enjoy our video playlist for this episode, featuring theme songs, commercials, promos, and more!



*And remember, you can always check out our official YouTube page for all of our past podcasts and episode-specific playlists for each one!




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