They named the boat the SS Minnow to spite FCC Chairman Newton Minnow who called TV “a vast wasteland”.
How sad.
He created the most beloved and memorable comedy series’ in TV history — and the humor was timeless and is as funny today as 40-50 years ago.
It was a sad and dark day when the “suits” decided almost overnight to remove his family-style shows.
RIP — you were a pioneer to be remembered forever in media history.
IIRC, Tina Louise wanted to be the star and he told her “there’s a reason it’s called ‘Gilligan’s Island’ and not ‘Ginger’s Island’.”
RIP, Sherwood.
Report: ‘Brady Bunch’ creator Schwartz dies [also wrote Gilligan Theme]
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:33:10 AM · by Red Badger · 9 replies
MSNBC ^ | 07-12-2011 | Staff
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2747391/posts
I respected the show when I heard last year that it was modeled after the dangers of the seven deadly sins.....
.....every character was a personification of said sins.........
Favorite show as a kid. Clean comedy.
Blogged about the show here:
http://smithsk.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-years-lessons-from-gilligans-island.html
If he were working in today’s environment, he would be forced to include a “positive gay character” in every sitcom.
Yogurt, Lone Star, and other users of the Schwartz are in mourning.
Favorite show as a kid. Clean comedy.
Blogged about the show here:
http://smithsk.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-years-lessons-from-gilligans-island.html
Ginger/Mary Ann
Ginger/ Mary Ann
Schwartz also wrote the Gilligan’s Island theme song. Well, he outlived most of the cast.
I hate to think how PC the show would be today. The Howells, well I just don’t want to think about what they would do with a wealthy industrialist.
There would be at least two gay characters. Most of the cast would be some minority. There would be constant jokes about sex between all the characters. etc. etc. etc.
This is sad.
I met him once several years ago when he brought his wife to the theater I worked for (Palm Springs Follies) for their anniversary.
He was so sweet and so desperate to be remembered (like a lot of forgotten Hollywood people). I asked him for his autograph, and fussed over him a little to lift his spirits. He left smiling.