How Each Gilligan's Island Cast Member Died

[@FactsVerse]

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[@ditto6330]

Oh so Many of us couldn't wait to get off the school bus to turn on our TV set to watch Gillian Island! It brought us Many laughter and much joy! Thanks for sharing!

[@FactsVerse]

What's your favorite episode of the show, Ditto?

[@ditto6330]

@@FactsVerse Honestly I don't have a favorite one! I loved them all ❤️

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

1978?

[@30171077]

Had to hurry home from elementary school to turn on the TV at 4:30 to watch it in the 70's

[@rozchristopherson648]

Yes, it was an afterschool staple. And I still watch it to this day and I am 60 years old.

[@anthonystephens1940]

I really love this show. Good clean , and funny its ashamed we don't have shows like it today

[@bac6253]

Hmmm.... mixed feelings. I grew up with this show as a kid and I bought the series after Dawn Wells passed away. It's great to watch it again but as an adult, you see things a bit different. While I'm glad the show didnt have a whole bunch of sex references, it's too bad that it wasn't above racist stereotypes. Good fun, sure. Purely clean? Depends on who you ask. I'll always love Gilligan but I don't think it would work too well today. Being able to build so many things on an island but not be able to fix a hole in a boat would only work for so long for today's TV audiences.

[@thedys70]

@@bac6253 It was the mid 60s!! Wasn't Cosby the first Afro-American to get a TV gig on I Spy? Then several shows of his own, before the door was opened in the 70s?

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*I Hate this IDIOT, FACTS VERSE!!! & I BLOCKED ANYMORE Incoming!!!!* *NOT a DESERT IsLand!!!! Was a LUSH IsLand!!!!* *Was a LUSH, Un-inhabited, Un-Charted IsLand!!!!* *I Don't Watch U-666-Tube VIDS to be LIED to by IDIOTS!!!!*

[@thomasbrunn3876]

@@thedys70 yea but bill drug the directors wife that how he got in

[@andregraves3825]

@@thomasbrunn3876 He was big on puddin'. Puddin' his Johnson where it didn't belong.

[@normaruiz148]

Rest in peace GilliganIsland 🙏🙏I used to watch them when I was young I love it

[@pam9827]

I was so sad to hear that Dawn Wells passed away. She played the role of Mary Ann very well. I watched Gilligan's Island when I was young, and own Gilligan's Island on dvd. Will always cherish the memory's!

[@beepbeep3000]

Dawn made a guest appearance on Girlfriends in 2005.

[@thisisme3238]

Great memories indeed! 👍

[@freddiewalker1461]

She was a Beautiful 🌟 R.I.P 🌹

[@johnheitz4427]

Oh yes, I ran home from school so I didn't miss it!

[@rogerchoate8899]

I was greatly surprised to hear Dawn died from Covid.

[@brianmitchell5906]

Gilligan's Island was one of my all-time favorite shows, although I was only a baby when it originally ran. I used to love watching it on TV after school in the 70s and have the entire series on DVD now. Most of the actors may be gone now, but as long as Gilligan's Island is still on TV, they'll live forever.

[@nuttybar9]

All but Ginger are deceased.

[@luci-fer250]

i have the complete dvd set too

[@cutetree7262]

We must be the same age 😃

[@luci-fer250]

@@cutetree7262what's your birthdate

[@5950155]

haver the first season on itunes. saw the full set at walmart and thought maybe i will buy it later. kicking myself now

[@pickersparadise]

Never forget running into Tina Louise in NYC , I saw her walking out of a building somewhere in the 50’s and 5th Ave , I actually recognized her from a block and a half away and as she got closer I could hardly believe my eyes: dressed to the T there she was , I said hi Tina and in her velvety voice said hello back and we both kept on walking ... made my day!

[@debradorr]

I was a young girl in elementary school when Gillian Island first came on. I'm now 61. I just love, love, loved this show! My family of 4 would gather at the kitchen table for dinner . Dad would 1rst put on the NBC-channel 5 news and then switch to WGN for Gillian Island. I enjoy how we laughed and talked together. This was one of my favorite childhood memories. I nevet knew there were Gillian Island games. I was surprised and sadden to learn that Dawn Wells died last December of covid. I am glad to hear that Ginger is doing well. Thxs for making and sharing this video.

