Gilligan's Island - The Complete First Season

Rating:
Summary: That's Bob Denver
Review: That's not the singer John Denver, MusicalGenius "Jeremy". Music on the mind?

Rating:
Summary: OK Show, some good episodes
Review: Disc 1:

Unaired Pilot

Two on a Raft- 4/10

Home Sweet Hut- 4/10

Voodoo Something to Me- 5/10

Goodnight Sweet Skipper- 4/10

Wrongway Feldman- 3/10

President Gilligan- 7/10

The Sound of Quacking- 6/10

Goodbye Island- 4/10

all extras



Disc 2:

The Big Gold Strike- 2/10

Waiting for Watubi- don't remember

Angel on the Island- 3/10

Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk- don't remember

Three Million Dollars More or Less- 6/10

Water Water Everywhere- don't remember

So Sorry, My Island Now- don't remember

Plant You Now, Dig You Later- don't remember

Little Island, Big Gun- don't remember

X Marks the Spot- 5/10

Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy- don't remember

St. Gilligan and the Dragon- don't remember

Big Man on Little Stick- 5/10

Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend- 5/10



Disc 3:
How to be a Hero- 6/10

The Return of Wrongway Feldman- don't remember

The Matchmaker- don't remember

Music Hath Charm- don't remember

New Neighbor Sam- don't remember

They're Off and Running- 9/10

Three to Get Ready- 7/10

Forget Me Not- 7/10

Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home- don't remember

Physical Fatness- don't remember

It's Magic- don't remember

Goodbye Old Paint- 2/10

My Fair Gilligan- 4/10

A Nose By Any Other Name- 5/10




The best episodes of this season are: Their Off And Running, Three to Get Ready, President Gilligan, Forget Me Not, The Sound of Quacking, Three Million dollars More or Less


THe worst episodes are: The Big Gold Strike, Goodbye Old Paint, Wrongway Feldman, Angel On The Island




10- absolutely wonderful
5- good
1- awful


Rating:
Summary: great for kids
Review: Finally, something that I can put my kids in front of without worrying about sex, drugs, killing or anything else that seems to dominate TV these days. I loved Gilligan's Island as a kid and this not only brings back fond memories for me, but helps us create new ones as a family.

Now if they would only come out with Seasons 2 and 3....

Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Television Shows
Review: This is one of my favorite old sitcoms. This show stars Bob Denver as Gilligan, Alan Hale as the Skipper, Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III, Natalie Schaeffer as Mrs. Thurston Howell III, Tina Louise as Ginger Grant, Russell Johnson as the Professor, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann.

There are 36 episodes and they are all great. The DVD extras aren't as good as the cover says they are. The only thing I liked was the Rare Pilot episode and the Tropical Tidbits Trivia. The ones that I didn't like were the Gilligan's Island Survival Guide and Before the Three-Hour Tour. But everything else is superb. The DVD package includes 3 discs. One good thing is that every disc has episodes on both sides, 7 episodes on each side. Except the first disc, side one, that side only has episode and all bonus features.

These episodes are filmed in 1964 and 1965. They are in black and white and the total feature running time in 916 minutes. They are presented in a fullscreen format. If you like Gilligan's Island, the first season has to be in your collection.

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Summary: Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale.....
Review: Gilligan's Island was never a favorite of the critic's. But it was a hit with TV audiences and in syndication was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid. This is a great dvd to own with some classic unforgettable episodes.

