REVEALED!-10 Gilligan's Island LOST Episodes You Never Heard of

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Hey viewers! It IS true, Rick really does give away the DVD sets. I was fortunate to be a winner, so go ahead and qualify to enter, .. only us viewers of the channel get to enter, so the odds are pretty good👍. Season 4 would have been wonderful. The network had told Sherwood that the show was on for season 4, before a month later, the nix came thanks to the executive wife. Sherwood said that 3 of the cast members had purchased new homes based on the network's initial intent to renew. He did not say which ones, but I would guess was not Tina Louise, not Jim Bacus, and not Natalie Schafer. Tina wanted to leave anyway, and both Jim and Natalie were well established.. An episode with Paul Lynde would have been simply nuts! Of all the prospective episodes, one with Paul Lynde is the one I would have most loved to see.

[@ricknineg]

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it and have been watching the DVDs. Congrats again!

[@jbustop]

@@ricknineg , Thank You Much! It is so GREAT that you have these videos AND give away DVDs, Peace 🤠

[@StormBringer-]

I think bringing in 2 more women would even things out. All couples.

[@matthewcrowley9204]

I can't help but think that having Paul Lynde on the island would have been outrageously hilarious.

[@kimberleyblair3392]

He would have been perfect! Just crazy funny.

[@DPJTRON]

Oh icky poo,

[@ladyagnes7781]

Anytime Paul Lynde showed up he just made everything funnier

[@pauld6967]

Absolutely right Matthew. He was always an entertaining addition to a show,....although, not so much when he had to carry the whole thing, i.e. his television family sitcom show. Outside of __'Bewitched'_ and _'Hollywood Squares'_ the performance of his that springs to mind is an episode _'Love, American Style'_ .....although, that may have to with his co-star, Carol Wayne. Yes, they were also together in a _'Bewitched'_ episode with her as a rabbit turned into a cocktail bunny.

[@jenniferhanses7064]

Oh, absolutely. He would have been perfect.

[@mattc3696]

I remember when they cancelled Gilligan's Island... I'm sure I shed some tears. They had so much more left... Thanks, Mr. Nineg, for a glimpse of what might have been.

[@scottphillips7524]

Paul Lynde always cracked me up on Hollywood Squares. He was priceless!

[@waynejohanson1083]

Plus he was on some bewitched episodes as Uncle Arthur.

[@texan-american200]

I remembered one particular time when Paul Lynde was give the question where Peter Marshall asked him that Raquel Welch had some growth removed from her and his smarmy answer was "JOE NAMATH!" 😆🤣 Had me rolling!

[@paladin1935]

When a man falls of a boat they yell man overboard. What do they yell when a woman falls overboard? Paul Lundes answer, Full speed ahead.

[@raddadray7535]

Totally.

[@dianetheisen8664]

He was hilarious on The Munsters and Bewitched

[@jimzilla1701]

A silly alien visits the island. 20 years later Alf did visit the castaways. Glad the Ginger swap didn't happen. It would have changed the perfect dynamic that is Gilligan's Island. The second TV was based off of the castaways turning the island into a resort. Speaking of the TV movies. I would love to hear your breakdown of Rescue from Gilligan's Island. I actually sob like a baby when Skipper says, "I can't believe it, after 15 years we're finally rescued."

[@brettdamkroger1371]

Yes but ALF

[@Goodiesfanful]

The departure of Ginger could have made the show jump the shark.

[@1cathexis]

Great piece on Gilligan's Island! In episode #2 Bye Bye Birdy (Where Ginger leaves the island) here's what happened: A small boat washes up on shore and it is intact! But only one can leave as the boat is very small. Each of the Castaways squabble for why each of them should be the one to go for rescue - except for Gilligan. He's too shy to push his own name! Finally, the Castaways agree to have a vote and of course - everyone votes for themselves! Everyone except for Gilligan; he was too bashful. But Ginger had promised him a part in her next movie if she were the one to go and so Gilligan voted for her and Ginger gets to go! Of course, everyone else is mad at Gilligan as usual. But the Professor is worried Ginger will get Sun poisoning and so he tasks Gilligan with making Ginger some sun screen lotion. Ginger leaves the island, but after she puts the lotion on it turns out to be super-slippery palm oil. When she later stands up to wave at the ship now steaming for her rescue she slips back and bonks her head. Now she does get rescued, but she has amnesia and can't tell anyone where she came from or who was with her. Gilligan has done it again! Back on the island the castaways listen to all this in a news report over the Professor's radio and realize they won't be rescued after all. It ends with everyone shouting, "Gilligan!"

[@DanAtkinson918]

I just saw the episode of Andy Griffith with the Skipper playing Jeffrey the farmer that comes to town for a wife. I love all these old shows. It gives a sense of a simpler time. Good stuff.

[@1cathexis]

He was also in the classic Gregory Peck western, "The Gunfighter" only in that one when he comes to town it is to kill Gregory Peck!

[@howardkerr8174]

GET TV is/was running a series called Casey Jones where Allan Hale plays the iconic train engineer. He's married and has a son and the show is a half hour drama.

[@kfUNC1]

I wonder how they would explain Ginger getting rescued but not immediately informing the rescuers, Navy, or Coast Guard about the others on the island.

[@rdwwdr3520]

They would have come up with a cover just like all the other visitors. She konks her head and can't remember or she's blown hundreds of miles in another direction or her publicist doesn't want that story but wants to make up a different explanation of where she's bee, etc.

