E! True Hollywood Story

Gilligan's Island

E50    Dec 12, 1999    45m
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Bob Denver, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Tina Louise, Sherwood Schwartz and others are interviewed and asked what they remember about Gilligan's Island. Included are discussions on how everyone hated the pilot episode, the show got bad reviews, but somehow managed to soon get high ratings. Also the deaths of Jim Backus 'Thurston Howell III', Alan Hale Jr. 'Skipper' and Natalie Schafer 'Lovey Howell' are discussed, as to Tina Louise's not liking the show anymore and not wanting to do it again.
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Cast of Gilligan's Island
  • David RuprechtGuest Star
  • Tina LouiseGuest Star
  • Richard DonnerGuest Star
  • Leonard SternGuest Star
  • Lloyd J. SchwartzGuest Star
  • Naomi HaleGuest Star
  • Dick Van PattenGuest Star
  • Bob DenverGuest Star
  • Judith BaldwinGuest Star
  • Russell JohnsonGuest Star
  • Jerry Van DykeGuest Star
  • Natalie SchaferGuest Star
  • Denny MillerGuest Star
  • Henny BackusGuest Star
  • Dawn WellsGuest Star
  • Sherwood SchwartzGuest Star
  • Jim BackusGuest Star
  • John GabrielGuest Star

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