The Real Gilligan's Island

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'''''The Real Gilligan's Island''''' is a [[reality]] [[television series]] that aired two seasons on [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] in 2004 and 2005. Contestants on the show were required to participate in challenges based on plots from the 1960s [[television show]]. Both editions of the show were recorded in the Mexican Caribbean on a location South from Cancun. Pop-Punk group [[Bowling for Soup]] covered the original ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' theme for the show and the show also featured music from the [[Music Producer]] and [[Songwriter]] [[Brett Epstein]].

==Combination format==
The format of the show was a combination of [[CBS]]'s ''[[Survivor (U.S. TV series)|Survivor]]'' and the [[Gilligan's Island|original show]] from the 1960s. Contestants were divided into two teams of seven to start the show. Each team was composed of members that were expected to dress and act like their ''Gilligan's Island'' counterpart. Characters used were:

* [[Gilligan (Gilligan's Island)|Gilligan]]
* [[the Skipper]], too
* [[Thurston Howell, III|the Millionaire]] and [[Lovey Howell|his Wife]]
* [[Ginger Grant|the Movie Star]]
* [[The Professor (Gilligan's Island)|the Professor]], and
* [[Mary Ann Summers|Mary Ann]]

Contestants were picked partly for their real-life resemblance to their characters—real-life millionaires, actresses, and boat owners played their counterparts.

==Competitions of characters and teams==
===Initial round: paired competitions===
In the first round, the teams would participate in a series of competitions that would pit one team's character against the other's (Team A's "Ginger" against Team B's "Ginger," for example) for the right to stay on the island and compete in the second phase of the show. The competitions were set up by having members from the teams venture to "Voodoo Village" to retrieve a chest that, when opened, would reveal a voodoo doll crudely done up to look like a character. The two contestants portraying that character would then compete.

===Final round: prizes, immunity, and alliances===
Once the seven finalists were set, the show became very similar to ''Survivor''. Contestants first competed in a challenge for a prize and a chance at [[Immunity (reality television)|immunity]] from the day's voting. Alliances and strategy was common. The contestants would then all travel to Voodoo Village and engage in a voting ceremony.

==Final challenge==
Once only three contestants were left, the show wrapped up with a challenge pitting the remaining players against each other. The first season was won by the Millionaire (Glenn Stearns). The second season was won by the Skipper ("Crazy" Charlie Albert).

==Notable contestants==
The "Ginger" role was filled by professional actresses. In 2004, [[Nicole Eggert]] and [[Rachel Hunter]] competed. In 2005, [[Erika Eleniak]] and [[Angie Everhart]] competed.

In 2004, actress and television personality [[Mindy Burbano Stearns]] filled the role of "the Millionaire's Wife" along with her husband, Glenn Stearns, as "the Millionaire".

==The game==
===Season 1===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!bgcolor="gray" rowspan="2"|Episode Titles
!bgcolor="gray" colspan="2"|Challenges
!bgcolor="gray" rowspan="2"|Eliminated
!bgcolor="gray" rowspan="2"|Vote
|-
!bgcolor="gray"|Reward
!bgcolor="gray"|Immunity
|-
|rowspan="2"|Episode 1
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Green Team
|align="center" bgcolor="gold"|Skipper Bob{{ref|Skipper Bob medical|1}}
|align="center" rowspan="6"|None {{ref|No team vote|2}}
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|Gold Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Professor Eric
|-
|rowspan="2"|Episode 2
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|Gold Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Mary Ann Amanda
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|Gold Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Millionaires Donna and Bill
|-
|rowspan="2"|Episode 3
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|Gold Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Ginger Nicole
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|Gold Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Gilligan Gooner
|-
|rowspan="2"|Episode 4
|align="center"|Mary Ann Kate Gilligan Chris
|align="center"|Millionaire Mindy
|align="center"|Professor Pat
|align="center"|4-3
|-
|align="center"|Mary Ann Kate Gilligan Chris
|align="center"|Millionaire Glenn
|align="center"|Ginger Rachel
|align="center"|3-2-1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Season finale|Finale]]
|align="center"|All
|align="center"|Millionaire Mindy
|align="center"|Skipper Jim
|align="center"|3-2
|-
|align="center"|None
|align="center"|Mary Ann Kate
|align="center"|Gilligan Chris
|align="center"|2-1-1
|-
|align="center" colspan="2"|Millionaire Glenn {{ref|Final challenge|3}}
|align="center"|Millionaire Mindy Mary Ann Kate
|align="center"|None
|}

{{refbegin}}
{{note|Skipper Bob medical|1}} Skipper Bob was forced to leave the game due to medical reasons.

{{note|No team vote|2}} During the team portion, there were no votes cast.

{{note|Final challenge|3}} Instead of voting, the Final 3 castaways participated in a final rescue challenge, where the challenge winner would win the game.
{{refend}}

===Season 2===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
!bgcolor="gray" rowspan="2"|Episode Titles
!bgcolor="gray" colspan="2"|Challenges
!bgcolor="gray" rowspan="2"|Eliminated
!bgcolor="gray" rowspan="2"|Vote
|-
!bgcolor="gray"|Reward
!bgcolor="gray"|Immunity
|-
|rowspan="3"|Episode 1
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Green Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Green Team
|align="center" bgcolor="orange"|Skipper Ken
|align="center" rowspan="7"|None {{ref|No team vote|2}}
|-
|align="center" colspan="2"|None
|align="center" bgcolor="orange"|Ginger Angie {{ref|Ginger Angie medical|4}}
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="orange"|Orange Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Millionaire Howie
|-
|rowspan="4"|Episode 2
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Green Team
|align="center" bgcolor="orange"|Miss Millionaire Donna
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="orange"|Orange Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Professor Andy
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Green Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Mary Ann Mandy
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="orange"|Orange Team
|align="center" bgcolor="lightgreen"|Gilligan Zac
|-
|rowspan="2"|Episode 3
|align="center"|Miss Millionaire Melissa Gilligan Shawn
|align="center"|Skipper Charlie
|align="center"|Millionaire Jim
|align="center"|4-3
|-
|align="center"|Gilligan Shawn Skipper Charlie Ginger Erika
|align="center"|Ginger Erika
|align="center"|Miss Millionaire Melissa
|align="center"|4-2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Season finale|Finale]]
|align="center"|Skipper Charlie
|align="center"|Skipper Charlie
|align="center"|Mary Ann Randi
|align="center"|4-1
|-
|align="center"|None
|align="center"|Gilligan Shawn
|align="center"|Professor Tiy-E
|align="center"|2-2
|-
|align="center" colspan="2"|Skipper Charlie {{ref|Final challenge|3}}
|align="center"|Gilligan Shawn Ginger Erika
|align="center"|None
|}

{{refbegin}}
{{note|Ginger Angie medical|4}} Ginger Angie was forced to leave the game because of medical reasons. Therefore, there did not need to be a head-to-head for the Gingers.
{{refend}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050323004642/http://www.tbs.com/shows/therealgilligansisland1/ Official site - Season 1]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514063721/http://www.tbs.com/shows/therealgilligansisland2/ Official site - Season 2]
* {{imdb title|id=0430851|title=The Real Gilligan's Island}}

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