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Scripted series · CBS

Gilligan's Island

A three-hour tour

7.4IMDb258 votesWorth your time
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1964 – 19673 seasons · 98 episodes~25 min per episodeTV-GEnded
ComedyFamily
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Bob Denver

Bob Denver

Gilligan

98 eps

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby

98 eps

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Thurston Howell, III

98 eps

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell

98 eps

Tina Louise

Tina Louise

Ginger Grant

98 eps

Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells

Mary Ann Summers

98 eps

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Roy "The Professor" Hinkley

98 eps

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

1 eps

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

1 eps

Al Schottelkotte

1 eps

Walt Hazzard

Walt Hazzard

1 eps

Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel

1 eps

Michael Forest

Michael Forest

Ugundi

1 eps

Vincent Beck

Vincent Beck

1 eps

Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

1 eps

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

1 eps

Bartlett Robinson

Bartlett Robinson

1 eps

Jack Sheldon

Jack Sheldon

Lucky (uncredited)

1 eps

Russ Grieve

Russ Grieve

Native Chief

2 eps

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

1 eps

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

2 eps

John McGiver

John McGiver

1 eps

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

1 eps

Michael Witney

Michael Witney

1 eps

George N. Neise

George N. Neise

2 eps

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

1 eps

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

1 eps

Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

2 eps

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

1 eps

Henny Backus

Henny Backus

Native Mother

1 eps

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Burt

1 eps

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

1 eps

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Jungle Boy

1 eps

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

3 eps

Eddie Little Sky

Eddie Little Sky

Native Warrior

3 eps

Vito Scotti

Vito Scotti

4 eps

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor

1 eps

Chick Hearn

2 eps

Janos Prohaska

4 eps

Louis Quinn

Louis Quinn

Hank (uncredited)

1 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Gilligan's Island actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Gilligan's Island reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.

HumourVery strong8.0

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Character DepthStrong5.7

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityPresent5.4

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightPresent4.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedPresent4.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

The story

What it's about

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship hit stormy weather.

The run

Seasons

3 seasons · 98 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    19647 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    196436 episodes

    6.2IMDb

    Best episode · S01E09 The Big Gold Strike

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    196532 episodes

    5.6IMDb

    Best episode · S02E01 Gilligan's Mother-in-Law

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    196630 episodes

    4.8IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

S00E04

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

15 May 198194 min
Still from The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

S00E03

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

3 May 197990 min
Still from Rescue from Gilligan's Island

S00E02

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

14 Oct 197825 min
Still from Gilligan, the Goddess

S03E30

Gilligan, the Goddess

4.0IMDb1 votes
17 Apr 196725 min
Still from Bang! Bang! Bang!

S03E29

Bang! Bang! Bang!

5.0IMDb1 votes
10 Apr 196725 min
Still from The Pigeon

S03E28

The Pigeon

5.0IMDb1 votes
3 Apr 196725 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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