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Gilligan's Island
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Gilligan's Island-
Theme Song
The premise of the classic
comedy "Gilligan's Island" was remarkably simple: Seven people go
on what is scheduled to be a three-hour sight-seeing tour on the charter
boat Minnow, they get caught in a storm and end up stranded on an unmapped
desert island together. The castaways were comprised of a rotund but
happy-go-lucky boat-owner, Jonas Grumby (known as "The Skipper" );
his bumbling but well-meaning first mate, Gilligan; a snobby well-to-do
millionaire, Thurston Howell III and his wife, Lovey; a buxom sexy movie
star bombshell, Ginger; a high-school science professor, Roy Hinkley (called
"The Professor" ); and a nice country girl, Mary Ann.
"Gilligan's Island" was fodder for critics who disliked the campy
slapstick humor but multiple generations of viewers found a charm in the
simplicity and larger-than-life characterizations. Not surprising given the
catchy tune, it is said that more people can sing the theme song to
"Gilligan's Island" than their own national anthems. A short-lived
cartoon, "Gilligan's Planet" took the castaways into outer
space in 1982 with voices supplied by the original TV cast. Other versions
of the theme song include: Gilligan's Island Pilot, Gilligan's
Island 1964, Gilligan's Island 1964 (Ending), Gilligan's
Island 1966, and Gilligan's Island 1966 (Ending).
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Cast:
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Bob Denver |
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Willy Gilligan |
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Alan Hale Jr. |
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Skipper Jonas Grumby |
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Jim Backus |
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Thurston Howell III |
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Natalie Schafer |
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Eunice Wentworth 'Lovey' Howell |
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Tina Louise |
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Ginger Grant |
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Russell Johnson |
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Roy 'The Professor' Hinkley Jr., PH.D. |
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Dawn Wells |
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Mary Ann Summers |
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Lyric:
Gilligan's
Island (by George Wyle & Sherwood Shwartz)
- Just sit right back and you'll hear
a tale,
- A tale of a fateful trip
- That started from this tropic port
- Aboard this tiny ship.
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- The mate was a mighty sailing man,
- The skipper brave and sure.
- Five passengers set sail that day
- For a three hour tour, a three hour
tour.
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- The weather started getting rough,
- The tiny ship was tossed,
- If not for the courage of the
fearless crew
- The minnow would be lost, the minnow
would be lost.
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- The ship set ground on the shore of
this uncharted desert isle
- With Gilligan
- The Skipper too,
- The millionaire and his wife,
- The movie star
- The professor and Mary Ann,
- Here on Gilligan's Isle.
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- So this is the tale of the
castaways,
- They're here for a long, long time,
- They'll have to make the best of
things,
- It's an uphill climb.
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- The first mate and the Skipper too,
- Will do their very best,
- To make the others comfortable,
- In the tropic island nest.
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- No phone, no lights no motor cars,
- Not a single luxury,
- Like Robinson Crusoe,
- As primitive as can be.
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- So join us here each week my
friends,
- You're sure to get a smile,
- From seven stranded castaways,
- Here on "Gilligan's Isle."
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Gilligan's
Island: The Complete First Season [DVD]
(1964)
All 36 episodes from season one--including "Two on a Raft," "Good
Night, Sweet Skipper," "Wrongway Feldman," "Gilligan Meets
Jungle Boy" and "Voodoo Something to Me"--as well as the original
unaired pilot, are featured in a three-disc set. 15 hrs. total. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French;
audio commentary on pilot; trivia; more.
Gilligan's
Island: The Complete Second Season [DVD] (1965)
All 32 episodes from season two--including "Gilligan's Mother-in-Law,"
"Don't Bug the Mosquitoes," "Erika Tiffany Smith to the
Rescue," "Ship Ahoax," and "Meet the Meteor"--are
featured in a three-disc set. 13 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English
Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary on
selected episodes.
Gilligan's
Island: The Complete Third Season [DVD] (1966)
All 30 episodes from season three--including "Up at Bat,"
"Voodoo," "And Then There Were None," "Our Vines Have
Tender Apes," and "Gilligan, The Goddess"--are featured in a
three-disc set. 13 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono;
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary on one episode;
documentary.
Rescue
From Gilligan's Island [DVD] (1978)
After 14 years on their "uncharted desert isle," the crew and
passengers of the S.S. Minnow return to civilization, thanks to a tidal wave and
some timely bumbling by Gilligan. Feature-length follow-up to the perennially
popular TV series stars Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer,
Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, and Judith Baldwin as Ginger. 95 min. Standard;
Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; bonus short "Spooky Hooky";
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