CNN History of the Sitcom November 28, 2021 03:06:00
It's like are they ef going to get off that island? >> my father had this idea how do ki get seven people and put them together so they can't get away from each other, people of different types. so he went to cbs and jim arbery was the president. jim aubry didn't see how viewers want understand and so dad went only theme night and wrote the song and gilligan's island went on the air. >> they could make a latrine. they could make huts. they could make radio receivers. they could make a cinema complex. a raft was beyond their capability. >> the critics hated it. thought it was the worse show eve...