E! True Hollywood Story Gilligan's Island (Season 3, Episode 50)
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TV Episode | 85 min | Documentary, Biography

E! True Hollywood Story

Gilligan's Island (Season 3, Episode 50)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 85 min | Documentary, Biography

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 ...See moreBob 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. Written by Dylan Self See less

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Rod Amateau Self Self See fewer	The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
Henny Backus Self Self See fewer	Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Jim Backus Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Judith Baldwin Self Self See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
Mike Dann Self - Former CBS President of Programming (as Michael Dann) Self - Former CBS President of Programming (as Michael Dann) See fewer	'Way Out (1961)
Bob Denver Self Self See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Patrick Denver Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Mortal Kombat (1995)
Richard Donner Self - Director, 'Gilligan's Island' Self - Director, 'Gilligan's Island' See fewer	Superman (1978)
Herb Edelman Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Odd Couple (1968)
John Gabriel Self Self See fewer	Ryan's Hope (1975)
Alan Hale Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Naomi Hale Self Self See fewer	E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
David P. Harmon Self - Script Supervisor, 'Gilligan's island' Self - Script Supervisor, 'Gilligan's island' See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Maury Hill Self Self See fewer	E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Russell Johnson Self Self See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Perry Lafferty Self - Former CBS VP of Programming Self - Former CBS VP of Programming See fewer	The Freddy Martin Show (1951)
Tina Louise Self Self See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Dean Martin Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Denny Miller Self Self See fewer	The Party (1968)
Terrence O'Flaherty Self - TV Critic Self - TV Critic See fewer	State Trooper (1956)
John Rich Self - 'Gilligan's Island' Director Self - 'Gilligan's Island' Director See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
David Ruprecht Self Self See fewer	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Natalie Schafer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Lloyd J. Schwartz Self Self See fewer	The Brady Bunch (1969)
Sherwood Schwartz Self Self See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Vito Scotti Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Godfather (1972)
Kit Smythe Self (as Kit Smythe-Davis) Self (as Kit Smythe-Davis) See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Leonard Stern Self Self See fewer	Get Smart (1965)
Jerry Van Dyke Self Self See fewer	Coach (1989)
Dick Van Patten Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Dawn Wells Self Self See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)