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Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show's ensemble cast features Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967.

References to Gilligan's Island in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
4	67	"New Kid on the Block"	Ships wheel from the SS Minnow is seen.
5	82	"Homer's Barbershop Quartet"	Johnny Carson name three Castaways: Gilligan, the Skipper and Chief Wiggum.
9	182	"Treehouse of Horror VIII"	After a neutron bomb destroyed Springfield Homer listed off his lost family members and lumped Maggie, the pets Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II and the TV as "and the rest" which was a reference to the theme snog during the opening credits where 5 of 7 characters are mentioned and then showed quick images of final 2 with the lyrics "and the rest" which was a real-life point of contention for the cast and changed to "the Professor and Mary Ann" for the second season onward.
186	"Lisa the Skeptic"	Homer bears a strong resemblance to the Skipper from Giligan's Island while wearing the nautical hat.
9	192	"Das Bus"	Bart asking Martin to set up a coconut radio is a reference to Gilligan's Island.
9	197	"Simpson Tide"	Bob Denver complains about people calling him Little Buddy and hitting him with their hats.
11	230	"Treehouse of Horror X"	Willy Gilligan is among The Collector's kidnapped people.
11	242	"Pygmoelian"	In a flashback scene, Moe as a young man auditions for the role of Tad Winslow on It Never Ends, but is rejected by producer Helen Morehouse for being too ugly. Morehouse explains to a colleague, "I want Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island ugly, not Cornelius on The Planet of the Apes ugly."
17	374	"The Wettest Stories Ever Told"	Homer refers to the anchor on the wallpaper as the Popeye tattoo, and the sailor's hat as Gilligan's hat from Gilligan's Island.
23	504	"Beware My Cheating Bart"	Homer says, "Islands are always entertaining, from 'Gilligan's' to Iwo Jima."
30	643	"Treehouse of Horror XXIX"	Islands seen on the map include Gilligan's Island.

Comics[edit]

Comic issue	Story name	Reference
Bart Simpson #14	Bring Your Parents to School Day	Homer interrupted a discussion to go on a tirade about Gilligan's Island.
Simpsons Comics #72	Homer's Run	While stranded on Garbagio, Homer tries to make his own version of Gilligan's Island.
Simpsons Comics #86	Yellow Crush	Castaway 2: Gilligan's Revenge is a reference of Gilligan's Island.
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #13	Gnaws	As Wiggum boards the Orca II, a dockhand tells him he "packed like a fancy lady crossing the ocean", which could refer to either Mrs. Howell from Gilligan's Island or Rose in the 1997 Titanic movie.

Common Cast and Crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture	Name	Role in Gilligan's Island	Role on The Simpsons
	Bob Denver	Voice of Gilligan.	Voiced himself in "Simpson Tide".

External links[edit]

Gilligan's Island at the Internet Movie Database
Gilligan's Island at Wikipedia

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