Something to ponder----On Gilligan's Island, it was supposed to be a three hour tour, Why did some. characters have

[debm55]

all that stuff with them for a 3 hour tour. Mr, Howel even has his Teddy Bear and outfits. As did Mrs. Howel. Mary Ann making coconut pies. The only character that stayed dressed the same was the Skipper, Gilligan and the Professor. Oh, where the heck to the Professor get his degree? Trump University? He couldn't even fix a short wave radio. Thank you . And don't get me started on Ginger and the gowns.

[Basso8vb]

1. Because reasons, of course!

[debm55]

2. So what are the reasons. Basso8vb. So Mary Ann bakes her pies on the hot beach.?????

[pandr32]

3. Mrs. Howel had a golf ball sized diamond ring...

and didn’t Mr. Howel have tons of cash?
As ridiculous as much of it was it was fun to watch.

[debm55]

4. Yes it was, truth be told. However, I do have thoughts to ponder now that I am an adult.

[marble falls]

5. The script writer. If they didn't have clothes, they were going to get wraped in rags pdq.

[debm55]

7. Then why did Gilligan. the Skipper and that "Professor" wear the same outfit, every single episode.???????

[marble falls]

10. Polyester.

[BlueSpot]

13. I'm glad I didn't have anything in my mouth when I read that!

[Kali]

68. Bwahaha

[debm55]

70. Thank you marble falls hahhahhah

[nuxvomica]

12. Same reason Morticia Addams wore the same tentacled dress

She had a closet full of them.

[debm55]

25. Thank you nuxvomica. That is a a great ponder for another post.

[getagrip_already]

6. Maybe they had checked out of their hotel....

And had nowhere to store their luggage before their flight?

Or maybe its just a stooopid plot line that doesnt need to connect to reality.

And i was definately a mary ann guy. Ginger just didnt do anything for me.

[debm55]

8. Tell me getagrip_already. would you take a 3 hour tour so close to your flight time???? I do agree with Ginger. Always

waited for her to break and sing "Happy Birthday. Mr. President" as she does her take on Marlyn Monroe.

[getagrip_already]

11. remember the time frame...

Back in the dusty oldie days, airports weren't large or crowded, especially in HI. No security, and plenty of baggage handlers, especially for first class passengers.

You could easily arrive 30 minutes early and no be late.

[debm55]

24. I understand , When we have to travel by plane ,we leave at least 3 hours early. And the airport is close.to us.

[doc03]

9. In real life they would have killed Gilligan in the first season. nt

[True Dough]

14. Vince Gilligan

took care of many killings several decades later on a different series.

[debm55]

21. Oh no, tell me you are kidding. True Dough.

[True Dough]

23. Did you watch Breaking Bad, deb?

It's chockful of killings. I found the series very enjoyable, but it's violent.

[debm55]

26. I am sorry True Dough. I didn't see Breaking Bad. I don't like violent stuff.

[debm55]

22. Agree doc03 agree.

[debm55]

72. yep, doc03

[hamsterjill]

15. No!!!!! I can't even think about that!!!!

I spent too many afternoons after school watching the show for sheer laughs. I never even thought about the how's and why's, and I can't do that now! That would be like asking if Mork and Alf were actually real!!!! LOL

[debm55]

20. Thank you hamsterjill. I don't think Mork and Alf were real. That is for another post,

[LogDog75]

16. Ever notice their clothes were always neat and clean

[debm55]

19. Very true, very true. Thank you LogDog75 for noticing that.

[Paladin]

17. I trust you're not losing any sleep over this matter. (nt)

[debm55]

18. HAHAHAHHa. No in fact I had a wonderful dream last night. Thanks, Paladin,

[FalloutShelter]

27. Simple...

It was in the script.

[debm55]

29. I not saying anything about the actors, but the script could have been a little more realistic.

[FalloutShelter]

30. I'm actually okay with it.

GI was a surrealist comedy.
JMO

[debm55]

32. Thank you FalloutShelter.

[displacedvermoter]

28. I always loved the record player they made out of the Minnow's steering wheel!

[debm55]

31. Where did they get the records to place on the record player???????????

[displacedvermoter]

33. Don't know but every time they put on one

of their frequent musical events, they always had the right background music!

