Gilligan's Mary Ann RIP
December 31st, 2020 at 12:15:19 PM
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Gilligan's Island - The Lie Detector https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AMUwHrZwuk
December 31st, 2020 at 12:26:11 PM
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And had a visit from the Harlem Globetrotters?
When the Harlem Globetrotters visited, I knew the show had Jumped the Shark even before the term had been coined.
December 31st, 2020 at 12:31:06 PM
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That show had to have been one of the cheapest sets ever conceived. Thatch huts, coconuts. Not much cost involved.
The Hall of Unverified Claims is a vast place with many shelves.
December 31st, 2020 at 12:38:26 PM
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Family Feud: Gilligan's Island Vs. Batman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NX6yqCTRO4
December 31st, 2020 at 2:13:13 PM
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Quote: rxwineThat show had to have been one of the cheapest sets ever conceived. Thatch huts, coconuts. Not much cost involved.
The show was intended to be a "throwaway show" or one of those shows the networks put up expecting to fail fast but the budget has already been spent on more promising shows and they need something to fill the time. It tested awful until the theme song was added, then people liked it. The professor and Mary Ann did not even have an opening credit in the early episodes.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
December 31st, 2020 at 2:42:06 PM
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I went to a live reunion show many years ago. Sherwood Schwartz was asked why the first season wasn't in color. He said color film was readily available at the time and the network didn't have enough faith in the show to spend the extra money on it.
You may recall GI was one of those shows that started in B&W and ended in color. Another was Bewitched.
You may recall GI was one of those shows that started in B&W and ended in color. Another was Bewitched.
It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.
December 31st, 2020 at 2:44:26 PM
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Sadly, only two people of that episode are still with us, Ward and Meriwether. All nine of the others, including Dawson, have passed.Quote: ChumpChangeFamily Feud: Gilligan's Island Vs. Batman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NX6yqCTRO4
December 31st, 2020 at 2:48:54 PM
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Gilligans first season was in 1964, when most network shows were still B&W. It went to color in 1965, the first season that a slight majority of the shows were in color. By 1967, all shows were in color.
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction is supposed to make sense.
December 31st, 2020 at 2:49:39 PM
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I can think of a few more, off the top of my head:Quote: WizardYou may recall GI was one of those shows that started in B&W and ended in color. Another was Bewitched.
Gunsmoke
I Dream of Jeannie
Lost In Space
Mister Ed
My Three Sons
Petticoat Junction
The Andy Griffith Show
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Man From Uncle
The Wild, Wild West
December 31st, 2020 at 2:53:11 PM
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Gilligan's Island Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOp17GrNULo
