Mistakes & Details You Never Noticed in Gilligan’s Island

Gilligan’s Island debuted in September 1964 and ran for three seasons, through April 1967. In the years since it went off the air, it’s been running in syndication almost non-stop. With it being on TV so much, it’s generated several generations of fans who know the show inside and out.

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Minor Goofs You’ve Probably Never Noticed
00:36 - Two on a Raft
00:55 - So Sorry, My Island Now
01:33 - They’re Off and Running
01:48 - The Friendly Physician
02:01 - Pass the Vegetables, Please
02:16 - Man With a Net
02:35 - Personal Magnetism
02:49 - The Missing Eighth Castaway
03:17 - The Skipper’s Name
03:30 - Ginger Slept in the Nude
03:53 - Ginger Seemingly Made Her Own Dress On the Island
04:14 - The Set from Gunsmoke
04:32 - The Island Has Two Sets of Coordinates
05:15 - The Voice of Bugs Bunny Makes an Appearance
05:36 - The Theme Song’s Famous Composer
05:54 - The Lagoon Was Awfully Close to a Busy Highway
06:12 - Mary Ann and the Professor Were Initially Considered Extras
06:41 - Gilligan’s Full Name
07:09 - Outro

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Even though many of those fans have seen every Gilligan’s Island episode a bunch of times, there are plenty of goofs and hidden details that are easy to overlook. Some of those things are mistakes made during filming, like visible backdrops behind the set or prop people being visible in scenes.
There are also goofs that would have made it hard to pinpoint exactly where Gilligan’s Island was for anyone searching for the castaways. For example, two different coordinates were given for the island in different episodes. And the Professor wasn’t very clear in one of them, making their chances of rescue a lot less likely.

There were also a lot of little details that would be easy to miss on casual viewing. For example, the first episode included a scene with actors from the original pilot that wasn’t in the show when it officially premiered. And while several of the characters were known by one name or their nickname, like Gilligan and the Skipper, some of those names were mentioned briefly in the first episode.

In this video, we’ll look at some of the biggest goofs that happened over the three seasons of Gilligan’s Island as well as a bunch of small details that most people probably never noticed. Next time you watch the show, you’ll have something new to watch for!

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Mistakes & Details You Never Noticed in Gilligan’s Island