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1 day ago · Produced by Jess Oppenheimer. Image via Desilu Productions. Arguably one of the best-written TV sitcoms ever, I Love Lucy follows the life of Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) and her husband Ricky ...
3 days ago · Gilligan’s Island is a cherished 1960s sitcom that premiered on Sept. 26, 1964, and starred Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Dawn Wells, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer. While the show only aired for three seasons, it became a classic and is still one of the most-watched nostalgic shows today.
Sep 8, 2024 · When Gilligan's Island first launched, series creator Sherwood Schwartz found his job in peril.
- Witney Seibold
Sep 22, 2024 · Gilligan's Island creator Sherwood Schwartz was wary of casting Bob Denver despite the actor having already established his comedic bonafides.
Sep 16, 2024 · In an old interview, Gilligan's Island creator Sherwood Schwartz suggested his show was successful because of one surprising element.
- Witney Seibold
5 days ago · Sherwood Schwartz had begun writing for radio shows in the 1930s, working for “The Bob Hope Show” and “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.” He made the leap into television in the 1950s, with “I Married Joan” and winning an Emmy Award for his work on “The Red Skelton Show.”
Sep 16, 2024 · Needing to sell the idea that his deserted-island comedy could start each week with an expositional theme song — a relatively new concept in the 1960s — Gilligan’s Island creator Sherwood Schwartz performed a song that he had penned on the fly, “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle,” to a room of CBS executives.
