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Marooned - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: After the Skipper tosses the sail into the water, look at the background. On the right side of the shot, the bottom of the backdrop is easily seen, showing this scene is filmed in a huge water tank set.

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14th Aug 2015

Gilligan's Island (1964)

28th Jul 2015

Gilligan's Island (1964)

27th Jul 2015

Gilligan's Island (1964)

27th Jul 2015

Gilligan's Island (1964)

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Continuity mistake: There are several shots of the island used in the series. In the opening, it appears small. In some inland shots it appears immense and mountainous, despite being described numerous times as a "tiny island somewhere in the Pacific."

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11th Apr 2015

Gilligan's Island (1964)

12th Mar 2015

Gilligan's Island (1964)

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Revealing mistake: Any time you see the vines used for different purposes, it's painfully obvious that they're very poorly disguised rope, such as the ones the Skipper and Professor use to rock the boat mock-up in the episode "Quick, Before It Sinks."

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21st Jan 2015

Gilligan's Island (1964)

Topsy-Turvy - S3-E10

Factual error: When looking at the machetes the headhunters had, you can see the molded plastic handles on them. The natives wouldn't have access to such things.

Movie Nut

16th Feb 2014

Gilligan's Island (1964)

16th Feb 2014

Gilligan's Island (1964)

16th Feb 2014

Gilligan's Island (1964)

16th Feb 2014

Gilligan's Island (1964)

23rd Oct 2013

Gilligan's Island (1964)

Voodoo - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: The professor is put under a trance, referred to as "zombiefied." When it first happens, the professor is looking to his left. Later on, he's looking straight ahead.

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23rd Oct 2013

Gilligan's Island (1964)

The Producer - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: Harold Hecuba (a.k.a. H.H.) goes out to change costumes. When he comes in as Ophelia the stage door first closes behind him, then falls off the hinges. The shot cuts to the Castaways, then back to H.H., and the door is back on the hinges.

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