![]() ![]() But it is true that ‘sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you want to pay. Just something to think about the next time you’re watching the reruns. Gilligan (who always wore red!!!!!) is the one who put them there and did everything he could to ensure they stayed there making Gilligan “Satan.” Remember, it’s called his island. Some have even speculated that the island was a ‘type’ of Hell. Nobody on the island wants to be there, yet none are able to leave. The Skipper – Anger or wrath (he always hit Gilligan on every show) Lovey Howell – Gluttony (she was always eating) ![]() With Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer. Ginger – Lust (she always wears skimpy clothes & obsessed with her looks) Gilligans Island: Created by Sherwood Schwartz. Thurston Howell III – Greed (no explanation needed if you’ve watched the show) ![]() The Professor – Pride (he comes across as a know-it-all) Some have even speculated that the island was a ‘type’ of Hell. So for your reflection, let me share with you the comparison. So for your reflection, let me share with you the comparison… He said that according to the show’s producer, Sherwood Schwartz in his book Inside Gilligan’s Island, the seven lovable castaways on Gilligan’s Island were modeled after the seven deadly sins. He said that according to the show’s producer, Sherwood Schwartz in his book Inside Gilligan’s Island, the seven lovable castaways on Gilligan’s Island were modeled after the seven deadly sins. Earlier I heard a radio DJ make a comment about the origin of the show that fascinated me. This week is the 50th anniversary of the first episode of Gilligan’s Island (September 26, 1964). Often, we would correctly guess while the opening credits were still rolling. We watched that show and its reruns so many times, my brother and I had a contest to see who could guess what the episode was about. Maybe if we truly want to succeed in life, we need to kill our own inner Gilligan.One of my favorite sitcoms growing up was Gilligan’s Island. Each one of the characters represents one of the 7 deadly sins: Ginger. The greatest part of the metaphor, though, is that if the others ever wanted to get off the island, what they needed to do was kill Gilligan - and that each of us has our own inner Gilligan, that sweet-natured, well-meaning part of us that always sabotages us from getting what we really want. Gilligans Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. Gilligan was supposed to be Sloth.īut a closer viewing indicates that the island may well have been Hell - and the red-clad Gilligan the devil who kept them on his island. Years after the show ended, its creator, Sherwood Schwartz, admitted that each of the characters represented one of the seven deadly sins Pride (the Professor), Anger (Skipper), Lust, (Ginger), and the rest. Each week Gilligan would thwart their escape usually with the best of intentions. Each week they would devise a way off the island. The premise and characters are virtually the same. Dusty’s Trail was Gilligan’s Island in the Wild West. While Gilligan’s Island never returned to television as a sitcom, Schwartz actually did recreate the show, just under a different name. Sorry, Skipper: Was Gilligan (Bob Denver) the devil in disguise? Creator Sherwood Schwartz understood why the show worked and spent years trying to resurrect it. ![]()
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