Q 01/05

Who created and produced Gilligan's Island?

A) Aaron Spelling

B) Norman Lear

C) Garry Marshall

D) Sherwood Schwartz

Answer · why

D) Sherwood Schwartz

He had spent 1956 to 1962 as head writer of The Red Skelton Show and co-wrote this show's theme song himself.

Q 02/05

On which network did the series originally air from 1964 to 1967?

A) NBC

B) ABC

C) CBS

D) DuMont

Answer · why

C) CBS

The same network later cancelled it at the last minute to make room for a rescheduled Gunsmoke, after telling the producer it had been renewed.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the charter boat the castaways set out on?

A) S.S. Minnow

B) S.S. Guppy

C) S.S. Tadpole

D) S.S. Sunfish

Answer · why

A) S.S. Minnow

The name was no accident: it was a swipe at Newton Minow, the FCC chairman who had just called television a "vast wasteland".

Q 04/05

How long was the tour supposed to last, according to the theme song?

A) Two hours

B) Five hours

C) One day

D) Three hours

Answer · why

D) Three hours

In the unaired pilot's original calypso theme, the trip was described as "a six-hour ride" instead.

Q 05/05

From which port did the fateful trip depart?

A) Honolulu

B) Hilo

C) Lahaina

D) Kona

Answer · why

A) Honolulu

The boat seen leaving harbour in the opening credits was rented from Ala Wai Yacht Harbor in Honolulu.