Gilligan's Island Themed Castaway Party

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Growing up one of my favorite shows to watch after school was Gilligan’s Island.  When my friends and I were talking about what we would eat if we were stuck on a tropical island, I thought back to all the fun food the 7 castaways ate on Gilligan’s Island.  Gilligan always enjoyed an array of banana cream pie, coconut cream pie, tropical drinks, seafood and salads.  So I thought it would make a fun evening to dine like castaways and have a tropical evening in the middle of winter.

Our party included not only my cheesy theme song, a wonderful island style menu, but re-runs of the show to watch and Gilligan's Island Trivia . Everyone also had to answer the following question: What would you bring as your luxury item if you were stuck on a desert island?  Feel free to participate in the Trivia questions shown below. Also leave your luxury item answer in the comments.  My guests had fun with this question and we had  answers like: Ipods, coloring books with crayons, Kindles with 1000 books downloaded, crate of wine, a lot of matches, Tom Hanks to do his Castaway thing or at least some winners from Survivor, a fully stocked RV and the best one is a helicopter to get the heck off the island.  :)

Now onto the  Food, here is The Castaways Menu:

Gilligan's Isle Coconut Water
Sherwood Schwartz’s Spicy Pineapple Salsa

The Skipper’s Coconut Shrimp

Mrs. Lovey Howell's Fish in Banana Leaf

Ginger’s Spicy Plantain Mofongo

Mr. Howell’s Fruit Salad

Gilligan’s Banana Cream Pie

Mary Ann’s Coconut Cream Pie

The Professor’s Pina Colada Punch

These recipes are inspired by the 60's TV show.  Of course like the magic of TV, seasoning and some necessary items were used (I did want the food to taste good after all). :)

Recipes:

Coconut Water (Juice)

Available canned in the Asian or Hispanic section of most grocery stores

Sherwood Schwartz's Fresh and Spicy Pineapple Salsa

Mrs. Lovey Howell's Steamed Fish and Coconut Curry in Banana Leaf 

The Skipper's Coconut Shrimp with Mango Tango Sauce

Ginger's Spicy Plantain Mofongo





 












Mr Howell's Tropical Fruit Salad

Gilligan's Favorite No-Bake Coconut Cream Pie

 

Mary Ann's No-Bake Banana Cream Pie






 










The Professor's Pina Colada Punch

 Gilligan's Island Show Facts:

Dates Aired:  September 26, 1964 - September 4, 1967 

Cast:

Gilligan:  Bob Denver

The Skipper: Alan Hale Jr.

Thurston Howell:  Jim Bakus

Lovey Howell: Natalie Schafer

Ginger Grant: Tina Louise

The Professor: Russell Johnson

Mary Ann: Dawn Wells 

Created by: Sherwood Schwartz

 Gilligan's Island Plot:  

A two man crew (Gilligan and The Skipper) of a small charter boat called the S.S. Minnow set sail out of Hawaii with 5 passengers (A millionaire and his wife, a movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann) for a 3 hour cruise.  They hit a tropical storm and end up shipwrecked on a desert island.  Three seasons of escapades ensue with Gilligan and his fellow castaways trying to live on the island and trying very hard to get off the remote island.  The show represents the 1960's comedy at it's best and silliest. The show has highly syndicated during the 1970's and 1980's and followed by several reunion TV movies.  Even modern day shows have done their own spins and "dream sequences" in reference to this show. Today Gilligan's Island is considered to be iconic pop culture TV.

Gilligan's Island Trivia

1. What is Gilligan's first name on the show?
2. What was "The Skipper's" first and last name on the show?
3. What was "The professor's" first and last name on the show?

4. What was Mary Ann's last name on the show?
5. True or False? The original theme song listed all the castaways.
6. What state was Mary Ann from on the mainland?
7. True or False?  Raquel Welch auditioned for the part of Mary Ann.
8. What was "The Professors" real job on the mainland?
9. What is the name of the big game hunter who tried to hunt Gilligan?
10. Who made sure the theme song of the show got changed so Mary Ann and "The Professor" were added?
11. True or False?  Kurt Russell guest starred on the show.
12. True or False?  The show originally taped in black and white and then later in color.
13. Who was more popular, Mary Ann or Ginger by audiences?  
14. Who was the only castaway actor to earn residuals (and made millions) once the show became syndicated?
15. Which actress won the Miss Nevada Beauty Pageant?
16. Who is the only castaway that had his own hut on the show? 
17. Who wrote the theme song of the show?
18. What did the castaways use as cups?
19. What was "Loveys" (Mrs. Howell) real name on the show?

Now scroll down for the answers and remember to answer what your luxury item would if you were on a desert island in the comments?

Answers to the Trivia:

1. What is Gilligan's first name on the show? Willy
2. What was "The Skipper's" real name on the show? Jonas Grumby
3.  What was "The professor's" real name on the show? Roy Hinkley

4.  What was Mary Ann's last name on the show? Summers

5. True or False? The original theme song listed all the castaways. False

6.What state was MaryAnn from on the mainland? Kansas

7.  True or False?  Raquel Welch auditioned for the part of Mary Ann. True

8.  What was "The Professors" real job on the mainland? High School Science Teacher

9 What is the name of the big game hunter who tried to hunt Gilligan? Jonathan Kincaid

10.  Who made sure the theme song of the show got changed so Mary Ann and "The Professor" were added? Bob Denver-Gilligan

11.  True or False?  Kurt Russell guest starred on the show.  True

12. True or False?  The show originally taped in black and white and then later in color.  True

13.  Who was more popular, Mary Ann or Ginger by audiences?   Mary Ann 

14.  Who was the only castaway actor to earn residuals once the show became syndicated?  Mary Ann- Dawn Wells

15. Which actress won the Miss Nevada Beauty Pageant?  Dawn Wells 

16.  Who is the only castaway that has his own hut? The Professor

17. Who wrote the theme song of the show? Sherwood Schwartz 

18. What did the castaways use as cups?  coconuts  

19. What was "Loveys" (Mrs. Howell) real name on the show? Eunice

Hope you had a great time at our Gilligan's Island Theme Party.  :)

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