The two-person crew of the charter boat SS Minnow and five passengers on a "three-hour tour" from Honolulu run into a storm and are shipwrecked on an uncharted island … See more

Pilot episode
The pilot episode, "Marooned," was filmed in November 1963. The pilot featured seven characters (as in the series), but only four of the characters—and their associated actors—were carried forward into the series: … See more

During the 1966–1967 television season, Gilligan's Island aired on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. Although the sitcom's ratings had fallen … See more

Three television film sequels were made—the first independently, the other two by MCA/Universal Television.
In the 1978 See more

• Bob Denver as Willy Gilligan, the hapless first mate of the S.S. Minnow.
• Alan Hale Jr. as Captain Jonas Grumby ("The Skipper"), the captain of the S.S. Minnow See more

The shipwrecked castaways are desperate to leave the island, and various opportunities frequently present themselves but invariably fail, nearly always due to some … See more

The show was filmed at the CBS Radford Studios complex in Studio City, Los Angeles. The same stage was later used for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Roseanne, … See more