Here’s the funny thing about Gilligan’s Island. I’m European. My country didn’t get Gilligan’s Island when it first aired. In fact, I don’t think it’s ever been shown here.
My point is, all I know about the show, I learned from pop culture references in other shows, comics and so on. That happens a lot here. Very few of us have ever seen a single episode of I Love Lucy or The Honeymooners. There’s so much American stuff we hear about on TV and in books, but never actually experience for ourselves…
Here’s the funny thing about Gilligan’s Island. I’m European. My country didn’t get Gilligan’s Island when it first aired. In fact, I don’t think it’s ever been shown here.
My point is, all I know about the show, I learned from pop culture references in other shows, comics and so on. That happens a lot here. Very few of us have ever seen a single episode of I Love Lucy or The Honeymooners. There’s so much American stuff we hear about on TV and in books, but never actually experience for ourselves…