<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The New Adventures of Gilligan </Td> </Tr> <P> Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz via United Artists Television . The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells . It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967 . Gilligan's Island followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked . Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their unsuccessful attempts, for whose failure Gilligan was frequently responsible, to escape their plight . </P> <P> Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes . The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in black and white . These episodes were later colorized for syndication . The show's second and third seasons (62 episodes) and the three television movie sequels (aired between 1978 and 1982) were filmed in color . </P>

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