It’s one of the most enduring openings in television history: a “three-hour tour” gone wrong that strands seven people—soon to be known as the castaways—on a desert island. But for all its sunny ...

Sherwood Schwartz earned his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by dreaming up two sitcoms that ran forever in syndication, ...

Clockwise from bottom left: Bob Denver and his first wife, Jim Backus with wife Henny, the cast of 'Gilligan's Island.'© Clockwise from lower left: Max B. Miller/Fotos International/Getty Images ...

If CBS had gotten its way, "Gilligan's Island" would have been a very different show from the one millions of fans remember ...