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*Gilligan's Island*
Gilligan's Island
Season 1
No. of episodes	36
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 26, 1964 –; June 12, 1965
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The first season of the American comedy television series Gilligan's Island commenced airing in the United States on September 26, 1964 and concluded on June 12, 1965 on CBS. The season introduces the audience to the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive and escape from an island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their failed attempts—invariably Gilligan's fault—to escape their plight. The season originally aired on Saturdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).

Production

Executive producers for the first season of Gilligan's Island included William Froug and series creator Sherwood Schwartz.^[1] Filming of the season took place at the CBS Radford Studios complex in Studio City, Los Angeles California.^[2] This complex contained 17 sound stages, as well as special effects and prop departments.^[3] On one stage, a lagoon had been constructed by the production company "at great expense".^[4] According to Bob Denver, the crew would spend half of their days filming scenes in the lagoon. Shots and sequences involving the characters' were filmed in a different soundstage.^[4] After the series' cancellation, the show's lagoon was not dismantled, and it remained in place until 1995, when it was converted into a parking lot.^[2]^[4]

Cast

The series employed an ensemble cast of seven main actors and actresses.^[5] Denver played the role of the titular First Mate Gilligan, a bumbling, naive, and accident-prone crewman who often messes up the castaways chances of rescue. Alan Hale, Jr. portrayed The Skipper, captain of the S.S. Minnow and the older friend of Gilligan. Jim Backus appeared as Thurston Howell III, a millionaire, and Natalie Schafer played his wife, Eunice Lovelle Wentworth Howell. Tina Louise played the role Ginger Grant, a famous movie star. Russell Johnson portrayed Professor Roy Hinkley, Ph.D., a high school science teacher who often uses his scientific background to try to find ways to get the castaways off the island. Dawn Wells played Mary Ann Summers, wholesome farm girl from Kansas.^[6] Charles Maxwell was the uncredited voice of the radio announcer, who the castaways would often listen to via their radio.

Broadcast history

The season aired Saturdays from 8:30-9:00 pm (EST) on CBS. It was the only season filmed in black-and-white.

