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American video receiver series (1964–67)

For other uses, see Gilligan's Island (disambiguation).

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Gilligan's Island

Airing only three seasons, 1964-1967, Gilligan's Island remains one of the best-known shows in television history. The premise of the show is basic: seven castaways are shipwrecked on an uncharted island following a storm and have to survive until they are rescued. The show is remarkable in its popularity and longevity almost in spite of itself. In its first season it received almost universally terrible reviews from television critics. It is still seen by many as one of the dumbest and most absurd shows on television, but its 98 episodes have been in constant syndication since it went off the air more than 30 years ago. Three reunion/sequel television movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s all received good ratings, and the show was the inspiration for two children's animated series.

Gilligan's Island was created and nurtured by Sherwood Schwartz (who would go on to create that other astounding hit of the 1960s and 1970s, The Brady Bunch). In fact, the show would not have been made at all except for Schwartz's persistence; his book Inside Gilligan's Island describes the long struggle to get the show made against the desires of the CBS network chief. Winning its time slot in each of its three seasons, it was abruptly cut from the lineup to m

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Gilligan

TV character

For other uses, see Gilligan (disambiguation).

Fictional character

Gilligan is a fictional character played by Bob Denver on the 1960s TV show Gilligan's Island and its many sequels. Gilligan, affectionately called "little buddy" by the "Skipper", is the bumbling, dimwitted, accident-prone first mate of the SS Minnow. His full name is never given. He wears a trademark red shirt, pale trousers, white sneakers, and white navy cap.

During a storm, he throws an anchor overboard without a rope attached, which leaves the Minnow shipwrecked on an "uncharted desert isle" with its seven passengers and crew, establishing the underlying premise of the franchise. The enduring popularity of the series has made him a cultural icon.

Background

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Gilligan served in the United States Navy with Jonas Grumby (the Skipper) during an unspecified war (probably Korean War) and saved him from being killed by a runaway depth charge. Upon retirement, Grumby, described as "an old salt in these waters", used his savings to buy the Minnow, and as the captain (or "Skipper" as he was nearly invariably addressed), Grumby hired his "little buddy", Gilligan, as his first mate.^{[citation needed]}

Gilligan's past and family are fleetingly mentioned