"Gilligan's Island" (1964) TV series 1964-1967

Creator:

Sherwood Schwartz
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

26 September 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Castaway | Professor | Movie Star | Millionaire

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Bob Denver	...	Gilligan (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Jim Backus	...	Thurston Howell III (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Natalie Schafer	...	Mrs. Lovey Howell (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
Tina Louise	...	Ginger Grant / ... (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
Russell Johnson	...	Professor Roy Hinkley / ... (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
Dawn Wells	...	Mary Ann Summers (98 episodes, 1964-1967)

Series Directed by
Jack Arnold		(26 episodes, 1964-1966)
Leslie Goodwins		(11 episodes, 1965-1967)
Gary Nelson		(8 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jerry Hopper		(7 episodes, 1966-1967)
Anton Leader		(6 episodes, 1965-1966)
Stanley Z. Cherry		(5 episodes, 1964-1967)
Ida Lupino		(4 episodes, 1964-1966)
John Rich		(4 episodes, 1964)
Richard Donner		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Tom Montgomery		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
George Cahan		(3 episodes, 1965-1966)
Steve Binder		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Hal Cooper		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Wilbur D'Arcy		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Lawrence Dobkin		(2 episodes, 1965)
Charles Norton		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
David Orrick McDearmon		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Writing credits
Sherwood Schwartz		(37 episodes, 1964-1965)
Elroy Schwartz		(13 episodes, 1964-1966)
Alan Dinehart		(8 episodes, 1964-1967)
Herbert Finn		(8 episodes, 1964-1967)
Roland MacLane		(7 episodes, 1964-1967)
Charles Tannen		(5 episodes, 1964-1966)
Lawrence J. Cohen		(5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Fred Freeman		(5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bruce Howard		(5 episodes, 1965-1967)
Joanna Lee		(5 episodes, 1965-1966)
David P. Harmon		(5 episodes, 1965)
Brad Radnitz		(4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Budd Grossman		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Al Schwartz		(4 episodes, 1965)
Sam Locke		(3 episodes, 1964-1967)
Joel Rapp		(3 episodes, 1964-1967)
Austin Kalish		(3 episodes, 1964)
Sidney A. Mandel		(3 episodes, 1965-1967)
Ron Friedman		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Dick Conway		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill Davenport		(2 episodes, 1964)
Roland Wolpert		(2 episodes, 1964)
Bob Rodgers		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jack Gross Jr.		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
George O'Hanlon		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Michael R. Stein		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Walter Black		(2 episodes, 1965)
Howard Harris		(2 episodes, 1965)
Arnold Peyser		(2 episodes, 1965)
Lois Peyser		(2 episodes, 1965)
Roy Kammerman		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
John Fenton Murray		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jack Raymond		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Produced by
Sherwood Schwartz	....	executive producer / producer (99 episodes, 1964-1967)
William Froug	....	executive producer (36 episodes, 1964-1965)
Robert L. Rosen	....	associate producer (35 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jack Arnold	....	producer (23 episodes, 1964-1965)
Cy Brooskin	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Williams		(20 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gerald Fried		(12 episodes, 1965-1966)
Frank Comstock		(3 episodes, 1964)

Series Cinematography by
Richard L. Rawlings		(39 episodes, 1964-1966)

Series Film Editing by
Larry Heath		(21 episodes, 1964-1966)
Everett Sutherland		(16 episodes, 1964-1965)
Donald W. Ernst		(unknown episodes)
Gene Fowler Jr.		(unknown episodes)
Lester Orlebeck		(unknown episodes)
Howard A. Smith		(unknown episodes)
Robert B. Warwick Jr.		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
James Lister		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Art Direction by
William Craig Smith		(39 episodes, 1964-1966)
Malcolm C. Bert		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Set Decoration by
Herman N. Schoenbrun		(35 episodes, 1965-1966)
James Crowe		(20 episodes, 1964-1965)
Ray Molyneaux		(10 episodes, 1965)
Hal Gausman		(5 episodes, 1965)

Series Makeup Department
Lillian Shore	....	head hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Keester Sweeney	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert L. Rosen	....	unit production manager (25 episodes, 1964-1965)
Cy Brooskin	....	unit production manager (10 episodes, 1965)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wilbur D'Arcy	....	assistant director (39 episodes, 1964-1966)
Christopher N. Seiter	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1967)

Series Sound Department
Richard Sperber	....	sound effects supervisor (1 episode, 1964)
Nicholas James	....	sound restoration supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Richard M. Rawlings Jr.	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Tony Van Renterghem	....	assistant camera: IATSE (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Pam Polifroni	....	casting (3 episodes, 1966)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Delmar	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)
Robert Fuca	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Sherwood Schwartz	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme song "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
George Wyle	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme song "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (98 episodes, 1964-1967)
Herschel Burke Gilbert	....	music supervisor (32 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gerald Fried	....	conductor (3 episodes, 1966)

Series Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver (37 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Other crew
William Froug	....	creative consultant / script consultant (11 episodes, 1964-1965)
Charles Tannen	....	script consultant (8 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill Davenport	....	script consultant (5 episodes, 1964)
David P. Harmon	....	script consultant (3 episodes, 1966)

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Gladysya Productions
• United Artists Television

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1964-1967) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Estate of Phil Silvers
• MGM/UA Television
• Telepictures Distribution
• Turner Entertainment
• Turner Program Services (TPS)
• United Artists Television
• Warner Bros. Television
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• CBS Studio Center  filming location
• Kellogg's  original sponsor
• Philip Morris Cigarettes  original sponsor
• Phillips  original sponsor
• Procter & Gamble  original sponsor (Jif peanut butter, Zest soap and Crest toothpaste)

Also Known As:

Gilligan's Travels (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (98 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White (1964-1965) | Colour (1965-1967)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | New Zealand:G (season 1) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

It is revealed in "Two on a Raft" (the second pilot) that the name of Mary-Ann's hometown was Winfield, Kansas. It is sometimes misreported as Horner's Corners, but that was the home of her boyfriend, Horace Higgenbotham.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Two on a Raft", just as the Skipper and Gilligan finish fighting off the sharks, the Skipper's hat falls off his head and into the water right in the path of one of the sharks, and it looks as though the shark was going to make off with it, but in the next shot the hat is back on the Skipper's head.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Gilligan: Gee whiz, Professor!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Arrested Development: Best Man for the Gob (#1.19)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle

You can still get a smile.

It's Saturday night circa early 60's and right after The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS comes `Gilligans Island'. When it first aired about the only two well-known members of the cast to the vast majority of viewers were Bob Denver who had appeared as the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on Dobie Gillis and the multi talented Jim Backus. Russell Johnson who played the Professor was one of those actors that would appear on various TV shows. It's run on prime time was three seasons but thanks to re-runs Gilligans Island has in fact never left the airwaves. The 98 episodes play over and over yet they still hold up well today and one can still find themselves laughing at various episodes even though they may have seen it dozens perhaps even hundreds of times. If You're not wrapped too tight then like the theme song said `You're sure to get a smile'