Episode Guide:
(01) Two on a Raft: The first episode. The Castaways get stranded and Gilligan and the Skipper set out for help.
(02) Home Sweet Hut: The Castaways build their own huts when they start to get on each other's nerves.
(03) Voodoo Something To Me: The Skipper thinks Gilligan has been turned into a monkey.
(04) Goodnight Sweet Skipper: The Skipper can only remember how to fix a transmitter in his dreams.
(05) Wrongway Feldman: The Castaways find a long-forgotten aviator living on the island.
(06) President Gilligan: An election is held to decide who will be the leader on the island and the winner is Gilligan.
(07) The Sound of Quacking: The Castaways are running out of food and need to choose whether to eat a duck or use it to send a message.
(08) Goodbye Island: Gilligan discovers a special tree sap that can be used to make glue to repair their ship.
(09) The Big Gold Strike: Gold fever hits the island when Mr. Howell discovers a gold mine.
(10) Waiting For Watubi: The Skipper believes he has uncovered a curse and is doomed when he finds a carved statue of a Tiki God.
(11) Angel on the Island: Mr. Howell puts on a play to cheer up Ginger who is home sick.
(12) Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk: Santa Claus visits the island.
(13) Three Million Dollars More or Less: Mr. Howell loses 3 million dollars to Gilligan in a golf contest and tricks Gilligan into trading it for a worthless oil well.
(14) Water, Water Everywhere: The Castaways are running out of fresh drinking water.
(15) So Sorry, My Island Now: The Castaways are captured by a WWII japanese soldier who doesn't know the war has ended.
(16) Plant You Now, Dig You Later: Gilligan unearths a chest that the Castaways think contains a pirate's treasure.
(17) Little Island, Big Gun: Mob members land on the island.
(18) X Marks the Spot: Gilligan has to defuse a missile which lands on the island.
(19) Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy: Gilligan finds a jungle boy living on the island.
(20) St. Gilligan and the Dragon: The women move to the other side of the island and the men dress up as monsters to try and scare them into coming back.
(21) Big Man on Little Stick: A handsome surfer lands on the island and doesn't want to leave.
(22) Diamonds Are an Ape's Best Friend: A gorilla captures Mrs. Howell.
(23) How To Be a Hero: The Castaways try to boost Gilligan's ego when he fails to save Mary Ann from drowning.
(24) The Return of Wrongway Feldman: The Castaways are revisited by Wrongway Feldman.
(25) The Matchmaker: Mrs. Howell tries to set up Gilligan and Mary Ann.
(26) Music Hath Charm: Mrs. Howell forms an orchestra but Gilligan's drum beats attract the attention of angry natives on a nearby island.
(27) New Neighbor Sam: The Castaways overhear voices of what appears to be gangsters but turns out to be a parrot.
(28) They're Off and Running: Mr. Howell wins all of Skipper's posessions in turtle races and attempts to give it back.
(29) Three to Get Ready: Gilligan finds a stone that grants him 3 wishes.
(30) Forget Me Not: The Skipper gets amnesia and the Professor tries to cure him with hypnosis.
(31) Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?: The Castaways find Gilligan's diary and disagree with how events actually happened.
(32) Physical Fatness: The Skipper and Gilligan plan to join the navy when they are rescued and find out one must lose weight and one must gain weight.
(33) It's Magic: Gilligan finds a trunk of magic tricks and uses it to disappear.
(34) Goodbye, Old Paint: A famous painter lands on the island with a transmitter and does not want to leave.
(35) My Fair Gilligan: Mr. Howell makes Gilligan his son and trains him to be a millionaire's socialite son.
(36) A Nose By Any Other Name: Gilligan gets hit with a coconut and wants the Professor to perform plastic surgery to fix his nose.

Rating:
Summary: Gilligan Rocks!
Review: First off, these DVDs are great! The picture and sound quality are top notch! The Episodes are complete and uncut.. I love the Black and White! Its the way the show was intended to be seen. Many people have knocked the Double sided DVDs, But I actually like them. It keeps the price way down! I only paid $19.99 for this. Compare that to any other complete 1st season TV Dvd set. The pilot epsiode was also cool to have(I had never seen it). I actually liked the Bunny character. I laughed my tail off at Gillian in this episode...(like when he dropped the bullets in the campfire!)...I have to admit the rest of the special features are not all that, but I bought it for the episodes anyways. As for as the packaging, yeah I would have like to had a booklet with all the info instead of it being on the box, but again, this helped cut costs. I hope Season 2 and 3 are double-sided dvds as well. I really love the cheaper price.

Rating:
Summary: One of the Greatest Shows of all Time
Review: This tv show is one of the greatest shows of all time. I grew up watching it and still watch it from old VHS tapes I have. I am a old classic tv show fan and have thousands of episodes on VHS tape including all 98 episodes of Gilligan"s Island. Now with many shows on DVD, the picture quality and sound are so much better then the VHS tapes. I also collect books from the old 60's and 70's series. Three books of great interest to Gilligan's Island fans are the following: Inside Gilligan's Island by Author- Sherwood Schwartz, #2. Here on Gilligan's Isle by Author Russell Johnson with Steve Cox, and #3. Gilligan, Maynard and Me, by Author Bob Denver. They are all very interesting to read and give good behind stage information from cast members and Sherwood Schwartz.
I bought this first season box set when it first was released and I will have to say that the picture quality and sound are great. Also, the price is very good. I have my favorite episodes of the show and in the first season, these are my personal favorites. 1. "Two on a Raft", 2. "Home Sweet Hut", 10. "Waiting for Watubi", 15. "So Sorry, My Island Now" 24. " The Return of Wrongway Feldman", and 35. "My Fair Gilligan". All of the shows are worth watching. So enjoy as much as I have with my children.