Gilligan’s Island: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2
May 11, 2010 by admin · 5 Comments
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Despite critical barbs as sharp as a Maroobi spear, Gilligan’s Island has proven unsinkable. Its first season was 1964′s top-rated show. The expository theme song is one of television’s most quoted, and its characters–the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr.), first mate Gilligan (Bob Denver), the millionaire (Jim Backus) and his wife (Natalie Schaefer), a movie star (Tina Louise), “and the rest” (Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells, as the Professor and Mary Ann, wouldn’t get their opening credit props until season two)–are pop culture icons. Revisiting the first season’s 36 episodes is a not-guilty-at-all pleasure. Some sure and surprising hands piloted these inaugural episodes, including Ida Lupino, Jack Arnold (The Creature from the… More >>
The professor can make a nuclear reactor with a coconut and a banana peel, but can’t somehow fix a two foot hole on the boat that marooned these goof balls?
This show was completely dumb…not just a little bit dumb…completely dumb. I totally believe in Karma and these characters must’ve done some pretty heavy duty stuff to stay on that island. Some speculate that the characters on ABC’s Lost are in purgatory even though that theory has been dismissed, but the characters on Gilligan’s Island are totally and completely in hell…it really is a good thing they’re stuck on this island with each other because they are too dumb to share the world with other people.
First of all, no matter what happens, Gilligan’s to blame. Somebody eats too much coconut cream pie and has the poops, its Gilligan’s fault; somebody stole Ginger’s underwear…never mind that it’s in Mr. Howell’s room… horny ‘ol Gilligan must’ve stolen it; the Skipper has an ongoing case of gonorreah from his Navy Tour and screams like a crazy man every time he urinates, it’s Gilligan’s fault…maybe it really was his fault…the issue was never explored. The point is that Gilligan is the scapegoat for each and every episode and that gets just a little annoying.
This show stinks and yet it’s now regarded as a classic. Ewwww. A thousand years from now after we’re all dead and buried, a future generation is going to unearth the Smithsonian under the rubble and find Gilligan’s hat. They’ll just shake their heads in sad disbelief, “Well, no wonder…”
There were a few moments of metaphysical brilliance, however. Gilligan, made a pair of wings out of some large palm frawns. He’s falapping his arms and actually gets some air, he’s flying in the air and the Skipper looks at him and screams out, “Gilligan, you can’t fly…” Gilligan believing that the Skipper knows more than he does questions his ability to fly and quickly falls to the ground.
Classic stuff.
However those moments are too far and in between. I would rather look at the crud between my toes than watch Gilligan’s Island. It’s just so, so sad…
I feel bad that after the show had its run, the actors who played these one dimensional characters now had shipwrecked careers and the only person who is making money on this show now is good ‘ol Sherwood Schwartz…the same genius that gave us the Brady Bunch…
P.S. It’s not that bad…I was just messin’ with you…I give it two coconuts…
Rating: 2 / 5
My kids have loved watching one of the shows their parents grew up watching! I am so glad I got the DVD’s since they are not running on t.v.
Rating: 5 / 5
We absolutely love Gilligan’s Island. The whole family can sit down and watch this, and you don’t have to worry! Reminds me of when I was growing up, and so nice to see my children laughing at episodes that I use to watch when a child
EXCELLENT! We will be purchasing season 3!
Rating: 5 / 5
I remember watching Gilligans island in reruns when I was a kid, and I loved it. So when it saw it on Netflix, I decided to rent it for my kids who are 8 and 6 years old. They loved it and kept wanting to watch it over and over. Since it was a rental, of coarse, we had to return it. My son continued wanting to see it again, so I ended up buying all three seasons. Now we watch them over and over. I hoped that my kids would like it, but I never expected it to be this big of a hit. And I still love it too.
Rating: 5 / 5
Good “clean & funny” TV viewing. This blast from MY past is like a refreshing breeze in Spring. Simple clean humor. Enjoy!
Rating: 5 / 5