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Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

A three-hour tour

19647.43 Seasons98 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship hit stormy weather.

Produced by Robert L. Rosen, William Froug, Sherwood Schwartz
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Bob Denver

Bob Denver

Gilligan

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Thurston Howell, III

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell

Tina Louise

Tina Louise

Ginger Grant

Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells

Mary Ann Summers

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Roy "The Professor" Hinkley

Themes & Keywords

islandshipwreckcampydeserted islandsitcomclumsyunchartedhilariouscheerfulcomfortingboat travelnear hawaii

About Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island is a comedy, family series that first aired in 1964 exploring themes of island, shipwreck, campy, deserted island, sitcom, clumsy. it stars Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus. The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship hit stormy weather.

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