1) the girls never had hairy legs
2) the skipper never lost weight
3) what did the women do (except Mrs. Howell) when it was "that time of the month?"
4) how did the white clothes remain sooooo white?

These are things ( especially #3:blush: ) that I would rather not think about.

Back to ya:mooner:

And how were the girls able to do those beehive hairdos and stuff? :D

The thing with GI is that you should not look at the mistakes, other wise it just looses the fun. But its a good thing the girls didn't have hairy legs. :)

What batteries did they use for the radio? They lasted for years! :lol:

What batteries did they use for the radio? They lasted for years! :lol:

they were able to recharge them by using the salt water. Someone on TV did an experiment with this in real life and it realy works.

The thing with GI is that you should not look at the mistakes, other wise it just looses the fun. But its a good thing the girls didn't have hairy legs. :)
oh come now, GF, you know it's fun to think abt these things. it brings out alot of questions and thoughts from people like you!!!:wave: :p

When their clothes were being washed (referencing Skipper, Gilligan and Professor) what did they wear? they only had the clothes they were wearing when they became stranded.

if it was a three hour cruise, why did the Howells and the Girls have so much wardrobe and luggage with them?

oh come now, GF, you know it's fun to think abt these things. it brings out alot of questions and thoughts from people like you!!!:wave: :p

When their clothes were being washed (referencing Skipper, Gilligan and Professor) what did they wear? they only had the clothes they were wearing when they became stranded.

if it was a three hour cruise, why did the Howells and the Girls have so much wardrobe and luggage with them?

yeah I know, I should try to loosen up. :)

It is uknown the clothes they have on the island. A lot of different episodes tell us different things about there clothes. In Home Sweet Hut they say they have the only pair of clothes, and they use the Howell's extras while theres is being dry. Then in other episodes when they are packing because they are getting rescued they pack other clothes. In Water Water Everywhere Ginger says she made a dress out of Gilligans duffel bag. In Castaway Pictures Present a crate of clothes washes on the island. So over the years they were they there amount of clothes changed per episode. I want to know where The Proffesor got his suit that he wheres when he introduces the Mosquitoes ans Hamlet. In Love Me, Love My Skipper, they have outfitts and dresses. Those must have landed on the island too.

As answer to your first questions.
1. The guys have a knife razor type thing so maybe the girls use that?
2. Some peoples metabolism will not change when the get older. Plus I am sure Coconut cream pie is not that good for you.
3. I have not idea
4. They make there own soap on the island which they use to make the radiocative vegetables they ate not work and they have there own bleach which made Gilligan bald.

I thought it was funny that The Professor could actually say that the castaways were suffering from a Vitamin C deficiency. Didn't anyone ever tell him that pineapples contain Vitamin C. And I found it hard to believe that a deficiency of Vitamins could wipe them out as quickly as he indicated. Plus the fact that the natives in the neighboring islands managed to survive and thrive with the same diet as themselves should've been a heads up too.

And getting back to clothes, did anyone find it a bit odd that Gilligan chose to wear a heavy long sleeve shirt in the tropics? That's one of the reasons I have a preference for the 1st season episodes. It showed Gilligan wearing only a T-Shirt and going barefoot while sleeping; which made a lot more sense.

I thought it was funny that The Professor could actually say that the castaways were suffering from a Vitamin C deficiency. Didn't anyone ever tell him that pineapples contain Vitamin C. And I found it hard to believe that a deficiency of Vitamins could wipe them out as quickly as he indicated. Plus the fact that the natives in the neighboring islands managed to survive and thrive with the same diet as themselves should've been a heads up too.

And getting back to clothes, did anyone find it a bit odd that Gilligan chose to wear a heavy long sleeve shirt in the tropics? That's one of the reasons I have a preference for the 1st season episodes. It showed Gilligan wearing only a T-Shirt and going barefoot while sleeping; which made a lot more sense.

the long sleeves bring up something too. Mrs Howell has all those furs. Enough to have Gilligan dress up like an ape. Who needs fur on the beach.

the long sleeves bring up something too. Mrs Howell has all those furs. Enough to have Gilligan dress up like an ape. Who needs fur on the beach.
that was some damn good soap, their clothes didn't fade. they must have had Clorox for Colors...