[@Rara-pr9wg]

This was the absolute best....so many childhood memories

[@64Magick]

*Memories are pathetic and useless at the end of life, cause it keeps repeating itself...from blank to full than back to ZERO!!!*

[@murphs511]

When we come to the final stage of life, our childhood memories still make us smile...I became friends with Dawn Wells about 10 years ago, and can honestly say, She was the most delightful soul I've ever known! Memories of her make me smile often...She said back in 2019, it amazed her that Gilligan's Island was still so popular, but loved it when folks called her 'Mary-Ann'...and now, she lives on, every day on tv...

[@hollyprincipato3287]

Rachel Lalite.....If you feel nostalgic check your listings. Here in Middle GA, they play it on Sunday afternoons around 3 on METV. Check your stations to see if/when it plays n your area. ALL ORIGINAL

[@andregraves3825]

@@64Magick Were you raised by serial killer parents?

[@andrewtavener6879]

Dawn Wells was beautiful till the very end.

[@michaelbennett6134]

Met Alan hale Jr when the night I proposed to my wife at dinner at his restaurant the lobster barrel. He came to our table and introduced himself. Great memories.

[@tericandeloro4082]

What a great story! It’s always touching to hear the other, more personable side of the actors we came to love through our TV screens. But I just got to know...was the food any good? 🤣😂😅

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*I Hate this IDIOT, FACTS VERSE!!! & I BLOCKED ANYMORE Incoming!!!!* *NOT a DESERT IsLand!!!! Was a LUSH IsLand!!!!* *Was a LUSH, Un-inhabited, Un-Charted IsLand!!!!* *I Don't Watch U-666-Tube VIDS to be LIED to by IDIOTS!!!!*

[@paulpetersen9603]

That's where I met him. In Cali

[@thomasbrunn3876]

oh so he finally did get off the island

[@andregraves3825]

@@comparativeadvantage6470 Are you bipolar? There's treatment for that.

[@sking2173]

The show was so popular that for a decade or more after the show’s cancellation, the question, “Ginger or Marianne?”, was universally understood without further explanation.

[@donnebes9421]

No competition! Always Marianne for me.

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

I was not in that universe.

[@slactweak]

@@donnebes9421 Same here. Ginger was hot but oh my MERCY, Mary Ann and those SHORTS...

[@derrickthompson4146]

That's like asking Betty or Veronica, Samantha or Jeannie

[@derrickthompson4146]

And for me, Mary Ann, Betty and Jeannie.

[@gailhinton8446]

It is good to know Tina. Louise is still acting. And truly sad to hear that all the rest of the cast have left us. This was an excellent family show and I had watched almost every episode. It would be nice to have more clean family shows today. Just maybe there wouldn't be so much violence in the world.

[@howardmenkes2926]

100% right!

[@Roc1948]

Exactly how I feel!

[@johnp1277]

I met Dawn Wells when she was in her mid 30's...she is just as much a sweetheart in real life as she was on that show

[@monnierichmond7106]

TINA WAS NOT THE LAST MEMBER OF GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. TINA LEFT THE SHOW AND STATED THE GILLIGAN'S ISLAND RUINED HER CAREER. TINA WAS REPLACED BY 2 PEOPLE JUDITH BALWIN AND CONSTANCE FORSLUND ONE OF THE TWO WAS ON THE RESCUE IN HAWAII TO SAFETY. TINA NEVER WENT TO ANY OF THE 3 REUNIONS OF THE SHOW. FIRST SHE THOUGHT THE SHOW WAS ABOUT HER ACTING WRONG. BOB DENVER WAS THE STAR WHAT EVER TINA IS DOING SHE ISN'T THE LAST MEMBER ONE OF THE SHOW ONE OF THE REPLACEMENTS IS!!!!

[@LuckyTheCat777]

@@monnierichmond7106 thanks i have a headache now all that yelling

[@jeffnelson2930]

@@monnierichmond7106 Yes, Tina Louise is the last cast member of Gilligans Island. The two from the movies, the original Ginger played by Kit Smythe, the original professor and the original Mary-Ann named Bunny who were in the original pilot episode don't count. Its the 7 castaways from the 98 episode (1964-1967) series that matter. The original pilot was never even seen until 1992.

[@allendixon1044]

I always wanted to go into there they're sleeping quarters you know and maybe us we could be involved in a three-way Ginger and Mary Ann at the same time I'll write I'll write

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

@@monnierichmond7106 No one gives a **** about replacement cast members. This is about the original cast from the three seasons of the show. And Tina did do the "Rosanne" reunion, which was hilarious.

[@natedogg7376]

I did not realize Dawn Wells died of COVID, so sad. Every time I watch one of these it takes me back in time.

