This Couldn't Have Been True About 'Gilligan's Island'...Could It??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-19-2011, 12:01 AM

As the show progressed, producers planned to introduce a new character - a pet dinosaur - but decided against it because of the cost of special effects. The character, however, was incorporated into the animated "Gilligan's Planet" (1982).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/trivia

Was this true? or was this made up???

Bonsai · 02-19-2011, 12:52 AM

In "Surviving Gilligan's Island" (the TV movie/retrospective that was narrated by Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson) there is a scene where Sherwood Schwartz tells Bob Denver that the network has come up with the idea for Gilligan to have a pet dinosaur. Bob expresses his view that this is a crazy, stupid idea----and Sherwood says, "Don't worry, when they see these cost projections, they'll talk themselves out of it."

And that's exactly what happened, thank God!

Marvo301 · 02-19-2011, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bonsai

In "Surviving Gilligan's Island" (the TV movie/retrospective that was narrated by Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson) there is a scene where Sherwood Schwartz tells Bob Denver that the network has come up with the idea for Gilligan to have a pet dinosaur. Bob expresses his view that this is a crazy, stupid idea----and Sherwood says, "Don't worry, when they see these cost projections, they'll talk themselves out of it."

And that's exactly what happened, thank God!

Well I knew it couldn't have been Sherwood's idea! Although I would have loved to see him use this idea in a Brady Bunch script just to see how Robert Reed would react!!

ZeldaGilroy · 02-19-2011, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Well I knew it couldn't have been Sherwood's idea! Although I would have loved to see him use this idea in a Brady Bunch script just to see how Robert Reed would react!!

old grouch · 02-19-2011, 10:39 PM

'Bobby, wasn't it your turn to clean up after the dinosaur???'

Brian Damage · 02-19-2011, 11:03 PM

Thanks guys for the info!

callensensei · 04-02-2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

As the show progressed, producers planned to introduce a new character - a pet dinosaur - but decided against it because of the cost of special effects. The character, however, was incorporated into the animated "Gilligan's Planet" (1982).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/trivia

Was this true? or was this made up???

Bumper, the little alien dinosaur, is certainly a character in Gilligan's Planet. He's delightful.

tesiay · 02-22-2012, 01:16 AM

The bigwigs told Sherwood that the dinosaur was going to be their answer to Mr. Ed.

TV_on_the_Porch · 02-22-2012, 01:30 AM

Why would a show that aired on the same network as GI (if in fact it was even on the air anymore at the time the dinosaur idea was pitched) need 'answering'?

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Bonsai Gilligan Ambassador Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2005 Posts: 356	In "Surviving Gilligan's Island" (the TV movie/retrospective that was narrated by Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson) there is a scene where Sherwood Schwartz tells Bob Denver that the network has come up with the idea for Gilligan to have a pet dinosaur. Bob expresses his view that this is a crazy, stupid idea----and Sherwood says, "Don't worry, when they see these cost projections, they'll talk themselves out of it." And that's exactly what happened, thank God!
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old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	'Bobby, wasn't it your turn to clean up after the dinosaur???'

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Thanks guys for the info!

02-22-2012, 01:16 AM	#8
tesiay Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2003 Location: canada Posts: 71	The bigwigs told Sherwood that the dinosaur was going to be their answer to Mr. Ed.

02-22-2012, 01:30 AM	#9
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	Why would a show that aired on the same network as GI (if in fact it was even on the air anymore at the time the dinosaur idea was pitched) need 'answering'?