I too want to know what was previously posted: how did the ladies' maintain such hairstyles?

coconut cream pie? where is the salt and sugar that is needed to make them? where is the oven?

that was some damn good soap, their clothes didn't fade. they must have had Clorox for Colors...

I too want to know what was previously posted: how did the ladies' maintain such hairstyles?

coconut cream pie? where is the salt and sugar that is needed to make them? where is the oven?

For hair, they could listen on the radio. There used to be more radio programs. One might have been fashion show or something. They could guess what it looked liked.

For pie, we did an experiment in Chemistry where we had salt water mixed with sand. We used a funnel to remove the sand and we boiled the salt water and we had just salt left. A sugar substitute might have been used. I will search Wikipedia to see if you can make your own. No oven, but you can cook a pie on a stove like Jiffy Pop? They had those caluduns (spelled wrong) too.

Sugar Cane might be grown there and just not seen. It grows in warm climates? And this is from Wikipedia Mill white sugar, also called plantation white, crystal sugar, or superior sugar, is raw sugar whose colored impurities have not been removed, but rather bleached white by exposure to sulfur dioxide. There was sulfer dioxide from the volcanoes there.

For hair, they could listen on the radio. There used to be more radio programs. One might have been fashion show or something. They could guess what it looked liked.

For pie, we did an experiment in Chemistry where we had salt water mixed with sand. We used a funnel to remove the sand and we boiled the salt water and we had just salt left. A sugar substitute might have been used. I will search Wikipedia to see if you can make your own. No oven, but you can cook a pie on a stove like Jiffy Pop? They had those caluduns (spelled wrong) too.

Sugar Cane might be grown there and just not seen. It grows in warm climates? And this is from Wikipedia There was sulfer dioxide from the volcanoes there.
the hairdos reference was made because hairspray and other hair gels were needed for updos, beehives, etc. That's the hair question that was brought up. Not how did they know abt the styles.

as for the volcano thingy you brought up, thanx for reminding me. When the island was shown in distance shots, there is no volcano shown.

also, they were in the tropics...sunscreen? they were not tanned.

the hairdos reference was made because hairspray and other hair gels were needed for updos, beehives, etc. That's the hair question that was brought up. Not how did they know abt the styles.

as for the volcano thingy you brought up, thanx for reminding me. When the island was shown in distance shots, there is no volcano shown.

also, they were in the tropics...sunscreen? they were not tanned.

you got me about the hair spray. I don't know how you can make that. You are right. No volcano in the opening shots of the island. It could be because the first season is in black and white, but they look a lot tanner in the second and third season then the first.

the hairdos reference was made because hairspray and other hair gels were needed for updos, beehives, etc. That's the hair question that was brought up. Not how did they know abt the styles.

Yeah, that's what I meant. Now, by the time we get to "Rescued from Gilligan's Island", then it might be more of a question of how did Ginger & Gilligan know about feathered back hair in 1978, etc.



also, they were in the tropics...sunscreen? they were not tanned.

Huh? I thought Dawn Wells was very tan! Also Bob Denver in Season 3.

As an aside, if it were my show, I would have kept the hair/clothes much simpler. No false eyelashes or elaborate hairdos. Maybe the guys could be shirtless and unshaven much of the time. :D

Yeah, that's what I meant. Now, by the time we get to "Rescued from Gilligan's Island", then it might be more of a question of how did Ginger & Gilligan know about feathered back hair in 1978, etc.




Huh? I thought Dawn Wells was very tan! Also Bob Denver in Season 3.

As an aside, if it were my show, I would have kept the hair/clothes much simpler. No false eyelashes or elaborate hairdos. Maybe the guys could be shirtless and unshaven much of the time. :D
ok, tan is not the word i should have used...i meant, sunburned. They would be freckled, red, etc. a good tan comes from using sunscreen, something they didn't have. Their skin would have a leathery appearance, like in Castaway with Tom Hanks.

I can see a modern version of Giliigan's Island with the people appearing alot like Tom Hanks in the movie Castaway.

the long sleeves bring up something too. Mrs Howell has all those furs. Enough to have Gilligan dress up like an ape. Who needs fur on the beach.

