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Gilligan's Island - Season Two
If you grew up in the sixties and seventies, chances are all 32 episodes of the first color season of Gilligan's Island are burned into your memory: a camera from a NASA satellite lands on the island, radio broadcasts come from Gilligan's mouth, one of the castaways might be a murderer, Gilligan is the judge of who will be "Ms. Castaway," a rock group (the Mosquitoes) comes to the island for a quiet vacation, and on and on. They're all here in this one box set.
Extras are minor but there is some needlessly self-aggrandizing commentary by series creator Sherwood Schwartz on his favorite episode, "The Little Dictator."

The picture and color are phenomenal, the last time I watched Gilligan's Island was thirty years ago on a television with an antennae, so it was quite a revelation. I'm not sure there is a collection of shows more representative of what television was like in the mid-sixties - no doubt it makes just as good a baby-sitter today as it did then.

The whole package can be had for a total of $30 from Amazon, delivered right to your door. That's a bit more than a buck a show! (You'll likely pay a bit more in stores.)

Gilligan's Island Season Three
The final season of Gilligan's Island came just as we learned the sad news of series star Bob Denver's death. What better way to celebrate his career than with this marvelous new package?

Sometimes during a show's third season the seams start to wear thin but not this one (in fact, CBS originally renewed the show for a fourth season). The best episodes of all are contained in this release, you know the ones I'm talking about - Gilligan is convinced that he is turning into a vampire, there's a Russian spy on the island, Mr. Howell changes his will, headhunters on the island, a jet pack floats ashore, and on and on for thirty wonderful episodes; with guest stars that include Don Rickles, Phil Silvers, Rory Calhoun and the irascible Strother Martin.

Fans of the show will love this lavish release, with added commentary over one episode ("The Producer") by creator Sherwood Schwartz and an amusing documentary, "Gilligan's Island A Pop Culture Phenomenon". For only $29.99 (no sales tax or delivery charge) you can bring Gilligan's Island to your family.

Brady Bunch - Season One
Five years after Gilligan's Island debuted, there came another Sherwood Schwartz hit. The Brady Bunch is now in release and it's a wonderful offering.
This collection sports the best example of holographic printing I've ever seen. Besides that, these are probably the best episodes of the Brady Bunch's five year run - at least until cousin Oliver came along!
The pilot episode is here, pure Schwartz schmaltz which, I'm sad to say, I'm old enough to remember watching the night it first aired in 1969. This time there's added commentary by producer Schwartz himself who provides a great deal of insight into the inner workings of the production.
Other extras include some very funny audio commentaries over two episodes by the now grown up kid actors Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Susan Olsen - it's like sitting around watching TV with old friends. Also included, Coming Together Under One Roof, a bonus featurette. That's a lot of retro fun in a bright and colorful package.

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Gilligan's Island

Plot Outline Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.

Plot Synopsis: This popular television comedy begins with the shipwreck of the S.S. Minnow in a terrible storm. Gilligan, the Skipper too, a millionaire and his wife, a movie-star, the Professor and Mary Ann are all stranded on the island. Hey, didja see the one where they almost got off the island...?

DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
32 episodes
Season introduction by Russell "The Professor" Johnson and series creator Sherwood Schwartz
Commentary on "The Little Dictator" (episode #3) by Sherwood Schwartz

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