Quiz: How Much Do You Remember About The Classic TV Show Gilligan’s Island?

Which of these famous sitcom actors did Sherwood Schwartz originally offer the role of Gilligan to?

Retry Correct Incorrect It’s certainly hard to imagine anyone else in the role, but it almost happened! Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke, was creator Sherwood Schwartz’s first choice for Gilligan. It wasn’t meant to be, though. Van Dyke’s agent urged him to join the cast of My Mother the Car instead.

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Which of these famous sitcom actors did Sherwood Schwartz originally offer the role of Gilligan to?

• John Ritter
• Andy Griffith
• Jerry Van Dyke
• Alan Alda