Actually on this one, I think Mrs. Howell having all those furs would fit her personality. Being a Howell, her philosophy probably dictates that you should always choose style over comfort. She always seem to be concerned about having the right outfit for the right ocassion.

tooth brushing?

the howells clothes were too fine to be washed by hand.

those cleopatra costumes for when they put on that play.

What I want to know is, why didn't anyone help them get rescued? i mean, really now. The Howells were filthy rich and they would have rewarded whoever would have saved their butts.
that damn rock group would have been made zillionaires for the publicity of saving the castaways.
that Eva chick would have faired better as a friend of the Howells had she rescued them instead of trying to pass herself off as Ginger, which we know didn't work.
That ape guy, was so worried abt his career...give me a break!

tooth brushing?

the howells clothes were too fine to be washed by hand.

those cleopatra costumes for when they put on that play.

What I want to know is, why didn't anyone help them get rescued? i mean, really now. The Howells were filthy rich and they would have rewarded whoever would have saved their butts.
that damn rock group would have been made zillionaires for the publicity of saving the castaways.
that Eva chick would have faired better as a friend of the Howells had she rescued them instead of trying to pass herself off as Ginger, which we know didn't work.
That ape guy, was so worried abt his career...give me a break!

good one with tooth brushing. I know I would suffer jungle fever with out my crest.

The costumes might have washed on the island.

The Howell's clothes were dry cleaned somehow?

Shows what kind of people there are and why it would be great to be stranded then rescued with all the selfish and terrible people.

"The costumes might have washed on the island."

--why not ? Everything else washed up on the island: crate with a lion, crate with movie camera and costumes, a top-secret briefcase, phone lines, a crate with coconuts and newspapers !

I can go fishing all day and wind up with nothing !!

If they were still on the island, by now they's have computers and dvd players !

"The costumes might have washed on the island."

--why not ? Everything else washed up on the island: crate with a lion, crate with movie camera and costumes, a top-secret briefcase, phone lines, a crate with coconuts and newspapers !

I can go fishing all day and wind up with nothing !!

If they were still on the island, by now they's have computers and dvd players !

yeah, on the Harlem Globetrotters on GI they had a TV, and on the ALF episode they had a Betaplayer, so by now they should have a computer and DVD player like you said-lol.

My guess would be as far as "Time of the Month " goes that they were able to make some sort of "rubber tampon" that the proffesor concocted..(You think if he had any REAL brains he could have used that rubber to have a little double team with Ginger and Mary Ann)

Thankfully Mrs Howell carried a big bucket of Midol!!

I mean they were able to concoct a damn Lie Detector for crying out loud. I think they could come up with a maxi pad without explaining it right?

1) the girls never had hairy legs

The Skipper and Gilligan likely had razors/shavers on board the ship. The girls could have used those.

It wouldn't have mattered for Mary Ann anyway because her body was *perfect*! ;)

My guess would be as far as "Time of the Month " goes that they were able to make some sort of "rubber tampon" that the proffesor concocted..(You think if he had any REAL brains he could have used that rubber to have a little double team with Ginger and Mary Ann)

Thankfully Mrs Howell carried a big bucket of Midol!!

I mean they were able to concoct a damn Lie Detector for crying out loud. I think they could come up with a maxi pad without explaining it right?
:rotflmao: :rofl:

This thread is hilarious and true!!! I always wondered why the Skipper, Gilligan, and the Professor had the same outfit on everyday, but the rest of them seemed to have a lot more clothes, lol. After all, it was a "3 hour tour", lol.

This thread is hilarious and true!!! I always wondered why the Skipper, Gilligan, and the Professor had the same outfit on everyday, but the rest of them seemed to have a lot more clothes, lol. After all, it was a "3 hour tour", lol.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

My guess would be as far as "Time of the Month " goes that they were able to make some sort of "rubber tampon" that the proffesor concocted..(You think if he had any REAL brains he could have used that rubber to have a little double team with Ginger and Mary Ann)

Thankfully Mrs Howell carried a big bucket of Midol!!

I mean they were able to concoct a damn Lie Detector for crying out loud. I think they could come up with a maxi pad without explaining it right?
How the heck did I miss this post?????????? LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rofl:

My guess would be as far as "Time of the Month " goes that they were able to make some sort of "rubber tampon" that the proffesor concocted..(You think if he had any REAL brains he could have used that rubber to have a little double team with Ginger and Mary Ann)

Thankfully Mrs Howell carried a big bucket of Midol!!