DVD release

The DVD was released by Warner Home Video.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by ^[7]	Written by ^[7]	Original air date ^[8]
1	1	"Two on a Raft"	John Rich	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	September 26, 1964 (1964-09-26)
2	2	"Home Sweet Hut"	Richard Donner	Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen	October 3, 1964 (1964-10-03)
3	3	"Voodoo Something to Me"	John Rich	Austin Kalish & Elroy Schwartz	October 10, 1964 (1964-10-10)
4	4	"Goodnight, Sweet Skipper"	Ida Lupino	Dick Conway & Roland MacLane	October 17, 1964 (1964-10-17)
5	5	"Wrongway Feldman"	Ida Lupino	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	October 24, 1964 (1964-10-24)
6	6	"President Gilligan"	Richard Donner	Roland Wolpert	October 31, 1964 (1964-10-31)
7	7	"The Sound of Quacking"	Thomas Montgomery	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	November 7, 1964 (1964-11-07)
8	8	"Goodbye Island"	John Rich	Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler	November 21, 1964 (1964-11-21)
9	9	"The Big Gold Strike"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Roland Wolpert	November 28, 1964 (1964-11-28)
10	10	"Waiting for Watubi"	Jack Arnold	Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen	December 5, 1964 (1964-12-05)
11	11	"Angel on the Island"	Jack Arnold	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	December 12, 1964 (1964-12-12)
12	12	"Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk"	Rod Amateau	Sherwood Schwartz and Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz	December 19, 1964 (1964-12-19)
13	13	"Three Million Dollars More or Less"	Thomas Montgomery	Teleplay by: Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen Story by: Sam Locke & Joel Rapp	December 26, 1964 (1964-12-26)
14	14	"Water, Water Everywhere"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Tom Waldman & Frank Waldman	January 2, 1965 (1965-01-02)
15	15	"So Sorry, My Island Now"	Alan Crosland, Jr.	David P. Harmon	January 9, 1965 (1965-01-09)
16	16	"Plant You Now, Dig You Later"	Lawrence Dobkin	Elroy Schwartz & Oliver Crawford	January 16, 1965 (1965-01-16)
17	17	"Little Island, Big Gun"	Abner Biberman	Dick Conway & Roland MacLane	January 23, 1965 (1965-01-23)
18	18	"'X' Marks the Spot"	Jack Arnold	Sherwood Schwartz & Elroy Schwartz	January 30, 1965 (1965-01-30)
19	19	"Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy"	Lawrence Dobkin	Al Schwartz and Howard Merrill & Howard Harris	February 6, 1965 (1965-02-06)
20	20	"St. Gilligan and the Dragon"	Richard Donner	Arnold & Lois Peyser	February 13, 1965 (1965-02-13)
21	21	"Big Man on Little Stick"	Tony Leader	Charles Tannen & Lou Huston	February 20, 1965 (1965-02-20)
22	22	"Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend"	Jack Arnold	Elroy Schwartz	February 27, 1965 (1965-02-27)
23	23	"How to Be a Hero"	Tony Leader	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	March 6, 1965 (1965-03-06)
24	24	"The Return of Wrongway Feldman"	Ida Lupino and Gene Nelson	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	March 13, 1965 (1965-03-13)
25	25	"The Matchmaker"	Tony Leader	Joanna Lee	March 20, 1965 (1965-03-20)
26	26	"Music Hath Charm"	Jack Arnold	Al Schwartz & Howard Harris	March 27, 1965 (1965-03-27)
27	27	"New Neighbor Sam"	Thomas Montgomery	Charles Tannen & George O'Hanlon	April 3, 1965 (1965-04-03)
28	28	"They're Off and Running"	Jack Arnold	Walter Black	April 10, 1965 (1965-04-10)
29	29	"Three to Get Ready"	Jack Arnold	David P. Harmon	April 17, 1965 (1965-04-17)
30	30	"Forget Me Not"	Jack Arnold	Herbert Margolis	April 24, 1965 (1965-04-24)
31	31	"Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?"	Christian Nyby	David P. Harmon	May 1, 1965 (1965-05-01)
32	32	"Physical Fatness"	Gary Nelson	Herbert Finn & Alan Dinehart	May 8, 1965 (1965-05-08)
33	33	"It's Magic"	Jack Arnold	Al Schwartz & Bruce Howard	May 15, 1965 (1965-05-15)
34	34	"Goodbye, Old Paint"	Jack Arnold	David P. Harmon	May 22, 1965 (1965-05-22)
35	35	"My Fair Gilligan"	Tony Leader	Joanna Lee	June 5, 1965 (1965-06-05)
36	36	"A Nose by Any Other Name"	Hal Cooper	Elroy Schwartz	June 12, 1965 (1965-06-12)

Footnotes

^ Berard and Englund (2009), p. 126.
^ ^a ^b "CBS Studio Center". Seeing-Stars.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
^ "CBS Buys Republic Lot". Broadcasting. February 27, 1967. Retrieved November 18, 2013. (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c Walstad, David (August 7, 1995). "Civilization Takes Over 'Gilligan's' Lagoon". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^ Tucker (2010), p. 89.
^ Schwartz (2009), pp. 49–64.
^ ^a ^b Schwartz (1988), pp. 278–291.
^ Gilligan's Island: The Complete Second Season (booklet). Rich, John, et al. Warner Home Video.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

References

Berard, Jeanette; Englund, Klaudia (2009). Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786454372.
Morowitz, Laura (2003). "From Ganguin to Gilligan's Island". In Morreale, Joanne (ed.). Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0815629832.
Schwartz, Sherwood (1988). Inside Gilligan's Island. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312104825.
Stoddard, Sylvia (1996). TV Treasures – A Companion Guide to Gilligan's Island. St Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312957971.
Tucker, David (2010). Lost Laughs of '50S and '60S Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786455829.

