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Do you remember watching Gilligan's Island? (Original Post) Buttoneer Friday OP
Heck yes, was my major activity in university - actually did a term paper on the "dialects" - UTUSN Friday #1
That's hysterical! lastlib Friday #2
Natalie Schafer was an actual millionaire A HERETIC I AM Friday #3
She could keep up with Ginger and Mary Ann on sheer vivacity. Aristus Friday #4
And let's not forget, this was an EXCURSION Bluetus Yesterday #5
Loved that show! debsy Yesterday #6
I heard she went for a nude swim every morning Krazy_Kat Yesterday #7
The show taught me that professors are smart nuxvomica Yesterday #8
Went to college with her nephew MichMan Yesterday #9
Yes I remember watching Gilligan's Island. Wolf Frankula Yesterday #10
Ever noticed their clothes were always clean and nevber torn or worn? LogDog75 Yesterday #11
It was in the script! 😄 mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #12
LOL 😆 Emile 20 hrs ago #13
GILLIGAN!!!!!!! AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #14
A three-hour tour JoseBalow 19 hrs ago #15
Don't get me started on Gilligan's Island. Morbius 10 hrs ago #16

UTUSN

(77,763 posts)
1. Heck yes, was my major activity in university - actually did a term paper on the "dialects" -
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 10:04 PM
Friday

and got a passing grade. I'm not proud of this.




Aristus

(72,163 posts)
4. She could keep up with Ginger and Mary Ann on sheer vivacity.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 10:15 PM
Friday

I understand Natalie Schaefer was quite a remarkable woman.

Krazy_Kat

(99 posts)
7. I heard she went for a nude swim every morning
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:46 AM
Yesterday

I think Tina Louise said that. Tina is the only cast member left!

nuxvomica

(14,087 posts)
8. The show taught me that professors are smart
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:46 AM
Yesterday

While rich guys and movie stars are buffoons, and everybody depends on the farmer for food (which was always coconut cream pie). We've gotten these assessments all twisted around nowadays.

LogDog75

(1,299 posts)
11. Ever noticed their clothes were always clean and nevber torn or worn?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:54 AM
Yesterday

You'd think after all that time on the island their clothes would wear out.

Morbius

(995 posts)
16. Don't get me started on Gilligan's Island.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 08:01 PM
10 hrs ago

I think there's a reason - which I as a child didn't grasp - that Skipper referred to Gilligan as his "little buddy."

The show gets creepier and creepier in my memory the more I think about it. [shudder]

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