Gilligan's Island

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Gilligan's Island is one of the most popular TV shows in history. It originally aired in the 1960s and is still popular today in reruns and on DVD. The plot of the show is this: Seven people (two crewmembers and five tourists) take a 3-hour sightseeing tour in a marina in Hawaii. This occurs on the boat, S.S. Minnow. An when an unexpected storm sends the boat to an uncharted island. Now the passengers of the boat have to live on the island and try to find a way home. Most of the episodes involved the cast trying to survive a problem or trying to contact help.

[edit] Castaways

  • Gilligan (Bob Denver) - Dimwitted sailor; title character; wears trademark hat.
  • Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby (Alan Hale, Jr.) - The skipper of the boat; calls Gilligan his "little buddy"
  • Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus) - Eccentric millionaire
  • "Lovey" Howell (Natalie Shaffer) - Thurston's wife
  • Ginger Grant (Tina Louise) - A sexy film actress
  • Roy "The Professor" Hinkly (Russell Johnson) - High School teacher/inventor
  • Mary Anne Summers (Dawn Wells) - Kansas farm girl
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