[prodbook-1] Berard and Englund (2009), p. 126.

[studios-2] "CBS Studio Center". Seeing-Stars.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.

[3] "CBS Buys Republic Lot". Broadcasting. February 27, 1967. Retrieved November 18, 2013. (subscription required)

[pavement-4] Walstad, David (August 7, 1995). "Civilization Takes Over 'Gilligan's' Lagoon". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved November 18, 2013.

[5] Tucker (2010), p. 89.

[castinfo-6] Schwartz (2009), pp. 49–64.

[directwrite1-7] Schwartz (1988), pp. 278–291.

[s1DVD-8] Gilligan's Island: The Complete Second Season (booklet). Rich, John, et al. Warner Home Video.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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 | ShortSummary=The castaways build a hut for all, but tensions mount and soon they all build their own huts.
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 | Title=Voodoo Something to Me
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 | ShortSummary=Skipper believes the island is under the spell of Voodoo and that Gilligan has been turned into a chimp.
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 | Title=Goodnight, Sweet Skipper
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 | Title=Goodbye Island
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-| WrittenBy=Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler
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 | OriginalAirDate={{start date|1964|11|21}}
 | ShortSummary=Gilligan discovers the perfect, permanent glue when trying to make pancake syrup. His goofy glue, however, turns out to be temporary instead of permanent and the Minnow breaks apart.
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-| WrittenBy=Sherwood Schwartz and Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz
+| WrittenBy=[[Sherwood Schwartz]] and Austin Kalish and Elroy Schwartz
 | OriginalAirDate={{start date|1964|12|19}}
 | ShortSummary=It's the first Christmas on the island and the castaways remember their first days on the island. Soon Santa visits to remind them of what they have to be thankful for, but is he really Skipper in disguise?
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 | Title=Three Million Dollars More or Less
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 | ShortSummary=Gilligan wins $3 million from Mr. Howell in a putting contest.
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 | Title=Water, Water Everywhere
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 | ShortSummary=Drinking water is suddenly scarce. Gilligan doesn't seem to do anything right until he finds a frog that comes to the rescue. [[Mel Blanc]] voices Froggy.
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 | Title=So Sorry, My Island Now
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 | ShortSummary=A Japanese sailor ([[Vito Scotti]] in his first of four guest appearances) captures everyone except Gilligan and the Skipper. They then try to use his submarine to return to civilization.
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-| WrittenBy=Elroy Schwartz & Oliver Crawford
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 | ShortSummary=Gilligan uncovers a treasure chest while digging a pit for Mr. Howell. A court is held, with the professor as the judge to decide rightful ownership.
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 | OriginalAirDate={{start date|1965|02|06}}
 | ShortSummary=[[Kurt Russell]] is the Jungle Boy, a lad found living in the jungle. They accidentally send him back to civilization ''alone'' in a homemade balloon before they get finished teaching him English.
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 | Title=The Return of Wrongway Feldman
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 | ShortSummary=Mrs. Howell misses the busy social season of civilization, so she tries to pair up Gilligan and Mary Ann. This ends up creating trouble in the family between Mr. and Mrs. Howell resulting in a temporary battle between all the group until the castaways decide to recreate the scene of Mr. Howell's proposal: a fancy French restaurant called the Tour D'Argent.
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 | WrittenBy=Elroy Schwartz
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v t e Gilligan's Island
Episodes	Season 1 Season 2 Season 3
Characters	Gilligan The Skipper Thurston Howell III Lovey Howell Ginger Grant The Professor Mary Ann Summers
Spin-offs	The New Adventures of Gilligan Rescue from Gilligan's Island The Castaways on Gilligan's Island The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island Gilligan's Planet Surviving Gilligan's Island
Related	S. S. Minnow The Adventures of Gilligan's Island Gilligan's Island pinball machine A Very Brady Sequel Gilligan's Wake The Real Gilligan's Island Newton N. Minow (Vast Wasteland speech)