[debm55]

34. Hahahahahhha. Thank you displacedvermoter.

[MIButterfly]

35. Not to mention all the people who visited the island

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and then left and when they got back home, never told anyone there were people stranded on an island.

[debm55]

37. Very true, Very true. Thank you that fact, MIButterfly. Perhaps the castaways didn;t want to be found.

[Bok_Tukalo]

36. Gilligan's Island was Purgatory

With each character representing one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Gilligan - Sloth
Skipper - Wrath
Ginger - Lust
MaryAnn - Gluttony
Mr Howell - Greed
Lovey - Envy
Professor - Pride

Each of these character traits will trap you in your own personal Purgatory whatever that is. The place you cannot seem to escape mentally or physically no matter how hard you try. Social media, toxic relationships, unfulfilling jobs, anything really where you feel trapped.

Until you can overcome them all, you too will find yourself every morning waking up on "Gilligan's Island."

[debm55]

38. Oh my, I never thought of that. Thank you Bok_Tukalo

[Bok_Tukalo]

39. Gilligan's Island is one of the greatest ...

… television shows created on the Human Condition. Right up there with The Good Place.

[debm55]

41. Thank you Bok_Tukalo

[ProfessorGAC]

46. What Was Mrs. Howell?

You left her out!

[Bok_Tukalo]

52. Lovey is Mrs Howell

She is Envy.

[Mike Nelson]

40. Remember...

... all kinds of people washed up on Gilligan's Island. So, all their belongings and whatever other stuff could also appear. Note that Star Trek went "Where no man has gone before!" - but there were guest stars every week! Lost in Space was likewise crowded - who knew space was so overpopulated, especially with many of Dr. Smith's long-lost relatives?

[debm55]

42. Thank you Mike Nelson. My idea is that they didn't want to be found. Gilligan and the Skipper were rubes in this whole

thing. Ginger was a singer for a mob boss, Mary Ann was running away from a boyfriend she did not want to marry. Professor was avoiding arrest for claiming he had a PhD in science from USC, when in fact, he had a diploma from Trump University, The Howell's has embezzed money from his company and needed to get out of town fast. The wreck of the Minnow was a planned escape for all.

[DBoon]

43. If that puzzles you, think about Lost in Space

[debm55]

44. Thank you DBoon for another thought to ponder.

[ProfessorGAC]

45. Be Nice To The Professor, Deb!

I have 5 college degrees & I couldn't fix a short wave radio either!
Because you're mean to him, you don't get to call him Roy.

[debm55]

47. I am sorry ProfessorGAC I don't think I called him Roy. Let me go up and check.

[ProfessorGAC]

48. You Didn't

But, now you're forbidden from using his first name.

[debm55]

49. Thank you, ProfessorGAC, I didn't know that was his first name. AND I went through this whole thread for nothing.

[ProfessorGAC]

54. Roy Hinckley

Which makes me wonder do we know everyone's first & last name?
We know the Howells, the Professor's, the Skipper's, but that leaves three I don't know.

[debm55]

56. Did you know him since you are both Professors.

[Mosby]

58. Gilligan doesn't have a last name

The other two are Mary Ann Summers and Ginger Grant.

[ProfessorGAC]

59. Thanks

Did not know that. If I did, I didn't remember.

[Jeebo]

74. I think Gilligan was his last name.

I don't know if his first name was ever revealed. Maybe I could find it on imdb.com but I don't want to take the time to hunt for it now.

— Ron

[debm55]

79. I thought so too. Thank you, Jeebo

[Orrex]

77. The Skipper is Jonas Grumby

Named in one of the very early black & white episodes, maybe even the pilot (haven't seen it in years, alas).

[ProfessorGAC]

82. That One I Knew

It was the the 2 women & Gilligan.
Thanks to this thread, I now know.

