1. The Hungry Fisherman
2. The SS Minnow
3. The SS Skipper
4. None of the above

The SS Minnow is the The Skipper's boat.

1. Bumble Head
2. Little Buddy
3. Boo boo
4. Gilman

Skipper would call Gilligan “Little Buddy”.

1. Edith Louise = Ginger Grant
2. Dawn Wells = Mary Ann Summers
3. Natalie Schafer= Eunice Lovelle Wentworth Howell
4. Bob Denver = Gilligan

The beautiful Ginger was played by Tina Louise.

1. Jim Backus = The Professor
2. Alan Hale Jr. = The Skipper
3. Jim Backus= Thurston Howell III

Only Russell Johnson, as The Professor, had the intelligence to help the castaways survive (but not get off the island).

1. Mary Ann’s shorts became shorter
2. The sponsors of the series changed
3. Mrs. Howell kept adding more rings, bracelets and necklaces to her outfits
4. It went from being filmed in black and white to color

The first season was filmed in black and white. The second and third season were filmed in color.

1. Gilligan Smith
2. Sean Gilligan
3. John Wesley Gilligan
4. No one ever called him anything but Gilligan

Gilligan’s full name was never said in the TV series. He was simply known as “Gilligan”.

1. San Diego
2. Grenada
3. Honolulu
4. Los Angeles

According to fans, most of the clues within three of the TV shows pointed to Honolulu, Hawaii, however in one episode, "Big Man On Little Stick," the clues point to Acapulco. In this quiz, the majority rules.

1. Bob Denver
2. Jerry Van Dyke
3. Alan Hale, Jr.

Jerry Van Dyke was first offered the role as Gilligan but turned it down. Too bad; he could have been an American cultural icon.

1. The show grew in popularity
2. Many of the cast members ended their acting careers
3. So many people tried to find Gilligan’s Island, they had to stop airing the show

Gilligan’s Island grew in popularity during syndication, especially when the show aired after school hours.

1. Ginger had a wardrobe malfunction
2. Mr. Howell forgot the names of the crew members
3. The Beatles released "Love Me Do" in the U.S.
4. John F. Kennedy’s assassination

On November 22, the day of the John F. Kennedy assassination, filming continued despite the shocking news.

1. Rescue from Gilligan’s Island
2. The Castaways on Gilligan’s Island
3. Gilligan’s Island Bloopers
4. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island

Gilligan’s Island was popular even when made into spin-offs and film sequels.

1. Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale
2. A millionaire and his wife, a movie star
3. They'll have to make the best of things, it's an uphill climb
4. To make the others comfortable, in a way that they do best

“To make the others comfortable, in a way that they do best” is incorrect lyric. The correct lyric is “To make the others comfortable, in the tropic island nest."

1. Gilligan goes to Europe!
2. Gilligan’s Planet
3. Gilligan travels the oceans

All of the above are spinoffs of the popular TV series.

1. His hand
2. His foot
3. His towel
4. His cap

In moments of exasperation, the Skipper would swat Gilligan on the head with his cap.

1. The Riddler from Batman
2. Mr. Magoo
3. Mister Peabody
4. Penguin from Batman

Jim Backus reused some of the voice inflections and mannerisms of Mr. Magoo.

1. Captain Russell Johnson
2. Captain Skipper Sunday
3. Captain Jonas Grumby

The Skipper is lovable but is irritated continually by the clumsiness and ineptitude of his "little buddy" Gilligan.

1. She required at least two close-ups per scene
2. She hated the heat and required air conditioning in the Howell’s on-screen hu
3. She had it written in her contract that there would be no close-ups of her

The actress who played Mrs. Howell had it written into her contract that there were to be no close-ups of her.

1. The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan’s Planet
2. Gilligan’s Planet and Dusty’s Trail
3. Dusty’s Trail and The New Adventures of Gilligan
4. Only the New Adventures of Gilligan

For the New Adventures of Gilligan, the voices were done by the original cast except for Ginger and Mary Ann (both were voiced by Jane Webb). Gilligan’s Planet used the voices of the original Gilligan's Island cast, except for Tina Louise (Dawn Wells voiced both Mary Ann and Ginger).

1. Gilligan, Ginger and Mr. Howell
2. Ginger, Mr. Howell and the Skipper
3. Mary Ann, Mrs. Howell and the Skipper

Gilligan, Ginger and Mr. Howell all had doubles show up on the island, wreak havoc and leave the island without rescuing the others.

1. She believed that she was hired as the central character, but her character played a secondary role.
2. Her character was originally written as a sharp-tongued temptress, but she argued that this portrayal was too harsh and refused to play it as written
3. She felt the role had killed her career as a serious actress
4. All of the above

Louise clashed with producer Sherwood Schwartz because of all of the above.

1. Wild boar and wild onions
2. Monkey meat
3. Fish and coconut cream pie
4. Rations left in a WWII airplane on the island

Fish and coconut cream pies were staples for the castaways. They also had citrus fruit and fresh water available.

1. The Professor was in fact a high school science teacher, not a university professor
2. The Professor saw himself as a ladies’ man
3. The Professor did not have any degrees, he just looked smart

The Professor was in fact a high school science teacher, not a university professor.

1. Topeka, KS
2. Fargo, ND
3. Appleton, WI
4. Winfield, KS

Mary Ann was a simple farm girl from Winfield, Kansas.

1. A bamboo pedal-powered car
2. Bamboo pipes for Gilligan’s hot water
3. Bamboo stethoscope for the Professor
4. All of the above

Other great inventions included a washing machine and a battery charger.

1. A gramophone
2. An alarm clock
3. A hot air balloon

Still more inventions: a lie detector machine, a roulette wheel, and a pool table!

1. The President of the United States
2. Jungle Boy
3. The Globetrotters

In :Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy," featuring a young Kurt Russell, lil’ Tarzan gets off the island but no one else does.

1. Hate mail was sent to Ginger
2. The coast of Honolulu became flooded with tourists trying to find the island
3. The United States Coast Guard received telegrams pleading for them to rescue the people on the deserted island
4. Over a million men sent marriage proposals to Mary Ann

The United States Coast Guard occasionally received telegrams pleading for them to rescue the people on the deserted island. The Coast Guard would simply forward these telegrams to producer Sherwood Schwartz.

1. Green Acres
2. The Monkees
3. The Lawrence Welk Show
4. I Love Lucy

The Monkees aired at the same time on NBC.

1. The Gilligan Ninja Warrior Show
2. Gilligan’s Island: The Musical
3. Deserted Islands for Sailors and Captains
4. The Best Of: Coconut Contraptions

Gilligan’s Island: The Musical was first produced in the early 1990’s. Since 2001, after extensive revisions, it has been seen at various theaters across the U.S.

1. Ginger
2. Mary Ann
3. Gilligan!
4. Even split between the two ladies

According to Bob Denver in a 2001 interview, Mary Ann had more fan mail than Ginger by a more than 2 to 1 ratio.

1. 25
2. 63
3. 72
4. 98

98 episodes aired during the three seasons of the show.

1. On the SS Minnow
2. On the same deserted island
3. On a new deserted island
4. They were rescued

The show was cancelled at practically the last minute, so the writers did not know that they had written the final episode in the third season. Hence, the castaways never made it home.