r/GilligansIsland • • 2d ago

Image Gilligan, Mary Ann and the Skipper were pictured on the cover of TV Channels weekly magazine on May 8, 1966.

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magazine was published by The Washington Post.


r/GilligansIsland • • 4d ago

The New Adventures of Gilligan is overhated

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People for some reason tend to hate this animated revival of GI but it's actually a good show and in some aspects even better than the original

Good things:

Gilligan isn't portrayed as a complete dumbass who always causes trouble. The original show tends to make Gilligan a complete dumbass in NA he is still a silly goofball but he sometimes says and does clever things and it isn't just him who is responsible for a lot of troubles .

The chemistry is still there . The iconic chemistry between the castaways is still fully presented thanks to the most of the original cast reprising their roles. I especially love the Howells

Weird stuff is gone. Remember when I said that TNAOG is better than the original show in some aspects ? Well here it comes. The original show has too much jokes based in racial stereotypes like the natives and the Japanese admiral. New Adventures got rid of those the island is now inhabited only with animals and the stereotypical Japanese admiral is gone too .

Snubby. I know people tend to hate cute animal sidekicks but tbh I like Snubby. He works well with Gilligan and he isn't annoying ( maybe the fact that he doesn't talk helps)

Some bad things

Cheap animation. It's Filmation and that's all you need to know. They were known as the kings of cheap animation

Moral lessons. Oh yeah that thing at the end of the episodes can be annoying but somehow Bob Denver's and Alan Hale Jr's chemistry still makes those segments bearable.


r/GilligansIsland • • 11d ago

Gilligan’s Island: The Lie Detector scene from “Lovey’s Secret Admirer.” (s3e19)

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r/GilligansIsland • • 12d ago

Futurama recently parodied the Gilligans Island and Love Boat themes in the September 14, 2026 episode.

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r/GilligansIsland • • 15d ago

Bob Denver co-hosted the oldies radio show "Denver and Denver" on WGAG-LP93.1 FM in Princeton, West Virginia, with his wife Dreama Denver starting in 1997 until his death in 2005. He also founded the nonprofit station Little Buddy Radio(WGAG-LP) as a tribute to his nickname from Gilligan's Island.

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r/GilligansIsland • • 15d ago

Fun Fact 3 weeks ago we reached 5,000 weekly visitors for the first time. This week: 15,000. Why do you think the show remains interesting some 60 years after its initial airing?

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r/GilligansIsland • • 17d ago

Video ALF has lunch with the Castaways of Gilligan’s Island. “I’m in rerun heaven!”

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r/GilligansIsland • • 16d ago

How many scenes were not on the island *and* not a dream sequence?

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There were a handful of scenes, or shots, anyway, that were real-world, but not on the island. One that comes to mind is the opening scene of "It's a Bird, It's a Plane", with scientists talking about the jet pack. And in "You've Been Disconnected", there's the telephone operator, and the kissing couple who pick up without answering. And I *think* in "Smile, You're On Mars Camera" we get a partial shot of the control room. What else?


r/GilligansIsland • • 17d ago

Fun Fact Cast members from Gilligan’s Island guest starred on Rosanne in the episode “A Loving Tribute to Sherwood Schwartz.” Bob Denver as Gilligan/Jackie, Tina Louise as Ginger/Roseanne, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann/Darlene, Russell Johnson as The Professor/Mark. S7 E26. More below.

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More photos in comments, I couldn’t add them to the original post.

Cast members from Gilligan’s Island guest starred on Rosanne (May 17, 1995) in the episode “A Loving Tribute to Sherwood Schwartz.”

Roseanne cast dressed as Gilligan characters; Gilligan’s cast dressed as Roseanne characters.

Bob Denver as Gilligan/Jackie Connor, Tina Louise as Ginger/Roseanne Connor,
Dawn Wells as Mary Ann/Darlene Connor,
Russell Johnson as The Professor/Mark Healey. Season 7 Episode 26.


r/GilligansIsland • • 19d ago

Video Gilligan's Island scene, Gilligan dreams that he's a western deputy protecting his duck, Esther, from the hungry Castaways who want to eat her. S1E7

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r/GilligansIsland • • 21d ago

Always Sunny In Philly Newest Episode is a Gilligan Island Episode

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Pretty funny w/ some obscure references. Danny Davito as Mr. Howell is ridiculous and absurd!! but pretty damn hilarious


r/GilligansIsland • • 24d ago

Bob Denver reveals Gilligan’s never-used first name during a Gilligan’s Island Reunion. (It’s Willy). (Fox Late Show, 1988)

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r/GilligansIsland • • 25d ago

“Stairway to Gilligan’s Island,” performed by Puddles Pity Party. He performed this when opening for Weird Al this summer.

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r/GilligansIsland • • 26d ago

The Honey Bees and The Mosquitoes have pulled out of the Ed Sheeran tour.

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r/GilligansIsland • • 26d ago

[AI] Dr Boris Balinkoff and the Clones - Pt 2 - Ginger

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Dr Balinkoff tries his first big test of his cloning machine.

Hundreds of clones of Ginger heading this way.

(A.I. Made using Gemini. More to follow.)


r/GilligansIsland • • 28d ago

Fun Fact TIL There is a Gilligan’s Island Band. They are from Orange County, CA. This is them playing “Holiday Road,” by Lindsey Buckingham. Mr. Howell on bass.

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Sauce: YouTube “GiTheBand”


r/GilligansIsland • • 27d ago

Gilligan's Island mural in Bob's Clam Hut - Kittery, Maine

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Not my favorite place in the area to get clam shack seafood, but I was surprised to see this mural when I last visited. It is extremely well done!


r/GilligansIsland • • 27d ago

Gilligan Jamming to some Banjo 🤣

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538 Upvotes

Nice to see the youth keeping the Gilligan lore alive


r/GilligansIsland • • Sep 12 '26

If Dr Boris Balinkoff had returned, this time making clones!

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What if Dr Boris Balinkoff had returned again. This time, he wants to try to make clones to try to take over the world.

And what better test subjects but these castaways!

Ginger and Mary Ann look nervously at their own clones...

(More to follow. I did this all in fun, and I fully admit it's A.I. and I used Gemini to do it.)


r/GilligansIsland • • Sep 11 '26

Question Where is everyone watching the show?

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Gilligan’s Island is available for purchase on multiple streaming services and of course DVD. Just wondering where most people are viewing it. Thinking about buying the dvd set, as it would be a permanent acquisition, but streaming is so convenient.

Sadly, long gone are the days when it was on TV constantly.


r/GilligansIsland • • Sep 10 '26

Gilligan or the Professor?

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Everyone debates about Ginger or Mary Ann. Here’s my own question—who do you think is more handsome; Gilligan or the Professor?

(the Professor is my own choice by a mile; although young Bob Denver not in his Gilligan costume was somewhat cute)


r/GilligansIsland • • Sep 10 '26

I love this show!

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This is the best classic tv show. Soooo good.


r/GilligansIsland • • Sep 08 '26

Fun Fact Gilligan’s Island Fun Fact: Among his other acting credits, Alan Hale (Skipper) acted in the Clint Eastwood film, “Hang ‘Em High.”

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r/GilligansIsland • • Sep 06 '26

Bob Denver with his son, Patrick Denver

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(Credit: Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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r/GilligansIsland • • Sep 06 '26

Don't Ask About The 3 Hour Tour, It Takes Nearly 3 Years

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This site is funny