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The Flying Dutchmans · 12-15-2012, 01:48 PM

I was at my Niece's house yesterday and her 14 year old daughter with her 2 friend's happened to be there. They were talking about sitcoms they liked. I asked all 3 of them if they liked Happy days, and they shook their heads in confusion and said. "Never heard of it" I asked if they liked Facts of Life, which is very popular on this site. They repeated their reaction saying Still, never heard of it. I asked about Gilligans Island, expecting the same answer, but I got the shock of my life when their eyes opened in surprise. "YEH!" they said. "We love Gilligans Island" One of the girls even said it was the only show her mom and dad liked that she liked. They talked about the Professor and how they thought he was cool and that Ginger was beautiful. I guess this show had an amazing impact and is going to live on forever.

Marvo301 · 12-15-2012, 04:25 PM

G.I. is truly one of those TV shows that can be called timeless!

gilligan fanatic · 12-16-2012, 02:34 PM

Timeless is the perfect word to describe it!

Teebs · 12-16-2012, 02:51 PM

That's a wonderful story! Also, I got my friend hooked on it who had never even heard of it before. (We live in the UK.)

GI will never die!

Smilings · 12-24-2012, 06:11 PM

it's a prime fantasy, being trapped on a tropical island.

It's like Robinson Crusoe, the novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719.

That's so long ago, it was out first on paper not Kindle.

12-15-2012, 01:48 PM	#1
The Flying Dutchmans Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 30, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,017	Gilligans Island is Still Getting Through I was at my Niece's house yesterday and her 14 year old daughter with her 2 friend's happened to be there. They were talking about sitcoms they liked. I asked all 3 of them if they liked Happy days, and they shook their heads in confusion and said. "Never heard of it" I asked if they liked Facts of Life, which is very popular on this site. They repeated their reaction saying Still, never heard of it. I asked about Gilligans Island, expecting the same answer, but I got the shock of my life when their eyes opened in surprise. "YEH!" they said. "We love Gilligans Island" One of the girls even said it was the only show her mom and dad liked that she liked. They talked about the Professor and how they thought he was cool and that Ginger was beautiful. I guess this show had an amazing impact and is going to live on forever.
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12-15-2012, 04:25 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	G.I. is truly one of those TV shows that can be called timeless!
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12-16-2012, 02:34 PM	#3
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	Timeless is the perfect word to describe it!
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12-24-2012, 06:11 PM	#5
Smilings Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 09, 2012 Location: California Posts: 417	Gililgan is forever because... it's a prime fantasy, being trapped on a tropical island. It's like Robinson Crusoe, the novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. That's so long ago, it was out first on paper not Kindle.

12-16-2012, 02:51 PM	#4
Teebs Dusty nut Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 30, 2011 Location: Are we there yet? Posts: 454	That's a wonderful story! Also, I got my friend hooked on it who had never even heard of it before. (We live in the UK.) GI will never die!