[@natedogg7376]

@@jameswesterman9283 I agree totally. I know three people that went to get the test. They filled out the paperwork. But realized it was going to take over an hour and decided to leave and did not get the test. But they were called several days later and told it was positive.

[@lefullhouse]

She didn't die OF covid, she just died WITH covid. Nobody died of covid, it did not kill anyone.

[@natedogg7376]

@@lefullhouse easy killer!

[@williamscott4634]

Mary Ann was totally the girl next door absolutely beautiful ! 👀

[@davidkugel]

I recently watched an episode waiting in an office. Bob Denver was a comic genius. He made it look so easy to play his bumbling, innocent but lovable character.

[@skaneateles100]

He was probably helped by all the weed he smoked

[@hannah1948]

so many great memories of watching this show as a kid, R.I.P to all of these talented actors.

[@lovelygirl1730]

R.I.P to all the cast members that passed away.

[@harperstacey9604]

Tina Louise who played Ginger, is the only cast member that's still alive.

[@stacyharper7783]

All of the cast of Gilligan's island were wonderful actors.

[@egknight1970]

Gilligan's Island is one of my all-time favorite series. Not just for the great acting and tons of laughter. The accompanying music is so pleasant to listen to.

[@mikespencer2747]

I loved this show growing up and it is sad that she died from Covid and did not survive to see a new year. RIP to all of the cast and surviving member.

[@TheSmooshster]

I was born in 1991, but I grew up watching shows like Gilligan's Island, The Andy Griffith Show, M.A.S.H, as well as The Three Stooges. These people set a standard for American entertainment that most shows struggle to contend with even to this day. They will always be adored and appreciated by fans for generations to come

[@johnkarmann4708]

I love the professor, his white shirt is always perfectly clean and ironed.

[@thedys70]

Heated coconut press?

[@hydrolito]

Probably smart enough to know how to iron a shirt.

[@aliostrowski1935]

It was fun to watch the skippers superstitions come out and the professor didn't believe any of it despite skipper being right on several occasions

[@beckytaylor9003]

professor was so sexy

[@samprimera5545]

I watched it every day after school.Loved it and everyone in it esp Ginger n the Professor. I will never forget Fonz on Happy Days saying "If they could build Ginger a stage why couldn't they fix the boat and go home." Priceless.

[@jerrycruise5679]

Loved Dawn Wells, she did a charity promotion for Gilligan’s wife in our small town of Bluefield , WV. Mr. Denver lived near here in his retirement years. Awesome guy. Mary Ann was pure class & beauty.

[@FactsVerse]

Did you meet her in person, Jerry?

[@Lorie336]

My mom broke the news when I came home from work that Dawn Wells had died, she told me on the very day, I cried. I didn't grow up with the show except in syndication, I am an 80's baby, but still I adored that show and Mary Ann was my favorite because out of the whole cast of characters she was the most compassionate and empathetic except when she got mad every now and then. Broke my heart that she died from COVID when she didn't have to. It's sad that I am losing my childhood icons and just showing that I am getting older, I will be 40 in May.

[@mal1465]

Not sure what you meant that she didn’t have to die from COVID

[@pam9827]

Your comment is very sincere. Dawn played the role of Mary Ann very well.

[@donnebes9421]

The big 40! When it comes to birthdays I’m either early or late, never on time. I hope you have a great birthday when it arrives.

[@Lorie336]

@@donnebes9421 Thank you, it won't be until May...lol

[@FordMan-lf8ns]

Dawn was my favorite Too , And hated to hear when she died. I was born in the mid 60's and also watched reruns. I didn't know at the time they were reruns.....

[@snake9911]

I was very sad that Dawn Wells has passed away. During the series, I thought that Mary Ann was the greatest of the castaways. Very beautiful 😍. I was only a year old when the show started. It's still great today 😊👍. Thanks for the video.

[@veroniquediallo6055]

I loved this show. Watched it every day after school. RIP

[@FactsVerse]

We're glad to know that you're a fan! Which cast member is your favorite?

[@williampalenik7306]

R.I.P. Dawn Wells we will miss you

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

she must have been a brain if she studied chemistry. some people are born with beauty and brains, she most likely had a great personality also. wow

[@ArborsguyTX]

Wow, didn't know until watching this that lovely Dawn Wells checked out from Coronavirus...what a shame!

[@tasheenashepard7772]

She was my favorite out of the cast besides Gilligan.

