TV Explainer: Gilligan's Island
What are Gilligan and The Professor REALLY up to? The untold story behind the story
“Gilligan’s Island” (CBS, 1964-67) — “Professor” who secretly works for a rogue division of the CIA keeps dimwitted castaways in isolation on a tropical isle for purposes of long-term observation, achieved via cameras hidden in coconut trees. It's all part of an elaborate government-run psychological experiment masterminded by a cabal of Stanford profes…
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