To: Sub-Driver
They kind of gloss over it in the article, but apparently the only connection between the boat and Gilligan's Island is that when they filmed the opening credits, it was the ship sailing out of the harbor. It was probably filmed for a total of 2-3 seconds, and replayed every week.
Little bit of trivia. The original black and white opening to the show was filmed on the weekend John Kennedy was assassinated. If you look closely, you can see the American flag at half-mast in the background. They were sailing out of Pearl Harbor.
21 posted on
08/27/2006 5:00:15 PM PDT by
Richard Kimball
(The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, everything else is easy.)
To: Richard Kimball
More trivia (via IMDB): The ship's name, S. S. Minnow, was not named for the fish but rather for Newton Minow, head of the FCC in 1961. Minow was the one who called television "America's vast wasteland".
22 posted on
08/27/2006 5:15:27 PM PDT by
leilani
To: Richard Kimball
"They were sailing out of Pearl Harbor."
Do you have a citation? I always knew it was Newport Harbor in Southern California, but it's been years since I've seen the opening credits so can't say for sure. It would make a whole lot more sense for a SoCal locale, given Hollywood's proximity.
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