I mean they were able to concoct a damn Lie Detector for crying out loud. I think they could come up with a maxi pad without explaining it right?
I didn't think that was invented until All In The Family. :rofl:

I wondered why with 3 unmarried men and just 2 women, that the guys werent fighting tooth and nail to claim one of them before the others did!! :rolleyes:

This thread is hilarious and true!!! I always wondered why the Skipper, Gilligan, and the Professor had the same outfit on everyday, but the rest of them seemed to have a lot more clothes, lol. After all, it was a "3 hour tour", lol.

I said something earlier about the clothes earlier but I will include this to it. If The Skipper keeps his memory chest on the boat you would think he would have extra clothes. They do have more than one pair because they wash them sometimes and you can see them in barrel. They aren't uniforms so I don't know why Gilligan didn't have a red rugby shirt and a green rugby shirt. I wouldn't have brought the same outfit on the boat.

I wondered why with 3 unmarried men and just 2 women, that the guys werent fighting tooth and nail to claim one of them before the others did!! :rolleyes:

I know I would fight hard for Mary Ann. I would have to fight off Fleet if he was there-lol

I know I would fight hard for Mary Ann. I would have to fight off Fleet if he was there-lol
"Oooh Fleeeeeet..." LOL


I guess it's true what they say, a man wants a "________" girlfriend, but when it comes to settling down, he wants a good girl. (insert whatever term you want in the blank):rofl:

I know I would fight hard for Mary Ann. I would have to fight off Fleet if he was there-lol
And me, but , being that i'm very small, and not a fighter, i'd be using sneaky methods, which I shant divulge here...MWAHAHAHAHAHAA:lol:

I wondered why with 3 unmarried men and just 2 women, that the guys werent fighting tooth and nail to claim one of them before the others did!! :rolleyes:
It may be because they all thought that they wouldn't be stuck on the island as long as they were. That they would be rescued soon.
Also they had to get along with one another and fighting over the women certainly wouldn't help.

I know I would fight hard for Mary Ann. I would have to fight off Fleet if he was there-lol
Right. I would fight 'til the end for Mary Ann.
So choose your weapon... fists, swords, pistols, or coconuts. :D

Or I could dress like a ghost and scare you off the island.

Right. I would fight 'til the end for Mary Ann.
So choose your weapon... fists, swords, pistols, or coconuts. :D

Or I could dress like a ghost and scare you off the island.

Now where I have I seen that before-lol

Now where I have I seen that before-lol
It doesn't matter... I will be a real spooky ghost and chase you off the island.

Then I'll just have to get rid of the Professor and the Skipper.
I'll tell the Professor that I saw a volcano about to blow up. He'll go inspect that.

And I'll tell the Skipper that a restaurant just opened on the other side of the island.

Then I can have Mary Ann all for myself! :happyface

:lol: I'm sure Ginger and Mary Ann didn't have any birth control, neither of them ever got pregnant?? The professor was a good looking guy, you can't tell me that they didn't wander into his hut at some point, LOL!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

Right. I would fight 'til the end for Mary Ann.
So choose your weapon... fists, swords, pistols, or coconuts. :D

Or I could dress like a ghost and scare you off the island.
I would die for her..

And how come the Professor could build a radio out of coconuts but couldn't build them a boat to get them off the island? :lol:

And how come the Professor could build a radio out of coconuts but couldn't build them a boat to get them off the island? :lol:
He was secretly sabotaging any rescue attempts, you see, the Prof was actually running from the US gvmt on tax evasion charges, besides, the island gave him a perfect place to perfect his doomsday coconut bomb in secret, and accelerate the fulfillment of his dream to take over the Earth!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!

And how come the Professor could build a radio out of coconuts but couldn't build them a boat to get them off the island? :lol:
With Mary Ann and Ginger on the island, would you want to leave?

