Reason For Half Mast
A real life tragedy was the reason that Gilligan’s Island flew the American flags at half mast. Turns out, the crew began filming right after the John F. Kennedy assassination. Wow! So, that’s the reason you see the half mast flag in the opening credits. In fact, Gilligan’s Island finished the pilot on the very day JFK was shot, November 22 of 1963.
Reason For Half Mast
Inside Joke
Years later, we’re letting the cat out of the bag with this one! Head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Newton Minow was not exactly a favorite of creator Sherwood Schwartz. Truth be told, Schwartz abhorred him. Thus, Schwartz found it humorous to name the shipwreck, the S.S. Minnow. It became a little inside joke amongst the crew of Gilligan’s Island. Hopefully, Minow never caught on!
Inside Joke
