GILLIGAN’S ISLAND, the a beloved TV show from the '60s, followed seven cast-aways on an island, a plot that executives of ...

Before Gilligan's Island became a big hit, CBS bigwigs had a different idea for the show's premise, and it wasn't about people stranded on an island.

Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson had a special connection from the start of Gilligan’s Island. While the five other characters stranded on that uncharted desert isle were called out individually during ...

Throughout its history, there has been a push-and-pull between the critical consensus on "Gilligan's Island" and its overwhelming popularity among audiences. Few step forward to defend the show's ...

Actor Russell Johnson, who became known to generations of TV fans as "The Professor," the fix-it man who kept his fellow "Gilligan's Island" castaways supplied with gadgets, has died. He was 89.

This Oct. 2, 1978 photo shows Russell Johnson, as the professor, posing during filming of a two-hour reunion show, "The Return from Gilligan's Island," in Los Angeles. NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Russell ...

Actor Russell Johnson, who became known to generations of TV fans as “The Professor,” the fix-it man who kept his fellow “Gilligan’s Island” castaways supplied with gadgets, has died. He was 89.