And how come the Professor could build a radio out of coconuts but couldn't build them a boat to get them off the island? :lol:

They *tried* that in the very first episode but it was found to be too dangerous because there were SHARKS surrounding the island. Also the *tide* has to be right. Remember in the rescue movie they were finally able to leave because a tsumani came, which allowed them to sail to the shipping lanes. There were also sharks as well, but fortunately it was mating season. ;)

So, they couldn't just build a boat and leave. Not unless they wanted to be lost at sea and eaten by sharks.

And how come the Professor could build a radio out of coconuts but couldn't build them a boat to get them off the island? :lol:

That is one cliche I never understood. The Professor never made a radio out of a coconut. And don't forget the Professor may have had a ton of degrees, but Sherwood Schwartz explains that he didn't have a degree it boat building.

That is one cliche I never understood. The Professor never made a radio out of a coconut. And don't forget the Professor may have had a ton of degrees, but Sherwood Schwartz explains that he didn't have a degree it boat building.

Well he wouldn't need a degree. He would've just had to get some strong wood and sticks and tie them together. Hell, if Tom Hanks could do it all by himself in Castaway, he should've been able to find a way to pull it off. Or they could've just left the island when the Globetrotters did. :lol:

They *tried* that in the very first episode but it was found to be too dangerous because there were SHARKS surrounding the island. Also the *tide* has to be right. Remember in the rescue movie they were finally able to leave because a tsumani came, which allowed them to sail to the shipping lanes. There were also sharks as well, but fortunately it was mating season. ;)

So, they couldn't just build a boat and leave. Not unless they wanted to be lost at sea and eaten by sharks.

Well, he probably still could've sharpened some sticks or fashioned a harpoon to protect them from the sharks.

He was secretly sabotaging any rescue attempts, you see, the Prof was actually running from the US gvmt on tax evasion charges, besides, the island gave him a perfect place to perfect his doomsday coconut bomb in secret, and accelerate the fulfillment of his dream to take over the Earth!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!

Sound like a pretty plausible explanation. :lol:

Well, he probably still could've sharpened some sticks or fashioned a harpoon to protect them from the sharks.

No he couldn't. Watch the first episode again. Building a crude raft and sailing into the ocean was deemed too dangerous after the Skipper and Gilligan were almost killed by sharks. I think the Professor had the wisdom to know that using weapons would be too risky especially with *Gilligan* around. Remember him? He's the guy who would screw up everything no matter what. Again the tides need to be right to sail away. Sometimes they were right, but not all the time. It was the *Rescue from Gilligan's Island* film where that disc from the Soviet satellite fell from the sky and finally the Professor was able to make a barometer.

Anyway, the premise that sharks surrounding the island made it too dangerous to build a crude boat and leave is a perfectly reasonable explanation to me.

The Professor made a couple of rafts besides the one in the first episode. He made the pontoon one in "Will the Real Mr Howell..." and he had one in "Castaway Pictures..." The Howells got married on one in "Mr and Mrs" too

Well, if I were a big fan of this show, I would have liked to see them somehow finally get off the island. If not by boat, then by somehow building a radio, either from stuff found on the island or rebuilt from the destroyed boat, to somehow contact help, either conventionally or from Morse code maybe. I never saw the episode with the Globetrotters so how did they get off the island without everyone else not being able to leave?

At least it's not as bad as Quantum Leap fans feel from still never seeing that show resolved with Sam not making it home.

Well, if I were a big fan of this show, I would have liked to see them somehow finally get off the island. If not by boat, then by somehow building a radio, either from stuff found on the island or rebuilt from the destroyed boat, to somehow contact help, either conventionally or from Morse code maybe. I never saw the episode with the Globetrotters so how did they get off the island without everyone else not being able to leave?

At least it's not as bad as Quantum Leap fans feel from still never seeing that show resolved with Sam not making it home.

In Rescue from Gilligan's Island they tie up all the huts together and make a boat when a big tidal wave hits the island. I think that is a preety neat way to do it. They get shipwrecked again at the end of the movie but in the Castaways they find an airplane (yes another one and its not Wrong Ways) and fly back. They turn the island into a resort and they still live on the island but with the hotel.

I just uploaded some caps from Rescue here http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=171532

Castaways
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=154565

Globetrotters here
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=137584

In Rescue from Gilligan's Island they tie up all the huts together and make a boat when a big tidal wave hits the island. I think that is a preety neat way to do it. They get shipwrecked again at the end of the movie but in the Castaways they find an airplane (yes another one and its not Wrong Ways) and fly back. They turn the island into a resort and they still live on the island but with the hotel.

I just uploaded some caps from Rescue here http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=171532

Castaways
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=154565

Globetrotters here
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=137584

Pretty cool. :)

heres another one: How Did Mary-Annes cutoff jean shorts get LONGER after the first season? ( they were "butt-peek" the first year, then amazingly covered more of her in the next 2 seasons ) hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :rolleyes:


maybe she shrunk :eek:

heres another one: How Did Mary-Annes cutoff jean shorts get LONGER after the first season? ( they were "butt-peek" the first year, then amazingly covered more of her in the next 2 seasons ) hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :rolleyes:


maybe she shrunk :eek:

it is from not eating the right type of foods ;) (look at the other thread if you don't know what I am talking about)

Not sure if this has been mentioned before,

1.) How did they get so lost in a storm if it was only a "Three Hour Tour" that the castaways were on?

2.) The Professor could build a lot of things and had great scientific background, but couldn't construct a boat to get them off the island?

3.) Mrs. Howell claims to be bi-lingeral (French and Italian?) But in another episode says she doesn't uderstand one of the languages.

4.) Where did the castaways get so many surviving materials?

5.) How were they able to were the same clothes in almost all episodes? Where did they get all the changes of clothes? The Howell's being millionares would have access to more items, but why bring a change of clothes along for a three hour tour!? (Maybe Lovey insisted on taking them along!)

But, the poster above is right. It takes the FUN out of GI if you try to analyize it! Better to "Sit right back, hear a tale of a faiteful trip" and just enjoy it!

Jack

The Professor made a couple of rafts besides the one in the first episode. He made the pontoon one in "Will the Real Mr Howell..." and he had one in "Castaway Pictures..." The Howells got married on one in "Mr and Mrs" too
In the Castaway pictures, why didn't they just put up signs saying WE ARE THE SURVIVORS OF THE MINNOW...SKIPPER, GILLIGAN, ETC.????? why make a movie of how you got there? Professor knew more or less where they were at, why not have a map of the island's location instead?

In the Castaway pictures, why didn't they just put up signs saying WE ARE THE SURVIVORS OF THE MINNOW...SKIPPER, GILLIGAN, ETC.????? why make a movie of how you got there? Professor knew more or less where they were at, why not have a map of the island's location instead?

that brings up how did they get this shot of the island


http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5414/vlcsnap387210bo.png

Why would people as rich as the Howells take a boat tour when they probably had a yacht that was already larger and more comfortable than the Minnow ? :lol:

that brings up how did they get this shot of the island


http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5414/vlcsnap387210bo.png
Exactly@!!!!!!! and what Mikado said too!!!!! why would the Howells take a 3 hour tour on a small boat? and especially Ginger who was a movie star?

Exactly@!!!!!!! and what Mikado said too!!!!! why would the Howells take a 3 hour tour on a small boat? and especially Ginger who was a movie star?

Ok folks I believe I came up with a plausible reason for these questions.

The shot was not taken by the castaways. The shot was taken by Ricardo Laughingwell as his yact was approaching the island; as you remember his yact sank in the lagoon. The Professor found the shot when he was developing the rest of the film.

As for the why the Howells would be on the Minnow; I ran the following reason by Bob Denver a few years ago and he seemed to like it:

As you know Mr. Howell was quite fond of money and when he saw the Skipper's sign that read "Exotic Trips Free Lunch," the free lunch immediately caught his attention. Afterall can a Howell pass up anything free?

And as for Ginger, I remember the radio stating that she was wearing the dress from her previous night's performance. My best guess would be that after a late night of partying around the marina, she was on her way home and decided to take the 3 hour cruise to help clear her head.

As you know Mr. Howell was quite fond of money and when he saw the Skipper's sign that read "Exotic Trips Free Lunch," the free lunch immediately caught his attention. Afterall can a Howell pass up anything free?
Well, Gilligan was the only crew, so one would assume HE was also the cook....would YOU eat anything cooked/served by Willie Gilligan...even if it WAS free??? :happyface

He probably didnt cook, he probably just made sandwiches.

