Indeed. Back when many of us were limited to only three network channels, there was often a lot of made-for-syndication fare that didn’t make it to our local tv markets. I always remember how I kept hearing so much hubbub about “Space: 1999,” and it made me anxious to see it. There were comic books to it, and a set of gum-cards. But none of my local channels carried it, so I never got to view the series. Still haven’t, to this very day!
Anyway, as ridiculous as “Gilligan” is, I frankly think a lot of kids would be far better off viewing this kind of good-natured silliness than all those modern Disney/Nickelodeon type kid shows, which seem to convey a weird sort of look-at-me, fame-obsessed, self-absorption vibe.
They're even destroying as in re-writing old cartoon characters into newer roles. I watched Bugs Bunny a couple months ago and it was quite different. It was the ones from the Mel Blanc era but rather real recent ones that almost make them all look gay except for Bugs who has a girlfriend. Some of the ones we grew up on I guess are not PC thus not shown anymore.