Where was Gilligans Island filmed?

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Answer by Maffu
Submitted on 5/13/2004
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According to Sherwood Schwartz on the comments from the 1st disk of the Season 1 DVD, the shipwreck scene was on an island in the Hawaiian chain (sorry, but I forget the actual name), and he mentions how difficult it was to find an island with no cars, highways, electrical lines, etc. The picture of the island from a distance during the credits is another island, if I remember correctly. I'll have to rent the DVD again to get all the info. Might also interest you to know he mentions the scene in the beginning where the SS Minnow is sailing through the harbor - in the distant background is a flag at half-mast. This scene was taken shortly after JFK was shot. I highly recommend the DVD series - watch the pilot episode with the comments on.

Answer by Belinda
Submitted on 4/4/2006
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I recently took a cruise to the Florida Keys and Nassau,Bahamas. While in the Bahamas we took one of those Harbor tours and were told that the island used to film the the "island view" for Gilligan's Island was indeed a small island near the famous Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island,Bahamas. We took pics of the island and it does look exactly the same. It seems there have been alot of movie scenes shot near that area. Some scenes from The Blue Lagoon(Brook Shields) were shot on location near there as well as a Sean Connery flic. (we toured both these areas as well and have the pics). B-U-T........These tour guides may just fabricate this information to add spice to the tour.....who knows???????????? I still tell people I got to see Gilligan's Island though!

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Question by Carmon
Submitted on 9/10/2003
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Where was Gilligans Island filmed?

Answer by Gary T.
Submitted on 9/24/2003
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Fanning Islands

Answer by Wrong Way Feldman
Submitted on 10/20/2003
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The actual island they showed for the island scenes was off the coast of Florida. However, most of this highly subtle and intellectual comedy was filmed in Southern California

Answer by pcat
Submitted on 12/26/2003
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From looking at the opening intro footage my guess is the scene with the S.S. Minnow leaving port is somewhere in the Florida Keys...I think the Island is also somewhere in the Keys

Answer by Andy
Submitted on 12/31/2003
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Actually the real "Gilligan's Island" is in the middle of Kaneohe Bay, located off the coast of Oahu in Hawaii. The SS Minnow Sat sail from Ala Moana State Park in Wakiki HI.

Answer by paul
Submitted on 1/6/2004
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The Island shown, is indeed off Oahu,..it is called coconut island. As for the scene in the first episode, where the minnow is on the beach.....that was filmed in Malibu, and the palm trees are fake. The rest of the show was filmed at CBS studios.

Answer by Jack Spratt
Submitted on 1/9/2004
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The actual footage was shot on location on the Island of the damned which was shot on the island of Dr Morrow which was shot on the Island of the lost which was shot on the Island of Love which was shot on the Island of No Return which happened to be shot on Fantasy Island Which........../........./.../../..////..../.

Answer by Betty Yake
Submitted on 1/14/2004
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On an island very near Nassau, New Providence. It could have been on the north end of Eleuthera Island which is just east of New Providence.

Answer by dave mogensen
Submitted on 1/22/2004
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The pilot episode was filmed on a real island - island of Kauai.The actual series was filmed at CBS Studios on the back lot, where they built a lagoon especially for the series right next to the Hollywood Freeway.

Answer by u kno
Submitted on 3/29/2004
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in texas on the east coast

Answer by JOHN J
Submitted on 4/2/2004
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BETTY K ABOVE WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK. MY WIFE AND I LEARNED ON OUR HONEYMOON THAT THE ISLAND THAT YOU SEE FROM THE SKY ON GILLIGANS ISLAND IS IN FACT NEAR THE BAHAMAS, BUT IT IS CALLED SALT CAY. CAY IS PRONOUNCED "KEY". OF COURSE THE ACTUAL FILMING WAS MAINLY ON A SOUND STAGE IN HOLLYWOOD.

Answer by ANNIE
Submitted on 4/20/2004
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PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS

Answer by ERIC M
Submitted on 4/23/2004
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JOHN J IS CORRECT, WENT TO SALT CAY ON MY HONEYMOON VIA CRUISE AND THEY SAID THAT IS WHERE THE SHOW WAS ORIGINALLY TAPED

Answer by Bear
Submitted on 5/17/2004
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I too was told when I was in the Bahamas that it was an island off the coast of Paradise Island.

Answer by Jimbo
Submitted on 5/26/2004
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The island in the opening shot is indeed coconut island in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu HI. I'm currently living on the island which now consists of a marine biology research facility.

Answer by Lynn
Submitted on 8/31/2004
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GILLIGAN'S ISLAND was shot on CBS'sStudio City lot in the Valley, four or five miles away from what is actually Hollywood. The back-lot island lagoon (four feet deep with a working waterfall) has since been dismantled. Everything else was filmed indoors on Soundstage 2 with one camera and no audience. The pilot for the series was filmed on the island of Kauai in Hawaii at Moloaa Bay. Actual outdoor scenes were a combination of Hawaiian Island shots and footage taken at Zuma Beach near Malibu in southern California. The island seen in the show's establishing shots is Coconut Island, one of Hawaii's tiniest, located in Kaneohe Bay on the northeast shore of Oahu.

