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shelby9393 · 06-26-2006, 06:10 PM

What island was Gilligan stranded on?

TV Knowledge Fan · 06-26-2006, 07:06 PM

...probably never know, 'shelby'. Apparently, it's somewhere in the South Pacific, but even when the castaways try to point it out on a map in "Castaway Pictures Presents", even THEY'RE not sure! I don't think even Sherwood Schwartz knew. That island is as obscure as the one Tony Nelson found himself on and rescued Jeannie from her bottle in the first episode of "I DREAM OF JEANNIE".

Anyway, welcome to the forum!!

Bonsai · 06-26-2006, 10:51 PM

Wow, this question has come up about 3 times in the last week or two!

The island, of course, didn't have a name---at least not one the castaways were aware of. The natives had probably named it, but they were too busy trying to chop off peoples' heads to say. The hut area was on a big indoor sound stage which you've seen redressed in half a dozen other shows and never knew it. The lagoon area was just behind CBS' Television City and has now been turned into a parking lot. The wide shot of the island is Coconut Island just off the coast of Oahu.

Next person who asks this question will be told "Manhatten"

gilligan fanatic · 06-27-2006, 02:16 PM

3 times, its more like 10 times.

06-26-2006, 06:10 PM	#1
shelby9393 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jun 26, 2006 Posts: 1	Gilligan's island What island was Gilligan stranded on?

06-26-2006, 07:06 PM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	THAT is something you'll..... ...probably never know, 'shelby'. Apparently, it's somewhere in the South Pacific, but even when the castaways try to point it out on a map in "Castaway Pictures Presents", even THEY'RE not sure! I don't think even Sherwood Schwartz knew. That island is as obscure as the one Tony Nelson found himself on and rescued Jeannie from her bottle in the first episode of "I DREAM OF JEANNIE". Anyway, welcome to the forum!!

06-26-2006, 10:51 PM	#3
Bonsai Gilligan Ambassador Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2005 Posts: 356	Wow, this question has come up about 3 times in the last week or two! The island, of course, didn't have a name---at least not one the castaways were aware of. The natives had probably named it, but they were too busy trying to chop off peoples' heads to say. The hut area was on a big indoor sound stage which you've seen redressed in half a dozen other shows and never knew it. The lagoon area was just behind CBS' Television City and has now been turned into a parking lot. The wide shot of the island is Coconut Island just off the coast of Oahu. Next person who asks this question will be told "Manhatten"
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06-27-2006, 02:16 PM	#4
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