You're probably right, GF. I'm sure the Skipper liked to save on expenses and had Gilligan provide a box lunch; sandwiches, sodas, chips etc.. I'd also guess that both Skipper and Gilligan lived on the boat, which would explain why at least they had so many personal possessions on the island. As to why they would usually wear the same outfits, perhaps they just bought in bulk; again, to save money.

on the subject of Three Hour Tours, why did they need to have Hamlet and all the other books. Also why did they have "Carmen" on LP if they didn't have a record player on the ship?

As to why they would usually wear the same outfits, perhaps they just bought in bulk; again, to save money.
Id say its more likely that they just has several of the same outfits because they were their mariner's uniforms, and perhaps neither of them particularly cared to do laundry ;)

You think too hard about these things. Who knows why people do what they do? Of course being a TV show things are always going to be slightly exaggerated. A rich couple going on vacation to Hawaii is hardly unusual. Maybe the Howells thought a tour would be a fun, quaint thing to do. Maybe Ginger always had her eye on Gilligan and wanted to take the chance to meet him. Who knows?

We've already explained about the Professor not building a boat earlier in the thread. I grow weary of people pointing this out. Obviously they couldn't be rescued because that would mean no more show. They needed one "smart" person otherwise they wouldn't know how to survive and they would die. But said "smart person" would be criticised for not building a boat. Oh well.

One thing I thought of that might make GI a *little* more believable is if instead of being stuck on one island, the castaways went "island-hopping", that is, being lost at sea and sailing from island to island trying to find a way back home. At least it would put to rest the silly "why can't he build a boat" thing. It might make the encounters with different natives and other people and things more plausible as well.

One thing I thought of that might make GI a *little* more believable is if instead of being stuck on one island, the castaways went "island-hopping", that is, being lost at sea and sailing from island to island trying to find a way back home. At least it would put to rest the silly "why can't he build a boat" thing. It might make the encounters with different natives and other people and things more plausible as well.


Funny you brought that up. In Inside Gilligan's Island Sherwood Schwartz was saying that is what CBS wanted to do. Before GI went into production the network wanted to call the show Gilligan's Travels where it would just be Gilligan and the Skipper encounter different people in different places but still revolving around islands and boats. Sort of like the Love Boat. Sherwood Schwartz said he told CBS if the rating dropped on the show they would get rescued but do what CBS wanted to do original. I like the stuck on the island though. I think you can do just as many plots and concepts on the island as off.

I like the stuck on the island though. I think you can do just as many plots and concepts on the island as off.

That's so right gf. As far as I'm concerned, it's what made the show unique.

Funny you brought that up. In Inside Gilligan's Island Sherwood Schwartz was saying that is what CBS wanted to do. Before GI went into production the network wanted to call the show Gilligan's Travels where it would just be Gilligan and the Skipper encounter different people in different places but still revolving around islands and boats. Sort of like the Love Boat. Sherwood Schwartz said he told CBS if the rating dropped on the show they would get rescued but do what CBS wanted to do original. I like the stuck on the island though. I think you can do just as many plots and concepts on the island as off.

Somewhat, except my idea would still have the same five passengers. Of course you can *do* all the plots and concepts on the same island like they did, the problem is you have all these "smarties" wondering how they can have all these guest stars, volcanoes, gold mines, various items washing up on the island, etc., and of course "why can't the Professor just build a boat?". If let's say you had Wrongway Feldman on one island and then the jungle boy on another for example, it might be easier to believe than the way they really did it.

Somewhat, except my idea would still have the same five passengers. Of course you can *do* all the plots and concepts on the same island like they did, the problem is you have all these "smarties" wondering how they can have all these guest stars, volcanoes, gold mines, various items washing up on the island, etc., and of course "why can't the Professor just build a boat?". If let's say you had Wrongway Feldman on one island and then the jungle boy on another for example, it might be easier to believe than the way they really did it.

I think that's pretty close to the format Sherwood Schwartz tried when he produced "Dusty's Trail."