[@charlesfranklin3533]

I Grew Up watching this Show with all the Iconic Actors, This Show was the Absolute Best as far as TV Show's go. Live on Tina Louise. Rest In Peace Gilligan Island Cast and Crew.

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*Mary Ann WeLLs, is NOW Living on in the Kingdom of JeHoVah GOD!!!!*

[@spideraxis]

Dawn Wells looked pretty darn good for her age.

[@benscoles5085]

in the sow when she dressed up, she was more beautiful than Ginger ever pretended to be.

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*Mary Ann WeLLs, was Gorgeous, at Each Age IntervaL, of her LIFE!!!!* *Mary Ann WeLLs, is Now BeautiFuLL, in the Court of JeHoVah GOD!!!!*

[@romanopaso]

@@comparativeadvantage6470 you made me cry

[@andregraves3825]

@j scott Age is a terrible thing to happen to a person.

[@rustyshackleford3320]

@@comparativeadvantage6470 maybe she went to hell. It seems it would at least be 50 50

[@sonnydean3187]

My brother and sister and I would come home from school and watch re-runs of Gilligan's Island in the 70's every day after school. Like so many of our generation, we know all the episodes. I was broken hearted to hear that Dawn Wells passed recently. There was Ginger and then there was Mary Ann. She wore her shirt tied at the waist. No male kid of the 70's missed that! RIP Ms. Dawn Wells.

[@zanetaylor5639]

This is one of my all time favorite TV shows. I grew up watching it in the 90's. It is great that this show still shown on TV. I hope the younger generation watches this show because it is wholesome and there is a lot of life lessons it can teach.

[@FactsVerse]

What's your favorite memory of the show, Zane?

[@zanetaylor5639]

@@FactsVerse, one memory how Mary Ann always made coconut cream pies. Every time I eat a coconut cream pie I am reminded of this show.

[@jalan8171]

Perhaps the best lessons from G.Island are tolerance, respect and cooperation. These are elements that our society today is terribly lacking.

[@waynegross2113]

Tina Louise is a legend, they all were in their own distinct way. Dawn Wells was my favorite. Gilligan was hilarious, but Dawn put a sweet homey spin to everything. It's hard to believe it was filmed in the 60's. I grew up watching it in the early 70's, I always assumed it was filmed then! It was great hearing their stories. Thanks!

[@patrikwright2658]

Loved singing along with the intro

[@FactsVerse]

We did that too, Patrik!

[@sheliamccullough1626]

Me tp

[@Ragingballofchaos]

I’m a young teen, but I really prefer to watch old tv shows, they’re just (in my opinion) better. This is definitely one of my favorite shows :)

[@rodw4057]

When I was in the 3rd grade, I would hurry to walk home and watch Gulligans Island! I used to get home any nobody was home. Nowadays, that’s unheard of but it was a different time back then. I miss those simpler times. 😢

[@PrimateSoul]

Crazy how it was canceled after 3 season in the 60s but in the 70s-90s we all watched it!

[@FactsVerse]

We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. What is your favorite episode of the show?

[@artificialintelligence4684]

I may be 26 years old but I have seen every episode was one of my favorites growing up

[@GodofWarChuka]

I used to love this show as a kid back in the 70’s. Always had a Crush on Ginger! RIP to all of them. They were Great.

[@tomeckelkamp486]

Us 90’s kids also got the tail end of being able to enjoy this and always loved it! Still remember it well and the theme song will pop into my head every so often 😂

[@dfinder1121]

@@tomeckelkamp486 I watched this in 2010 and i was born in 2007

[@tomeckelkamp486]

@@dfinder1121 you remember watching Gilligans island at 3? 😅

[@spindoctor6385]

It was always Mary Anne for me.

[@ednacampbell5460]

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[@doug900S]

I truly missed that cast! One of my favorite shows growing up! God bless them all. They provided some great entertainment!

[@rozchristopherson648]

I was shocked and saddened to learn of Dawn Wells' passing. She didn't make it to see the New Year. Such a beautiful lady, inside and out. RIP 🧡🙏

[@jonyjoe8464]

you can blame the orangeman for her untimely demise, if only he had done more she would still be with us.

[@beverlyjean2237]

@@jonyjoe8464 and to think he still may have his foot, in the door, in the future!!

[@nancyjohnson5810]

GOD BLESS AMERICA, and thank you for what you are about to reveal and accomplish through 45! What a mighty God we serve. Bring us back to that wonderful innocent time in US history of Gilligan's island 😊🇺🇸

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

@@nancyjohnson5810 yeah. good luck with that.