[@rongendron8705]

They could have Ginger hit her head & have amnesia about her time on the island!

[@venomhemi3914]

that's a good question

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Am glad we didn't have to deal with it! The show would have tanked without her. In retrospect, am glad the show was cancelled before she was let go. She may very well have done irreparable damage to Season 4? It was what it was!

[@jw0stephens]

Amnesia would be the usual way they'd handled it. Wasn't there even some episodes of this show with that plot device used? Or somehow explain that she wasn't believed, or had bad information, or believed they were lost somehow with too little information to allow rescue of the others?

[@dancingdog60]

CBS could have done a crossover episode with "Lost In Space" with Dr. Smith somehow ending up on the island. Happy to be on earth...but disgusted to be stranded on the island. Only to find his way back to Pre-planus!

[@eddiefaccioni2453]

Lost In Space was set in the year 1997. Some kind of time warp would have to take effect for this scenario to play out.

[@8cire]

That's stupid!

[@allimone5400]

The Paul Lynde one is the one I would have love to see. He is such a comedic genius.

[@deeskers1]

That would have been my favorite one, too, out of those handful of ideas. Paul Lynde was very funny. Always like him on 'Hollywood Squares', too.

[@allimone5400]

@@deeskers1 I loved him on that, he was so spontaneous

[@deeskers1]

@@allimone5400 👍

[@dwaynecollins4974]

I thought it was pretty well known that Paul's zingers on Hollywood squares were pre-written. His answers to the questions we're on the spot and his own however. 🤗

[@irishis3]

My Favorite Martian was a huge hit around the same time as Gilligan and it was within the realm of believability because of the space race. It's About Time was another popular show with Imogene Cocoa.

[@marcstevens8576]

Loved My Favorite Martian. Walston & Bixby were great...

[@marcstevens8576]

I was greatly disappointed that Tina Louise grew tired with Gilligan's, as did Charlotte Rae, with The Facts Of Life. They both wanted to move on & make more of their careers, but neither got anywhere. Thankfully for Tina, that fourth season never happened. As far as Charlotte, her replacement, Cloris Leachman kind of buried Mrs Garrett, as she was more famous. Happy Ginger is still around.

[@majkus]

"It's About Time" was also Sherwood Schwartz (with an equally memorable theme song; say 'it's about time!' to a babyboomer and you may well cause them to sing the first few lines, 60 years later). It was not ever very popular, though, even with the major format change midway through its run. It must have looked great on paper (Joe E. Ross and Imogene Coca as funny cavepeople, with attractive male and female teen children), but man it was awful in the execution.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@majkus I was in elementary school. Yes, the theme song is now 'playing' in my head.

[@NadaTall]

That’s exactly what I was thinking; this likely would have been a nod to the very successful show for which Sherwood Schwartz was a writer, starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby. It’s hard to say, but perhaps one of those actors may have been the alien guest star.

[@richardmark9161]

I’m curious about Ginger getting rescued without the rest of the castaways. Would she be able to give her rescuers information to get to the rest of the castaways? Does she get amnesia when she is rescued? I would’ve just recast Ginger if Tina Louise really wanted off the show that badly. Recasting a popular character wasn’t unheard of. Batman recast the Riddler and Catwoman. Bewitched recast Darren.

[@jessebrantley8851]

You would think Ginger would have told about the other castaways and wanted them rescued.

[@shoresean1237]

@@jessebrantley8851 Maybe she was too busy hunting down Eva Grubb to remember her friends right away.

[@dwaynecollins4974]

And the rating started going down almost immediately when cast members are replaced with other actors playing the same character. Jerry Van Dyke originally was going to play Gilligan. Now could you imagine anybody else but Bob Denver being Gilligan? Of course not...

[@Goodiesfanful]

They recast Ginger for the reunion movie, anyway.

[@1200sbeemer]

@@Goodiesfanful wasn’t the same at all.

[@ronniesouthern7829]

It’s interesting that Ginger is the only one still alive out of the cast members, but seemingly the most miserable with her time on Gilligan’s Island. Everyone else seemed to embrace their time with the show. It’s a shame that they didn’t have an opportunity for a 4th season.

[@platterjockey]

Natalie Schaffer wasn't that happy with being on the show, either, but she grew into it.

[@beatweezl]

She didn't get along with Dawn.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

If that was the future of _Gilligan's Island,_ then I am SO glad that the series came to an end with the third season. Although, Paul Lynn's guest appearances would have been interesting...

[@Theeightmilebend]

Another thing about this show that I never knew ! Thanks for another great video !

[@ricknineg]

I’m glad I was able to teach you something about it! Now you can share it with others

[@marksadams01]

I also like "Who's the Dodo?" I'd arrange the script and costumes where the genie's turban is decorated with dodo feathers, some fall off, and the Professor keeps finding them. Gilligan keeps the genie a secret, and has many close calls with the Professor almost discovering the genie. Through all the hubbub, Gilligan, of course, makes three stupid, accidential wishes ("I wish I didn't say that..."), and as the genie and the lamp disappear (with the tide, maybe), the Professor's collection of Dodo feathers fade away, too, with Gilligan and the Professor never seeing the connection between the two storylines.

[@MrDRUID27]

Great video! I was about 7 when Gilligans' Island was canceled. It was my 2nd favorite show. I always knew the reasons and circumstances why it was canceled, so this video makes alot of sence. Keep the videos coming and I will keep watching!