Somewhat, except my idea would still have the same five passengers. Of course you can *do* all the plots and concepts on the same island like they did, the problem is you have all these "smarties" wondering how they can have all these guest stars, volcanoes, gold mines, various items washing up on the island, etc., and of course "why can't the Professor just build a boat?". If let's say you had Wrongway Feldman on one island and then the jungle boy on another for example, it might be easier to believe than the way they really did it.
bottom line this thread is to analyze...it is in no way to scrutinize in a bad way the things that occurred on GI. I wouldn't want television to be so stuck in reality that it ends up what it is turning into now...REALITY TELEVISION. The sitcoms that we grew up with give us conversation pieces and really make you think and research, analyze and just wonder how can something be. Watching GI during its first run, I of course never wondered why the professor couldn't make a boat, why Gilligan had to ruin every chance at being saved. I just watched the frickin' show. Now, being an adult it's fun to chat with other fans and wonder "do they think what I think?" "does anyone else wonder abt this scenario?" etc.

I think that's pretty close to the format Sherwood Schwartz tried when he produced "Dusty's Trail."

I was thinking the same thing. The wagon train is not technically stranded anywhere but they are all together on there way to California. I picked up a set with 17 episodes on it for I think 7 dollars and it really wasn't that bad.

Well it's basically an old hack comedy bit and I actually got it wrong. I think the joke goes "how come the professor was smart enough build a radio out of cocoanuts but he wasn't smart enough to fix the hole in the boat?" :D

And also the guy's a professor, so you figure at some point he could've figured out how to get off the island or at least signal for help or something. :lol:

well for one the boat fall completely apart in Goodbye Island. Kind of hard to fix a whole in the boat when the whole boat is apart. Speaking of hmm anybody notice all the parts missing from the Minnow as it fell apart.

I'm still trying to figure out how they built a frigging "Lie Detector"!!

I'm still trying to figure out how they built a frigging "Lie Detector"!!
with seashells and coconuts...LOL

I know, a lie detector but not a BOAT!

I'm still trying to figure out how they built a frigging "Lie Detector"!!

Some part from the Minnow that they said. I will post a pic when I get home

Some part from the Minnow that they said. I will post a pic when I get home
*waiting for the pic* ;) :cool:

The Professor also made a Geiger Counter when they ate the radioactive vegetables.

*waiting for the pic* ;) :cool:


I just got home ;)

Actually I forgot all about it. Here are pics of the lie detector.

On the plus side too, when I get sick of my current avatar I have some new ones

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3575/vlcsnap467152ga1.png

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1499/vlcsnap467467nh2.png

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/7228/vlcsnap466800tf8.png

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9295/vlcsnap467024ww5.png

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4797/vlcsnap467626zl0.png

BTW these aren't in the right order of the episode.

I think I read on this board that Gilligan's Island was filmed indoors. Is that true?

Also, I once read that President Kennedy was killed while they were shooting the pilot episode of Gilligan's Island (I think in Hawaii?). However, I just looked it up, and the showed debuted in September of 1964, almost a year after the assassination.

I don't remember where I read it, but I'm positive I read it... and how hard it was for the actors to deal with it. Puzzling. :confused:

so the lights from the Minnow were used in the making of the lie detector.

I think I read on this board that Gilligan's Island was filmed indoors. Is that true?

Also, I once read that President Kennedy was killed while they were shooting the pilot episode of Gilligan's Island (I think in Hawaii?). However, I just looked it up, and the showed debuted in September of 1964, almost a year after the assassination.

I don't remember where I read it, but I'm positive I read it... and how hard it was for the actors to deal with it. Puzzling. :confused:

If you look in the background of the first seasons opening titles you can see a flag at half mast because of the tragedy.

If you look in the background of the first seasons opening titles you can see a flag at half mast because of the tragedy.

Also the pilot was filmed in November 1963. Most of the opening credits was cut from it. You will notice that isn't Dawn Wells and Tina Louise on the front of the boat as well. The flag is right in front of the Minnow.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/762/Half_Mast.jpg

Pilots for TV shows are normally fimed about a year or so early because the purpose is to sell the series to the networks for the next TV season, and the process takes a while (GI was an especially difficult case. CBS told Schwarz "No" at least twice before they gave in.) After the pilot is sold then filming of the series can begin in earnest, usually a few months before they are aired.

Also, they had an indoor set and an outdoor set. It's usually pretty obvious to me when it was filmed in or out. :)