[@johndelper1404]

I heard Dawn Wells interviewed on the radio a few years ago, just like the character she played, she was pleasant and down to earth... RIP

[@josephpattison8459]

Oh poor Dawn Wells I'm going to miss Her she was my favorite actress besides being so cute an pretty gosh wish I could've met her and some magic could have happened R I P Dawn Gonna miss you for sure God Bless You.

[@misstury606]

I loved the show growing up in the 60's and 70's. I still watch and love it now. Each actor owned their character they played on the show and I could never imagine another actor in their parts. This was when television was great.

[@asdfgh78100]

Never could figure out how they all had complete wardrobes of clothes . . and tons of gagets when they were just on a three hour tour . . a three hour tour!

[@robinchambers1749]

That's one of the things that made the show so funny.

[@wlouise1960]

Hard to believe the Covid death. So sad!

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*Tina Louise; Trump Murdered Mary Ann WeLLs!!!!*

[@atomicwedgie8176]

@@comparativeadvantage6470 Fauci, and his Chinese friends did...fify!

[@zachbostian2506]

Right lmao

[@prettyijandipe9133]

Always, Tim Blane Thank you for these Memorable Beautiful Comedy Shows! Giliagans Island was a Classic when I was Young. Now, 2021*I watch Reruns Can't get Enough. I Miss them all.Ms.Pretty

[@spoetryqueen]

I think every child back then watched the show

[@FactsVerse]

What's your favorite episode of the show, spoetryqueen?

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

down in texas in the 1960s we had only 3 stations, so the choices were few. then they filled the gap with thousands of reruns and it seem to never end. but we played outside to get away from it. so it was all good.

[@hildebertocarreiro9232]

Watched the show since 1978 love it..,.

[@ChoiceAdvantage]

Thank you for the post. Nice. Bring back memories

[@bennystropicalswimmigwolf8691]

It brought us Many laughter and much joy R.I.P.all of these talented actors.

[@michaelfay8660]

I sure did love that show I watched it every day after school me and and my siblings and mom

[@FactsVerse]

What's your favorite episode of the show, Michael?

[@randeman]

I watched the show every day after school for many years. I practically had all the lines memorized. It bugged my sister that I watched it every day, but back then (before cable) there were four channels available in my small town and it was either Gilligan or soap operas. Years later, my best friend did some legal work for Dawn Wells when she was publishing a cook book. I was set to meet her through him on one of my visits to LA, but unfortunately she had to take a last minute business trip and I never had another chance. I actually broke the news to my buddy when I heard she passed away and he was quite saddened when I told him. He said she was a lovely lady, quite personable, and he always enjoyed working with her. Interestingly, she was the only actor to get residuals from the show. At the time it was on the air, her husband insisted on residuals being written into her contract, which EP Sherwood Schwartz agreed to. She didn't make nearly the amount of money that Schwartz did from the show, but she did pretty well.

[@jamesscarselletta3446]

Gilligans Island is a great show. It is sad that many of the cast is gone. They will be remembered always. My favorite character was Mary Ann. It is good Tina Louise is doing good. I liked her character, Ginger.

[@timothygeiger8271]

Dawn Wells was so gorgeous & beautiful in the show!! It was sad to hear of her recent passing from coronavirus complications.

[@saintshar11]

Wasn’t Jim Backus the voice of The Nearsighted Mr. Magog? What a great cartoon!

[@justintyme7213]

Yep he was.

[@michaelrochester48]

Yes and he worked with James Dean

[@justintyme7213]

He was in It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World also.

[@reginabeasley872]

Yes he was

[@howardpringle7314]

Yes he was

[@Worldsamess2024]

I was only 7 when the series started, but I remember watching every episode, and absolutely loved it. It's good to refresh my memories of the cast, because when I look back I only ever remember Bob Denver . To me he made the show what it was. RIP Bob and the others.

[@kennethaman5233]

They just don't make shows like this anymore. It's really a shame too.

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*I Hate this IDIOT, FACTS VERSE!!! & I BLOCKED ANYMORE Incoming!!!!* *NOT a DESERT IsLand!!!! Was a LUSH IsLand!!!!* *Was a LUSH, Un-inhabited, Un-Charted IsLand!!!!* *I Don't Watch U-666-Tube VIDS to be LIED to by IDIOTS!!!!*

[@cindystarling7401]

FREAKING awesome love this show especially GILLIAN ❤

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@kyleking284]

I was shocked when Dawn Wells passed away because she was the youngest of the cast members and Tina Louise was always bitter about her roll as Ginger I was sure that Tina would be the next to go and Dawn would be last surviving cast member. Still the cast of Gilligan's Island was a very talented bunch and will always be remembered.