[@donnicholas7552]

I'm not so sure of "Ginger" leaving the show and replacing her with two other girls would've worked. There's already a large cast already. It just sounds like a bad idea to me.

[@johnruschmeyer5769]

On the other hand, this would have evened out the sexes at 4 persons each, so potentially less (or more) viewer speculation about possible couplings. From a plot standpoint, I'm wondering what reason would have been given for Ginger not pointing rescuers to the rest of the castaways. Usually, the guest stars either don't tell for personal (selfish) reasons or Gilligan somehow negates the pointer to the island. Would Ginger want off the island badly enough to steal the boat and screw everyone else? Also, it seems like it might have been time for a new opening theme.

[@donnicholas7552]

@@johnruschmeyer5769 True. But knowing the plot devices used on the show, Ginger could get amnesia and forget what happened to the other castaways? It could also be that she regains her memory and everybody gets rescued and there's closure when the series ends. So, yeah that could work.

[@sjduges67]

Having two more cast members would have screwed up the theme song.

[@DocDoccus]

@@sjduges67 "and the rest". It's been done.

[@sjduges67]

@@DocDoccus ah, I forgot! Thank you, wise one! :)

[@jacksampsonforever]

This was incredible! I'm guessing the genie would've been female, and maybe a parody of IDOJ

[@shadesalans4977]

How ironic Bob Denver played a genie on IDOJ!

[@dreamdisturber]

This is fascinating. First time hearing about the LOST episodes and the places to have Ginger rescued. Imagine how that would change the way we reflect on Gilligan’s Island.

[@drj3604]

This is the first I'm hearing of these "lost" episodes, though it does make sense that they would have some detailed plot outlines prepared before the end of season three. Thanks for bringing these out !

[@im_agine852]

Wouldn't it have been something if Gilligan found the lamp and someone like Barbara Eden came out. It would've thrown Ginger and Mary Ann for a loop.

[@eddiefaccioni2453]

Both Ginger and Mary-Ann would have found a way to get rid of their rival.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Another reason I would leave the Island. Not with those 3 honeys.

[@waynejohanson1083]

I mean wouldn't leave the island.

[@JosephRicciardi]

I thought that too :)

[@teresewecker]

Can't beat that can you?? A beautiful blonde,, a darling brunette and a stunning redhead.

[@jeffreydevoti7000]

The Alf episode where he dreams he's on Gilligan's Island is a gift from God. The Skipper, Gilligan, The Professor and Mary-Ann are excellent, and seem like time stood still for them on the island. Since the Skipper put Alf to work, it's not quite what he expects. One of the best episodes of Alf.

[@DannyBkyn]

Gunsmoke was a 60-minute show while Gilligan’s Island was a 30-minute show. Which other show was removed to put Gunsmoke back in the schedule?

[@davewoodman8326]

This is GREAT, Rick! I was fortunate to work with Sherwood toward the end of his life. He seemed to like to recycle ideas he thought were good, and at one point had GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, THE MUSICAL, off Broadway. A lot of time has passed, but I do remember attending 2 of his plays. The first, I only remember Sandra Gould sat in front of me and I was so happy to meet her. The second I attended at a college, or high school auditorium. Lovely to be invited to this practice run and I do believe that show became what was performed in NYC. The premise was about an alien with the Castaways, so possibly the alien idea was later worked in to that script. Also, I vaguely remember a TV movie combining Gilligan with The Globe Trotters. I do believe they had built a hotel on the island for that show. Love your work! Disney animator, Dave Woodman

[@ricknineg]

Thank you kindly, Dave!

[@TheBearAspirin]

The whims of a television executive's wife resulted in the cancellation of what would become a cult show and the loss of jobs of everyone working on that show. Crazy.

[@Orrymain1]

That was interesting. Of course, from the time those 'ideas' were written down to the time the script is written to the time of filming, the whole scenario could be drastically different. By S4, it would be harder in my mind to keep having people pop up on the island and then get off without helping the castaways. They can't all get lost on the way home, too. Alien could just be a foreigner and not an outer world character. I know Tina had issues with the show, but it's very hard to envision Ginger getting into a kayak on her own and just leaving, or for a kayak to be found and they vote for one to use it and vote for Ginger, who would be the least qualified to try to get away safely, second perhaps to Mrs. Howell.

[@ianmalcolm2552]

Hi Rick, very interesting video. Sorry to say, I’m glad that these episodes were never made. You said it best when mentioning that the series is basically grounded in reality. Way too many off the wall scenarios starting with a miniaturized Gilligan? They would have Jumped the Shark before it was a thing. Keep up the excellent work Rick!

[@ricknineg]

Yes Ian. I’m glad you understood my point about it be “grounded.” It was still a totally outlandish show. Jet packs, robots, but there were no heavy Sci Fi elements, fantasy etc. A mini Gilligan would have been fun but too strange for their show. The dreams made those weird plots possible! Thanks for watching and enjoying!

[@davidaltman3867]

orrr maybe the mini gilligan episode would have been a dream episode

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Yes, Gilligan's Island was grounded in reality, especially to me as a child when starting to watch the show. Sure some of the episodes were a bit farfetched & bordered on fantasy. It was the characterizations that made such a wonderful fantasy seem so real! Wisely enough, the Writers employed dream sequences to deal with storylines exceeding the realm of reality, & it was effective. Even my childhood mind could differentiate those elements of the show. The miniaturized Gilligan idea would have been much better achieved as part of a dream sequence to allow the show continuity in grounded reality.

