The Writer Speaks: Sherwood Schwartz - PART 1

[@ivanmay7890]

I grew up watching dozens of Gilligans Island reruns, and I must say that Sherwood Schwartz was a great sitcom creator, and probably Norman Lear’s biggest rival.

[@kurteberly7411]

There was a golden age of television and it is definitely over.

[@alphabeets]

Schwartz indeed DID become a Doctor of Entertainment.

[@DiscipleofHim]

Touche

[@jgsmile1331]

We need more good men like this in the world.

[@jeffdawson2786]

Fascinating history. He created shows that left an indelible mark on me.

[@Farzana1420]

He is very intelligent and extremely smart

[@neilsaunders9309]

A clever man. His best shows ("Gilligan's Island", "The Brady Bunch") have remained fresh and relevant because beneath the frothy surface there was real depth and substance.

[@cameron_fairchild]

wonderful. i love how much of the man's life is being discussed and the inner workings of the business.

[@Labor_Jones]

I'm 3 Degrees away from Schwartz. I met a man who was in special affects and set design. His Father apparently worked for Red Skelton for 20 years & he (the son of) worked for RED for nearly 10 years. The Guy told me a few stories about RED Skelton show & family. He claimed to have dated some of the people whose children were his age in late 50s.

[@Labor_Jones]

He also told me that his JOB when he quit in 2005 would pay $15,000 dollars a week for his experience, knowledge and his artistic capabilities.

[@brb8829]

Schwartz was certainly talented and really tells a great story! Not surprising, given his writing acumen.

[@DavidCranstoun-p8l]

What a wonderful man!

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Let us not forget he did 1983 The Invisible Woman.

[@Labor_Jones]

Fascinating and dot to dot you see how improbably things lined up for him as well. ... for instance as a G.I. nco he was rubbing elbows with AD Companies GI Commissioned Officers that he would deal with after the war during the early days of t.v.

[@heleneharris6904]

He is a prime example that God has bigger and better plans for us!!!

[@JSYoutuber2]

A sad tail in that the world was denied so many doctors due to prejudice but karma gets its way in that the world got some classic TV shows.

[@heleneharris6904]

God had other plans for Sherwood Schwartz.

[@colderbeer]

What a genius.....to realize that Red Skelton's show could be so much funnier with less VERBAL jokes, and more VISUAL and body language jokes......

[@claudec2588]

This interviewer is excellent, knowledgeable. Who is he?

[@Jonathansbrands]

Claude C A legend.

[@kevinh5349]

baloney. He should cut the hm.hm crap through the whole thing.

[@OsbornTramain]

On the pantomime show. I think ernie kovacs did one, not sure if it was before or after skelton

[@DiscipleofHim]

Never knew Red was such a prick.

[@MrAmericanworkmule]

Interesting how it works....

[@keithforsay4204]

SS Was A Skunk! Gilligan's island! Alone Made MILLIONS! Does He Share That Fortune With The People That Made It A Hit? No Not a Dime! Alan Hale Jr. Actually Had The Skippers Cap Bronzed! And Gave It To SS As A Gift. Bronzing Something Doesn't Come Cheap. In Both Tv-Series Gilligan's island And The Brady Bunch Talked About The Importance Of Sharing With Each Other. SS Sure Didn't Practice What He Preached. It's A Small Wonder Why Tina Louise Hates Gilligan's island! The Creator Of Series Was A SOB!

[@johnhanselman6371]

Not sure if Sherwood got all the residuals or had to share with United Artists and Paramount. I heard Sherwood say he had to sign a contract claiming United Artists and Paramount are the creators of the show.

@@johnhanselman6371which is true he confirmed it in another interview. He did receive residuals for the rest of his life.

[@videoinformer]

Sherwood Schwartz's description of the vindictive firing of his brother reminds me of President Trump's firing of Alexander Vindman's brother Yevgeny for no reason but evil spite & revenge.

[@captaintruth3219]

Has there ever been an interview from Hollywood without bringing up segregation? For a guy that found it hard to believe they had separate water fountains in the army he sure didn’t write too many stories with a ton of black people. He should’ve had the S.S. Minnow land on Haiti now that would’ve been a riot. 👩🏿‍🍳👨🏿‍🌾👨🏿‍⚕️👩🏾‍🦱👨🏿‍🔧🎅🏿🧜🏿‍♂️🙋🏾‍♀️

[@CHDean]

I wonder what kind of doctor he would have been.

[@bjbell52]

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