How to watch

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale. Seven stranded castaways — Gilligan, the Skipper, the Professor, Mary Ann, Ginger and the Howells — spent three seasons failing to escape a deserted island after their three-hour tour went wrong. The 1960s sitcom became a reruns phenomenon, leading to two animated series and three TV movies that finally answered whether they'd ever get home.

🕐 Release Order

Release order follows the original series, the animated spin-offs and the reunion movies.

1. Gilligan's Island (1964–1967)
2. The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974–1977)
3. Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
4. The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979)
5. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
6. Gilligan's Planet (1982–1983)

The animated New Adventures keeps the castaways on the island, so it slots neatly after the original series. The TV movies then pick up with their long-awaited rescue and the island's transformation into a resort.

📖 Story Chronology

This story order follows the castaways from shipwreck to rescue, resort and finally outer space in Gilligan's Planet.

1. Gilligan's Island (1964–1967)
2. The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974–1977)
3. Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
4. The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979)
5. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
6. Gilligan's Planet (1982–1983)

Which Order Should You Choose?

Release order works perfectly, since it matches the chronology. The original series is the main event, and Rescue from Gilligan's Island is a satisfying payoff for fans. The cartoons are fun for kids, and the Harlem Globetrotters movie is pure early-80s camp.

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