[@gabevee3]

Oh COME NOW! So invisible Gilligan is grounded? Or each of them gaining special abilities from irradiated seeds grounded? Or mind reading nuts... grounded? The whole latter series was all farcical fantasy... like the mad scientist transferring personalities. Grounded in reality??? Did you ever even watch the show? There are sooo many other scenarios that did air that were whacky like a miniature Gilligan, which would have been par for the course, actually. Sorry for sounding so hard, but imagining that a miniature Gilligan would have been jumping the shark to me hasn't watched the show. Don't get me wrong... I love Gilligan's island. It was farce, and that's what I love about it. But the undone episodes would be just as farcical and fun and in keeping with the rest.

[@ianmalcolm2552]

I’m thinking you must have missed the qualifying adverb “basically” in the statement. And yes, there were exceptions but the majority of episodes were grounded in reality. So, “basically grounded” is an accurate description.

[@robertleemeyer]

Thanks, Rick! It's amazing to hear new information about one of my favorite shows after all these years! (Since you already used 'fascinating', I'll say it was 'intriguing').

[@randytim512]

This video was so much fun. I think the one episode that sounds the best was 'Laugh Until it Hurts' with the always hilarious Paul Lynne. I'm not a big fan of Bewitched but the episodes where he plays Uncle Aurther were standouts. I also love the concept of a Hotel for guest stars washed up on shore. That concept even had spin off potential.

[@CHeilman0330]

Hi Rick!! I loved seeing this LOST EPISODES of Gilligan's Islands pop up in my KZbin feed!! I think I would LIKED to have seen a marriage happen eventually between Gilligan & Mary Ann, & also Professor & Ginger (so essentially no rescue for Ginger)

[@cadeevans4623]

Awesome rick I would love too the 10 lost episodes of gilligans island I've never heard of thanks for revealing them love this show rick thanks for sharing great video Rick 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Jared_Wignall]

All of these episodes sound fantastic. It’s a shame none of these came to be due to the show being cancelled and I remember you going into more details why it got cancelled and I still think it’s dumb, but I guess there are shows do get cancelled for dumb reasons. I think if these episodes were made and if viewership increased, who knows, maybe then Gilligan’s Island could have gone on for another season or two after a fourth season. Thanks for the video Rick, keep up the great work!

[@lindawolffkashmir2768]

Networks get strange ideas in their heads all the time. Look at the Rural Purge, for instance. Many shows cancelled in that were still really popular in the ratings, yet all were scrapped. Now, they’re all looking for the next cop show, the next doctor drama, the next law practice. The idea of any kind of fantasy scripted show is almost impossible now, other than the tried and true like another reboot of Star Trek.

[@mls_words_of_wisdom]

I find it genius how they came up with each episode!!! It’s hard to think this stuff up!!!

[@eddymekk]

They did make a reunion movie where they ran a resort on the island. The Castaways On Gillian’s Island (1979)…still watch the show any time I can. Love it. Thanks for sharing!

[@dennismason3740]

Wrong Way Feldman was played by Hans Conreid (sp?) who provided many of the voices for Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dudley DoRight, Fractured Fairy Tails and a zillion other animated characters. He had been a character actor in film and t.v. for decades. You know him by voice.

[@steverudder3321]

I really loved Gilligan's Island, but by the sounds of these descriptions, I'm glad that the series ended before these bad ideas for plots were written.

[@nikranieri3188]

They're bullet points. You can't base the quality on rough concepts. I think the writing was solid for the most part. They would have made them work or put them aside in favor of other ideas. The other thing is that the cast was so strong that they could have made even a bad script passable. Just look at "It's About Time". Same staff more or less but the cast was so week that they couldn't pull it off. The show was not very good.

[@laustcawz2089]

Don't remember Paul Lynde on IDOJ; he did play Uncle Arthur on "Bewitched".

[@onemillionseven1]

Hi, Rick. I read about the possibility of Gilligan having a pet dinosaur. If the producers had intended to make the creature a recurring character, it would have needed a unique gimmick to keep everyone on the island. I see Gilligan just after the theme song stumbling over a rock, leading him to fall into a cave where a small dinosaur hatches from an egg. Naturally, Gilligan runs away yelling in a panic (regardless of the creature's size). Over the course of the episode, the creature is proven to be somewhat naive in its nature. Regardless, the Professor hatches an idea (pun intended) that as the dinosaur grows, someone will be able to ride it back to civilization. However, the creature overeats towards the end of the episode, and falls into the lagoon on its back. It floats off into the ocean. The last scene shows everyone gathered around the radio, listening to the announcement of the creature arriving in civilization with an overstuffed belly. The announcer also states that scientists will be studying the creature closely as no one can understand how it came to consume so many coconuts (with no explanation as to how they know about the food). Then, the ending theme song plays.

[@dhenderson1810]

The "motel" idea of guests staying there actually happened in the movie "The Castaways At Gilligan's Island", where the castaways are rescued again, and Mr Howell then proposes the idea to turn the island into a holiday resort, with the other castaways as silent partners, where guests would come and stay and live like the castaways did for a week. The movie had special guests like Tom Bosley. They also did "The Harlem Globetrotters On Gilligan's Island" where it was set in the Castaways, which is the name of the new resort that the castaways had set up. I read that these movies were to set up a "Gilligan's Island" revival series, which would be like the previous seasons, but now set on their resort holiday island, and their misadventures with the guests.