[@nuttybar9]

Mary Ann also aged better.

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

the line of death does not happen by age. my baby brother passed away he was 45 years old and both my parents are still alive. my dad is 92 years old and my mom is 89 years old.

[@danielwarner7572]

Was sad to hear Dawn Wells had passed from covid-19.

[@stevenw7623]

The reason they never got off the island was the Professor. You are the most intelligent, best looking guy on an island with Ginger and Mary Ann. You are going to sabotage EVERY legit attempt to get away.

[@kevincerce5056]

When the showed aired my brother and I never missed an episode, sadly my kid brother passed in 2018 at age 63, I'm still here soon to turn 69. One thing I learned in life "God calls you go"

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

*GOD, Does NOT CALL, AnyBody!!!! OnLy IDIOTS, BeLieve that!!!!*

[@CamaroAmx]

God doesn’t call anyone. Believing in an imaginary being in the sky is caveman crap. You die when you die. There is no rhyme or reason for it. Humans are always trying make sense of things that they either don’t understand or when the answer isn’t as heartwarming as they’d like it to be. We can never grasp that we have nothing to do with it. We need some sort of comfort in scary situations. Death isn’t scary. It’s the one singular thing that people can never gasp- death is the end. There is nothing after it. After you die, you no longer exist. We are so afraid of death that we have to pretend that life, in some shape or form, continues after death (as in afterlife). It doesn’t.

[@kevincerce5056]

@@comparativeadvantage6470 Do you ever wonder what life would be like if you had enough oxygen at birth?

[@kevincerce5056]

@@CamaroAmx Ever meet an NDE?

[@CamaroAmx]

@@kevincerce5056 yes, so what.

[@WhoDaresWins-B20]

Dawn Wells was my favourite. I was madly in love with her. There was a sweetness about Dawn that she carried out with through out her life. I remember chatting to her on Facebook and she kindly responded. RIP Dawn.

[@markfreckmann2366]

I was very surprised to hear that Dawn Wells passed away, also very sad news. I was aware Tina was still alive. I didn't know she was still acting.

[@mikewallace8087]

Tina is still alive, not was.

[@harperstacey9604]

Tina has retired from acting.

[@emeldajavier8527]

Loved all characters. One TV at home, we all watched and enjoyed it. My brothers, Sis and I are over 69 yrs old!

[@teribenedetto398]

I think a better phrase could’ve been used other than “sadly Tina Louise is the only cast member still alive .”

[@commonsenseking6386]

Yes that was a poor taste of words. It is well known Tina hated the show but she still was great and should be given best wishes for good health.

[@Trainwheel_Time]

Yes. Lets pad the truth with meaningless words. Why don't you grow a thicker skin and realize that different words aren't going to change anything. Soft.

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

right, the way he introduced her was weird. are you kin to the builder of benedetto jazz guitars? 20 years ago i bought his book and he autographed it.

[@YourInvestmentAdvise]

The whole video is bad taste.

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

@j scott Exactly.

[@madArt1981]

I remember watching Gilligan’s Island. That 1 radio’s battery lasted years. Loved all the coconut, bamboo and wood gadgets they made

[@FactsVerse]

Brings back memories, thanks for sharing! What other types of videos would you like to see?

[@Diamondfist1]

I was so sad when the news announced that Dawn Wells died; she was a sweet person. This was a nice show. Five of the seven actors lent their voices in The New Adventures of Gilligan's Island cartoon in 1974.

[@rodterrell304]

I had a childhood crush on Dawn Wells back in the early days of G.I, it’s good that Nina is still going strong, bless her heart. I love this show as a kid and will look up some episodes to relive those memories.

[@mint234567898765432]

Tina Louise was a beautiful woman, but Dawn Wells aged much better.

[@abrahamjustice777]

Dawn was amazing too though...

[@zapkvr]

Louise was hideous. In the 60s and also later. Dawn was always more attractive.

[@zapkvr]

@@abrahamjustice777 she couldn't sing or dance or act. And never worked in Hollywood again in a continuing role.

[@JoseOrtiz-pp1vm]

@@zapkvr Its a shame that u can use the word hideous to describe another human being .

[@keetahbrough]

@@JoseOrtiz-pp1vm there's lotsa hideous human beings.

