This version was probably too long for the regular series. I do find it interesting that, when enumerating the cast at the end, they individually refer to the Skipper, Gilligan and the Howells, while Ginger, Mary Ann and the Professor are not individually called out.
In the original series theme song, they went with “Gilligan, the Skipper too, the millionaire and his wife, the movie star, and the rest”, which was absolutely stupid as there were only two more people to list. They later changed it to “[…] the movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann”, which was better.
Which leads to the fun fact that Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells kept in touch for decades afterward, and they always signed their Christmas cards to each other as “the rest”.
This version was probably too long for the regular series. I do find it interesting that, when enumerating the cast at the end, they individually refer to the Skipper, Gilligan and the Howells, while Ginger, Mary Ann and the Professor are not individually called out.
In the original series theme song, they went with “Gilligan, the Skipper too, the millionaire and his wife, the movie star, and the rest”, which was absolutely stupid as there were only two more people to list. They later changed it to “[…] the movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann”, which was better.
Which leads to the fun fact that Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells kept in touch for decades afterward, and they always signed their Christmas cards to each other as “the rest”.