Gilligan

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Gilligan
Network	Cartoon Network
Premiere date	April 22, 1994
Music composed by	Sonny Sharrock Eddie Horst
Writer(s)	Matthew Maiellaro Andy Merrill Khaki Jones Keith Crofford
Animation director(s)	Jeff Doud C. Martin Croker
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"Gilligan" is the second episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast season one. It aired on April 22, 1994 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Matthew Maiellaro, Andy Merrill, Khaki Jones, and Keith Crofford.

Space Ghost is disappointed when he finds out Gilligan's Island wasn't real when interviewing three of the stars, Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson (who are all promoting their new books). It is also revealed that Zorak once had a guest spot on the show.

Memorable quotes

Zorak: Space Ghost?
Space Ghost: What now?!
Zorak: I am the lone locust of the apocalypse. Think of me when you look to the night sky.
Space Ghost: I will.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Zorak	C. Martin Croker
Space Ghost	George Lowe
Zorak's mother
Bob Denver	Himself
William Shakespeare
Dawn Wells	Herself
Tina Louise
Russell Johnson	Himself

Organizations

• The Original Way Outs
• Screen Locusts Guild (mentioned)
• Harlem Globetrotters (mentioned)

Locations

• Ghost Planet
  • Studio
• Earth (indirectly mentioned)
  • Italy (mentioned)

Objects

• Gilligan, Maynard & Me (mentioned)
• Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook (mentioned)
• Here on Gilligan's Isle (mentioned)

Vehicles

• None

Production

Development

Despite airing as the second episode, this was the third to produce.

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1994.

Music

The music was composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst, the latter of whom was also the musical director. The musicians were Sharrock, Lance Carter, Horst, and Alfrieda Gerald.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 22, 1994 at 11:00 pm on Cartoon Network
• United Kingdom and Ireland: October 8, 1994 at 11:45 pm on TNT

Behind the scenes

• Zorak is inserted into the Gilligan's Island episode "The Producer," and The Courtship of Eddie's Father episode "A Night Out for the Boys." The latter is with Bill Bixby.
• The Screen Locusts Guild is a parody of the Screen Actors Guild.
• Harlem Globetrotters meeting the cast of Gilligan's Island wasn't a regular episode, but a TV movie called The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island.
• Russell asks Space Ghost if he's related to Beavis or Butt-Head, the duo of the MTV cartoon Beavis and Butt-Head.

Legacy

• At the beginning of Space Ghost's interview with Bill Carter in "Elevator," Carter's head is replaced with Bob Denver's.
• In "Freak Show," Commander Andy copies Russell by calling Space Ghost "Space Man" and "Space Master."

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 18, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume One on DVD.
• In Australia:
  • June 6, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume One on DVD.
  • November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Space Ghost Coast to Coast: All Talk Collection on DVD.