Okay Didn’t know that!
Not many people did know that since it was never aired until the DVD came out a couple of years back. It was not as funny. Gilligan and the Skipper were the same, as were the Howells, but the younger couple and the single woman, a blond Marylin Monroe type secretary IIRC, just didn’t have the comedy mix that the final show did. They were much too serious drama type actors instead of comedy. No wonder it was never aired........................