Summer Fun: Remembering Gilligan’s Island

Trivia

The original pilot was filmed on November 22, 1963 the day JFK was assassinated. The crew, despite knowing of this tragedy, had to continue work. The original pilot also only included four of the seven cast members and were referred to as “and the rest” in the song.

Themes Used on the Show

There were about five different recurring themes to Gilligan’s Island. The most popular is where they are trying to escape but Gilligan messes it up. Some other themes include other people coming to the island, and random dream sequences.