Professor Gilligan facts
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Gilligan's Planet, an animated sequel to Gilligan's Island, featuring the majority of the original cast, in which the Professor builds a wooden spaceship that gets the crew stranded on an alien world.
The "Professor" from Gilligan's Island was a navigator in the U.S. Air Force and was shot down over the Philippine Islands forcing the crew to ditch their aircraft in the sea.
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Russel Johnson, who played The Professor on Gilligan's Island was a combat pilot in WW2 and earned a Purple Heart for injuries sustained after his plane was shot down.
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The Professor from Gilligan's Island was the first husband of Carol Brady from the Brady Bunch.
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Russell Johnson, best known for playing the Professor on Gilligan's Island, served in the Air Force during WWII. His B-25 was shot down during a low-level bombing and strafing run in the Philippine Islands. Johnson broke both ankles in the landing, and the radioman seated next to him was killed
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Bob Denver lobbied to have the Gilligan's Island theme song and opening credits modified to add "the professor and Marianne".
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3 of the 7 characters and actors in the pilot episode of Gilligan's Island were changed before the first series episode and was never aired until 29 years later: the Professor was a high school teacher, Ginger was a practical secretary, and Mary Ann was a "dumb blonde" secretary named Bunny.
