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Cast of Gilligan's Island posing outdoors in costume, including Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper, Russell Johnson as the Professor, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann, Tina Louise as Ginger, Natalie Schafer as Lovey Howell, and Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III. Bob Denver as Gilligan, holding a radio with antennas, and Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper, wearing a captain's hat and holding binoculars, in a black and white promotional photo for Gilligan's Island.
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Cast of Gilligan's Island posing outdoors in costume, including Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper, Russell Johnson as the Professor, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann, Tina Louise as Ginger, Natalie Schafer as Lovey Howell, and Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III.
The cast of Gilligan's Island, 1964ā€“67

Gilliganā€™s Island

American TV show
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Fred Frommer
Fred Frommer is a sports historian, author, and writer who has written for a host of national publications. 
Fred Frommer
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Gilliganā€™s Island, American television sitcom about a group of castaways on a desert island and the chaos that ensues as their attempts at rescue are constantly thwarted. The show was named for the first mate, Gilligan, who is usually responsible for the failure of the escape attempts. Although it ran for just three seasons on CBS from 1964 to 1967, it lived on through syndicated reruns as well as one-off specials, which helped turn it...

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