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‘Gilligan’s Island’ debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour (Sep 26 1964)


Video: 'Gilligan's Island Intro Episode1' (Sept. 26, 1964)

(Saturday, September 26, 1964, 8:30 p.m. EDT)Gilligan’s Island, a situation comedy that followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked, debuted tonight as a regular television series on CBS. It starred Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells. Continue reading ‘Gilligan’s Island’ debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour (Sep 26 1964)