To most of the world, Russell Johnson was the Professor on Gilligan’s Island, the calm voice of reason in the middle of coconut radios, bamboo gadgets and endless rescue plans that never quite worked ...

The Professor hold up a cup in "Gilligan's Island" (1964-1967) - CBS Success is never a guarantee in the television world, so one can hardly blame Russell Johnson for being leery about signing up for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For a show that became such a big pop cultural hit, "Gilligan's Island" had a somewhat fraught history. For one thing, the pilot episode ...

As many TV historians can tell you, Sherwood Schwartz's 1964 sitcom "Gilligan's Island" was as popular as it was reviled. Critics dismissed "Gilligan" as cartoonish, unrealistic, and frivolous, an ...

"Gilligan's Island" was shot during the Cold War, when everybody was afraid of nuclear annihilation. So naturally, any scientist worth his salt knew how to build a Geiger counter out of bamboo. Same ...

It would appear that the seven castaways of "Gilligan's Island" have hit the shores of Hollywood as the much beloved television series is being anchored as a star vessel for none other than Josh Gad, ...

Before Tina Louise found herself stranded on a tropical island, she was plagued with loneliness as a child in boarding school. The actress, who found fame as the glamorous Ginger Grant on the sitcom ...