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Gilligan's Island is a sitcom that aired on CBS.

The set-up is well known (and critically reviled) by the theme song alone: a charter boat with a captain and his first mate welcome five passengers on a three-hour tour when the boat is tossed around by a violent storm at sea. The boat--the S.S. Minnow--is beached on a deserted island, leaving the seven castaways to fend for themselves and find a way to get off the island.

Given that critics hated the show with a passion, it ran a remarkable three seasons and went into endless reruns in syndication thereafter. Viewers have made a number of questions regarding incongruities (such as the crew's wardrobe considering they were only supposed to be out for three hours, how much battery power is in the Professor's radio, etc.), but given the broad, cartoonish manner in which the show plays, it would be useless to answer those questions.

Following the show, two animated spin-offs were produced featuring most of the original cast returning to voice. The New Adventures of Gilligan was basically an animated version of this show while Gilligan's Planet had a similar premise, but the characters were deserted on a whole different planet instead of just an island. There were also three live-action reunion telefilms.

Gilligan's Island was produced by Gladasya Productions and United Artists Television in association with CBS. The series copyright is now co-owned by Turner Broadcasting (which briefly owned UATV's successor-in-interest, MGM/UA Television [now MGM Television] after purchasing it in 1986) and the estate of Phil Silvers (the successor-in-interest to Gladasya), with distribution handled by Warner Bros. Television.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 Telefilms 4 In-Depth 5 DVD Releases 6 External Sites

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Bob Denver	Gilligan	1	2	3
Alan Hale, Jr.	Jonas "Skipper" Grumby	1	2	3
Jim Backus	Thurston J. Howell III	1	2	3
Natalie Schafer	Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell	1	2	3
Tina Louise	Ginger Grant	1	2	3
Russell Johnson	Roy "Professor" Hinkley, Jr.	1	2	3
Dawn Wells	Mary Ann Summers	1	2	3

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
CBS
Season One	September 26, 1964	June 12, 1965	36 + 1
Season Two	September 16, 1965	April 28, 1966	32
Season Three	September 12, 1966	April 17, 1967	30

Telefilms

Title	Network	Airdate
Rescue from Gilligan's Island	NBC	October 14, 1978
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island	NBC	May 3, 1979
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island	NBC	May 15, 1981

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
The Complete Series	November 6, 2007	9	purchase
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	February 3, 2004	3	purchase
The Complete Second Season	January 11, 2005	3	purchase
The Complete Third Season	July 26, 2005	3	purchase

External Sites

• The Gilligan's Island Fan Club
• opening credits for season 1
• opening credits for seasons 2 and 3