[@jenniferhanses7064]

Yep. I remember that movie. I may have even seen it when it came out.

[@infinitecowboy3218]

I didn't care for the second and third GI movies; in fact, I would've rewritten the first movie altogether. The movies were not as funny as the TV series was, and much of the charm was gone. The first movie I would had them being rescued but foregoing the parade and Gilligan and the Skipper visiting the others after their rescue so they can get the other castaways to sign off on an insurance policy saying they were not at fault (which had already been decided in the TV series), but finding they too had problems. I mean, would Mary Ann's boyfriend have waited 15 years for her to reappear after being presumably lost at sea? C'mon! After that long, all of the castaways would've been presumed to be dead. And what did Mary Ann do after her best friend and their mutual boyfriend got married? Did she go stay with the Skipper and Gilligan?I did like the visit to the Howells in that movie, as well as Judith Baldwin's line as Ginger, "He tied me up and saved my life!" That line should've been given to Dawn. No offense to Judith, but she just wasn't convincing as Ginger, not with her honey-dipped-too-thick voice.

[@daniellescott5821]

The episode with the singer sounds like it would have been a perfect fit for Bobby Darin. Bobby Darin definitely had the singing part down, but he was a very able comedy performer. He had his own variety show in 1973, just before he passed away. It would have been something to see him in the world of Gilligan's Island.

[@t.m.kmedia1136]

I remember watching an episode of "Sliders" and there was a tv playing in the background on one world they visited and Giligans Island was on and Maryann and Giligan were a couple.

[@deeskers1]

Wow!! Thank you Rick! This was the coolest one you have posted for a long time. Great that you got this information; if anyone else would have posted this, I probably would've believed it was made up, lol. But you seem like an honest, genuine person and you don't steer your fans wrong. Loved, loved, loved this one. I think my favorites would have been 'Proportional Potions' and the one with Paul Lynde. Least favorite may have been when the two new characters were introduced (even though Ginger was my least favorite character, it still would've seemed surreal having her gone and two new characters on the show). Another least favorite probably would have been the dinosaur one, just because I am the rare person not fascinated by dinosaurs, lol. Great stuff!! Thanks! 👍👍👍❤

[@ricknineg]

Thank you! I definitely have good sources for all my information

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

@@ricknineg Other than dreaM a possible reason for Gingers rescue They build (for the umpteeth time )a raft something goes wrong while voyaging on raft storm perhaps All but Ginger are washed off the raft get back to the island pondering the fate of their castaway Later Ginger is found on raft unconcious AND with Amnesia. Though known by her rescuers due to her fame she can not remember the last few years and thus the casatways are now six This revalation is revealed on the radio The two new castaways probably land on the island shortly after the storm as they fell of a cruise ship or something Thus proclaiming Gilligan to say When God Lord closes a window he opens a door (You get the gist) The alien concept SURPRISINGLY was not done sooner

[@jw0stephens]

I'm still sad about the passing of Dawn Wells. So luck to have met her in Dec 2019, and many thanks to friends who had arranged a cruise for child star fans for allowing us to attend a sailing eve meet and greet. And we've almost lost Tony Dow this past few days, but thankfully he's recovering and at home. (9/4/2021 for future reference). So hopefully he and Jerry and others will stay safe a bit longer.

[@almartino4635]

I met her in Palm Springs in Dec of 2018. She was awesome. I agree

[@jw0stephens]

@@almartino4635 I'm so sad she passed. I did get a signed full DVD set if GI when I met. In the setting chatted for a while, and who I suspect was her assistant. Also Jerry Mathers was there, and asked about Ken Osmond. Before he passed (Ken) and a couple of years before anything public about Tony.

[@Liasisws]

This was a fascinating episode! So glad you posted it! 🏝

[@jonmcintosh2729]

I think a really good episode would be for Phyllis Diller to have landed on the island. I think her interacting with the Howells in particularly would be quite funny.

[@ddavenpAZ]

The enthusiasm you had towards this topic really shined through! You could have simply spoke without visuals and it still would have received my attention! 😁 Some of the editing was distracting to me, but not overly so. Great job with all the research detail and again, loved the enthusiasm!

[@chollythecrazycorgihesinsa6505]

I bet “bye bye birdie” would have made it work for the castaways to pair up ( except for Mr & Mrs Howell)

[@SpaceAceTX]

LOVE Gilligan’s Island !! Thanks for making one of the most memorable vids in KZbin history. Have had an account for 15 going on 16 years and this has to be one of my favorites 💚🥥🌴🐬

[@tammyevans7333]

Wow, so cool and intere sting! Thanks!

[@gregcloninger5120]

Wow...this is the first time I've ever heard this information about the proposed episodes for the never-to-be 4th season! My favorite one would have to be the Paul Lynde episode. His snarky brand of humor makes me laugh every time I see him. I can easily imagine him quickly getting fed up with Gilligan's clumsiness and dimwittedness. It would have been a classic!

[@MikeB071]

An episode with Paul Lynde would have been off-the-charts hilarious!!!!

