The first season of the American comedy television series Gilligan's Island was shown in the United States on September 26, 1964 and concluded on June 12, 1965 on CBS.
The season introduced the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive and escape from an island on which they had been shipwrecked.
Most episodes revolved around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their failed attempts—invariably Gilligan's fault—to escape their plight.
Executive producers for the first season included William Froug and series creator Sherwood Schwartz.
[2] This complex contained 17 sound stages, as well as special effects and prop departments.
[4] According to Bob Denver, the crew would spend half their days filming scenes in the lagoon.
[4] After the series was cancelled, the show's lagoon was not dismantled, and it remained in place until 1995, when it was converted into a parking lot.
[5] Denver played the role of the titular First Mate Gilligan, a bumbling, naive, and accident-prone crewman who often messes up the castaways chances of rescue.
Alan Hale, Jr. portrayed The Skipper, captain of the S.S. Minnow and the older friend of Gilligan.
Tina Louise played the role of Ginger Grant, a famous movie star.
Russell Johnson portrayed Professor Roy Hinkley, Ph.D., a high school science teacher who often used his scientific background for ways to get the castaways off the island.
Dawn Wells played Mary Ann Summers, a wholesome farm girl from Kansas.
The first episode picks up after the events related in the theme song, with the castaways marooned on a deserted, uncharted island following a violent storm.
Skipper Jonas Grumby (Alan Hale Jr.) and First Mate Gilligan (Bob Denver) are building a raft to sail for help.
The Professor finds a cave for the others to hide in and he wants to set a trap with some stones he found.
The next day, Skipper and Professor are listening to the radio broadcast of aviatrix Alice McNeil on her around the world flight.
Dance hall hostess Ginger comes by and tries to seduce Gilligan into giving her the duck.
Bad guys Professor and Howell come for the duck, but Gilligan scares them away.
Lovey realizes how badly Ginger wanted to play the part, so she fakes laryngitis.
Gilligan's Christmas wish appears to be coming true when a radio broadcast tells them their rescue is imminent.While they wait, Skipper recalls the first days on the island.
Skipper forces Gilligan to climb a tall coconut tree to look around the island.
A spring on the island has dried up causing the castaways water supply to run short.
Skipper and Gilligan are gathering firewood and they hear what sounds like two gangsters talking.
Howell and Professor think they've found the gangsters but it turns out to be Gilligan and Skipper.
Gilligan runs back to camp and gets some flash powder to scare the monsters with.
But Gilligan manages to switch the powder with flour that was going in the cake the girls were baking.
Gilligan's nose swells and his ego fades after he falls out of a coconut tree.
But things don't go well as the girls wind up giving Howell, Professor and Skipper sprained arms.
Gilligan insists that Professor perform surgery on his deformed nose and he agrees.
Days later, Professor removes the bandage and Gilligan's nose is back to normal.