Gilligan's+Island

**__//GILLIGANS ISLAND//__**

**__Gilligan's Island__** was an American TV show originally produced by Sherwood Schwartz and United Artists television. It aired for three seasons on American television from September 26, 1964 to September 4, 1967. The show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways, shipwrecked on an abandoned island after their boat sailed tight into a storm, as they struggled to survive.

//Gilligan's Island// ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season (with 36 episodes) was filmed in black-and-white but was colorized later. However, the next two seasons (with 62 episodes) and three TV movie sequels were filmed in color. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as a comedic American popular culture icon.

The show grew in popularity during syndication, especially in the 1990's and 80's, when the show ran in the afternoon after school.