Gilligan's Island

Thomas Azzari on doing set design for Gilligan's Island

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

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

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

Richard Donner on directing Get Smart and Gilligan's Island

Richard Donner on directing Gilligan's Island

Richard Donner on the importance of television theme songs

Gerald Fried on feeling typecast at studios after composing for specific shows

Gerald Fried on composing music for TV shows Ben Casey, Slattery's People and Gilligan's Island

Gerald Fried on working on the incidental music for Gilligan's Island

William Froug on producing one season of Gilligan's Island

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

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

Russell Johnson on co-starring as "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on the theme song to Gilligan's Island and being part of "the rest"

Russell Johnson on interacting with network executives on Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on his favorite episodes (ones with dream sequences) of Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on working with guest stars on Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on the critics' reactions to Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on reactions from fans of Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on questions he gets asked from people about Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on the cancellation of Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on the TV movies of Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on appearing as "The Professor" on shows other than Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on working with animals on Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on being cast on Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on his initial impressions of Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on typical production on Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on his fellow cast members on Gilligan's Island

Russell Johnson on working with Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island

Rocky Kalish on writing the pilot for Gilligan's Island with writer Elroy Schwartz; on not getting credit for the show

Rocky Kalish on coming up with the premise of Gilligan's Island and the characters, and the name of the S.S.Minow

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

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

Rocky Kalish on writing the pilot for Gilligan's Island with writer Elroy Schwartz; on not getting credit for the show

Rocky Kalish on coming up with the premise of Gilligan's Island and the characters, and the name of the S.S.Minow

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

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

Rocky and Irma Kalish on writing the pilot for Gilligan's Island

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

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

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

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

John Rich on directing Gilligan's Island

John Rich on directing the first three episodes of Gilligan's Island and the talents of creator Sherwood Schwartz and the cast

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

Lloyd J. Schwartz on visiting the set of his father's show Gilligan's Island

Lloyd Schwartz on the then-future of Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on seeing evidence of the power of television when viewers sent telegrams calling for the rescue of the Gilligan's Island castaways

Sherwood Schwartz on the concept of Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on trying to sell the Gilligan's Island concept to CBS to James T. Aubrey

Sherwood Schwartz on the difficulty of selling the concept of Gilligan's Island to CBS executives

Sherwood Schwartz on the entities that have owned stakes in his series Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on casting Jim Backus as "Thurston Howell III" on Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on his trouble casting "the Skipper" on Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on offering Jerry Van Dyke the title role in Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on convincing Jim Backus to be on Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on casting Alan Hale, Jr. as "the Skipper" on Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on casting Tina Louise as Ginger on Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on the Gilligan's Island theme song

Sherwood Schwartz on the shooting of the pilot of Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on hearing of JFK's assassination while filming the Gilligan's Island pilot

Sherwood Schwartz on CBS's initial reaction to the Gilligan's Island pilot

Sherwood Schwartz on FCC Chair Newton Minow's "vast wasteland" speech and his naming of the Gilligan's Island boat the S.S. Minnow

Sherwood Schwartz on finally getting Gilligan's Island on the air at CBS

Sherwood Schwartz on initial reaction to Gilligan's Island and on having freelance writers write the show

Sherwood Schwartz on his day-to-day duties when Gilligan's Island was on the air

Sherwood Schwartz on the sets of Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on the directors of Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on the cancellation of Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on the critical and audience reaction to Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on Richard Donner directing Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island going from black and white to color

Sherwood Schwartz on Gilligan's Island's life in syndication

Sherwood Schwartz on the Gilligan's Island reunion specials

Sherwood Schwartz on the yet-unproduced Gilligan's Island feature film

Sherwood Schwartz on why The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island have been ingrained in our culture

Sherwood Schwartz on Tina Louise's refusal to participate in subsequent Gilligan's Island shows and the impact of the series on the public

Dawn Wells on how Gilligan's Island changed her life

Dawn Wells on the matchmaking episode of Gilligan's Island in which Mrs. Howell tries to set up Mary Ann and Gilligan

Dawn Wells on the "V is for Vitamins" episode of Gilligan's Island

Dawn Wells on working on Gilligan's Island

Dawn Wells on Sherwood Schwartz's composition of the Gilligan's Island theme song