- The Producer
Infobox Television episode
Title =The Produer
Series =Gilligan's Island
Caption =
Season =3
Episode =72
Airdate =October 3 ,1966
Production =0512
Writer =Dee Caruso and Gerald Gardner
Director =George Cahan andIda Lupino
Guests =Phil Silvers
Episode list =
Prev =Pass the Vegetables, Please
Next =Voodoo"The Producer" is the fourth episode of "
Gilligan's Island " third season. It first aired in onOctober 3 ,1966 .ynopsis
After curmudgeonly film producer Harold Hecuba (
Phil Silvers ) crash lands near the island during an around the world talent hunt, the castaways are forced to tolerate him until his rescue plane arrives. When Ginger asks him for a role in his next movie however, Mr. Hecuba laughs at the idea, causing Ginger to become so upset that she says she will not return to civilization with the rest of the castaways.Hoping to change Mr. Hecuba's mind, Gilligan suggests that they perform a play for Mr. Hecuba so that he might reconsider Ginger's talent and ultimately decide to use her in a movie. From the limited resources available on the island, they create a clever musical version of
William Shakespeare 's "Hamlet ."Using dialog taken directly from the original work and musical passages from "
Carmen " and "The Tales of Hoffmann ", this classic episode has achieved wide critical acclaim, ultimately becoming one of the most popular episodes in American sitcom history.Trivia
*Listed as the number 3 greatest sitcom episode of all time according to the book Inside TV Land. Fact|date=February 2007
*Part of the first song of the episode is featured in theSpace Ghost Coast to Coast episode with Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson.
*Lyrics to the songs are included in Bob Denver's book "Gilligan Maynard and Me".
*Chosen as #52 in the June 28th-July 4th, 1997 TV Guide's "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
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