[@Liveharley1]

Wow, I have just retired at the age of 62 and found this youtube. To see all these shows I grew up with is kinda cool. Because I am going to show my grandkids what G-Dad watched when I was a little boy! lol

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching, JP!

[@jameslaiola4976]

A true timeless classic

[@antithug7942]

Russell Johnson was also a successful character actor in movies before Gilligan's Island. I've seen him in many movies that he did before he was on Gilligan's Island. R.I.P. to the cast who've already passed on.

[@GrimmGhost]

Gilligan's Island wasn't canceled. It was just reimaged into Dusty's Trail.

[@lokisgodhi]

Which definitely was canceled. Rather quickly.

[@mariaazevedo3417]

Go Tina Loise! I enjoyed the show very much and loved you most of all in it. You were beautiful and talented. I loved all the others in it. Sorry to find out they're all dead. May all RIP.

[@stacyharper7783]

Dusts trail dusty s trail was a RIP off of Gilligan's island.

[@carolynnuss799]

@@lokisgodhi All thanks to Gunsmoke, or rather the CBS exec's wife whose favorite show was Gunsmoke & it needed the time slot in order to stay on the air because its ratings were plummeting. This is why Gunsmoke enjoyed a twenty year run. All thanks to Gilligan's Island getting the axe. I didn't like the fact that the show didn't have a proper series finale which would've been where they got rescued. That's the way it should've been. Sherwood Schwartz should've written & produced a special episode that aired right before the start of the new season in which they finally get rescued & live happily ever after.

[@pantherboy9536]

Loved this show! First aired September 26, 1964 . . . WOW, I never knew this. I was just 4 days old!!!

[@FactsVerse]

We're glad to know that you love Gilligan's Island! Which episode appealed to you the most?

[@1Adam20]

@6:32 for Lovey Howell, she remained VERY close to Dawn Wells and at the time of her (Schaffer's) death, Dawn was well taken care off in that will, as Dawn was very much like a daughter to her.

[@markminter151]

Several weeks ago, I learned of the passing of the beloved Dawn Wells. She was my favourite. female character on "GILLIGANS ISLAND". May her image live forever on reruns.

[@robertphillips9757]

Love the gillindland rip all of you guys love the show

[@freedom2live422001]

Thanks - I was surprised about both Tina Louise and Dawn Wells - still love Gilligan's Island!

[@lfovah1287]

Thanks to my mom I fell in love with this classic, the characters are great and memorable but it saddens me to see that most of the main castaways are gone except the movie star. Their memories will live on forever. R.I.P. Dawn Wells, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Natalie Schaffer, Russell Johnson and Jim Backus.

[@leesher1845]

Good update without all the bells, whistles and special effects. Enjoyed that show as a child.

[@jfilesgraphics]

There are some shows that become engrained in pop culture forever. Star Trek, I Love Lucy, Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island are among them. We will miss the original cast members that are no longer with us and honor the ones that remain. Thank you for entertaining us and making us laugh for all these years.

[@MrGuitars8]

I realy miss this show so much . It was good , clean and fun so unlike today's stuff . GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM AND MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE .

[@bobolson7610]

I loved Gilligan's island. We watched it every day after school, in the 60's when I was in grade school. I can still sing the theme song, lol. I was surprised by hearing that both Dawn Wells died of Covid 19 and that Tina Louise is still making movies. Good for her. My dad passed away from Covid 19 in December 2020 as well. What a sad ending.

[@hydiestites4322]

I was surprised that dawn wells died from covid -19 recently .I loved watching her as a younger fan in my growing up yrs as well ..I loved all the cast from Gilligan,s island .I loved Bob Denver from the Dobie Gillis Series before Gilligan,s Island A Fan.!!!!!

[@cassandrawatrous1310]

Loved that show!

[@FactsVerse]

What's your favorite episode of the show, Cassandra?

[@Gustav92069]

My mother and I would watch every show together when it was on TV, she passed away in 2001. I was very sad when I heard that Dawn Wells passed away, I miss them all and I also have Gilligan's Island on DVD when I'm feeling down or alone I will watch a DVD the shows would pick me up again feeling better. God Bless the crew of Gilligan's Island even after the show was canceled I watch the show every rerun it felt like I had a family again.

[@ken_tiki5241]

The last pic you showed is actually from the 1977 reunion TV movie ‘Rescue From Gilligan’s Island’ that didn’t feature Tina Louise as Ginger as she was the only hold out from the original cast.