[@sallyn2393]

Wow, Rick! This was so interesting! So much to digest, they all sounded great, I too loved Paul Lynde, so that would have been so fun to see him on an episode. Thanks for doing this, it was really fun, and fascinating!!😀⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@Sally N I knew of this many years ago and I did mention it here in the comment section. Take care!🏝🥥🛥📺

[@jenniferhanses7064]

Random side note, and I don't know if you'll ever see it, but you might find it fun to look at the Gilligan's Island guest stars on Family Feud during classic TV Week. The Castaways demolished every other team they met. It was impressive. It's also one of the last things Jim Bachus did before passing. I believe the actual contestants were the Skipper, Mr & Mrs. Howell, the Professor, and Maryanne. It was lovely to see them interacting not in character to get a sense of their chemistry as a team.

[@darrenjones7829]

You do a great job with your own thoughts of the show thanks for your time

[@paulsbunion]

I loved that the story lines sometimes flirted with headhunters and cannibals! I would have enjoyed an episode where Gilligan would have been captured by cannibals, thinking he was going to help rescue his friends by being fattened as a potential meal! The Rory Calhoun episode was the closest to this idea…although, he just wanted Gilligan as a trophy!

[@lukec.9819]

Heck, there was episode of Bewitched, where Endora casts a spell on Darrin and shrinks him down to fit inside a coffee cup! Haha

[@johnruschmeyer5769]

But Bewitched is a magical comedy, so the rules of pseudo-reality don't have to apply. FWIW, there was also the Irwin Allen show "Land Of The Giants" around this time which featured a group of "castaways" stranded in a place where they are the size of toys.

[@stillaboveground2470]

When Ginger got rescued, would she go after Eva Grubb, the imposter? It always bothered me that that storyline was never resolved. We can only assume that Eva was exposed as a phony.

[@al007italia]

My question with Ginger leaving was how would they explain her not telling about the rest of the castaways so they would have been rescued? I am wondering what new CBS shows for that season got flopped & got cancelled that they shouldn't have put on in the 1st place & instead keep Gilligan's Island on. Of the new episodes, the Pirate one appeals to me most. Also, these were proposals, but even if there was a 4th season some of them might not have been made, script problems being one possible reason.

[@petesalisbury1173]

The owner of the script that had the 4th season story ideas was Robert Rankin, President of the Original Gilligan's Island Fan Club. Only he has seen that page and he only shared information from it in his fan club newsletter. Everything you shared is an exaggeration of his original information. I was the island correspondent for the newsletter and was eventually promoted to fan club president by Sherwood Schwartz. Two tidbits of information I will share with you. Vito Scotti was to play the pirate. The Ginger gets rescued storyline was a contract negotiation ploy as the cast contracts were all up for renewal for season 4 and beyond. It was suspected that Tina Louise would demand a much larger raise than producers would want to pay (a tactic her agent tried for the reunion film). By showing storylines replacing Ginger it was hoped they would be able to keep Tina in the cast and stick to the budget.

[@lawrencebraun7616]

It would not have surprised if Gilligan and Skipper showed up on lost with the plane crash. It would have been the same island

[@andrealanders447]

Super interesting stuff, thanks for the info. I had never heard about these missing episodes. Oh what could have been!

[@mikecowen6507]

Hey Rick! This is so much fun. How did you ever find these scripts that were in development? I think Paul Lynde would have been masterful with his physical comedy. A shame it never happened.

[@technomikelyons]

If they'd have gotten rid of Ginger, they'd need to change the theme song yet again.

[@kjpphotography4764]

Maybe that episode with the Martian they could have had Ray Walston as the Alien. CBS did own the rights to that show around the same time.

[@williampetersen9915]

On the Gilligan's Island page of the message board section of the sitcomsonline site, there is a thread with the title: The Fourth Season That Never Was, I posted my idea of how they could've handled it if Tina Louise had decided to opt out along with an idea for a final episode.

[@mega502]

Gilligan could use the bamboo car as a limousine service for the guest stars visiting the island hotel.

[@ricknineg]

Haha great idea. I haven’t thought of that

[@busterchops]

I remember watching GI as a kid and thinking "that Gilligan is so goofy" but re-watching the series it amazes me how much Gilligan is not actually responsible for many of the problems. He seems far more the whipping boy than the cause of their misery.

[@dancingdog60]

Paul Lynde was a standout on Bewitched!!

[@lousifei]

This was really interesting. I had never heard anything about this before. I can't actually say that any of the proposed episodes sounded that great, and based on the upcoming changes (Ginger leaves, two new cast members, and a marriage on the island), I can't help but think that maybe it was better to have just ended when it did before the basic setting that we all loved so much was tarnished (or at least changed) forever in our memories. Sometimes I think I'd rather not learn too much behind the scenes information about programs or actors that I liked as a kid so as not to, again, tarnish the rosy impressions that I treasured. Sometimes ignorance really is bliss.

[@pipe2devnull]

Ginger could wash ashore in season 5 and stay at the motel for one episodes. She could leave in one of the same way other guest stars do. This video was excellent btw.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Lord Admiral Gilligan. Skipper, Long John Silver. Professor, Captain Kidd, & Mr.Howell, Peter Pan's Captain Hook. While discussing scars, Hook replies, " I had an itch,....and forgot !!" , holding up his hook hand.

[@MeadowFarmer]

Thanks for explaining the planned episodes. I'd heard the scripts for season four were already written, but this is the first time the storylines have been revealed. It's too bad it was cancelled. There are only three shows that no matter how many times I've seen them they are still funny, Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, and Seinfeld.

