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the shows cast of ABC's Lost be Lost on Gilligan's Island
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Bob Denver Career Biography
As we mourn the passing of this
classic comedian, we take a look at his career in television as
Gilligan, Maynard, and more.
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Cast
Bob Denver as Gilligan
Alan Hale, Jr. as Jonas Grumby (The Skipper)
Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III
Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Lovey Howell
Tina Louise as Ginger Grant
Russel Johnson as Roy Hinkley (The Professor)
Dawn Wells as Mary Ann Summers
Series Run
First Telecast: September 26, 1964
Last Telecast: September 4, 1967 |
Broadcast History
September 1964- September 1965, CBS, Saturday 8:30-9:00pm
September 1965- September 1966, CBS, Thursday 8:00-8:30pm
September 1966- September 1967, CBS, Monday 7:30-8:00pm
Theme Song
"The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" by George Wyle and Sherwood Schwartz
Trivia:
Jayne Mansfield turned down the role of "Ginger"; Carroll O'Connor tested for the role of The Skipper; Dabney Coleman tested for the role of The Professor.
Raquel Welch auditioned for the role of Mary Anne.
Jerry Van Dyke turned down the role of Gilligan.
The characters' full names:
- The Skipper: Jonas Grumby
- The Professor: Roy Hinkley
- Mr. Howell: Thurston Howell III
- Mrs. Howell: Eunice Howell
- Ginger: Ginger Grant
- Mary Ann: Mary Ann Summers
- Gilligan's first name, the subject of some debate ever since the
series first aired.
John Williams (then known as Johnny) wrote the theme song for the
unaired 1964 pilot. You know the guy who wrote the theme song to Jaws.
Originally slated to return for the 1967-68 television season but
canceled at the last minute by CBS head William Paley, to make room
for the long-running "Gunsmoke" (1955).
In the credits, 'Johnson, Russell' and Dawn Wells were relegated to
being simply "The Rest". That changed in the second season
when Bob Denver demanded that they be given an equal share in the
credits thus changing the lyrics to "The Professor and Mary
Ann."
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VHS Rescue From Gilligan's Island
The tv reunion movie that made television history when
Gilligan and the rest of the castaways finally made it off the
island.
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