“A Three-Hour Tour” – Gilligan’s Island

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Question: Can you name any characters from the GILLIGAN’S ISLAND cast that have survived to this day?

“There were seven stranded castaways, here on Gilligan’s Isle”, which premiered in 1964.
However, fifty years later, the full cast is incomplete.
F.Y.I.-September 1964 pilot episode aired. (1964-67, 98 episodes)
F.Y.I.-First 30 episodes (season one) filmed in “black and white”, the next 68 were shot “in color”.
F.Y.I.-September 2014: 50th Anniversary
F.Y.I.-November, 1963 The “Gilligan’s Island” cast and crew finish the filming of the pilot episode as the news of J.F.K.’s assassination spreads. There is flag at half-mast as the S.S. Minnow leaves the Hawaiian marina… for a three-hour tour.
F.Y.I.-1993 Budweiser commercial, “Ginger or Mary Ann?”
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Answer: See the chart below.
d.2005 Gilligan, 70
d.1990 Skipper, 68, a.k.a. Jonas Grumby
d.1989 Mr. Thurston Howell III, 76
d.1991 Mrs.Howell a.k.a. Lovey, 90
d.2014 The Professor, 89, a.k.a. Roy Hinckley
Born 1934 Ginger Grant…. LIVING at age 79
Born 1938 Mary Ann Summers …LIVING at age 75
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“The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island” (Opening Theme).

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from this tropic port,
aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailing man,
The skipper brave and sure.
5 passengers set sail that day
For a 3 hour tour, a 3 hour tour.
The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost.
The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan, The Skipper too,
The millionaire and his wife,
The movie star
The professor and Mary Ann,
Here on Gilligan’s Isle.

Gilligan’s Island (The Closing Theme Song).

So this is the tale of the castaways,
They’re here for a long, long time,
They’ll have to make the best of things,
It’s an uphill climb.
The first mate and the Skipper too,
Will do their very best,
To make the others comfortable,
In the tropic island nest.
No phone, no lights, no motor cars,
Not a single luxury,
Like Robinson Crusoe,
As primitive as can be.
So join us here each week my friends,
You’re sure to get a smile,
From seven stranded castaways,
Here on ‘Gilligan’s Isle.’

Info: www.gilligansilse.com, www.IMDB.com, www.tvguide.com and wikipedia