25 thoughts on “Gilligan’s Island: 10 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!”
Another weird fact that's not listed in the video: There's a theory that the seven characters are each a personification of the seven deadly sins. Example – Lust = Ginger, Gluttony = Skipper, etc.
I think I read awhile back that somewhere someone figured out that out of the 98 total episodes, Gilligan screwed up their chances of getting off the island one way or another for a total of 72% of the time. So I couldn't find the source again. I have to then ask haha, doesn't that figure seem low?😄
Natalie Shafer was a millionaire for real. She and her husband were real estate investors in Beverly Hills. She was worth $10M at the time of her death.
One more historic fact in the opening season intro when camera pans over the docked boats you'll see the US flag flown at half mast briefly, that was because JFK was assassinated the day before and that sequence was shot when all flag were flown at half mast in his honor.
My two favorite characters were the Professor and Maryanne. I was impressed by the Professor since he seemed to know everything. And since I was a farm girl at heart, I felt connected to Maryanne. 😂
There was a a movie in 1979 called “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island.” Don’t remember the details but they were permanently rescued and something about the island turning into a resort. Also Dawn Wells beat Raquel Welch for the title of Miss Nevada and Dabney Coleman auditioned for the role as the Professor.
I always loved this show and how nuts it is. A three-hour cruise where Ginger must have packed every single gown she ever owned, while poor Maryann just wore her Dorothy dress. Mr. Howell taking along his suitcase of money and Mrs. Howels wardrobe. What were they doing on a three-hour cruise? One would think Mr. Howel would own his own boat. Too funny.
In the 1970's, my uncle would work the flea market north of Charlotte in Huntersville selling cassette tapes of old Western shows. This morphed into him attending the Western Film Fair shows there. The WFF moved to Winston-Salem in the late 2000's where I was working as an attorney. As my uncle was getting up in years, I would meet him there and help him set up on Friday and breakdown on Sunday. It was fun to help and meet some of the actors and actresses that showed up. Around 2013, Dawn Wells was at the show. My uncle told me she was there, so I was hoping for a chance to meet her. I showed up on Sunday to help him breakdown and went over to Dawn's table. She was very nice and personable; everything you would think she would be. I didn't have a lot of extra money at the time as I was just starting out, paying off school loans and a mortgage on my office, but I bought a photo of her, which she autographed. Later, downstairs in the lobby of the hotel, I saw her again as I was carrying boxes out of the show for my uncle. I asked her if we could take a photo together. She said yes. As we were standing there beside each other, my uncle readying the camera, she turned to me and said, "It's Ok if you put your arm around me". I did so and looked toward the camera. She turned to me again and exclaimed, "You are shaking!". My only explanation was and I said to her, "Well you are Mary Ann!" She laughed, and my uncle took the photo. Those two photos are now in my law library, and I am fortunate to have met her. God Bless you Dawn Wells. You and the whole cast of Gilligan's Island did so much for all of us growing up. RIP to a beautiful lady inside and out.
Another weird fact that's not listed in the video: There's a theory that the seven characters are each a personification of the seven deadly sins. Example – Lust = Ginger, Gluttony = Skipper, etc.
The professor was smart enough to create power from a homemade bamboo bicycle generator but couldn't fix a hole in a boat?
I think I read awhile back that somewhere someone figured out that out of the 98 total episodes, Gilligan screwed up their chances of getting off the island one way or another for a total of 72% of the time. So I couldn't find the source again. I have to then ask haha, doesn't that figure seem low?😄
Always hated that show.
It’s unfortunate Jayne Mansfield passed on the show .
They did a movie called rescue from gilligans island
Natalie Shafer was a millionaire for real. She and her husband were real estate investors in Beverly Hills.
She was worth $10M at the time of her death.
Acts 2:38
I was in love with Maryann!
Praise The Lord!
Maryanne or Ginger ?
Maryanne on weekdays and Ginger on Weekends !
Look closely at the episode "Up At Bat" and you will see more of Maryanne than you remember !
So what you showed to us all (for only a few disturbing seconds) was that Jerry was riding his mother.
One more historic fact in the opening season intro when camera pans over the docked boats you'll see the US flag flown at half mast briefly, that was because JFK was assassinated the day before and that sequence was shot when all flag were flown at half mast in his honor.
My two favorite characters were the Professor and Maryanne.
I was impressed by the Professor since he seemed to know everything. And since I was a farm girl at heart, I felt connected to Maryanne. 😂
No, Bob Denver isn't a descendant of James W. Denver.
There was a a movie in 1979 called “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island.” Don’t remember the details but they were permanently rescued and something about the island turning into a resort. Also Dawn Wells beat Raquel Welch for the title of Miss Nevada and Dabney Coleman auditioned for the role as the Professor.
The professor the actor Russell Johnson was a WW2 hero
Gunsmoke was started in the mid 50s so I don't know if the narrator was correct
Alan's dad would have wanted to guest star on the show and would have been proud of him as the Skipper.
Tina needs to play a spirited grandma in a movie and the elder Juror #9 in the reimagained 12 Angry Jurors.
They call me rayanne…😂
In the opening credits, the US flag in the background is at half-mast. This is because the scene was filmed the day after Kennedy was assassinated.
I always loved this show and how nuts it is. A three-hour cruise where Ginger must have packed every single gown she ever owned, while poor Maryann just wore her Dorothy dress. Mr. Howell taking along his suitcase of money and Mrs. Howels wardrobe. What were they doing on a three-hour cruise? One would think Mr. Howel would own his own boat. Too funny.
In the 1970's, my uncle would work the flea market north of Charlotte in Huntersville selling cassette tapes of old Western shows. This morphed into him attending the Western Film Fair shows there. The WFF moved to Winston-Salem in the late 2000's where I was working as an attorney. As my uncle was getting up in years, I would meet him there and help him set up on Friday and breakdown on Sunday. It was fun to help and meet some of the actors and actresses that showed up. Around 2013, Dawn Wells was at the show. My uncle told me she was there, so I was hoping for a chance to meet her. I showed up on Sunday to help him breakdown and went over to Dawn's table. She was very nice and personable; everything you would think she would be. I didn't have a lot of extra money at the time as I was just starting out, paying off school loans and a mortgage on my office, but I bought a photo of her, which she autographed. Later, downstairs in the lobby of the hotel, I saw her again as I was carrying boxes out of the show for my uncle. I asked her if we could take a photo together. She said yes. As we were standing there beside each other, my uncle readying the camera, she turned to me and said, "It's Ok if you put your arm around me". I did so and looked toward the camera. She turned to me again and exclaimed, "You are shaking!". My only explanation was and I said to her, "Well you are Mary Ann!" She laughed, and my uncle took the photo. Those two photos are now in my law library, and I am fortunate to have met her. God Bless you Dawn Wells. You and the whole cast of Gilligan's Island did so much for all of us growing up. RIP to a beautiful lady inside and out.