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Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island 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).
Cast:
Bob Denver .... Willy Gilligan
Alan Hale Jr. .... Skipper Jonas Grumby
Jim Backus .... Thurston Howell III
Natalie Schafer .... Eunice Wentworth 'Lovey' Howell
Tina Louise .... Ginger Grant
Russell Johnson .... Roy 'The Professor' Hinkley Jr., PH.D.
Dawn Wells .... Mary Ann Summers
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
The first mate and the Skipper too,
Will do their very best,
To make the others comfortable,
In the tropic island nest.
 
No phone, no lights no motor cars,
Not a single luxury,
Like Robinson Crusoe,
As primitive as can be.
 
So join us here each week my friends,
You're sure to get a smile,
From seven stranded castaways,
Here on "Gilligan's Isle."
Air Dates:
Start Date End Date
1964  1967
Genre:
Comedy 
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"; more.
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