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Gilligan's Island Ending Explained: What Happens To The Castaways?

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The iconic '60s sitcom Gilligan's Island may have been cancelled, but its castaways finally got the ending they deserved in a series of TV movies.
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  • In the 1970s and '80s, three Gilligan's Island TV movies were produced to wrap up the story, including Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island.
  • According to creator Sherwood Schwartz, the TV movies revealed that the castaways were eventually rescued and returned to their normal lives, with Gilligan becoming a Hollywood celebrity and the Skipper opening a charter boat service.
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Sherwood Schwartz, Gilligan's Island, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
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