[@carolynnuss799]

In reading Sherwood Schwartz's book about the making of the series, it said that she wanted too much money to reprise her role as Ginger. More than the others were getting, & Mr. Schwartz just couldn't do that because in the first place, she was no more important than the others, & in the second place, he couldn't afford it because it would've put the movie over budget, which probably would've wrecked the whole production, I would think.

[@thedys70]

@@carolynnuss799 Was it just the one movie of the three that she boycotted?

[@a2pha]

4:30 Russell Johnson was interviewed on the Talk Show, "Space Ghost Coast To Coast" and Space Ghost questioned him, asking him if he really was on that island all that time. To which Russell paused a very long time in thought and finally said, "No ... I had to think about that ... No. It wasn't real." That hesitation alone brought me to tears. Goddamm that Gilligan's Island was such a good show ! So many memories from my youth ...

[@waynelkduarte45]

Loved this Show And the deserted island is in Kaneohe known as Coconut Island off Lilipuna

[@doug900S]

I always wondered where it took place. Thanks for that info!😉

[@vfiles1]

I remember seeing Alan Hale Jr at a huge business convention at McCormick Center in Chicago, the summer of 1985. People could get their picture taken with him. He was a spokesman for an outboard motor company at the time. He looked absolutely bored and unhappy, but put on the skipper’s big, open mouthed smile for each pic. After the pic, his face sank. I wonder how happy he was in life.

[@joelanderos23]

it was a SIX HOUR tour in the original pilot with TWO secretaries, a high school teacher and the millionaire and his wife.

[@thedys70]

Is this pilot on youtube somewhere?

[@joelanderos23]

@@thedys70 yes it is.

[@mpatrickthomas]

And had a Calipso theme.😅😅

[@angoor101]

I grew up with watching Gilligan’s Island after school. I’m saddened to hear Mary Ann died and the rest are gone but Ginger. I suddenly realized that I’m not so young myself anymore either. I guess we’ll all get to watch them again on the other side.

[@velvetunderground9835]

Ironically, Tina Louise is the one cast member who hated the show and refused to have anything to do with subsequent Gilligan’s Island projects after the original series ended.

[@robertcubinelli4961]

Yeah, but still, I'm glad she's still kickin' ass.

[@sking2173]

She was just mad that she was always on the losing end of the question, “Ginger or Maryanne?”

[@beepbeep3000]

Tina made a guest appearance on CHiPs in 1980.

[@brianlanders5306]

I really don't blame her, because they didn't get any money off of the reruns, which they should've gotten. It was a hokey show and she was typecast into that roll and probably couldn't find acting jobs she wanted. It's just a matter of perspective.

[@sking2173]

@@brianlanders5306 - To put it into an even clearer perspective, you need to understand that Louise was simply not a very good actress. After her looks went, she was outta luck ...

[@robertdefresnes6830]

Both 2021 Unreal ! SUCH A AWESOME SHOW !

[@alcoholic2412]

Russell Johnson also appeared in B horror movies and played bad guys in westerns

[@stacyharper7783]

Russell Johnson had said after Gilligan's island, he was typecast in comedic roles.

[@murphs511]

He also played the town sheriff in a series called 'The Black Saddle'...

[@alcoholic2412]

@@murphs511 yeah and its on youtube except they bastardized OOPS I mean colorized it

[@murphs511]

@@alcoholic2412 Am with you John! Colourizing B&W movies/shows is just wrong! I left home and joined the army at 16, and when I came home 2-years later, my parents had bought a colour-tv...Took me many years to adjust to it, LOL

[@georgschmidt7205]

One of my favorite TV shows.

[@FactsVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@paigegagliano]

I Was so said to hear about Dawn Wells passing i always did like her

[@SloppySecondz]

Definitely one of my favorites growing up, I just watched the ending. I never actually knew they got rescued or probably forgot. It's such a shame all but one are now gone. RIP crew.

[@Ericson_27]

What surprised me is Ginger Is still in wonderful health at 86 years old and continues to act. Well done.

[@harperstacey9604]

She might live past 100 years of age.

[@jimbox114]

My Grandfather got to meet Dawn Wells back in the early 90's. There was a a photo he kept posted in his garage with her hugging him. Sadly when my grandfather later remarried the women was crazy and ripped that photo up and threw it away. HE passed away in 1998 and would have loved to have had that photo. He said she was a very down to earth person.

[@fast03vette4me]

Do not tell me how they died. Tell me how they lived!

[@comparativeadvantage6470]

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[@stantheman6766]

He did. "Comfortably"

[@ananimity7332]

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