The New Adventures of Gilligan

Infobox Television
show_name = The New Adventures of Gilligan


caption = "The New Adventures of Gilligan" title card
format = Animated cartoon
presenter = Filmation
creator = Sherwood Schwartz
creative_director = Don Christensen
runtime = approx. 0:30 (per episode)
voices = Bob Denver
Alan Hale, Jr.
Russell Johnson
Jim Backus
Natalie Schafer
Jane Webb
executive_producer = Sherwood Schwartz
producer = Norm Prescott
Lou Scheimer
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired = September 7, 1974
last_aired = September 4, 1977
num_episodes = 24 (16 installments airing in 1974-75; 8 new ones combined with repeats in 1975-76)

"The New Adventures of Gilligan" is an animated series produced by Filmation and was aired on ABC during the 1974-1975 season. It was based on the 1964-1967 CBS television series "Gilligan's Island" and featured almost all the actors from the show, except for Tina Louise, who was determined to distance herself from the role of Ginger Grant (the animated Ginger became a platinum blonde in case Louise objected to Filmation using her image), and Dawn Wells, who was on the road in a play and was unavailable (Jane Webb voiced both Ginger and Mary Ann). Added to the cast was a sidekick for Gilligan, Snubby The Monkey, voiced by executive producer Lou Scheimer. Appropos to many Filmation series at the time, many of the episodes concluded with Skipper and Gilligan talking about whatever lesson they had learned that day.

The show debuted on ABC Saturday Morning on September 7, 1974. After 24 episodes over 2 seasons, ABC relegated the show to Sunday mornings for a third and final season of repeats in 1976-77, as the network, still reeling from the ratings disaster in 1975-76 which was "Uncle Croc's Block", was reluctant to order another season of animated "Gilligan" installments or anything new from Filmation Associates.

Another "Gilligan's Island"-based Filmation animated series called "Gilligan's Planet" was made in 1982. The premise for that series centers around the castaways creating a spaceship and winding up on a deserted planet.

Along with the aforementioned "Gilligan's Planet", the DVD rights to this series rest with Time Warner, however there are no current plans for a release of either series at this time.

Production credits

* Creative Director: Don Christensen
* Directed by: Don Towsley, Rudy Larriva, Lou Zukor, Bill Reed
* Storyboard Supervisor: Kay Wright
* Storyboard: Sherman Labby, Mike Goodwich, Paul Fessell, Phil Hasey
* Educational Advisors: Dr. Nathan Cohen, Sylvia Cohen
* Layout Supervision: Alberto De Mello, Herb Hazleton, Robert Kline
* Key Assistants: Mike Hazy, David West, Ed Hasey
* Layout: Tom Burton, George Goode, Wes Hersechsohn, Les Kaluza, Mel Kiefer, Ken Leonard, Carol Lindberg, John Perry, Mario Filuso, Lorna Smith, Cliff Voorhees, Wendell Washer, Jim Willoughby
* Director of Color: Ervin L. Kaplan
* Background Artists: Paul Xander, Don Peters, Fay Keppler, Rolly Oliva, Doug Stevenson, Tom O'Loughlin, Janey Brown, Barbara Bevedetto
* Animators: Jim Brummett, Zion Davush, Otto Feuer, Ed Friedman, Fred Grable, Dick Hall, Lou Kachevas, Marsh Lamore, Bob Matz, Fred Meyers, Casey Onaitis, Jack Ozark, Bill Pratt, Virgil Raddatz, Len Rogers, Virgil Ross, Louise Sandoval, Larry Silverman, Hank Smith, Ed Soloman, Estuben Timmers, Ron Westlund
* Checking Supervision: Marion Turk, Jane Philippi
* Xerography & Paint Supervision: John Remmel, Betty Brooks
* Camera Supervision: R.W. Pope
* Camera: Thane Berti, F.T. Ziegler, John D. Aardal, Joe Ponticelle, William Koyler, Dean G. Teves, Don Dinehart
* Editorial Supervision: Joseph Simon
* Film Editing: Doreen Dixon, Jim Blodget
* Film Coordinator: June Gilham
* Music and Sound Effects: Horta-Mahana Corporation
* Color by: Technicolor
* The Gilligan Theme and Background Music by: Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael
* Created by: Sherwood Schwartz, Executive Consultant
* Produced by Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott

Episode list

All episodes arranged in order of Filmation production.

Season One (1974-1975)

Season Two (1975-1976)

ee also

*List of Animated Spinoffs from Prime Time Shows

References

External links

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* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Filmation_Associates/H-R/The_New_Adventures_of_Gilligan/ The New Adventures of Gilligan Episode Guide at The Big Cartoon Database]