Ahoy There Maties! Welcome to the January 2003 edition of the Gilligan's Island Fan Club. We need a new Mr. Howell for our site! He took off and apparently his e-mail went bad. If anybody is interested in becoming our new Thurston, please let me know. All you would do is answer e-mail. You might get 1 a week. You MUST be an expert fan with most of the episodes on tape and most books. If you're interested, submit your qualifications. Just a quick reminder to everyone out there. I am not Bob Denver! I portray the character "Gilligan" and the helpers on our site are also portraying the rest of the crew. We do hold copyrights, but are not pretending to be the real actor's and actresses from the show. I realize most of you already know this, but I've been getting a lot of e-mails saying that they really loved the show and that I was so brilliant at it! Yes he was. Bob Denver does have his very own website at: www.bobdenver.com Still trying to get Columbiahouse to release a DVD of the Gilligan's Island series but we can't do it without your help. Please e-mail Columbiahouse at video@columbiahouse.com and bug the heck out of them. Please have your friends and relatives do the same. It doesn't have to be a long message, just something to tell them that they should release the series on DVD. The more people that bug them, the more of a chance we can get 'er done. We are bugging them so much now that they have a generic message for us saying... "Although, Gilligan's Island DVD is not yet available for shipment, this title will be offered in the near future. Please watch future magazines for this selection. Sincerely, Orlando Pacheco Customer Service Columbiahouse video@columbiahouse.com The only problem with that is that we want it done this year, not 10 years from now! VIEWER MAIL KungfuML Here is a sound file from a Pinky And The Brain episode. http://home.earthlink.net/~desertdog/sound/gilligan.wav KungfuML Ask Morty.com says that TV Land will interview the cast and it will air Jan 27! [Editor Note] I haven't heard of this one, but in January they are showing Truth Behind the Sitcoms 2 60 minutes- (CC), N, In Stereo The cast members of ``Diff'rent Strokes'' and ``Gilligan's Island'' tell revealing stories about their popular television series. With Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, Bob Denver, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, Dawn Wells and Sherwood Schwartz. Sat Jan 11 10:00P VH1- Video Hits 1 Sun Jan 12 03:00P VH1- Video Hits 1 [Editor] On our main page you can view the current month's tv schedlue. From Michael: The Christmas movie, "Scrooged" w/Bill Murray, when the ghost of Christmas present is taking him around, they go to his brother's house where they're playing Trivial Pursuit, the question was asked, "What was the name of the boat that shipwrecked the 7 passengers on Gilligans Island? Of course it's the SS Minnow, but they couldn't get it. Maceyko: A new place is opening in my hometown called "Gilligan's." They are advertising the slogan "eat, drink, & play." It's going to be a 10,000 sq ft establishment with a dining area (serving pizza, wings, etc.), a sports lounge (with huge 12 ft TVs), and a nightclub (open every weekend). I hear that there will be a tropical feel with palm trees and the whole nine yards. It's located at 1348 Mt. Vernon Ave. in Marion, Ohio and it sounds pretty cool. Their phone number is 740-386-6999. [Editor] If anybody is planning on going there, please let me know. Olsscutt Writes: Yes there is only 1 "Gilligans" in Sarasota, I live here, its a neat little bar & Grill set in the Siesta Key Village w/an island setting style theme, Neat place.. Elizabeth tells us she heard of the Ghost Ship theme on her hometown radio station: Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale... A tale of a fateful trip... That started when a salveage crew went looking for "Ghost Ship." The mate was a mighty sailor girl The captain brave and bold, 7 passengers set sail that day To find some haunted gold, To find some haunted gold. Then things started getting really weird, The mate saw a little girl ghost, The captain started going nuts, The repair guy soon was toast, The repair guy soon was toast. Evil ghosts were everywhere They tried to take some soles... From Julianna, and Gabriel Byrne, Isiah Washington, Ron Eldard, too, Some sexy guy, And the rest... Are trapped on this haunted ghost ship! I love your site; it's totally cool! My favorite parts are the sound bytes, the scripts, Mary Ann's recipe, and the bulletin board. I made 2 of Mary Ann's Coconut Cream Pies for Thanksgiving. They were a huge hit! Thanks for posting that recipie on your site. Lyndsey Erin tells us: Hey, I found this at www.fanfiction.net! Its a Lord Of The Rings thing to the Gilligan's Island theme song, and it's by the author InchySquinchy: Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale A tale of a fateful trip. That started down in the Shire, in a Hobbit's home. The Ring belonged to Bilbo Baggins He gave it to Frodo Four Hobbits left that place for a long journey that would span three long books. Span three long books. The journey led them to Rivendell Where the Fellowship was formed And if not for the courage of the little Hobbit, Middle-Earth would be doomed. Middle-Earth would be doomed. The Fellowship ended up torn apart But before that there was nine. Frodo Baggins. Sam, Merry, Pippin too. Aragorn, And Legolas. Gandalf the Grey Gimli and Boromir To save Middle-Earth! Now what would be cool is to have a Harry Potter Gilligan's Island theme. If you see one out there please let us know. Better yet, make up your own own and we'll post it in our next newsletter! "Smooth Sailing" Willy Gilligan President/Webmaster Official Gilligan's Island Fan Club http://www.gilligansisle.com