Gilligan's Island


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Highlights
On the legendary question of one's preference, "Ginger or Mary Ann?"
01:20
Sherwood Schwartz on seeing evidence of the power of television when viewers sent telegrams calling for the rescue of the Gilligan's Island castaways
02:16
John Rich on directing the first three episodes of Gilligan's Island and the talents of creator Sherwood Schwartz and the cast
03:36
On the legacy of Gilligan's Island
01:22
Lloyd J. Schwartz on visiting the set of his father's show Gilligan's Island
04:07
Russell Johnson on being cast on Gilligan's Island
04:12
Who talked about this show

Thomas Azzari

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Thomas Azzari on doing set design for Gilligan's Island
02:18

Steve Binder

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Steve Binder on directing "Don't Bug The Mosquitoes" (1965) episode of Gilligan's Island
04:40

Hal Cooper

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Hal Cooper on casting Gilligan's Island and directing two episodes
07:54

Katie Couric

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Katie Couric on getting hired for Today - she was more of a "Mary Ann" than a "Ginger"
00:44

Richard Donner

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Richard Donner on directing Get Smart and Gilligan's Island
04:06
Richard Donner on directing Gilligan's Island
03:39
Richard Donner on the importance of television theme songs
00:48

Gerald Fried

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Gerald Fried on feeling typecast at studios after composing for specific shows
00:13
Gerald Fried on composing music for TV shows Ben Casey, Slattery's People and Gilligan's Island
01:10
Gerald Fried on working on the incidental music for Gilligan's Island
04:47

William Froug

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William Froug on producing one season of Gilligan's Island
09:55

Herschel Burke Gilbert

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Herschel Burke Gilbert on going to work at CBS as Executive Music Director, and on serving as music director for Gilligan's Island
05:21

Joseph Jennings

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Joseph Jennings on helping with art direction for Gilligan's Island
01:39

Russell Johnson

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Russell Johnson on being cast on Gilligan's Island
04:12
Russell Johnson on his fellow cast members on Gilligan's Island
03:22
Russell Johnson on co-starring as "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island
00:59
Russell Johnson on the theme song to Gilligan's Island and being part of "the rest"
00:52
Russell Johnson on interacting with network executives on Gilligan's Island
01:27
Russell Johnson on his favorite episodes (ones with dream sequences) of Gilligan's Island
01:20
Russell Johnson on working with guest stars on Gilligan's Island
00:59
Russell Johnson on the critics' reactions to Gilligan's Island
01:59
Russell Johnson on reactions from fans of Gilligan's Island
00:52
Russell Johnson on questions he gets asked from people about Gilligan's Island
01:21
Russell Johnson on the cancellation of Gilligan's Island
01:00
Russell Johnson on the TV movies of Gilligan's Island
01:39
Russell Johnson on appearing as "The Professor" on shows other than Gilligan's Island
02:14
Russell Johnson on working with animals on Gilligan's Island
00:51
Russell Johnson on his initial impressions of Gilligan's Island
01:13
Russell Johnson on typical production on Gilligan's Island
02:54
Russell Johnson on working with Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island
02:08

Irma Kalish with Emerson College

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Rocky Kalish on writing the pilot for Gilligan's Island with writer Elroy Schwartz; on not getting credit for the show
01:53
Rocky Kalish on coming up with the premise of Gilligan's Island and the characters, and the name of the S.S.Minow
02:34
Rocky Kalish on the un-aired pilot he wrote for Gilligan's Island and the changes between that and the series; on coming up with the names of the characters
00:43
Rocky Kalish on the success of Gilligan's Island "there's no accounting for what the success of a show is going to be"; on the tone of the show
02:35
Rocky and Irma Kalish on writing the pilot for Gilligan's Island
02:06
Rocky and Irma Kalish on writing the pilot for Gilligan's Island
02:06

Rocky Kalish

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Rocky Kalish on the pilot he wrote for Gilligan's Island and the changes between that and the series; on coming up with the names of the characters
00:44
Rocky Kalish on writing the pilot for Gilligan's Island with writer Elroy Schwartz; on not getting credit for the show
01:53
Rocky Kalish on coming up with the premise of Gilligan's Island and the characters, and the name of the S.S.Minow
02:33
Rocky Kalish on the success of Gilligan's Island "there's no accounting for what the success of a show is going to be"; on the tone of the show
02:36

