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  Question:

  "Dr. Hal, do you know the lyrics to Gilligan's Island? What are they?"

  Answer:

  Oh, good grief. Of course I do-- I thought everybody did. But apparently not, it seems. Now, what I consider outré, or at least more so, would be, say, the lyrics to Star Trek-- Phat Mandee has sung them-- or the lyrics to The Munsters. Oh yes, the theme music of both of those programs, though always heard in an instrumental version, had lyrics. The words to the Munsters, written by producer Bob Mosher, were actually sung only once in the show's heyday-- on a kids' record. Later, Butch Patrick recorded a rock version with all-new lyrics, entitled, "Whatever Happened to Eddie?" As for Gilligan's, CBS thought viewers wouldn't understand what seven people were doing on an island every week, and wanted the show to be about a charter boat instead. Producer Sherwood Schwartz provided the solution to the problem: this song:
  Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
  A tale of a fateful trip,
  That started from this tropic port
  Aboard this tiny ship.
  The mate was a mighty sailin' man,
  The skipper brave and sure,
  Five passengers set sail that day
  For a three hou-r tour,
  A three hou-r tour.
  The weather started getting rough,
  The tiny ship was tossed,
  If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
  The Minnow would be lost,
  The Minnow would be lost.
  The ship's aground on the shore of this
  Uncharted desert isle,
  With Gilligan,
  The Skipper too,
  The millionaire and his wife,
  The movie star
  And the rest
  Are here on Gilligan's isle!
  Later, the last two lines of the fourth stanza were altered as the show was a solid hit and all the characters demanded representation:
  The professor and Mary Ann
  Are here on Gilligan's isle!
  Copyright © 1964, 1966 United Artists Music Co., Inc. Assigned to CBS CATALOGUE PARTNERSHIP. All rights Controlled by CBS U CATALOG. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.
  This show, still being run somewhere even today in the labyrinth of cable channels, first aired almost exactly 40 years ago, September 26th, 1964. It ran through '67. Well, this thing is too long as it is; no room to print The Munsters lyrics here. But if some one of you out there really wants to know-- just Ask Dr. Hal.

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