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If you thought the premise of being stranded on a tropical island with a millionaire (and his wife), a movie star, and a professor was already a stretch, you won’t believe how the castaways of “Gilligan’s Island” wrapped up their live-action run. The final TV movie in the franchise went full sci-fi, tossing basketball teams,…

“Gilligan’s Island” is one of the most iconic series to come out of the 1960s, but the show’s early ratings were low. Alan Hale Jr., who portrayed the Skipper, believed that was because audiences initially did not grasp the absurdity.

Gilligan (Bob Denver) and his fellow castaways were never actually rescued from “Gilligan’s Island”… not during the original series run, anyway. And if it hadn’t been for a trio of made-for-TV sequel movies, Gilligan, the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr.), the millionaire and his wife (Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer), the movie star (Tina Louise), the…

Seven stranded castaways, one tiny ship, a fateful three-hour tour, an uncharted desert isle — those were the key elements of “Gilligan’s Island,” the 1964 sitcom that ran for three seasons and 98 episodes before ending in 1967. Thanks to years of endless reruns, the show’s popularity grew, reaching generations of viewers who weren’t even…