Answer by Joe Boy
Submitted on 12/8/2004
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Closing credit island is Napali Beach on Fanning Island, part of the Republic of Kiribati. It is due south of the island of Kauai, 3 degrees north of the equator. Although south of Kauai, they operate a day ahead since the capital of Kiribati is west of the international date line. (I was there 10 days ago on a cruise. :-P )

Answer by Bill Russell
Submitted on 7/12/2005
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The island is in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, near my home at Pohakea Point. It is now a Marine Research Laboratory owned by the State of Hawaii, and not accessible to the public unless invited. I have been invited three times for lunch, since I am an elected official.

Answer by Bill Russell
Submitted on 7/12/2005
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The island is in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, near my home at Pohakea Point. It is now a Marine Research Laboratory owned by the State of Hawaii, and not accessible unless invited. I have been invited three times for lunch, since I am an elected official.

Answer by simtim
Submitted on 5/31/2004
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The season 1 DVD "special features" does indeed state it is Coconut Island. I've seen it, just off of Kaneohe Bay on Oahu, and it does seem to fit the general dimensions. Of course, this is just for the opening and closing credits. The majority was filmed in a studio.

Answer by Paul S
Submitted on 6/13/2004
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When I lived in Hawaii, I was told the bay was a private one not far from the town of Kapaa, on the island of Kauai.

Answer by kellyjo
Submitted on 6/21/2004
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On an island in the Bahamas outside of Nassau!

Answer by LILICO
Submitted on 6/30/2004
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It was filmed in South Beach in IRAQ, before the war.

Answer by Rochelle
Submitted on 8/12/2004
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The opening shot was filmed at the exit/entrance of NewportHarbor/Bay in Newport Beach, CA

Answer by Carol
Submitted on 8/31/2004
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The island you see at the beginning theme of the second and third season is an actual island called "Coconut Island" or Mokuoloe. It is located in Oahu's Kaneohe Bay and is the home of the Institute of Marine Biology.

Answer by Sebastian
Submitted on 9/20/2004
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Lake George

Answer by poohbear4u2
Submitted on 11/2/2004
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It is in the Bahamas...I lived in Nassau for three and a half years. And for all you oldies - Flipper was filmed there, as well as the New Flipper with Elijah Woods. You can still snorkle and dive the "Porpoise Pens".

Answer by iknoweverythingbutyoudont
Submitted on 12/15/2004
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It was filmed in Widen, West Virgina. There is actually a large ocean there but no one knows as it is rarely visited.

Answer by morena45
Submitted on 1/4/2005
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I believe Giligan'sIsland was filmed on a small island in Puerto rico.

Answer by lucylu
Submitted on 1/30/2005
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Why was Gilligans Island called Gilligans Island? Why not Mary Ann Island?

Answer by jiml
Submitted on 5/15/2005
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it was filmed on an island in hawaii for the first pilot season then filmed in studio the same set as Roseanne

Answer by Little Buddy
Submitted on 9/6/2005
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It never existed

Answer by The Truth
Submitted on 9/9/2005
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The pilot for the series was filmed on the island of Kauai in Hawaii at Moloaa Bay. Actual outdoor scenes were a combination of Hawaiian Island shots and footage taken at Zuma Beach near Malibu in southern California. The island seen in the show'sestablishing shots is Coconut Island, one of Hawaii's tiniest, located in Kaneohe Bay on the northeast shore of Oahu.

Answer by jimy
Submitted on 10/19/2005
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The opening scene which shows a very small island in the distance is in fact a small island in the Bahamas, Salt Cay. The other island scenes are an island in HI, Coconut Island. Of course, most of the footage is Hollywood, CA!

Answer by Vindog4047
Submitted on 10/19/2005
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It actually not a real island at all it was made on a lite-brite and gilligan was actually a monkey that was half robot and he got his white hat from the man in the moon who in fact is very closely related to the skipper, the roundness is a dead giveaway, and maryanne is definately hotter that the movie star

Answer by Tracey
Submitted on 11/3/2005
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Gilligan's Island was taped at a private secluded island off of Nassau, Bahamas called "Blue Lagoon".

Answer by Big Head
Submitted on 12/5/2005
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If you want the right answers about Gilligan's Island go to the following web site. Bob was a friend of our community and a great person. Look at the bottom of the web page and you will see the Island in the picture at the end of the show is Coconut Island in Kaneohe bay in Hawaii but the pilot was filmed on the Island of Kauai in Hawaii. The rest on a CBS lot in Ca. Bob answered most of these on his web site. Again, He was a great person. I know because I had dealings with him personaly. http://www.bobdenver.com/Ask_Bob/ask_bob.html

Answer by Bullman
Submitted on 1/5/2006
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I saw the island during New Years holiday cruise, it is an island not far from paradise island or Nassau in the Bahamas, I took pictures and compared. this is at least the far off view of the island, it does not mean where the film locations are.

Answer by fasteride
Submitted on 4/24/2006
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the ss minnow leaving the port at the start of the show was shot on location in hawaii. however the scene where they are all setting together at the end of each show with the wrecked ss minnow, was filmed on location on salt key island which is a unmanned island and one of the bahamma islands. thats it fact fast...