Leslie H. Martinson

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Leslie H. Martinson on directing The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island
03:29

Nolan Miller

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Nolan Miller on designing "Ginger's" (Tina Louise) gowns for Gilligan's Island
03:09

Carroll O'Connor

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Carroll O'Connor on the claim that he'd been up for the role of "The Skipper" in Gilligan's Island
00:31

Carroll Pratt

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Carroll Pratt on providing a laugh track for The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, My Favorite Martian, Happy Days, and The Andy Griffith Show
05:16

John Rich

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John Rich on directing the first three episodes of Gilligan's Island and the talents of creator Sherwood Schwartz and the cast
03:36
John Rich on directing Gilligan's Island
09:20
John Rich on directing the first three episodes of Gilligan's Island and the talents of creator Sherwood Schwartz and the cast
03:36

Sol Saks

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Sol Saks on how producer William Froug was considered to replace Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island, and how Saks himself didn't like the pilot script
06:11

Lloyd J. Schwartz

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Lloyd Schwartz on the then-future of Gilligan's Island
03:00
Lloyd J. Schwartz on visiting the set of his father's show Gilligan's Island
04:07

Sherwood Schwartz

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Sherwood Schwartz on seeing evidence of the power of television when viewers sent telegrams calling for the rescue of the Gilligan's Island castaways
02:16
Sherwood Schwartz on the concept of Gilligan's Island
03:55
Sherwood Schwartz on trying to sell the Gilligan's Island concept to CBS to James T. Aubrey
07:57
Sherwood Schwartz on the difficulty of selling the concept of Gilligan's Island to CBS executives
11:25
Sherwood Schwartz on the entities that have owned stakes in his series Gilligan's Island
05:00
Sherwood Schwartz on casting Jim Backus as "Thurston Howell III" on Gilligan's Island
01:04
Sherwood Schwartz on casting Tina Louise as Ginger on Gilligan's Island
02:36
Sherwood Schwartz on the Gilligan's Island theme song
03:36
Sherwood Schwartz on the shooting of the pilot of Gilligan's Island
04:04
Sherwood Schwartz on hearing of JFK's assassination while filming the Gilligan's Island pilot
00:56
Sherwood Schwartz on the sets of Gilligan's Island
02:43
Sherwood Schwartz on the directors of Gilligan's Island
02:13
Sherwood Schwartz on the cancellation of Gilligan's Island
05:28
Sherwood Schwartz on the Gilligan's Island reunion specials
05:43
Sherwood Schwartz on the yet-unproduced Gilligan's Island feature film
01:59
Sherwood Schwartz on Tina Louise's refusal to participate in subsequent Gilligan's Island shows and the impact of the series on the public
04:20
Sherwood Schwartz on his trouble casting "the Skipper" on Gilligan's Island
02:04
Sherwood Schwartz on offering Jerry Van Dyke the title role in Gilligan's Island
00:56
Sherwood Schwartz on convincing Jim Backus to be on Gilligan's Island
04:40
Sherwood Schwartz on casting Alan Hale, Jr. as "the Skipper" on Gilligan's Island
05:24
Sherwood Schwartz on CBS's initial reaction to the Gilligan's Island pilot
00:56
Sherwood Schwartz on FCC Chair Newton Minow's "vast wasteland" speech and his naming of the Gilligan's Island boat the S.S. Minnow
03:42
Sherwood Schwartz on finally getting Gilligan's Island on the air at CBS
04:28
Sherwood Schwartz on initial reaction to Gilligan's Island and on having freelance writers write the show
02:58
Sherwood Schwartz on his day-to-day duties when Gilligan's Island was on the air
04:55
Sherwood Schwartz on the critical and audience reaction to Gilligan's Island
02:25
Sherwood Schwartz on Richard Donner directing Gilligan's Island
00:32
Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island going from black and white to color
00:27
Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island's life in syndication
02:05
Sherwood Schwartz on why The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island have been ingrained in our culture
01:17

Dawn Wells

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Dawn Wells on working on Gilligan's Island
43:40
Dawn Wells on Sherwood Schwartz's composition of the Gilligan's Island theme song
00:36
Dawn Wells on how Gilligan's Island changed her life
00:24
Dawn Wells on the matchmaking episode of Gilligan's Island in which Mrs. Howell tries to set up Mary Ann and Gilligan
00:28
Dawn Wells on the "V is for Vitamins" episode of Gilligan's Island
01:13

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