The complete run of *all* the _Gilligan's Island_ series was
issued on video (VHS) by Columbia House in the early 1990's.
The series is still available from them, but one would have
to become a member of their Video Club to get their list of
available videocassettes (first selection only $4.95, plus
shipping and handling and applicable sales tax!).
Ebay is another possibility, both for individual videotapes and
the complete set (a set was listed today for $100, and a tape
for $15.00). Amazon.com wasn't as comprehensive.
Apparently another set of _GI_ was very recently released by
Warner Home Video, but it doesn't include the Hamlet episode,
which featured Phil Silvers in the title role of 'The Producer.'
(UC-Santa Cruz and Library of Congress have that set.) I also
looked in the Bowling Green State University Popular Culture
Library catalog, but to no avail.
You could search on OCLC for a copy of the video to borrow, or
your faculty member could buy one on Ebay. Which shall it be?
As the Skipper sang in his part as Polonius (to the tune of
Bizet's "Toreador Song," from _Carmen_) in that famous episode:
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
Do not forget,
Stay out of debt!"
--K.A. Bayruns
Seattle, Washington
At 09:28 AM 3/11/04 -0500, Judy Donovan wrote:
>One of my faculty is working on a project about Hamlet (the graphic
>designers and the writing students are doing a project together). He sent
>me the following question, that I hope someone can help with. I know
>there are some ARLIS members involved in film/TV archives, so I hope I'm
>sending this to the right group. Here's the request:
>
>
>I am trying to find a copy of Gilligan's Island, episode
>
>72 - The Producer.
>
>
>
>I am working on a project compiling snippets of various productions of
>Hamlet and I remembered seeing this episode of Gilligan years ago where
>the castaways put on a musical production of Hamlet.
>
>
>
>I have been able to find a couple DVDs but none that have the needed
>episode. Is there someplace that would have an archive of things like this?
>
>
>
>
>Judy Donovan
>
>Library Director
>
>Delaware College of Art & Design
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