FILE - This Oct. 2, 1978 file photo shows the cast of "Gilligan's Island," from left, Russell Johnson, as the professor; Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III; Natalie Schafer, as Mrs. Howell III; Alan Hale Jr., as the skipper; Bob Denver, as Gilligan; Judith Baldwin replacing original cast member Tina Louise, as Ginger, and Dawn Wells, as Mary Ann, posing during filming of a two-hour reunion show, "The Return from Gilligan's Island," in Los Angeles. Johnson died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at his home in Washington State of natural causes. He was 89. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, File)
It’s only TV but a lot of people have been challenging plot points of classic TV shows on social media. One of the latest questions… Why did the characters on “Gilligan’s Island” have outfit changes if it was only supposed to be a three hour tour? (did you hear the song in your head too when you read that)
The show’s creator Sherwood Schwartz had said in the past that Mr. and Mrs. Howell aka the “Millionaire and his wife” had many outfit changes to show just how wealthy they were.
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