[VGNonly]

50. Ah, the mysteries of life...

[debm55]

51. Thank you very much.VGNonly

[johnp3907]

53. And they couldn't patch that little hole in the Minnow?

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55. Yes , I agree with you johnp3907. They wanted to be on island for different reason. They would have all been in some

serious trouble on the Mainland.in one form or another. So a captain, his mate and a "professor" couldn't fix a hole in a little touring ship,

[subterranean]

57. Another thing that stretches credulity...

is the idea that a very wealthy socialite couple and a Hollywood movie star would be on the same chartered boat tour with a small-town farm girl and a professor. The Howells were rich enough to afford their own yacht. What the heck were they doing on the Minnow?

Nothing about that show made any sense, but as children we didn't care!

[malthaussen]

61. I disagree. They're tourists, who are an eclectic bunch.

Why the Howells were rubbing shoulders with the proles might reasonably be questioned. You'd have thought they had contacts with their own yachts who could have given the Howells a much more comfortable "tour." Maybe they wanted the thrill of slumming with the commoners.

As for Ginger, the song says "movie star," but never gave a filmography. She might well have just been a z-list actress who did eye-candy roles in exploitation flicks. Might not have had two dimes to rub together.

-- Mal

[debm55]

63. Thank you very much Mal.

[debm55]

62. Thank you very much and I also watched it as a child. I agree with having their own yacht. but maybe not since Mr.

Howell embezzled the money. Remember the other were running away from various problems--Mary Ann--a loveless fiance, Ginger- a mob Boss, who owned a nightclub and the Professor by getting a job as a graduate of USC instead of Trump University.

[malthaussen]

69. Problem with that theory is that Trump U was not around in 1964.

So the Professor would have to have been straight-up lying.

-- Mal

[debm55]

71. Agree. so the Professor had no degree. Thanks for the info.Mal

[malthaussen]

60. Maximum speed of the Minnow: 14 knots. Cruise, 12.

Maximum fuel capacity would have allowed for a 400 mile range, but it is doubtful the boat would have been fully-fuelled for a "three hour tour."
In any event, the area around Honolulu for a 400-mile radius is pretty well explored. How strong the drift was, and how long they drifted, is unclear, but the intro song makes it sound like overnight, which wouldn't have gotten the Minnow very far even if the current had been unprecedented.

So the whole premise is kinda fishy.

-- Mal

[debm55]

64. Thank you Mal for the information.

[LogDog75]

73. It was fishy,,,

which is why the name of the boat was The Minnow.

[AllaN01Bear]

65. reaon one . the minnow got hit by a nasty storm,. reason 2, gilligan f#$#@ up the compass.

[debm55]

66. Thank you AllaN01Bear

[AllaN01Bear]

67. someone told me that the presenter/director was trying to teach us how to live together.

i also watched the show and the attempted reboots along with the cartoons .
how go by you?

[Jeebo]

75. Shifting gears to Leave It to Beaver ...

Looking at the opening scenes and credits at the beginning of each episode of Leave It to Beaver, you can tell that the Cleavers' house is big. That house must have at least four bedrooms, maybe five or six. So, I always wonder, WHY do Wally and the Beaver have to share a bedroom?

I have an inquiring mind, and I want to know ...

— Ron

[debm55]

78. I wondered about that too. Same with Green Acres.Oliver was a rich lawyer. Why did they live in a shack of a house?Thank

you, Jeebo

[Permanut]

76. And if not for the couage of the fearless crew..

the Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost.

Oops.

I have the entire series and have watched it many times. Same with the Beverly Hillbillies; I tend to go for the sophisticated comedies.

[debm55]

81. HAHHAHHAHAHHH,Thank you Permanut

[BluesRunTheGame]

80. Like the moon landing, it was staged on a lot in Hollywood.

Gilligan's Island was filmed not more than 30 feet from Apollo 11.

There was actually an episode where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldren made an appearance on the island but it’s been covered up.

Believe it or not, there’s film of Gilligan and Ginger walking on the moon. Imagine the uproar if THAT ever saw the light of day.

[debm55]

83. Oh my, Yes on a lot in Hollywood, Thank you very much for that confidential information.BluesRunTheGame