Editing Gilligan's Island (section)

== Premise ==
The two-person crew of the charter boat SS ''Minnow'' and five passengers on a "three-hour tour" from [[Honolulu]] run into a storm and are shipwrecked on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.  The exact location is said to be in conflicting longitudes/latitudes in three episodes.<ref name="facts">{{Cite web |orig-date=July 7, 2016 |title=22 fascinating facts about 'Gilligan's Island' |url=https://www.metv.com/lists/22-fascinating-facts-about-gilligans-island |access-date=2022-01-30 |website=Me-TV Network |language=en}}</ref> Their efforts to be rescued are typically thwarted by the negligent conduct of the hapless [[Chief mate|first mate]], Gilligan. In 1997, show creator Sherwood Schwartz explained that the underlying concept, people with different characters and backgrounds being in a situation where they need to learn how to get along and cooperate to survive, is still "the most important idea in the world today."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXHotrIbCM0&t=1m44s "Gilligan's Island" creator Sherwood Schwartz on the show's concept - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG], recorded on September 17, 1997, in Beverly Hills, CA with Dan Pasternack (published to YouTube on Nov 4, 2010).</ref>