[@paul28fo]

Very interesting! I really enjoyed this as I often wondered what another season would have been like had it not been canceled. I remember reading that the wife of the studio head wanted her beloved Gunsmoke to continue and Gilligan's Island got the ax instead. That whole premise of Ginger being rescued alone is absurd and would never have worked. Replacing Ginger with two additional actresses would have changed everything we loved about Gilligan's Island and the SEVEN castaways. Originally they should have cast either Julie Newmar or Sharon Tate OR had either one be the replacement. They would have been perfect-- In my opinion anyway. Good Job Rick!

[@yolandadelazerda207]

Great vlog Amigo!! Ahhh what could've been indeed!! Thanks for sharing

[@maxwellstupid5253]

What I always thought it would have been a good idea to do some flashback episodes giving us a look at the castaways lives before they were shipwrecked.

[@scottmoore1614]

That’s a great idea! One of the things I loved about Rescue from Gilligan’s Island was the fact that we got to see the castaways back in civilization. I mean, who didn’t want to see the Howell’s extravagant mansion or Mary Ann’s farm? The dream sequences were the only times the castaways were actually able to get off the island and have a little change of scenery.

[@daniellescott5821]

The shrunken Gilligan episode reminds me of the first episode in the 5th season of Bewitched, "The Incredible Shrinking Adman" (I think), where Endora casts a spell to shrink Darrin. Along with the Land of the Giants, and a specific episode of "I Dream Of Jeannie", there must have been some shared over-sized props and sets lying around that these shows shared, or could have shared.

[@chiefbobdavis99]

Would like to see a reboot, but this kind of innocence is long gone on TV.

[@GarretGrayCamera]

Nowadays it would have to have a dark origin story. They'd all be escaping unpleasant pasts that are slowly revealed throughout the course of the show. Like maybe the professor was passed over for tenure because he was having an affair with the Dean's wife. The Howell's fleeced retirees out of their life savings. Skipper and Gilligan are forever guilt ridden for causing a boating accident that resulted in someone dying. Ginger is dealing with being sexually harassed in the film business. And Mary Ann, she's just as sweet as can be. Nothing wrong with her!

[@defuller1]

Plus they'd be showing people's navles! It just wouldn't be the same. 😳

[@robertlworley]

It sure would be nice if someone tried to make a reboot with that same sense of innocence and silliness. Maybe the world could use that. Safe and enjoyable for everyone.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@GarretGrayCamera No, she was forced to give up an out of wedlock baby and chose to run off, so she took a cruise, but....faced with being stranded on an island for 15 years, I'd have rather dealt with the baby.

[@jimhoyt5]

That last idea did come to fruition. There was a movie in 1979 called The Castaways on Gilligan's Island in which after being rescued the Howells build a resort on the island. All the castaways work at the resort in one capacity or another.

[@peggyfillmore1971]

Love your vids...you go off on a different direction...I love media history as well as it backgrounds. It's refreshing to see someone talk about it and give info that people hadn't heard about. ❤️❤️

[@ricknineg]

Thank you so much! This is the type of content I’ve always wanted to put on my channel. Thank you

[@TommygunNG]

A hotel? Ridiculous--"Hey, we're castaways here, but so many people keep showing up, then leaving without us getting rescued that we decided to build this shelter for them." Stupid.

[@brettdamkroger1371]

ALF visits the island. 20 years later Alf did visit the castaways. Glad the Ginger swap didn't happen. It would have changed the perfect dynamic that is Gilligan's Island. The second TV was based off of the castaways turning the island into a resort. Speaking of the TV movies. I would love to hear your breakdown of Rescue from Gilligan's Island. I actually sob like a baby when Skipper says, "I can't believe it, after 15 years we're finally rescued."

[@daniellescott5821]

The episiode where Gilligan becomes Dick Tracy sounds like it might be a dream sequence, much like the episode where he sees himself as a James Bond-type secret agent. The rest of the castaways would round out the cast of his dream: Skipper as the police chief, MaryAnn as Tess Truehart, Mr. Howell as the villain (Moneybags, maybe?). Just would be another fun episode with Gilligan waking up at the end, still thinking he's Dick Tracy, and fouling up another rescue.

[@RobGa66]

From the sounds of it, if the 4th season had of continued, the show would have definitely ‘jumped the shark’ by then.

[@IANWHITENYC]

Well done! I'm an Agile Coach who uses a rubric that incorporates certain aspects of the Castaways, but I actually cracked the symbolism and influence on the social construct symbolized by the cast. This has not been published yet, but when it is in early 2022, I'm sure you will be happy to get this additional slither of information. There are so many hints but no one has really been able to tie everything together (to my knowledge). Feel free to reach out privately.

[@brianl6964]

You 'cracked it' huh? Lol. Sounds like you wrote a well thought out theory of interpersonal team relations but I doubt you cracked anything epic. It's GI not the dead sea scroll.

[@IANWHITENYC]

@@brianl6964 I will keep you in mind when I make the reveal

[@gregorysterner1692]

I did not know about these possibilities for a 4th season...WOW! Great info on the cancelation which I didn't know either. I just got done watching your monster movie vids(👍)caused it the night before Halloween! And I realized that you made this one I sub up & wrote this! Thanks I watch Gillian whenever I find it on tv... HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃 PS..I would gave loved to see the alien episode...so Alf had the Skipper & Gillian on his show? I don't remember that 🤔

[@superdavid002]

Some other episodes they might have done were reworked into their reunion shows of Rescue from GI, The Castaways on GI, the Harlem Globetrotters on GI, and they also had plans for more celebrity guests on the show. Some of their unused ideas were also used on the Gilligan's Planet TV show.

