Donald O'Connor and The Wellingtons

[@hilaryguler3566]

Ha! That’s my dad’s group! My dad was in the Wellingtons 😊(He does the Gunsmoke bit!) Thank you so much for finding this!

[@comedygumballmachine4748]

WOW! That's GREAT! He did a fantastic job, too... a real show man! TFS your comment!

[@JohnnyGNV]

That's nice that your dad was one of the Wellingtons - I would like to find some of their records, they were really good - I know they sang with Annette Funicello on some of her records too. I guess one of the songs they are most known for would be the Theme from Gilligan's Island ~

[@MultiSweener]

Great! Who was your dad?

[@Funtasaurus]

Who was the fourth member? I recognize Ed, Kirby and Dr. George but who's the other guy?

[@shelleywantiez7964]

One of the greatest entertainer's of all time. He was fabulous.

[@comedygumballmachine4748]

That is SOooo Cute! I've always adored Donald O'Connor and this was a real treat to see - never saw it before so thank you so much for posting it! Brought a BIG smile to my face. The Wellingtons sound great too... very near the perfection of the Hi Lo's! I happened to come across this video because I was doing a search on who sang the Gilligan's Island theme song and your vid came up! What Luck! Thanks again!!! :D

[@tammie1078]

:) I love Don, always...The Wellingtons are good too

[@saran3214]

Thanks for the video, I loved it.

[@TheSorrowfulFlower]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting :))

[@Jymster46]

Great variety show history clips, Heather! Thanks so much for posting it! Wishing you a wonderful day, my friend :)) Jim

[@TheSorrowfulFlower]

+Jymster46 So glad you enjoyed it, Jim! One of my favorite clips of Donald on The Hollywood Palace. Thanks for watching and commenting! Wishing you a wonderful day as well, my friend :))

[@davidfriedman7823]

Is that the same Wellingtons who did the Gilligan's Island theme. And appeared as the mosquitos.

[@TheSorrowfulFlower]

Yes, same Wellingtons.

[@Bmille1965]

The Mosquitoes

[@DevilDogDen1775]

REAL entertainment....

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

The Wellingtons appeared on Hullaballoo Three times...unfortunately ALL Three of those episodes DONT EXIST anymore. There are 5 episodes of Hullaballoo that were never 'saved" as a kinescope...The Wellingtons had the unfortunate fate of being on those episodes. So we will never see them.

[@Zembassi3962]

"GILLIGAN'S ISLAND" TV series brought me here!: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wellingtons_(folk_group)