I didn't know until Surviving Gilligans Island that the SS. Minnow was named after a man. Like Dawn said, most people thought it was named after that little fish.

I think his name was Newton S. Minnow.

I think his name was Newton S. Minnow.

Yes, he was the chairman of the FCC.

He had no faith in television.
Thought is was a waste of time.

Yes, he was the chairman of the FCC.

Correct but I was too lazy to look it up although I should've remembered it. :(

TV is a vast wasteland!

That was in the 60's. Now viewers are much fatter. So TV is a vast waistland.

That was in the 60's. Now viewers are much fatter. So TV is a vast waistland.

:lol:

I read recently that Newton is still alive. When I read that quote years ago, I always thought the man was 60 something. One day in the paper read his name and said he still alive. Wow.

I read recently that Newton is still alive. When I read that quote years ago, I always thought the man was 60 something. One day in the paper read his name and said he still alive. Wow.
Are you sure you're not thinking of Wayne Newton? :lol:

Yep, he's 88.

So if Newton Minnow is age 88, when he said that "tv is a wasteland", he was only in his 30's. Reading that quote decades ago, I figured it was a man in his 60's who was fed up with the current entertainment at that time. Things you learn !!!

So if Newton Minnow is age 88, when he said that "tv is a wasteland", he was only in his 30's. Reading that quote decades ago, I figured it was a man in his 60's who was fed up with the current entertainment at that time. Things you learn !!!

To be so jaded so young, LOL. :lol: