Gilligan's Island
By Walter Metz
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By Walter Metz
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An analysis of the under-studied sitcom Gilligan’s Island that addresses key questions about American social life in the 1960s.
Gilligan’s Island, created by Sherwood Schwartz, aired for three seasons between 1964 and 1967 on the CBS network. While the series was typically dismissed for its episodic inanity, author Walter Metz argues that this characteristic is precisely the source of the show’s innovation as it produces a vibrant critique of dominant American values. In this analysis of Gil...





















