The New Adventures of Gilligan is an American Saturday morning animated series produced by Filmation, which aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 seasons. The show was based on the 1964–1967 sitcom Gilligan's Island. A few years later, Filmation produced a sequel, Gilligan's Planet.
The New Adventures of Gilligan was based on the 1964–1967 CBS television series Gilligan's Island and featured all of the characters from that show. Most of the original cast reprised their roles and provided their voices for the animated series, with the exception of Tina Louise and Dawn Wells. Louise wanted to distance herself from the role of Ginger Grant (consequently, the animated Ginger changed from a redhead to a platinum blonde in case Louise objected to Filmation using her image) and Wells was on the road in a play and unavailable. Actress Jane Webb provided the voice for both Ginger and Mary Ann, credited under her married name (Jane Edwards) for Mary Ann and her maiden name (Jane Webb) for Ginger.
The overall storyline of the animated series was basically the same as the original live-action show, and the plots of the individual episodes were similar to those of the original series. A first mate and his skipper set out on a three-hour tour with five passengers and end up stranded on an uncharted desert isle. The one change was the introduction of Stubby, an anthropomorphic monkey who is befriended by Gilligan.
Much like other Filmation series at the time, the stories were more aimed at children and often contained a moral lesson; many of the episodes concluded with an "educational tag" where Skipper and Gilligan would talk about whatever lesson they had learned that day. The show worked with an educational consultant, Dr. Nathan Cohen of UCLA, to supervise the educational content.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | USA | Mex |
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Gilligan | Bob Denver | Arturo Mercado |
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Skipper Jonas Grumby | Alan Hare Jr. | Pedro D'Aguillón |
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Thurston Howell III | Jim Backus | Jaime Vega |
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Eunice Wentworth "Lovely" Howell | Natalie Schafer | Rosanelda Aguirre |
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Professor Roy Hinkley | Russell Johnson | Jesús Brock |
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Ginger Grant | Jane Webb | Maru Guzmán |
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Mary Ann Summers | Jane Webb | Diana Santos |
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Snubby | Lou Scheimer | |
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Title | N/A | Francisco Colmenero |