[@mikeslater6246]

Rick, your best video to date! Really loved it cuz I'm a great fan of Gilligan's Island. I think the most interesting, and the hardest, of the episodes would have been rescuing Ginger. It sounds plausible that she wanted off since she was really unhappy that the premise of the show didn't center around her. I understand they probably didn't tell her the whole truth about the concept of the show when she signed on. But that episode would be the hardest. Like another commenter said, how would she be explained as having been rescued and not told her rescuers about the others. They're all supposed to be great friends on the island. On all the other episodes where someone came on the island and went off it could be explained easily by their character why they didn't tell anybody. Zsa Zsa played the typical dizzy blond, the surfer bumped his head losing his memory, Harold Hecuba wanted to steal the musical presentation of Hamlet that The Castaways had devised, etc. But even if Ginger couldn't remember or didn't want to tell, the fact that the actress that was lost at sea with 6 others years earlier suddenly showing up in obvious good health should trigger something that would be hard to discount in this kind of episode. It would have been interesting to see how they worked around it. Again great job, keep up the good work! You really raised the bar with this one!

[@lee120458]

Those ten episodes you mentioned made me realize why Gilligan was made as a cartoon series ten years later. Gilligan sinking,an alien land on the island,and Gilligan thinking he's Dick Tracy all sound like cartoon episodes to me.

[@lisadickinson1013]

Paul Lynne would have been be epic. This by far would have been my favorite!

[@devilman2465]

Wasn't the hotel the storyline of the reunion movies?

[@laustcawz2089]

The 2nd one.

[@weylguy]

How oh how did the world ever survive without these lost episodes of Gilligan's Island? To help prevent future over-Iooked gems, I suggest an annual GilliCon convention dedicated to promoting a worldwide Gilligan culture and the perpetual enshrinement of the mature thespian talents the show produced. Sherwood Schwartz, we hardly knew ye!

[@stillaboveground2470]

If Tina wanted off the show, they should have just recast the role. How would they explain Ginger getting rescued and not sending out a search party for the rest of the castaways? (Amnesia, like Duke Williams?)

[@petestaint8312]

Fantastic video! Where did you find the info???

[@stacybrown6526]

Omg! Best video of all time, Rick! Just for fun I think I will develop some of these storylines and enjoy myself. Could be just what I need to regain my brain after the loss of my husband in October. I'll let you know if I can get it done. Im batting zero in the accomplishment dept. so far. Where and how did you discover all of this? Im thinking you found a book or something. Thanks! Now, to locate some paper.

[@hoganhogan3]

Bob Denver played a genie in I Dream of Jeannie. Great episode.

[@conditionallyunconditional5691]

Dr.Leonard "Bones" McCoy: "Except for the redhead, they're all dead Jim!"

[@HardcoreZen]

Someone should turn these episodes into comic books. Have you ever examined the two animated series The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet? They also should have done a crossover where The Monks got stranded on Gilligan's Island. Anyway, how did you find these episode descriptions?

[@johnnunez1238]

Paul Lynde would have been a great episode! Can't believe that Gunsmoke was chosen over Gilligan's Island...

[@jenniferhanses7064]

Have you ever done an episode on how the Castaways were all supposed to represent the 7 deadly sins? Skipper (Wrath), Mr. Howell (Greed), Ginger (Lust), Maryanne (Envy). It gets a little bit less direct with the other three, but the Professor is Pride, in this case more intellectual pride. Lovey is kind of Sloth, but also overlaps with Greed. And Gilligan tends to be both Gluttony and Sloth. That's how the original concept changed in the final layout. So I wonder, if keeping with that theme if Miss Krissy and Miss Sally would have kept with that concept or not? Would one of them have replaced Ginger as Lust? And maybe the other would have taken up some of the other aspects of Pride, as I don't think most people were ever that bothered by the Professor being overly prideful. Without knowing what Miss Krissy or Miss Sally would have been like, I'm actually partial to the Professor and Maryanne rather than Gilligan and Maryanne. I just can imagine anyone marrying Gilligan. That takes the incompetent husband trope and turns it up to 12. And at least most of the incompetent husbands have backstories like "I was the captain of the football team, but then I put on weight" to explain that the women might have married them for their looks once upon a time. But marrying Gilligan would be like marrying a child you had to look after constantly. Meanwhile, the Professor is smart, even if his plans never work out. He's a competent worker when it comes to physical tasks. And Maryanne, when she's not being envious, is a practical, down to earth kind of girl. I think they would have had a great partnership, with lots of potential comedy because the Professor isn't terribly emotional and Maryanne is deeply insecure. Still, I thought they had great chemistry together in scenes, so I would have liked that direction.

[@eiriknalder4683]

I have all the Gilligans DVD's collection, when those came out, I wanted Gilligan to sign one...drat not soon enough! Thank you castaways, for the fond fond memories ❤ Now heres a tale of the castaways their here for a long long while, they'll have to make the best of things its an uphill climb..... oh the wellingtons played the part of the mosquitoes, bingo bango bongo and irving...