Gilligan’s Island reunion 1988 Fox Late Show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

opus · 03-09-2021, 11:11 PM

PracTz · 03-10-2021, 11:15 AM

It was funny how Ross Shafer got a kick out of Miss Shafer (related?) speaking 'rich' and her saying that she HAD to. But she did so even in her earliest movie roles so it seems likely she'd grown up with that patrician accent (unlike Carrie Fisher using that fake British accent for the first part of 'Star Wars' ).

SledgeBarone · 03-10-2021, 01:59 PM

They're probably not related. The host's name is Ross Shafer, and Mrs. Howell is Natalie Schafer.

Ross Shafer was a local (Seattle) star before he made it to the national stage. A talented guy - he should've had a better career.

SarahBellum · 06-04-2021, 03:04 PM

I remember watching this when it originally aired. Good timing for this reunion as cast members started dying soon afterwards. Jim Backus was the first, he died about a year later.

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opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,569	Gilligan’s Island reunion 1988 Fox Late Show https://youtu.be/X2PJSgZQG_w

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PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	It was funny how Ross Shafer got a kick out of Miss Shafer (related?) speaking 'rich' and her saying that she HAD to. But she did so even in her earliest movie roles so it seems likely she'd grown up with that patrician accent (unlike Carrie Fisher using that fake British accent for the first part of 'Star Wars' ).

03-10-2021, 01:59 PM	#3
SledgeBarone Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2020 Posts: 1,930	They're probably not related. The host's name is Ross Shafer, and Mrs. Howell is Natalie Schafer. Ross Shafer was a local (Seattle) star before he made it to the national stage. A talented guy - he should've had a better career.

06-04-2021, 03:04 PM	#4
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,873	I remember watching this when it originally aired. Good timing for this reunion as cast members started dying soon afterwards. Jim Backus was the first, he died about a year later.